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Manhunt 2 Characters: Daniel Lamb, Leo Kasper and the Project
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The main characters of Manhunt 2 are Daniel Lamb, a former scientist voiced by Ptolemy Slocum, and Leo Kasper, voiced by Holter Graham, who helps him escape the Dixmor asylum. The twist is that Leo is not a real person: he is an assassin's personality implanted in Daniel's brain by a secret research program called the Project.
Character Profiles
Daniel Lamb
Protagonist
Voiced by Ptolemy Slocum
Profile below ↓Leo Kasper
Implanted personality
Voiced by Holter Graham
Profile below ↓
Main Characters and Voice Actors
| Character | Who they are | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
Daniel Lamb | Protagonist, an amnesiac former Project scientist | Ptolemy Slocum |
Leo Kasper | The man who guides Daniel out of the asylum | Holter Graham |
Dr. Laura Whyte | Project scientist and Daniel's former co-worker | Nicole Orth-Pallavicini |
Doctor Pickman | Head scientist of the Project | Richmond Hoxie |
Judy Sender | Project scientist Daniel looks for | Jordin Ruderman |
Who Is Leo Kasper?
Leo seems to be a fellow inmate who leads Daniel out of Dixmor. In reality, the Project's Pickman Bridge, a brain implant designed to hold an assassin's personality, malfunctioned in Daniel, who perceives that personality as a separate person: Leo. The full twist is told on our Manhunt 2 story page.
The Hunters of Manhunt 2
| Group | Who they are |
|---|---|
Asylum Staff | Orderlies at the Dixmor asylum |
The Watchdogs | The Project's covert operations unit |
The Pervs | Guards of a nightclub owned by the Project |
The Red Kings | Red Light District gang |
The Project Militia | Project soldiers, in the flashbacks |
The Bloodhounds | Bounty hunters hired by the Project |
The Legion | Enemies inside Daniel's mind |
More on GTAside
The Manhunt 2 game page, and the first game on our Manhunt characters page. The story of Manhunt 2 is unrelated to the first game.
Daniel Lamb: The Scientist Who Lost His Memory
Dr. Daniel Lamb is the protagonist of Manhunt 2 (2007): a former scientist of the Project, a government mind control program, held for six years in the Dixmor asylum. He escapes with Leo Kasper, recovers his memories, and learns that Leo is a personality implanted in his own mind. Ptolemy Slocum voices him.
Played byPtolemy Slocum
ProgramThe Project
New identityDavid Joiner
Endings2
Daniel's Past
Daniel studied biochemistry at the University of San Fierro, which places Manhunt 2 in the GTA universe. Married with two children, he volunteered to test the Project's Pickman Bridge implant to secure his family's future. The implant malfunctioned and gave him a second personality: Leo Kasper, a trained assassin, who calls him "Danny". More on Leo Kasper.
Daniel's Story
| Moment | What happens |
|---|---|
Awakening | A storm knocks out Dixmor's security, and Daniel escapes guided by Leo |
Ghosts | Daniel returns to the ruins of his home and finds medication he left for himself |
The chase | Bounty hunters and Project agents hunt him while his memories return |
Dr. Whyte | Whyte tells him that Leo is the implant and killed his wife using Daniel's body |
Personality Clash | Daniel fights Leo inside his own mind |
Manhunt 2 Episodes in Order
The game runs through 14 episodes: Awakening, Ghosts, Sexual Deviants, Red Light, Best Friends, Safe House, Bees' Honey Pot, Assassination, Most Wanted, Ritual Cleansing, Origins, Broadcast Interrupted, Altered State and Domestic Disturbance, then Personality Clash or Release Therapy. In some of them you play as Leo instead of Daniel; both handle the same. The flashbacks to 2001 show what Daniel's body did:
| Episode | What you do |
|---|---|
Best Friends | On an island sugar factory, chase Michael Grant, Daniel's friend and colleague, who fires a flare gun and sets hay bales alight, and kill him on the roof to get the boat key |
Assassination | Start with a sniper rifle, kill a Project investor at the Maibatsu Plaza, then flee across the rooftops under a helicopter's searchlight |
Ritual Cleansing | Burn the Project's files on Daniel and Leo with petrol cans, Leo's first |
Origins | Capture Doctor Pickman alive with a Tranquilizer Gun instead of killing him |
How Does Manhunt 2 End?
| Ending | What happens |
|---|---|
Personality Clash (main) | Inside Daniel's mind, in a twisted Weary Pines Cemetery, Daniel faces Leo, Watchdogs, Doctor Pickman and Michael Grant. He wakes on a deserted road with no memory and an envelope: a new identity, David Joiner, and a new address, 526 Hope Street, Apartment B |
Release Therapy (alternate) | The final fight is played from Leo's side. Leo wins and takes over; Daniel looks in a mirror and sees Leo's reflection, and Dr. Whyte, believing he is Daniel, invites him back to work |
On consoles, Release Therapy unlocks once you have finished the game; its conditions have varied between versions.
