View of the Bell tower from below
The Bell Tower is a tall building on the top of the Bullworth Academy Main Building. During Final Showdown, it has construction platforms, piles of bricks, wheelbarrow of cinder block, and scaffolding.
Layout[]
The bell tower can only be accessed during the mission Final Showdown. The entrance to the tower is located on the second floor of the Main Building, to the right of the Headmaster's Office, where a sign labeled "Roof Access" marks the way. Beyond this door lies a staircase leading to the roof, which is detailed enough to suggest that there might have originally been an uncut sequence planned for Jimmy to chase Gary to the tower.
At the top of the stairs, there is a metal door with a sign that reads "TO ROOF," accompanied by a large red arrow pointing to the door. Wheelbarrows filled with cinder blocks and piles of bricks are scattered around, alongside several ladders and construction platforms, which have to be traversed to reach the top of the tower. The bell tower has a total of nine bells, five of which fall during the aforementioned mission, leaving only four remaining. At the back of the bell tower, there is a three-leveled scaffolding structure over a skylight that leads to the Headmaster's Office; both the scaffolding and the skylight are destroyed at the end of Final Showdown.
Gary's Residence:[]
In the game, prior to beating the main storyline, it is rumored that Gary had never went home and is actually secretly residing in the Bell Tower. It is unknown if this is true, as it might just be town rumors made to stir up reactions. However it is possible he is there, as he doesn't usually appear in free roam afterwards.
Trivia[]
- The platforms appear rusty, implying that they may have been there for a while but they are never seen even at the beginning of the game.
- If the player is near the Main Building and zooms in on the bell tower, floating I-beams can be seen from Final Showdown. These were probably left unintentionally.
- In the original Bully, the bells made a ringing sound. In Scholarship Edition, the bells can only be heard during the Final Showdown mission.
- When looked at closely the bells have the Bullworth Academy symbol on them.
- The scaffolding originally had a wood texture, along with the I-beams which appeared to be wooden planks. In the Scholarship Edition, they are re-textured with a more metal appearance.
- The Bell Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the game, another includes City Hall.
- During Final Showdown, if the player walks slowly, Jimmy uses the sneaking animation that is used whenever he is trespassing somewhere.