The ventriloquist doll in the Tunnels.
"Jasper" is the name of the ventriloquist doll that belonged to Christopher. It has also appeared to Jade in visions.
History[]
Background[]
Christopher used to make the other people in the Township laugh with Jasper. However, after Christopher became obsessed with the Symbol, he changed. Victor once saw him talking heatedly to Jasper, and he saw Jasper respond. Shortly after that, everyone except for Victor was killed by the Creatures. Victor, unable to bury all the bodies, instead buried a precious item belonging to each of the deceased in a suitcase. However, he was unable to locate Jasper.[1]
Season 2[]
Tabitha and Victor see the doll while wandering through the Tunnels. Later, while Jade prepares to get high after the Radio Tower’s failure, the Symbol appears on the wall, appearing as if it was painted in blood, and the same ventriloquist doll appears next to him shrieks, prompting him to shout back, but the visions quickly disappear.[2]
Jade ventures into the Tunnels in the hope of finding something that would help defeat the Music Box Monster. As he progresses through the caves, he is startled when he comes face to face with a ventriloquists dummy, which he pokes to ascertain that it is a normal toy before heading further inside.[3]
Season 3[]
Victor digs up the suitcase containing the belongings of the people who died in his childhood and goes to Sara Myers to try and remember the missing details about what happened. As he sorts through the items, he remembers that he was unable to locate Jasper, and realizes that the doll might have answers.[1]
Victor and Henry go into the Tunnels to find Jasper. Eventually, they reach a chamber where Jasper is seated at a table with chairs and a child’s tea set, as well as sleeping Creatures. Victor grabs Jasper, but Henry is distracted by a scarf that belonged to Miranda. The noise wakes up the Creatures, and the Swing Coat Creature tells him that if he keeps coming to the Tunnels, one day they will make him stay. Terrified, the Kavanaughs run out.
Victor and Henry go to the Clairy’s Canned Goods Truck, where Henry asks why the Creatures had Miranda’s scarf. Victor explains that the Creatures like to take people’s belongings and he does not know why. Henry asks about the truck, and Victor explains that he used to hide in the truck at night before other people arrived. Henry realizes that it was because he was alone, but Victor comforts him, telling him that Jasper will allow them to escape. Victor says that he heard Jasper tell Christopher a story about the Township once, and they need to make him tell it again.[4]
Victor brings Jasper back to Colony House, where he demands that Jasper speak to him. He is interrupted by the arrival of his father. Henry warns that he needs to stop, as Jasper is just a doll. Victor tells Henry that he doesn’t understand, grabbing the doll and leaving. Victor arrives at Sara’s with Jasper and asks to use her basement to get Jasper to tell him a secret.[5]
Victor and Sara try and fail to make Jasper talk to them. Victor yells at Sara for not doing the impression correctly. As Victor spirals, Sara tries to calm him. Sara brings Tabitha to Victor, who directs her to sit with Jasper and asks her to help him get Jasper to reveal the secrets he told Christopher. Tabitha says it is just a doll as Victor grows more agitated. Tabitha calms him, and Victor says he cannot remember. The two sit down and Tabitha has Victor tell her about Jasper. Victor explains that he heard Jasper telling Christopher things they need to know. Tabitha comforts him and tells him that they will remember together.
Tabitha and Sara ask Victor questions to get him to remember what Jasper said. Sara asks about the weather, and Victor recalls that it was sunny and he and Eloise were playing hide and seek. As Victor recalls that he searched in the Church, which she did not go inside as it scared her. Victor is then certain that he saw Jasper talking to Christopher in the Church.
Victor, Tabitha and Sara go to the Church and descend into the basement. Victor recalls doing the same as a child, and seeing Jasper tell Christopher secrets that made him angry. However, Victor then realizes that it was the Boy in White, not Jasper.[6]