The Steam Dress, the dress Alice wears in the Hatter’s domain. The Mad Hatter in Madness Returns is a steam punk clockwork mad scientist. He was an enemy in the first game. In this game, the Dorm Mouse and March Hare have taken over his factory and Alice has to help him get it back from them. The whole thing is also a beautiful metaphor for the poor working conditions of the Industrial Revolution London Alice lives in. (And sometimes hits a little close to home for today too 😅) I mentioned before that the art book gave the meaning of the symbols on the apron for the blue dress but I was guessing on the rest of the symbols. Welll I found the official meaning of the symbols on the aprons of the other dresses, too. So that’s pretty cool. Also, each chapter in the game has a key representing that chapter. I couldn’t find official meanings of those so I’m taking a stab at that interpretation myself. Chapter one’s key is Saturn, which is also one of the symbols on her apron for this chapter, but given than none of the other key and apron symbols line up, I don’t think they’re meant to have the exact same interpretation. In the Hatter’s domain, Alice first learns about the Infernal Train, supposedly constructed in his factory. It’s the first clue she learns about the existence of an enemy power in Wonderland. Hollow Yves takes the form of a steam-punky bow with a bronze and green watch face. I’ve gotta be honest, while it fits the clockwork and steampunk theme, I think it’s the least interesting of Hollow Yves’s appearances. Not enough skull theming. Like they could’ve combined the skull and the watch face somehow. Just feels really out of place when you look at all of the dresses. But the rest of the dress is very detailed and I like it a lot. Also, please admire paper Alice’s hands. Thanks 🖤
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