The Author

The Author is an alias for someone mentioned throughout OneShot. They are credited for inventing a flying machine, writing and illustrating many books, and documenting about the World. They also directly help The Player at much later in the game.

Legacy
In the World, the Author is well-known for writing many books. Books ranging from novels to documentations to illustrations and sketches. One said illustrations was the design for Prophetbot. They had also invented a flying machine which allowed them to travel to the different regions of the World to gather materials for their books. They've personally been friends with many of the other characters such as Silver, Alula, Calamus, George, and some others.

Fate
Based on the Author's notes near the end of the game, and a note in the Barrens which might have possibly been written by them, they had taken their own lives due to hopelessness of the sun ever coming back.