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Joseph Desaulniers, also known as the Photographer, is a Difficulty Level 2.5 Hunter available for purchase after the completion of the prologue. He is one of 28 playable Hunters added to Identity V.
—Joseph Desaulniers (Photographer's Character Day 2020) |
Appearance
Normal World Form
Joseph is a tall, slender young man with white skin interwoven with large, drastic black fractures, large, glassy, black eyes, and wavy white hair interwoven with large, drastic black cracks, messy bangs slightly covering his forehead, and tied into a low ponytail and secured with a grey ribbon.
He wears a dark grey vest and a matching coat with black tears and richly embroidered with light grey over a white shirt with large, drastic black cracks and flamboyantly ruffled cuffs, light grey breeches with black hems, light grey stockings with large, drastic black cracks, and white pointed shoes with dark grey buckles and black tears. A white cravat is secured around his collar with a white ribbon. He wields a long saber with a black handle and a thin, sharp blade with thin, black cracks in his left hand.
Camera World Form
Joseph is a tall, slender young man with snowy-pale skin, large, glassy, pale aqua eyes, and wavy white hair with messy bangs slightly covering his forehead, and tied into a low ponytail and secured with a gold ribbon.
He wears a midnight blue vest and a matching coat richly embroidered with gold over a white shirt with flamboyantly ruffled cuffs, midnight blue breeches with gold hems, dark grey stockings, and dark midnight blue pointed shoes with gold buckles. A gold cravat is secured around his collar with a dark gold ribbon. He wields a long saber with a gold handle and a thin, sharp blade in his left hand.
Gameplay
The Photographer is a slightly complex Hunter specializing in slowing down decoding speed across the entire map, and keeping Survivors injured. His movement speed is slightly below average, but he has a fast attack recovery and a unique hitbox that covers almost 180º in front of him. He is able to set up a Camera World, where everything is static except himself and the replicas of Survivors frozen in place. When a Camera World ends, half of the damage dealt to the replicated Survivors is transferred to their real counterpart, and each Cipher Machine has the progress between the real and replica of itself averaged out, greatly decreasing progress. If perform very well, Joseph can win the game without needing to chase survivors.
Overall, The Photographer is great for survivors who do not enjoy chasing but enjoy finding survivors in the Camera World and delaying the overall cipher progress once the Camera World ends.
External Traits & Abilities
Below is a list of Photographer's intrinsic traits and abilities. For more in-depth information, please check the individual pages.
Character Statistics
Below is a list of Photographer's statistics. To view other Hunters' gameplay data, please view this article.
Photographer Statistics | |||||
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Chart | Movement | ||||
Movement Speed | 4.64 m/s | ||||
Vaulting Windows | 1.6 sec | ||||
Turning Speed | 800.0 degrees/sec | ||||
Fear Radius | 32.07 m | ||||
Action | Normal Attack | Charged Attack | |||
Launching Action | 0.5 sec | 0.98 sec | |||
Range | 3.46 m | 3.63 m | |||
Missed Attack Recovery | 0.58 sec | 0.78 sec | |||
Hit Survivor Recovery | 2.58 sec | 2.78 sec | |||
Hit Obstacle Recovery | 1.13 sec | 1.13 sec | |||
Ballooning | |||||
Duration | 1.8 sec | ||||
Launching Action | 0.59 sec | ||||
Range | 2.78 m | ||||
Stunned by Struggling Survivor | 5.92 sec | ||||
Others | |||||
Model Volume | Radius 0.38 m | ||||
Stunned by Pallet | 3.94 sec | ||||
Destroying Pallets | 1.92 sec |
Abilities in Other Game Modes
Photographer Ability Changes in Other Game Modes | ||
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Modes | Change | |
Duo Hunters | Cannot use in this mode | |
Blackjack | Camera World will not be allowed in whole match | |
Tarot | Normal | Cannot use in this mode |
Crystal Ball Mode | Cannot use in this mode |
Tips
General Tips
Recommended Traits and Talents
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Concept / Design Notes[5]
Design Notes
Joseph and Michiko are similar as they are more "attractive" hunters, and both also have a dual form, using contrasting techniques to create a subtle sense of horror. We hoped that this character can have the atmosphere of a "bishounen" and we deliberately referred to some classical movie roles to assist with this ("Death in Venice", "Interview with the Vampire", etc.). We decided upon the dual forms after confirming this tone. The western style of sword shows strong regional characteristics, and the movements of swordsmanship gives people the feeling he is "not to be messed with". Therefore, for his motions of walking, attacking, and window-vaulting, we designed movements that are more in line with the character's temperament.