How Daniel Plays, Version by Version
Daniel kills through stealth executions in three levels, white, yellow and red, depending on how long you stay behind the enemy. He can also execute with a firearm, use the scenery (a phone or a manhole cover, marked by a skull on the radar) or drop onto enemies from above. On Wii, you finish the executions by copying on-screen gestures with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. In the M-rated console release, the executions are blurred by color and motion filters.
Ptolemy Slocum
Ptolemy Slocum gives Daniel both his voice and his motion capture. Born on 20 November 1975 in Nairobi, Kenya, he is best known as Sylvester in HBO's Westworld, and has appeared in The Wire, The Sopranos, Fringe and Veep. For Rockstar, he also voiced Steve, co-host of The Electron Zone on Liberty City Free Radio, in GTA Liberty City Stories (2005). In Manhunt 2, Michael Grant is voiced by Baron Vaughn, Doctor Pickman by Richmond Hoxie and Dr. Whyte by Nicole Orth-Pallavicini.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Daniel Lamb?
A former Project scientist and Dixmor inmate, the protagonist of Manhunt 2.
Who voices Daniel Lamb?
Ptolemy Slocum, who also did his motion capture and voiced Steve on The Electron Zone in GTA Liberty City Stories.
Did Daniel Lamb kill his wife?
His body did, under Leo Kasper's control.
What is Daniel's new name at the end?
David Joiner, with a new address at 526 Hope Street, Apartment B.
How many episodes are in Manhunt 2?
14, then one of the two endings: Personality Clash or Release Therapy.
How do executions work on the Wii version?
You finish them by copying on-screen gestures with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
Leo Kasper: The Assassin Inside Daniel's Mind
Leo Kasper is the antagonist of Manhunt 2 (2007). He first appears as Daniel Lamb's fellow inmate and guide out of the Dixmor asylum, but he is not a separate person: he is the assassin personality implanted in Daniel's mind by the Project's malfunctioning Pickman Bridge. Holter Graham voices him.
Voiced byHolter Graham
True natureImplanted personality
HostDaniel Lamb
Wins inRelease Therapy
Is Leo Kasper Real?
Only as a personality. The Pickman Bridge implant carries the personality and skills of a trained assassin, and its malfunction gave Daniel a split personality: Leo. More on Daniel Lamb.
What Leo Did in 2001
Taking over Daniel's body, Leo killed Project members and police officers, burned the Project's records on Daniel and himself in Ritual Cleansing, killed Daniel's best friend Michael Grant, and killed Daniel's wife to weaken Daniel's hold and take full control.
Does Leo Win?
Only in the alternate ending, Release Therapy, where Leo defeats Daniel and controls his body. In the main ending, Personality Clash, Daniel destroys him inside his own mind. After escaping Dixmor, Leo guides Daniel and pushes him to kill.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Leo Kasper?
The assassin personality implanted in Daniel Lamb's mind, not a separate person.
Is Leo Kasper real?
Only as a personality created by the Pickman Bridge implant.
Who voices Leo Kasper?
Holter Graham.
Who killed Daniel's wife in Manhunt 2?
Leo, using Daniel's body.
Does Leo win in Manhunt 2?
Only in the alternate ending, Release Therapy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the main character in Manhunt 2?
Daniel Lamb, voiced by Ptolemy Slocum.
Is Leo Kasper real in Manhunt 2?
No. He is an assassin's personality implanted in Daniel's brain, which Daniel sees as a separate person.
Who voices Leo Kasper?
Holter Graham.
What is the Project in Manhunt 2?
A secret research program that built the Pickman Bridge, a brain implant holding an assassin's personality.
Who is Dr. Whyte?
Laura Whyte, a Project scientist and Daniel's former co-worker, who reveals the truth to him.
Is Manhunt 2 connected to Manhunt?
It shares the gameplay, but its story is unrelated to the first game.