Goryo

Goryo
Strength	Usually shows itself passing through D.O.T.S on video camera only with no players nearby
Weakness(es)	Less likely to wander Cannot change favorite rooms
Evidence

„When a Goryo passes through a DOTS projector, using a video camera is the only way to see it.”

—The Journal

The Goryo is a type of ghost in Phasmophobia. Goryo are known for appearing only on video feeds when interacting with a D.O.T.S. Projector, as well as remaining within the vicinity of its starting Ghost Room.

Behaviour

Activity

When performing a roam, the Goryo can only perform short roams, rather than either short or long roams.

The Goryo will not roam away from its favorite room as often as other ghosts and cannot change its favorite room in any difficulty. This can only be overridden via the 'sanity wish' when using the Monkey Paw.

Ability

The Goryo's D.O.T.S ability.

The Goryo will only enter in a D.O.T.S state if no players are in the same room as the ghost. In addition, its D.O.T.S silhouette is only visible through a Video Camera, and cannot be seen with the naked eye. A Goryo will still manifest normally during ghost events and hunts.

Strengths and weaknesses

These are the strengths and weaknesses as listed in the journal:

Strength: A Goryo will usually only show itself on camera if there are no people nearby.

Weakness: They are rarely seen far from their place of death.

Evidence

• EMF Level 5
• Ultraviolet
• D.O.T.S Projector

On limited evidence (1/2 evidence) games, a Goryo will always have the D.O.T.S. Projector as one of its evidence types.

Strategies

Identification

It is necessary to have a Video Camera either placed facing an active D.O.T.S. Projector, or held by a player outside the ghost's room. If D.O.T.S. evidence is visible in the camera's screen, but invisible in direct view, the ghost is likely to be a Goryo. Conversely, if D.O.T.S. is seen without the aid of a video camera, a Goryo can be safely ruled out. Turning up device or in-game brightness may help when trying to rule out a Goryo.

Ghost events only need the player to be somewhat near the ghost, and the ghost does not need to roam to perform them, only teleporting if applicable. Hence, having ghost events happening a distance away from the favorite room does not rule out the Goryo.

If you do not obtain D.O.T.S Projector as one of the ghost's evidences on Nightmare/Insanity difficulty or on a limited evidence custom game (1/2 evidence), then the Goryo can be safely ruled out. On a 0 evidence run, the Goryo is near-impossible to identify with certainty, as it cannot be identified through its D.O.T.S ability; Try waiting a while to see if the ghost changes its favorite room at low sanity, or use motion sensors and salt to track how far it travels in one go.

Trivia

• In Japanese folklore, it was feared that when a person died tragically, their soul would become a vengeful spirit (commonly referred to as Onryō), causing disasters, pestilence, and haunting. People worshipped the Onryō as a Goryō (御霊, honorable spirit) and tried to avert disaster by appeasing his anger. The Japanese word "御霊" is often read as "Mitama" ("Goryō" is also the correct reading), which is a term of respectful invocation of ancestral spirits. In Phasmophobia, Goryo do not reflect these powers nor their Japanese origin, and are American in both appearance and name due to sharing models and a naming pool with other ghost types.
• It is possible to take a ghost photo of the Goryo's D.O.T.S. silhouette. This will require switching from a video camera to a photo camera at just the right moment if playing in singleplayer. Just as with the Phantom, the ghost won't actually be visible in the photograph, but it will still count toward the "Capture a photo of the ghost" optional objective.

History

Early Access
0.3.0	Added Goryo.
0.8.0	The Goryo will no longer change favourite rooms or roam long distances.