By using Clairvoyance in Psychonauts 2, players can see the weird ways NPCs visually perceive Raz. For example, Instructor Hollis sees Raz as a hatching baby chick, symbolizing Raz has psychic abilities in Psychonauts 2 but still has much to learn. On the other hand, Lili perceives Raz as a charming prince holding a rose. However, Raz strangely appears like a cigarette machine to Liz, a random worker within the Motherlobe.
Psychonauts 2‘s story is well-known for its whacky humor, both comical and sinister. The fact that Liz sees Raz as a cigarette dispenser is certainly leaning more on the darker side of comedy in Psychonauts 2. The game undoubtedly doesn’t sheer away from bizarre or outlandish imagery – the very first level has Raz wandering through Dr. Loboto’s mind filled with uncomfortable amounts of human teeth. While the teeth explain Loboto’s aspiring profession as a dentist, perhaps Liz’s perception of Raz as a cigarette machine reveals something unique about her psyche.
There are several possible theories that fans could speculate regarding why Raz looks like a cigarette vending machine to Liz. The first is that Liz enjoys smoking and wants a cigarette while Raz is wandering about the Motherlobe. Another assumption could be that Liz sees any new intern as someone who can run errands for her, like delivering her a pack of cigarettes. After all, Raz was initially tasked with helping the mailroom clerk Nick in Psychonauts 2.
Raz Looks Like A Cigarette Vending Machine To Liz In Psychonauts 2 Theories
The third theory to why Liz perceives Raz as a cigarette vending machine in Psychonauts 2 is that he is wearing Sasha’s clothes. When Raz first met the other young interns, they bullied him by locking him inside a storage room without his clothes. After successfully escaping, Raz stumbles into a lab where Sasha and Otto Mentallis are having a chat. Once discovered, Sasha provides the “smallest clothes he had” for Raz to wear.
More than once in the story of Psychonauts games, Sasha is seen smoking a cigarette. Therefore, it is possible that Liz sees Sasha – or anyone wearing his outfit – as a heavy smoker. The last theory of Liz’s perception of Raz is that it may reflect how she treats (her own) children. To Liz, children could be nothing more than vending machines for the items she needs at a specific moment. While it’s not a pleasant thought, it could explain why she sees Raz as a cigarette dispenser.
There are several other interesting concepts of Raz while using Clairvoyance. For example, players can find a Psychonauts 2 easter egg of Raz looking like Eddie Riggs (protagonist of Brutal Legend). Raz, with a heavy-metal look, indeed gives off better vibes than Liz’s cigarette machine, although both instances are pretty memorable.
Psychonauts 2 is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PC.
