Tom Eagen

A little heavy on the metaphors, maybe.

This article, whilst considered part of the Alan Wake franchise, is from media that may be considered non-canon to the wider narrative, and may also contain spoilers.

Tom Eagen is a character who appears in the Alan Wake novel.

Background

Before the events of Alan Wake, Tom Eagen was a carpenter and local resident of Bright Falls, WA. On the night before Deerfest, the Dark Presence attacked the town turning any unfortunate crew that were putting the finishing touches on the parade areas in the town center, into Taken. Eagen confronted Alan Wake, Barry Wheeler and Sheriff Sarah Breaker as they were leaving the sheriff station. Breaker having just learned of the Taken, attempted to reason with him but Eagen swung a hammer at her, barely missing the sheriff's head. Wake intervened to save Sarah by killing Tom in the same way as the other Taken.

Trivia

Breaker was deeply unsettled by what Wake had to do to save her. She also seemed troubled that she couldn't help any of the other Taken.
Sarah comments that Eagen had fixed her front porch, though he was a lousy carpenter.