Spirits of Christmas
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The Spirits of Christmas Present, Past & Future play a part as heroes in Ice Station Santa & Sam & Max Nearly Save Christmas.
[edit] Character Detail (Ice Station Santa)
After the Shambling Corporate Presence has infiltrated the workshop and possessed the Red Elf, Santa began trying to hold it off. Sam and Max used The Friendly Demon Song to exorcise the soul of the presence out of Santa (assuming he was possessed), but actually it was the red elf. Sam and Max later found the Spirits trapped in a box around Santa. The three of them agreed to help S&M eliminate the Shambling Corporate Presence, though they demanded their help to save three Christmases.
The Spirit of Christmas Past is a calm spirit, though uses some hip/gangster terminology. He guides Sam and Max to the events of The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball. After robbing Leonard Steakcharmer of some information as to where the Toy Mafia's sandwich was, Sam and Max (Past) left; but now S&M from this time see that Jimmy Two-Teeth was going to buy Steakcharmer's sandwich for the sake of his critically sick son and nagging wife. Due to how Sam and Max stole Jimmy's boxing glove and kidnapped Steakcharmer, Jimmy is unable to make any money for his son. Sam and Max take his nagging wife to the present Jimmy, who is about to commit suicide (also S&M's fault). Even though Mary is from the past, Jimmy from the present saves himself, thus saving the past.
The Spirit of Christmas Present is seemingly the leader of the threesome, as he speaks in a demanding and officer/commander-like voice. His request is for S&M to return to Girl Stinky's diner (after they left winning the Horseman), and free The Bug from his family who he hates. The succeed in doing this, and this frees him, saving his Christmas.
For reasons unexplained and left to assumption, The Spirit of Christmas Future does not speak but uses facial expressions and points with a finger to communicate. He leads Sam and Max to their own future, where they are standing on a rock flowing through a huge lava pit. Using the reindeer, coal and sleigh, they successfully save theirselves.
After all three of them are reimbursed, they will seal the SCP back into jello. Ironically, Santa accidentally eats it, and becomes possessed himself. Sam and Max extract the demon from him, thus bringing their role in the game to end. They have not appeared since.
The spirits appear as floating ghostly apparitions looking much like Santa. They also appear with largely the same role in Sam & Max Nearly Save Christmas.
[edit] Voiced By
Terry McGovern
