![]() ![]() On the wall behind is a recruiting poster for the Pasadena Police Dept. Bill La Nier was the lead detective with the Pasadena PD at the time. Sunday is the 30th anniversary of the "Candy Man" incident in which Ronald Clark O'Bryan laced his son's Pixy Stix with cyanide. La Nier poses in the Harris County Sheriff's office, 10/26/04. Owensby Jr./Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of10 W. HOUCHRON CAPTION () SECNEWS: AFTER VERDICT: Ronald Clark O'Bryan, right, is escorted from the courtroom by a bailiff after hearing the guilty verdict on June 3, 1975. BAILIFF HARRY ODAMS ESCORTS HIM FROM COURTROOM. RONALD CLARK O'BRYAN, RIGHT AFTER HEARING GUILTY VERDICT. In it he says underlined, "I do not want to die!" Later he writes that he would use the extra time to "fight for the truth in the death of my son." Associated Press Show More Show Less 6 of10 COURTESY FAMILY Show More Show Less 5 of10 Here is a letter written by Ronald O'Bryan in 1984, a last ditch attempt to persuade the judge to grant a further stay of execution. ED KOLENOVSKY/AP Show More Show Less 4 of10 1974 - TIMOTHY O'BRYAN HALLOWEEN POISONING VICTIM. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky, File) HOUCHRON CAPTION (): O'Bryan. Twenty-five years have passed since he killed his son for $20,000 insurance money. 30, 1982, file photo of Ronald Clark O'Bryan leaving court in Houston after he was sentenced to die for the poisoning death of his 8-year-old son with a cyanide-laced treat on Halloween in 1974. ![]() STEVE UECKERT/Houston Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of10 FILE-This is a Sept. HOUCHRON CAPTION () SECNEWS: LETHAL: In 1986, a Harris County sheriff's deputy had to wear surgical gloves for protection from the poison in Ronald Clark O'Bryan's deteriorating Pixy Stix. MORGAN WEARS SURGICAL GLOVES TO PROTECT HIM FROM POISON IN RONALD CLARK O'BRYAN'S DETERIOTATING PIXY STIX. Harris County TDC Show More Show Less 2 of - SHERIFF'S SGT. TL DR: Easiest character to learn the game with, this is normal.Crime: Murder of his 8-year-old son with a poisoned Pixie Stix, earning him the nickname the Candyman. I say 1/4 and not 1/5 because I expect some people will stick with him because it's easier to continue progressing with one character than branching out and experimenting with the rest, especially if they're winning games. You'll probably see Candyman mains drop down to about 1/4 once people try out all the other characters and choose one that fits their playstyle instead of just the one that is the easiest to learn with. ![]() I think I have about a 50% win rate against him in the hands of really good players. Go to the steam community chat, play a few rounds against the people there and you'll see a pretty even split of characters amongst them. I don't think Candyman is weaker or stronger than other characters, he's just the absolute easiest to get used to and play moderately well. A new player could not, for example, properly utilize Sonata or Switch's special at all in the same way a new player could properly utilize Candyman's special. I'm talking specifically about new player vs new player here, good Candyman players absolutely try and do specific angles at certain times in order to use the ability to the fullest. No planning where you're going to send the ball (Sonata), figuring out which other direction you want to send the ball (Raptor), setting up for an unpredictable spit (Latch) or timing a flipkick to return a ball at high speeds without getting hit (Switch), just fire 'n forget at some point and hope for the best That's incredibly easy to grasp and utilize. No wall-climbing, ceiling-skating, double-jumping or wall-jumping, just jumps really high. His movement mechanic is the easiest in the game by far. Sidenote: I wonder how many new players started up their first game with Switch, did an upward hit and went "WTF JUST HAPPENED?" His angles are pretty simple, and especially on a downward strike you can easily retake your ball at low speeds with little effort. ![]() I'm with Vertiguous here, Candyman is extremely newbie-friendly. ![]()
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