Sebastian Solace, also known as Z-13, Handy Man, or The Saboteur is a supporting character in Pressure, acting as an ally to the player as they venture through the Hadal Blacksite.
Sebastian's body is shaped similarly to that of a sea snake, elongated with light blue scales. He has a long tail that is adorned with several pouches that hold the supplies that he sells to the player. At the end of his body is a large tail fin. He has three arms, one of which is attached to his left side and is wrapped in a bloodied bandage. His hands are humanoid, yet only have four fingers and are claw-like. Sebastian's face retains a humanoid appearance with fish-like features, such as an anglerfish esca on his forehead, fin-like appendages in place of ears, a fish-like mouth, and a third eye on his right side. He has black, short, wavy hair.
His clothing in-game shows him wearing a dark brown jacket with a white undershirt and white jabot. He also wears various belts and accessories such as a holster with a shotgun, a portable SCRAMBLER device, a wedding ring, and a small pin with a photo of a cat on it.
Personality
Sebastian can be described as snarky, unpredictable, and violent at times. He has grown to deeply hate Urbanshade due to their experiments on him, thus, actively seeks to harm the company. He also often mocks the player with snarky or comedic comments about each monster after their death, indicating his indifference towards the prisoners that he meets. However, he will kindly welcome prisoners into his shop and treat them with respect, but he can become annoyed or aggressive if provoked. Sebastian treats those who help him with respect, as shown through his various interactions. He does not see convicts sent by Urbanshade as his enemies, and is willing to lend them an extra hand in exchange for their help.
Background
In 2013, Sebastian was falsely charged with the murder of 9 people, being sentenced to execution. Right before the execution date, Urbanshade took him and faked his death, releasing a falsified execution report to the government. He was then imprisoned as an LR-P rank prisoner in the Hadal Blacksite.
In early 2015, Sebastian was chosen for an experiment designed to give humans fish-like gills in order to allow them to breathe underwater, experimenting with various DNA samples of deep sea creatures. While the experiment succeeded in giving him gills, it mutated his appearance beyond recognition. Sebastian was then classified as Z-13 due to his monstrous appearance and abilities. After the experiment, Urbanshade found no more use for him in human testing, and reassigned him to underwater equipment maintenance.
Seven months later,[3] Sebastian was found to be not guilty of the murders he was accused of. This information was not shared with Sebastian, nor was he released from his imprisonment. By that time, the mutation caused by Urbanshade's experiments could no longer be reversed, which left him with his monstrous form permanently. Sebastian was promoted to MR-P, which granted him better living conditions while still keeping him as a prisoner.
Prior to the events of the game, Sebastian initiated a site-wide lockdown after feigning the effects of anesthesia. After killing an Elite Guardsman, he stole his keycard and used it to release various monsters.
Sebastian manages both his own makeshift shop and the Pre-Round Shop. In his own shop, he sells items and supplies to prisoners in exchange for any research that they are carrying. Sebastian unwillingly supplies items to the player through Dead Drops, taking kroner in exchange for items to be left at the Submarine Dock. Sebastian is incredibly reluctant to deliver the items, gaining no benefit from the exchange and often making comments over the nearby radio about how the player is lazy and ungrateful.
After the 'Friendly Fire' update, flashing Sebastian with the Flash Beacon will cause him to grab the player, warn them, and then crush the Flash Beacon before throwing them to the ground, dealing 50 damage. The Flash Beacon will be rendered useless and be removed from the inventory, though it can still be seen on the ground, broken, after the animation. Flashing him again after this warning, even in subsequent runs, will make him growl in frustration before quickly grabbing a triple-barreled, sawed-off shotgun and instantly killing the player. Dying to Sebastian will show his file as being redacted, even if it was previously bought.
Gallery
Sebastian's monster form found in his document
Sebastian's human form before being experimented on by Urbanshade
Sebastian in his shop
A close-up view of the cat image pinned to his strap
Sebastian in his shop
Sebastian tucking his hair behind his fins, revealing his third eye
Ditto, from a different angle
Sebastian inspecting his ring
Ditto, from a different angle.
Sebastian in his shop, angry
Angry Sebastian from a different angle
Close-up of Sebastian with an open mouth, revealing his blue tongue and sharp teeth
Sebastian and Mr. Lopee in the game over screen together
A render of Sebastian's triple-barrel sawed-off shotgun, as seen from the side
Sebastian's sawed-off shotgun, seen from the top
Sebastian's sawed-off shotgun, seen from the bottom
A desk in Sebastian's Shop.
