Diddles/Hallifer

Diddles/Hallifer are the identities of a weapons seller. He is the primary villain of The Greenwood Town: A Short Story in Acts.

As Diddles
He appears as Diddles in Act 1 of The Greenwood Town, where he is John Derpston's roommate. He describes a recent sale to John (two STEN SMGs for 20,000 R$).

As Hallifer
He appears as Hallifer in the bar where he gives Karenna and John shotguns with explosive ammunition. He warns them not to activate the explosives while the single shell is inside the ammo chamber. He then disappears until Act 5.

As Diddles/Hallifer
Diddles/Hallifer appears when Doctor Slate shoots Karenna and Jack with the explosive shotgun. Doctor Slate then reveals that the person who gave him the shotgun was Diddles/Hallifer. Diddles/Hallifer gloats about being "irredeemably evil" before accidentally setting off the shotgun in Doctor Slate's hands and killing them both.

Physical Description
Diddles/Hallifer is not described openly in the book, although Karenna does remark how Diddles/Hallifer shaved his beard off when they are confronted by him in Slate's HQ.

Trivia

 * Diddles/Hallifer is actually the primary villain of The Greenwood Town: A Short Story in Acts. Doctor Slate is the secondary villain.
 * The exploding shotgun is supposed to look like the Trench Warfare Shotgun.