The Ghost of AaronLand

The Ghost of AaronLand is a legend about a mysterious ghost that haunts AaronLand. It is seldom talked about and not really clearly explained or identified. It is only presented through a few Easter eggs.

Word of Mouth
The Ghost of AaronLand is referred to by Mr. Grimsey:

''"Legend has it that a ghost haunts AaronLand Park. Do you believe it to be true?" - Mr. Grimsey''

Secret Files in the Resource Pack
A few secret files in the AaronLand Resource Pack further identify and give allude to this mysterious ghost.

First, in the textures folder, there is an additional folder called "extra." It is inside this folder that the following two black and white images can be found. This first picture, called "ghost of aaronland1.png," depicts The Hotel during its early construction. What is strange, however, is the mysterious black figure on the balcony of the building. This second picture, called "ghost of aaronland2.png," depicts an image of Main Street. Again, a strange black figure can be seen to the left of the photo near a tree.

Another piece of evidence is a sound file, located in the sounds folder within the AaronLand Resource Pack, called ghost_of_aaronland.ogg.

Listening to this chilling and creepy sound, it seems to be a recording of an old record. It is nighttime, and a man is walking into his office. He begins to draw something on a piece of paper, and suddenly hears a strange voice. He pauses, and then continues drawing. He hears the voice again, followed by what sounds like a door being slammed shut. The man gets up and begins running, and after a while, a loud scream is heard. The record cuts off, and after a few seconds, another sound plays. This sound can only be described as distant screams and screeches, and sounds of destruction from afar. The record cuts out again, and the sound file ends.

Humorously, when listening to the strange voice in reverse, it appears to be slowed down, echoey recordings of Dr. Brockowski saying, first (in order of what is heard when reversed), "Good to see ya, how ya doin'?" followed by "I'm gonna go get me some fruitcake."

As for the screams at the end, they actually are the infamous "creepy screams" that are hidden in the video game Splatoon.

The sounds and images hidden in the pack, as well as Mr. Grimsey's reference, certainly pose many questions about this mysterious ghost. Who is he? Why is he haunting AaronLand? What does he want? Who was the man in the recording? What happened to him? And, is this even real? Or, is it just a legend?