Office of the Grand Head |
The Office of the Grand Head, also known as Truman’s grotto, is the office of Truman Zanotto, the grand head of the Psychonauts. It is located inside the Motherlobe above the Nerve Center.
Description[]
From The Art of Psychonauts 2[]
"The Grand Head of the Psychonauts needed a grand office to match the title; it also had to incorporate a hospital bed and medical devices, since Truman Zanotto (or, at least his body) would be spending a great deal of the game in a “coma.” Many sketches were created, all of them leaning into clean, humble decor with a few key twists. Nathan “Bagel” Stapley had an idea that involved packing Truman’s office with all kinds of special curios from his world travels, which resulted in some extremely cool knick knack art. Scott Campbell chimed in to recommend what he called a “Psychic Pass” on all the artifacts, to make feel like they’d come from psychonaut missions, secret psychic societies, or were imbued with ancient psychic magic.
Only a few of the sketches ended up making it into the final game: the levitating pyramid, the alien crystal skull, and a head vase are some of the artifacts you’ll see on Truman’s bookshelves. Ultimately, the team had to keep the room from being too cramped, since multiple cutscenes take place in the grotto throughout the game and involve a variety of characters and so a more uncluttered design moved forward in the development process."
Points of Interest[]
- Truman’s grotto: Prior to entering the elevator, the area presents to its visitors a small hallway with portraits of the Psychic Six, followed by an actual grotto section with water and separated rock platforms; and lastly for the main point of interest the actual office of Truman. This large area has a big bookshelf and plenty of other shelves, a small desk with a computer a pot next to it, three seats and a bottle: Finally, the window near the desk has a view to the Motherlobe Lobby.
- Conference Room: At the right side of the office, there’s a glass with a wooden door along with a thinkerPrint nearby that leads to the conference room of Truman. This small room has a view to the Nerve Center; and as for the room itself, it showcases a large table with some seats, a pair of file cabinets in one side and on the other a shelf.
PSI Cards[]
All PSI Cards and their locations. (Click expand to open) |
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1.– During the game, Truman Zanotto will eventually give you Thinker Print Access to all the locked doors in the Mother Lobe and that includes the locked door next to him in his office. Unlock the door and jump on top of the machine to get the PSI Challenge card.
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PSI Challenge Marker[]
- This area can only be enter once diving into Ford’s mind for the first time and checking for all of his facets, Raz must head to Truman Zanotto so he can give him full access of the entire Motherlobe. The item can be seen laying on the large table.
Trivia[]
- Raz can jump on Truman's motionless body like a trampoline.
- Unlike his usual grunting when hitting him with any PSI-Powers, it will cause him to say "What’re you doing, you’ll blow my cover."
- There is a framed photo of Ford Cruller in a chef outfit on a bookshelf.
- In the post-game, in the bed that Truman used to be, Harold and the Crab Sandwich will stay in there, talking to each other.