Change Log
- June 15th, 2023
- Buff: Increase launching attack speed from 0.6s to 0.5s.
- Adjustment: Reduce Time Jump action recovery time. Due to this, the "Infinite Card Trick" becomes more difficult.
- September 14th, 2023
- Buff: When using the Photographer, the outline of the nearest Camera will be displayed.
Trivia
- The camera which Joseph most likely uses (and was the first working camera type) is from 1837, which uses a process called "daguerreotype."
- Joseph is based on Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a French inventor credited with creating photography. The first permanent photograph of a camera image was made by him in 1825, but he died in 1833 - before the first consistently working camera was created by his friend Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre.
- He is also heavily inspired by Dorian Gray, the main character from the gothic novel by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray - Dorian sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty, while his portrait ages and withers away in his stead, similarly to how Joseph has two contrasting forms.
- Joseph, Yidhra, Percy, Keigan, and Alva are the only hunters unavailable in the Violent Struggle (Duo Hunters) mode.
- He is of French descent, born into a family of French aristocrats.
- The name Joseph is of Hebrew origin and it means "He will add". It is the name of several biblical characters, and one of the most common European names.
- The Photographer, The Ripper, Mad Eyes and The Breaking Wheel are the only hunters that wield their weapon on their left hand.
- He appears in all three episodes of the stage play series produced in Japan. He is one of the featured characters of the first episode, alongside Aesop Carl. He was played by Igarashi Keisuke. His Moonlight Gentleman alternate costume appears in the comedy special performances of all episodes.
- Originally, the portrait info and Joseph's model would display anomalies when the Novelist and Joseph participated in the same match. This was fixed in the November 4th, 2021 maintenance.
- It is likely that Joseph continued aging after he entered the camera world, but kept the appearance of a young person.
- According to the Official Identity V Museum, he is 205 cm tall (6'8).
In Other Languages
"Photographer" in Other Languages | |||
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简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) |
摄影师 (Shèyǐng Shī) |
Photographer | |
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese) |
攝影師 (Shèyǐng Shī) |
Photographer | |
English | Photographer | ||
Español (Spanish) | |||
Bahasa Indonesia | Fotografer | Photographer | |
日本語 (Japanese) |
写真家 (Shashin-Ka) |
Photographer | |
한국어 (Korean) |
사진사 (Sajinsa) |
Photographer | |
Bahasa Melayu | Jurugambar | Photographer | |
ภาษาไทย (Thai) |
ชางภาพ | Photographer | |
Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) |
Nhiếp Ảnh Gia | Photographer |
References
- ↑ Compilation video of voice actor's roles - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Jh411Q7ta/
- ↑ In his Manor's Stormy Night "Surprise" Game Story. As Necromancer & "D.M." in The Japanese version of the 5th Anniversary MV "さだめ" and Castle Zinaida's Unfinished Chapter & Season 27 Essence 2 Trailer
- ↑ Info from the official JP Reference Book.
- ↑ He appears in all three episodes of Identity V Stage Play as Joseph Desaulniers
- ↑ Design notes of characters are from the first volume of the Official Art Reference Book.
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Photographer Navigation | |||
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Photographer | Photographer/Lore | Photographer/Cosmetics | Photographer/Gallery |
External Traits | Abilities | ||
Camera World • Spacetime | Recorded Moment • Time Jump | ||
Costumes | |||
S-Tier (Gold) | Azrael • Judge • Necromancer | ||
A-Tier (Purple/Silver) | Apollo • Bloody Sword • "D.M." • Dreamy Cinnamoroll • En Ligne • Faust • Hangover • Moonlight Gentleman • Peter Ratri • Tranquility | ||
B-Tier (Blue) | "Ambassador" • Auctioneer • Count • "Enigma" • Hypnotist • Iris • Leisure Skating • "Lies" • Macbeth • The Client • Xmas Ensemble | ||
C-Tier (Green) | Original • Worn Clothes • Bloody Shadow • Shadow in Pond • Sunset | ||
Accessories | |||
S-Tier (Gold) | Deadly Invitation • "Mercy" | ||
A-Tier (Purple/Silver) | Astral Device • Tenderness | ||
B-Tier (Blue) | Silk Glove • Snowman | ||
Other Customizations | |||
Graffiti • Emotes • Standby Motions |