Emerich Dreadway

Emerich Dreadway is a player character in Steeplechase, played by Clint McElroy. He works as a hard light maintenance mechanic on the Ustaben layer, primarily in Poppy's Place.

Physical Appearance
Emerich is an older man, described as slim and waspish (Vincent Price-like).Since finishing its construction, he is frequently seen with his trademark gadget, the Give-A-Ghost projector on his wrist. He is mostly seen in coveralls.

At one point, Emerich was electrocuted, and ever since his hair has been stood on end 'Anthony Geary UHF'-style. This was healed in Episode 25, but it is clarified that he keeps his hair this way anyway.

During the Ephemera tower heist, Emerich takes down and ties up his coveralls to his waist. Justin clarifies that this is 'sexy'.

Personality
Emerich is described as 'not a very forceful person', and struggles to connect with other humans. It's rare for him to raise his voice.

Emerich also appears to be rather sex-averse, though this can change depending on the situation. He is uncomfortable within Sinnuendo, describing his aversion as 'a long story'. In Passion's Cove, he struggles to play into the sexual aspects of the show, covering Scott Boldflex's genitals and generally being uncomfortable with the 'Grinding Gazebo'. Despite this, he is the favourite contestant to win.

Emerich is a huge fan of Hard light creations, and is seen across the show excitedly discussing and analysing them, usually to the detriment of the mission. His ability, Ghost mind, allows him to sense Hard light constructs, which he uses frequently. His enjoyment of Hard light also allows him to see through Gravel being framed for the murder of Sticky Fingers Paul Pantry in Episode 27.

History
Emerich was a "creationeer," and used to work at the head of the company as one of the first hardlight innovators. However, as he got stepped on by various people who took credit for his genius, he gradually got demoted to working in maintenance. He is one of a handful of people who have full mastery over the craft, but his lack of resources or support compared to corporate R&D means that Dentonic has been able to create things in recent years that he didn't think possible.

After the traumatic events in Gutter City, Emerich became convinced of the humanity of hardlight creations. He developed an ethical code for dealing with them, and took on a self-imposed mission of liberation. He took on the trauma "Haunted." In Episode 30, this goes as far as Emerich jokingly clarifying that he is perfectly fine with attacking and even killing non-Hardlight people.

In Episode 16, Emerich is confronted by Hank Hart, one of his previous coworkers, who belittles and torments him for being pushed out of the Creationeers. In return, Emerich steals his creation, Scott Boldflex, keeping him pokemon-like in his Give-A-Ghost projector.

Trivia

 * In Episode 13, Emerich tells Scott that his mother died when he was 47.
 * Emerich appears to be particularly fond of Beef Punchley, describing him as 'attractive' and as having eyes 'like crystal pools of water' while delirious in Episode 10. Their relationship is, however, unclear.
 * Emerich's previous position as a 'Creationeer' is a reference to Disney's 'Imagineers', who are tasked with generating creative ideas for the theme parks.