CRK Theory: We are saving Shmilk
sooo I have another theory tehehe
I didn't mind Scoops update and didn't mind the chapter but this isn't about them.. err sort of.
I read a tweet last night about the reason why Shadow Milk is out of character is BECAUSE of the ultimate dough which made me realise that yes its true. This chaotic thing that is Shadow Milk isn't actually him. The dough is using his likeness to make him a puppet.
Let's rewind to the prologue where we see Shadow Milk dazed and confused, he's recalling the events of what happened before he went into the demensional rift. We then see that he's in pain, even admitting to himself that 'it hurts', even stating that he needs to find somewhere to hide before 'IT' takes over. I feel like people seem to not understand/forget that this scene exists, the devs WANT us to differentiate who is and isn't the real Shadow Milk.
Note: I think this is our Shadow Milk, the one without the starry hair and wacky eyes coming out of his right eye but it's this one we see in the prologue.
We then see the Ultimate Dough torturing him, even using his friends as a sickening ploy to mess with his mind hence why we see 'it' have Burning Spice, Eternal Sugar and Mystic Flour, even imitating their voices with Shadow Milk's and his response was:
He doesn't call them by his friends name he says 'you' that's very different from calling them his 'friends' he knows that's not his friends, he's knows that's the Ultimate Dough basically messing with his mind, thinking it's some sick, twisted joke. Even telling the Dough to 'be cursed'
I also want to point out that the Ultimate Dough isโfor a lack of a better wordโbeing a dick to Shadow Milk, basically punching him down and twisting his own insecurities against him and telling him 'No one likes you, everyone used you.' Basically beating Shadow Milk down even more and in a way the Dough is using him too, using his body as a puppet.
Also remember the conversation between Sage and TK? Sage said that Shadow Milk is looking for control, to make a grand new stage. I think this isn't Shadow Milk Cookie who's doing this, I feel like the Ultimate Dough is doing this, making the world into utter chaos NOT Shadow Milk which is why Sage said that it's not his other self at all to be acting like this. The only way to free Shadow Milk is to understand him, to make him see the light in his already deepening darkness. Which is why I think we are against the ULTIMATE DOUGH instead of Shadow Milk. Right now Shadow Milk Cookie is the main target because the dough is using his likeness to do all this but it's actually not him.
Which also leads me to believe that at some point we will see OUR Shadow Milk break through to communicate to PV, basically using that small period of time to tell PV that he really needs help but he doesn't know how or what to do, basically stealing time to control his sanity for a moment to tell PV to listen to him and don't listen to the Dough who's pretending to be 'him'. I would even go as to say he would be in tears, telling him, pleading with him to please help him.
So in actuality Act 2 will be a rescue mission for Shadow Milk Cookie instead of 'shit we need to destroy Shadow Milk and kill him.' Meanwhile Shadow Milk is loosing the amount of time with his own sanity as we speak, loosing himself to the Ultimate Dough but like what Sage said, he has a chance of survival here so don't think we would have him killed off just yet.
