#micro theory

[emweach]

the two very popular and solid theories i have seen so far are Dante being related to Ruthven and Johann being M. Spider

Riche, do you have anything to tell the class?

[emweach]

The fact that Vanitas' mom was a member of a travelling band and Charlatan parade always appears when a vampire is about to get French kissed by Naenia is very omnious

[emweach]

Another VnC theory that may has been said before because I'm not that bright but anyway

While we can see that Vanitas use the book by channelling the blue moon's power from the mark Luna left on him, we are not entirely sure how the whole kinship works. Moreau injected VotBM (might be Luna)'s blood into them, but we are not sure whether it actually helps them harness the power of the books. We are not sure if the process of making Misha their kin is complete, or if Vanitas' kinship is officialised. Nevertheless, they are still able to use the books, which means that they are what the books deem Blue Moon's kin, at least in Moreau's words.

According to Luna, the experiments had pushed Vanitas' and Misha' bodies close to their limits, tampered into their formulas to the brink of becoming vampires, which is too much for them to handle. And the more they use the Blue Moon's power, the closer they are to their limits, as we see from the spread of Vanitas' mark. Now that we are having some convo with Misha, we can also see some markings on the upper arm of his mechanic hand.

The pattern of the mark looks strikingly similar to Vanitas', suggesting that his left arm is where Luna left their mark on him. His hazy recollection implies that some bloody gorey stuff happened to his hand, but I find him unreliable so please allow me to propose another idea: Misha, for whatever reason, abused the book to the point his hand was damaged/re-written, and hence lost it, probably the way vampires die and their bodies turn into dust. The mark exists as a starting point for how much his body will be affected and it will continue to spread until he is destroyed.

Unlike Vanitas, Misha has no fighting skills whatsoever, so he just use it no matter how much it tires him. The current arc comprises of him wheezing and barely able to keep it together, while Vanitas is way more strategic with his fight and avoid overusing the book, instead makes use of the Chasseur's version of steroid that he snatched from somewhere.

Sorry for rambling but as I re-read this arc, I find it amusing how strikingly similar the way Misha controls Domi to the way Naenia spreads her Malnomen. As we technically knows that the book of Vanitas can re-write the formulas, thus giving it the reputation of spreading curses. We are not sure if Misha tampered with Domi's true name, but he indeed managed to use her biggest desire/fear to take control over her, or to be a bit more precise, lose control over herself.

I am spiralling even further but some have noticed the similarity between Jeanne's Carpe Diem and Misha's mechanic hand, hinting that both might be Machina's works. As we have seen Ruthven has created quite a complex scheme in Machina's presence, involving Gano from the Chasseurs and other parties we have yet had a name on. As Misha said his "saviour" wants to revive Luna, this once again raise the question of the relation between Faustina the vampire queen and Luna. After Chloé's reverse formula we see that Naenia is Faustina's malnomen. So far the malnomens vary on how powerful the affected vampire is, from Amelia's simpler symptoms to Chloé's intricate snowball-y phenomenon. To make a malnomen spread curses by itself imply the power Faustina has over the whole species of vampire, as well as how similar she can be to the vampire of the blue moon. The things they can do are technically the same, and utterly powerful. Ruthven is scheming for much more than "reviving" Faustina, for whatever reason he has.

The latest arc, as much as it breaks my heart, provided us with an abundance of information on VnC's worldbuild as a whole. On this matter, I have to say Jun really stepped up the game from the foundation she laid with Pandora Hearts.

CC are appreciated.

[emweach]

Some conspiracies because years of lurking in fandoms reading metas have trained me to make stretches everywhere

Noé asserting his name implies the possibility of his "true name" being Noé following the logic "the most dangerous place is the safest"

Also by having the literal name Noé (as in Noah's Ark) Archiviste (archivist) he hints the chance of a vampire wipe-out and he might be the sole survivor documenting all of that shit

[intpandj]

And yet individuals can do nothing to affect the outcomes ... So long as one leaves the structure unaffected it is not possible for changes in the intentions and the actions of particular actors to produce desirable outcomes or avoid undesirable ones.

Kenneth Waltz