 But as the centuries progressed, the public accepted Haas as a prophet.Coincidentally and completely unrelated, Ethan Haas is also the name of the character first seen in "The Class", a CBS sitcom starring "Lizzy Caplan", who was in Cloverfield.Mantra, the only character so far that players have been able to actually see, is a student of Haas's teachings; he apparently found the writings of Haas, and began to believe them as he saw predictions come true.