All evidence Till survives (2/4)
1. Inconsistencies compared to previous rounds:
In every single one of these above, the image goes out quickly and then the winning contestant moves up the bracket.
Till is the only exception. His image doesn't go out until after Luka's image has moved into the winning spot and it visibly flickers before it does.
After Sua, Ivan, and even background characters died, they all had large pools of blood under them.
Till is the only one who does not.
2. Hiding his status from the audience
His heart-monitoring earpiece falling out which would tell if he is alive or dead as identified by @pixelifiedcation. @tillsfan recognized the teaser emphasized the earpieces are heart monitors, which, among other reasons, could be to direct fans to this detail.
@asteriass realized how the red spray paint at the bottom of Till's pants and the red soles of his shoes creates the illusion he bled out to the segyein audience. The platform is raised and the floor is reflective.
Unlike previous stages, which were surrounded by the audience on all sides, Round 7 can only be viewed from the front.
Till's leg and Mizi's arm obstruct the segyein's view of Till's actual injury.
Combined with the misdirection of Hyuna's presence, and the excitement over Luka's win, the segyein do not notice there is no pool of blood.
3. From a medical standpoint:
There's lots of different claims people have made, so I consulted my friend who is a medical resident. After laying out the details, he concluded Till's wound is most likely a tracheal injury - not arterial. If so, Till is coughing up blood that is draining into his lungs. My friend's main reasoning is the lack of pooling up blood. The wound still needs immediate medical attention though.
Based on the chart provided by @lost-fugue, this would fall into the orange region with a 50-15% chance of survival. It can be lethal but it should be treatable.
@verdantlights explained the animation team has been consistently accurate with portraying gunshot wounds.
That said, humans can survive virtually anything. They can live after being shot in the head, jumping off a high bridge, or skydiving without a working parachute. So there's no scenario in which his wound is "impossible" to survive.
Till's leg would have fallen down due to gravity since he would have no muscle tone (passive muscle contraction).
If his right foot was pinned under his left leg, then his leg could remain up even if he was dead. However, this is visual storytelling and it would be confusing, ineffective, and illogical for that to be the reason for the positioning of his leg.
The morse code at the start of the song spells out "ALIVE" as identified by @awaggaa. While this has the thematic meaning of what it means to be alive, it could also serve a literal meaning that Till is still alive.
@honeybeetlejuice informed there is a heartbeat at the end of Wiege. Compared to Cure, in which Till's heartbeat was speeding up while Ivan's was slow and steady, this heartbeat is faint with long pauses between each one.
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