So far, I've always assumed that FACE must be the most terrifying thing possible for Modo, since it's the only thing that wakes her up from the sight of it alone. But then I happened to realize that its Japanese name, The Red King, refers to a character from Through the Looking Glass. In it, it's said that Alice may be a part of his dream, and if he wakes up, she'll no longer exist.That's not quite how it works in the game of course, but it can't be a coincidence that he's named after a dreaming character in a famous book, and Modo abruptly wakes up when she sees him. Also, the face itself does resemble how he's illustrated in the book. No idea what any of this has to do with Kyukyu-kun.
So far, I've always assumed that FACE must be the most terrifying thing possible for Modo, since it's the only thing that wakes her up from the sight of it alone. But then I happened to realize that its Japanese name, The Red King, refers to a character from Through the Looking Glass. In it, it's said that Alice may be a part of his dream, and if he wakes up, she'll no longer exist.
That's not quite how it works in the game of course, but it can't be a coincidence that he's named after a dreaming character in a famous book, and Modo abruptly wakes up when she sees him. Also, the face itself does resemble how he's illustrated in the book. No idea what any of this has to do with Kyukyu-kun.
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WHY DIDN'T I SEE THIS BEFORE
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Bump, this is a REALLY good theory.
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I thought the name "red king" was given by the fans of the game. I'm a bit confused now, is that really the real name of the file with that animation? Else, it is simply fan named and therefore can be a product of pure coincidence which means that the probability of this would be pretty low...
>>2651I dislike doing this because it kills this real nice theorybut yeah, the event names (map name and image files) for the Red King is "Eizo", which means image/reflection/silhouette
(how does i quote lol)""Eizo", which means image/reflection/silhouette"When I read that, I got the idea that maybe FACE could be a little more literal than we all think. I don't know where the name FACE came from, so I can only imagine it's fan made (same as the Red King, which I've only heard sparingly), but what if Madotsuki is literally coming face to FACE with her own face?She gets to FACE by cutting a hole in the very fabric of her dream and winds up in this fairly empty area with a staircase and just a single observer (Kyukyu-kun), and when she enters the door at the top there's FACE. Could it be that Madotsuki is seeing her own FACE, distorted by her dreams, and it startles her awake?The "reflection" translation is particularly interesting, because it could mean that Madotsuki is afraid to look at herself which could, in turn, make for another whole slew of theories about who she is and why she's a shut in.
(how does i quote lol)""Eizo", which means image/reflection/silhouette"
When I read that, I got the idea that maybe FACE could be a little more literal than we all think. I don't know where the name FACE came from, so I can only imagine it's fan made (same as the Red King, which I've only heard sparingly), but what if Madotsuki is literally coming face to FACE with her own face?
She gets to FACE by cutting a hole in the very fabric of her dream and winds up in this fairly empty area with a staircase and just a single observer (Kyukyu-kun), and when she enters the door at the top there's FACE. Could it be that Madotsuki is seeing her own FACE, distorted by her dreams, and it startles her awake?
The "reflection" translation is particularly interesting, because it could mean that Madotsuki is afraid to look at herself which could, in turn, make for another whole slew of theories about who she is and why she's a shut in.
>>2654>that would be greentext maybe?Madotsuki is afraid of herself..hm, i like this.
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>that would be greentext maybe?
Madotsuki is afraid of herself..hm, i like this.
Reflection theory makes a lot of sense, too. I don't think it's literally supposed to be her own face or anyone else's, more like an emotional manifestation of how her current situation feels to her; she sees it when she enters the door to her own room. The fact it wakes her up when so many other things don't hints at the level of dispair involved in that.
>>2654Her having to cut a whole in her dream to get to FACE is pretty interesting. It could be the it is the FACE of someone very unpleasant to her, and the dreamworld itself was designed to keep Mado away from such an unpleasant figure.
Her having to cut a whole in her dream to get to FACE is pretty interesting. It could be the it is the FACE of someone very unpleasant to her, and the dreamworld itself was designed to keep Mado away from such an unpleasant figure.