Ptolemaios Pryce is a character in Disco Elysium.
Background[]
Captain Ptolemaios "Ptolemy" Pryce is the head of Precinct 41 and a member of the Revachol Citizens Militia. He is 58, bald, and wears glasses.[1] He is exclusively mentioned through Esprit de Corps passive checks and in certain Endings.
Trivia[]
- In an Esprit de Corps passive check near the end of the game, it is revealed that the Pryce is planning a revolution, most likely the Return, with Nix Gottlieb.[2]
- As long as Harry is not fired from the RCM by Jean Vicquemare, Pryce will include him in the list of officers that would join the cause alongside Mack Torson, Chester McLaine, Jean Vicquemare, and Judit Minot. However, Trant Heidelstam is specifically excluded from this list.[3]
- Pryce owns a piebald horse that he uses as transportation to and from his home.[4]
- Pryce is a comparatively well-known and admired officer. Kim Kitsuragi and Cuno mention him with high regard.[5][6][7] Other precincts—and possibly civilians—also respect Precinct 41 because of Pryce.[8]
- Pryce is the son of the old Pryce, one of the founders of the RCM.[9]
Behind the Scenes[]
- A photograph of Pryce can be seen in various promotional images, though he does not have a painted portrait.[10]
References[]
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ESPRIT DE CORPS – Somewhere in an office lit by a single green desk lamp captain Ptolemaios Pryce -- 58, bald and bespectacled -- is writing in a ledger on his desk. Rows and rows of days and weeks, laconic remarks in a single column: *patrol*, *case*, *vacation*, *injured*...
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ESPRIT DE CORPS – Somewhere under the curved roof of a former silk factory, shaped like a ladybird with two chimneys, Police Captain Ptolemy Pryce sits behind a heavy wooden desk. Resident medic Nix Gottlieb pours him a coffee. It's silent in the captain's office...
ESPRIT DE CORPS – They speak of change. The city. The tension on the streets. They speak of the events of April and the blood on the streets in May.
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ESPRIT DE CORPS – "Torson?" "Yes." "McLaine?" "Yes." "Heidelstam?" "No." "Vicquemare?" "Yes." "Du Bois?" "Of course."
ESPRIT DE CORPS – "Really?" Nix Gottlieb looks up from the list. "I hear he's quite unstable." "You say that like it's a *bad* thing," Captain Ptolemy Pryce points his pen at the doctor. It's dim in his office and the curtains are drawn. "Harry's our man, he'll pull through -- and when he does he'll side with Revachol." "Understood." Gottlieb returns to the list. "Minot?" "Of course."
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ESPRIT DE CORPS – Night. Captain Ptolemy Pryce steps into the yard. A piebald horse waits by the motor carriage, chewing oats out of an oat-bag. Seagulls fly overhead. The sky is black. Captain Pryce wears a black suit and a standard patrol coat as he mounts the horse to head home...
ESPRIT DE CORPS – Rows of houses on either side, hunching over the sidewalks -- and Precinct 41 with its dome roof growing distant. Around him the streets are silent. A kid on the corner waves at the captain as he takes the turn on Perdition and Main. The horse neighs. The captain nods back.
EMPATHY – Thanks, kid, he thinks. He's grateful.
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KIM KITSURAGI – "But then again..." A faint smile. "It's a legendary district. And a hell of a Station, too. It must be an honour and a curse to work with people like Pryce, McCoy, Berdyayeva..."
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KIM KITSURAGI – "Talk to Captain Pryce? I'd rather not ruffle the feathers of *two* captains with my doom-mongering."
YOU – "No, I mean *investigate*. Come work in Precinct 41."
KIM KITSURAGI – "Work *with* Pryce? A crooked smile quivers on his lips. "I'm flattered, but I don't know if I..."
ESPRIT DE CORPS – Would fit in? Am crazy enough? Can take the stress? He doesn't know how to finish the sentence.
RHETORIC – This truly came as a surprise to him. Not a bad one. But he's at a loss.
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CUNO – "What?! Bitches dream of the 41st. Why you think Cuno's *in* this shit? Word is it's fucking violent. Your captain Pryce dusted like... a thousand people."
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KIM KITSURAGI – "That's not true. Jamrock is too big for one precinct. You're just understaffed. And everyone respects the 41st -- you have Captain Pryce."
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JUDIT MINOT – "Ptolemy Pryce? He's the son of the old Pryce -- one of the founders of the RCM."
- ↑ Confirmation from Martin Luiga on Twitter