Backover

Backovers are monsters in Wither Springs. They are usually found in George Price Elementary School or Wither Caverns.

Appearance
Backovers are vaguely humanoid creatures. However, they appear to be doing a permanent headstand. Their head is bald and seems to be cracking open. It has a large gash on its temple that drips blood. Its eye sockets are empty, and it has multiple bags underneath its eyes. Its mouth also appears to have been sewn shut. Its arms actually have feet on the ends. Its torso rises upwards; its back seems to be covered in scars that appear to come from a whip. Backovers wear skirts made out of tattered human flesh. Its legs highly resemble arms, and they have hands on the ends.

Character
Backovers are rather slow creatures. They generally wander around, making horrid moaning noises. Upon seeing Jay, they will shuffle towards him and attempt to use their hands to strangle him. They have a surprising reach, so close-combat with the Wood Plank is not recommended. It is better to use either the Handgun or the Shotgun to dispatch a Backover.

Symbolism
The Backover represents a traumatic event in Jay's childhood wherein he witnessed his best friend get hit by a car. The accident left his friend with a broken spine and a grotesquely-distorted body. The stitched-up mouth may represent Jay not being able to confess his crimes of killing his family, and the lack of eyes may represent his lack of knowledge about what really happened. The whip scars on its back relate to pain and punishment.