The Executioner: How to Reach the First Ending
Short answer: The Executioner is the first ending - the justice branch of the Boat Deck finale: you shoot Rothvil at the jammed lifeboat instead of helping Eliza or the passengers.
The official facts
| Field | Official information |
|---|---|
| Achievement | THE EXECUTIONER |
| Official description | Reach the first ending |
| When it fires | At the end of Level 7, THE SINKING |
| Choice | Shoot Rothvil during the three-way Boat Deck choice |
| Rarity | One of the rarest achievements in the game - most players never reach any ending |
How to reach it
- Play through to Level 7 (THE SINKING) and reach the Boat Deck finale - the ending choices only exist there.
- At the three-way choice, pick the pistol option and shoot Rothvil.
- Finish the sequence: he and the book are lost in the water, and THE EXECUTIONER fires as the first ending plays out.
Which value is this ending?
The official store text frames the finale as a choice between justice, love and saving as many lives as possible. Public playthroughs and ending guides put The Executioner in the justice slot: punishing the man behind the murders is the whole point of this branch, and nobody else is saved. The achievement itself only says "first ending", so treat the justice label as the community reading of the official framework.
Why the achievement is rare
Ending achievements are the rarest on the list: the vast majority of players stop before finishing the story, so any ending is uncommon. Among public achievement samples, THIEVES IN THE NIGHT is reached more often than The Executioner and The Greater Good.
Replaying for another ending
The choice sits in the final moments, so the fastest route to the other endings is replaying the finale. See The Thieves in the Night and The Greater Good, or the endings hub for the shared framework.
FAQ
Common questions about this topic.
How do I unlock The Executioner?
Reach the first ending: play to Level 7 and finish the game on that branch. The achievement description is simply "Reach the first ending".
Is The Executioner the 'justice' ending?
That is how public playthroughs and ending guides read it: shooting Rothvil is the punitive option, and the store lists justice first of the three values. The achievement itself only says "Reach the first ending".
Is it the rarest ending?
All three ending achievements are rare. Public trackers show The Thieves in the Night reached somewhat more often; the other two are close to each other.
Do earlier choices lock me out of this ending?
Only the final-moments choice decides the ending as far as is documented. Earlier choices shape the story but no official source ties them to a specific ending.