The radio with garbage noise.
The back area of Sebastian's Shop.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the River Rooms room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Trench Tunnels room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Heavy Containment room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Flesh Rooms room type
Sebastian's shop in The Hotel Rooms room type.
A back view of Sebastian, showing the SCRAMBLER.
Sebastian's full model (missing ear appendages).
Sebastian's tail from a couple different angles.
A close-up of Sebastian's upper body.
An earlier version of Sebastian's document.
Concept art of Sebastian.
Concept art of Sebastian as a Cthulhu-like organism and with a pet sea cucumber.
Sebastian is voiced by Gianni Matragrano, a professional voice actor who also voices Gabriel from ULTRAKILL, one of the games that inspired Pressure.[4]
Gianni agreed to voice Sebastian due to him finding the character "cute". [5]
Brody Fox was at one point considered as a voice actor for Sebastian if Gianni rejected the role.[6]
Sebastian was designed through the joint effort of Zerum and YourFriendZeal, with Whales, Easy, and Hobo assisting with character design and name.
He originally majored in business, but disliked it and switched to a major in engineering while minoring in music. [24]
Sebastian has an older sister and a younger brother.[25]
Sebastian's family thinks he's dead because of the false execution report that Urbanshade published.[26]
Sebastian becomes agitated when flashed with a Flash Beacon due to his eyes being sensitive to bright lights.[27]
One of the side effects of Sebastian's transformation gave him the ability to build up an immunity to drugs, which allowed him to fake the effects of anesthesia and cause the containment breach that led to the events of Pressure.[28]
Before his transformation, Sebastian's height was 5'10".[29]
His height in Roblox is 54.5 studs, or 3.5 meters (10'6").[30]
In real life Sebastian would be 19 meters (62'4") tall.[31]
According to Zerum, Sebastian's human form is described to have blue-ish green eyes.[32]
Sebastian's human form had a large scar in the middle of his face. Since his transformation, it has disappeared.[33]
Sebastian can control the anglerfish light on his forehead as if it were a lamp, pulling it down to turn it on and off.[34]
Sebastian's pin has a photo of YourFriendZeal's cat named Bradee. [35]
Despite often being recognized as a cravat, Sebastian wears a jabot.
Jax[36] and River[37] were two out of a multitude of names that were considered before Sebastian was eventually chosen.
Sebastian was originally supposed to be wearing a gas mask because the developers didn't want to animate his mouth, but Zerum was highly against it.[38]
Sebastian was originally not supposed to have have ear fins.[39]
Sebastian was initially conceptualized to be put in a straitjacket, and would not have had visible eyes. [40]
Sebastian sees Kroner as useless and does not like delivering dead drops; insulting the player if he is forced to do a delivery. This does not apply if a player enters his shop to buy items using research found inside the Blacksite.[41]
Sebastian is planning to use any documents he scavenges as blackmail in order to leverage his way out of the Hadal Blacksite by trading them with rival companies.[42]
Sebastian doesn't actively seek out items to sell to the player; instead, he finds them by accident.[43]
According to Zeal, if Innovation Inc. managed to rescue Sebastian Solace from the Hadal Blacksite, they'd be able to turn him back into a human.[44]
Sebastian is canonically married to Zerum, as confirmed by a line recorded during an early recording session with Gianni for Sebastian's voice lines.[45]
Zerum is an OC of ozerum, one of sebastian's co-creators.
There is also an image of her on a table besides him in his shop.[46]
Sebastian's monster form found in his document
Sebastian's human form before being experimented on by Urbanshade
Sebastian in his shop
A close-up view of the cat image pinned to his strap
Sebastian in his shop
Sebastian tucking his hair behind his fins, revealing his third eye
Ditto, from a different angle
Sebastian inspecting his ring
Ditto, from a different angle.
Sebastian in his shop, angry
Angry Sebastian from a different angle
Close-up of Sebastian with an open mouth, revealing his blue tongue and sharp teeth
Sebastian and Mr. Lopee in the game over screen together
A render of Sebastian's triple-barrel sawed-off shotgun, as seen from the side
Sebastian's sawed-off shotgun, seen from the top
Sebastian's sawed-off shotgun, seen from the bottom
A desk in Sebastian's Shop.
The radio with garbage noise.
The back area of Sebastian's Shop.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the River Rooms room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Trench Tunnels room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Heavy Containment room type.
The entrance to Sebastian's Shop in the Flesh Rooms room type
Sebastian's shop in The Hotel Rooms room type.
