Hoffman

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Hoffman
jp name	ホフマーン
Biographical information
Date of death:	June, 2017
Status:	Deceased
Other Information
First appearance:	Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Hoffman was a victim of Lucas Baker.

History

Hoffman was forced to play Lucas' sadistic games after being captured, being forced to play blackjack against Clancy Jarvis, another victim.

Initially, both men compete to keep their fingers from being cut off by a small guillotine. Hoffman ends up losing all of his. Briefly succumbing to the shock of the loss of his fingers, Hoffman is able to regain consciousness in time for the next stage of the game, where Lucas introduces Trump Cards to help players get a better edge, as well as upping the punishment to electric shock.

In the end, Clancy wins and Hoffman is electrocuted as a "consolation prize." Although Clancy is able to remain conscious, Hoffman is left unconscious. Despite Clancy's pleas to be released for "winning," Lucas proceeds to animate Hoffman's body with strings to continue the game. The stake for the round being the distance of a saw that will reach the players. In the end, Lucas, using Hoffman's body pulls out a "Desperation" trump card, which increased the stakes a hundredfold and would prevent Clancy from drawing any new cards, but Clancy is able to win by doubling the last card Hoffman received, thereby causing him to go over 21. With Clancy's victory, the saw begins moving to Hoffman, who is able to briefly regain consciousness, before being put down permanently by the saw. Lucas later congratulates Clancy's victory by deciding to let him go and play another game.

Throughout the match against Clancy, Hoffman will mention his wife and a daughter named Melissa.

Gameplay

Hoffman is encountered as an "opponent" in the 21 scenario during all game modes, and his gameplay variations; Undead Hoffman and Molded Hoffman both in Survival and Survival+.

Survival

Hoffman Variant 1 and 4

The first enemy in Survival. His appearance is similar to Hoffman, but with tally marks on the bag.

Unique trump card(s): None

Commonly used cards: One-Up, Draw Card+

Hoffman Variant 2

The second enemy in Survival. His bag has bloody hand prints on it.

Unique trump card(s): Happiness, Desire, Mind Shift

Commonly used cards: Happiness

Happiness

"Both players draw one trump card"

Desire

"Your opponent's bet is increased by half the number of trump cards they are holding while this card is on the table."

Mind Shift

"Your opponents loses half of their trump cards at the end of the round. This card is removed if the opponent uses two trump cards in a round."

Hoffman Variant 3

The third enemy in Survival. His bag has barbed wire marks on it.

Unique trump card(s): Shield Assault, Go For 17

Commonly used cards: Shield

Shield Assault

"Remove 3 shield-type cards from your side of the table and increase your opponent's bet by 3 while this card is on the table." This card is only drawn when Hoffman draws three Shield cards in a row.

Go For 17

"The closest to 17 wins the round while this card is on the table. This replaces any other Go For cards currently on the table."

Molded Hoffman

The last enemy in Survival. His body is covered in mold. A gaping mouth is protruding from the bag. His voice is composed of regular Molded sounds.

Unique trump card(s): Curse, Conjure

Commonly used cards: None

Curse

"Discard a trump card at random and force your opponent to draw the highest number on the deck."

Conjure

"Draw three trump cards. Your bet is increased by one while this is on the table."

Undead Hoffman

This variant has numerous knives and scissors embedded in his head. His voice is significantly deeper than the other Hoffmans.

Mr. Big Head

A rare variant that appears at random. While it sounds like and has the same body as Hoffman, he wears a large gray, cartoon head with a missing right eye.