Must kill Jacob and the Candidates to win, which will override a human/wolf victory. Knows the role of each player (though he doesn't know who the Candidates are to start with). He will learn who the Candidates are as well as the identity of the chosen Protector when Jacob dies. At the end of each phase, he learns each player's actions. He can only be killed by the Protector.

He can throw two heroin bags per cycle. Players hit by heroin bags will become addicted and overdose after two phases. They will be informed of their addiction by the host. He can also infect two players per cycle, effectively stealing their powers. Once per phase, he can choose one of the stolen abilities to use once. He can also, alternatively, override the infected player's day phase vote, or change the night phase wolf target (if the infected player is a wolf). Infected players' infections will wear off after two phases. They will be informed of their infection by the host.

He starts out seered black, but can change his color once per phase. The color change will occur before seerings. His direct day phase votes are worth x0.

The Candidates are six non-Man in Black players randomly chosen at the start of the game. A Candidate will be informed of his candidacy in his role PM. When Jacob dies, the living Candidate players will be contacted to volunteer for the job of Protector. One of the Candidates who volunteered will be randomly chosen as the new Protector at the end of the phase. The other Candidates will be told the name of the chosen player. If the Protector dies before he can kill the Man in Black, the process of selecting a Candidate to be the new Protector will occur again.

Games including the Man in Black

TWG 52: Guys, Where Are We

Players that have been Man in Black

Dark Koopa