Wisdom teeth removed. In hella pain. Time for more deltarune posting
So the prophecy right? At first it was kind of incidental but then it became crazy important in chapter 4, and I wanna talk about my main theory about it. But first some context!!!
So we know how the prophecy as presented in chapter 4 goes, relatively speaking. But the most interesting part of the prophecy is everything else around it, so that's mainly what I'm gonna talk about.
So. In Deltarune, the main religon practiced in home town is about. Well. The Deltarune. And in fact, the original prophecy is seen as some sort or religous text. It's read aloud akin to how the bible would be in church, and they write hymns about it and shit. It is also stated that a lot of the prophecy has been lost to time, which is very important so remember that. Now, if you've been following deltarune for a while now, the focus on religon might seem kind of weird, given that it has been largely about escapism through media and games and television, but that's where Lord Of The Hammer comes in.
Lord of The Hammer is confirmed by Gerson to be based on the prophecy, with a lot of creative liberties taken. Gerson is all about writing your own stories, your own endings, and is overall a pretty chill dude. Despite deviation being looked down upon in real life religon, most people seem to think Lord of The Hammer was badass, and they even keep copies of it in the church. Lord of the Hammer was apperently so baller that they MADE A VIDEO GAME BASED ON IT.
Dragon Blazers drives me nuts. It is referred to heavily in chapter 2 and the sweepstakes, and might be the NES game we play in chapter 3, given that it features the Ice Palace. It has been generally accepted that Dragon Blazers was used by Deltarune to sort of refer to itself, but since it was loosely based on the Prophecy, it makes perfect IN UNIVERSE sense for there to be parallels.
So. Back to the whole "most of the prophecy is lost" bit. Because it really seems like it ISN'T, given that a lot of Darkners got that shit memorized. So it mostly seems like the light world is clueless about it, right? Well, here's where I get into conspiracy theory territory.
Ralsei's explanation of Dark Worlds is largely what most people expected, with darkners being real world items turned into full fledged people with thoughts and feelings. But the way he describes how this happens is the important part. He says that, when it gets dark, objects can appear as something else, such as a chair looking like a monster, or a poster looking like its moving. Dark worlds are what happens when you get "Darker than dark." Other than being a sickass gaster reference, this reveals something important about Darkners. That they're interpretation of their given object made manifest.
So the prophecy. What does this have to do with the prophecy. Well, again, Lord of the Hammer is a loose adaptation of the prophecy. A what if scenario based on Gerson's creativity, world view, and vision. It's his interpretation. Like wise, Dragon Blazers is it's own interpretation of HIS work, based of the dev's own worldview.
Dragon Blazers is a game that seems pretty important to Susie and ESPECIALLY Noelle. Even if Susie has never heard of the prophecy, she has learned it via Dragon Blazers. Kris and Noelle have also been to church, and the Knight, (presumably Dess) has a connection with Gerson, author of Lord Of The Hammer, given that he manifests as mostly the same when he was alive. Basically everybody important to the Prophecy has heard about that shit before through various mediums.
I think its notable that Lord of The Hammer is unfinished. Gerson died before he could complete it. We don't know if Dragon Blazers ended, but given it was based on Lord of The Hammer, its doubtful. And, of course, most of the prophecy is lost to time.
It really makes you wonder. What if Gerson finished Lord of The Hammer? What if Dragon Blazers had an ending? What if we found the missing parts of the prophecy?
In darkness, our minds fill in the blanks. The silhouette of a chair can be seen as a monster, and the poster can seem like its moving. In complete darkness, you can't see anything. You can't know anything. You can't know the ending.
But what if it was darker than dark?
What if you're brain sees patterns between what you do know. What if the cool new girl at school reminds you of the dragon from dragon blazers? What if your stoic friend's demeanor reminds you of the stoic Knight? What if you could meet your cool older brother when he was your age? What if you think Jockington would look badass with a beard.
Basically, what I'm saying is that, rather than being the actual prophecy, it's simply another interpretation? Another interpretation of a story told over and over and over again. Each time a little different? A story built on greif, lonliness, and curiosity? A story about you and your loved ones overcoming hardships, making new friends, and having adventures.
But this adventure has gotten too real. Somebody might get hurt, you start to worry about how it all ends, somebody you think knows everything is burdened with that knowledge. The cool badass new girl wants to be kind, to be a hero. It's what happens when your world view becomes real.
Anyways I call it Interpretation Theory and its my weird pretentious son. My face hurts like fucking crazy but hey deltarune is pretty cool. Anyways
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