I’ve been thinking about the first part of the DSMP finale quite a lot recently, so let me ramble about it and, more specifically, the decisions c!Punz makes there, and why they might of done that.
So far, I’ve seen three main theories about why c!Punz decided to revive c!Dream in front of c!Tommy and c!Tubbo, thereby destroying their cover. The first is that c!Punz just panicked and wanted to bring c!Dream back as fast as possible, damn the consequences. The second is that c!Punz and c!Dream already planned all of this out and they decided together that c!Punz didn’t have to stay in the shadows any longer. The third is that c!Punz decided that they were just going to betray the plan if one more thing went wrong out of spite and concern for both themself and c!Dream, and this was the last straw. I like all three of these for different reasons, so let’s go through them one by one.
Option One: Desperation and panic. c!Punz freaked out and revived c!Dream as soon as they found out. The second c!Dream’s back, he’s also panicking, so they’re both freaking out while trying to seem calm and collected. c!Tommy and c!Tubbo are completely oblivious to this because of course they are.
It’s fun (and a little angsty, but that’s not the main thing)
There’s plenty of silly little headcanons for this (including the one post that I can’t find anymore about c!Dream falling down the stairs because he was disoriented)
c!Dream would probably go along with it and pretend it was completely fine/supposed to happen
It’s the simplest solution, and the one easiest inferred from the stream
Would c!Punz really do that, knowing how much they’ve given up for this and how level-headed they are?
Why wouldn’t c!Punz just send c!Tommy and c!Tubbo on their way instead of telling them that c!Punz had something to show them?
Option Two: Calm, calculated planning. c!Dream and c!Punz planned everything out, including the reveal of c!Punz’s true allegiances and c!Dream’s revival (and potentially his death as well). Neither of them are panicking (or, at least, they’re not panicking as much as they would in option 1). Presumably, c!Punz doesn’t need their cover anymore, perhaps because the plan is almost at the end. c!Tommy and c!Tubbo are still oblivious to everything going on, because they always are.
c!Dream and c!Punz getting exactly what they wanted despite making extremely questionable decisions and essentially losing, which always felt suspicious to me
Staged duo’s whole thing being staging things and making victories feel like crushing defeats
c!Punz having the revival book set up and ready to spring, as well as essentially having a whole speech planned
c!Dream has before (and would again) sacrifice a life or two for a plan
It could of been a rainy day plan for if c!Dream lost his last life, which would make the whole theory make more sense
Why would they do this? What’s the reasoning behind this? What are they trying to accomplish (besides maybe blowing up the world, fixing whatever is wrong with it, or having previously figured out that the nukes would somehow erase people’s memories and trying to get that to happen)?
The logistics. All of them. What else do I have to say?
Option Three: Spite. It’s the last straw for c!Punz, who has had to go along with c!Dream’s plans and self-destructiveness (especially after what happened with Las Nevadas), and they decide that, damn it all, they’re going to blow their cover to force c!Dream into going along with this. c!Punz knows what’s going on but no one else is, including c!Dream. (I don’t think I explained this very well, so go read this canon-compliant oneshot setting this up if you want more context. It’s really good)
It gives c!Punz more agency, which is always a good thing
It has c!Punz and c!Dream be on different pages and adds conflict between them, which is interesting and angsty
c!Dream would definitely go along with it and pretend this was all part of his plan
It gives c!Punz a reason to revive c!Dream in front of Clingy Duo instead of just waiting until they were gone
As above: It gives c!Punz a relatively plausable reason to blow their cover
It incorporates c!Punz’s internal conflicts and besetting sin of anger, which neither of the others do
There’s literally no evidence for this, I just think it’s interesting and angsty
I personally like all three of these, but I think the first makes the most sense, even though c!Dream getting what he wanted despite being outsmarted and killed and having one of his allies outed seems really suspicious. However, I think that the other two are very interesting to explore and I want to use them in fanfiction now, so I’m probably going to do that sometime and you’re not going to see me for three months.
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