[YTTD Spoilers/Theory] So a few days ago I was in a Discord call with my friend, and we started doing a "YTTD Character Tier List", and we got stuck on Megumi for a few minutes
We were discussing whether she was a good person or a bad person based on the little to no information there is about her
I mean, of course she is a bad person, with the whole thing about being avoidant when talking about "Why Mr. Redhead Policeman was fired?" and the "background deal", but we were discussing if she did that beacause she wanted to or if someone forced her to it, if she had ill intentions or not
Now this is where the fun begins, my friend's theory below:
He shared a theory he have about Megumi's wish and how that's directly connected to Redhead officer's death, the theory being that: Megumi's wish was to kill him.
He explained that maybe when Redhead discovered "the secret dark side of pollice", Megumi didn't like that and promptly fired him, but getting him out of the force wasn't enough since he could still somehow find more information about said "dark side", which led Megumi to make a deal with Midori, to kill Redhead with the ASU-NARO vow (I guess some could argue that we're making a bit of a stretch with a theory like that, but still what isn't a stretch in a game with almost no information)
Supposing we're right, this part of Megumi's victim video could mean 2 things:
She was following the demands of another higher up, leading to her wish with the ASU-NARO vow being to kill Redhead, which means that the isn't that bad
She was straight up lying in hopes that if pretending to be a victim herself, Keiji would give in and save her, which means she was a bad person all along
My thoughts? I'll go with 2, I like the ideia of her just being an asshole, we need more mean women in this game! /j
Jokes aside, it's the idea of "Good cop/Bad cop" and "The only good cops are fired cops", good cops are those who aren't on duty anymore (Keiji) and bad cops are those who are still on duty (Megumi), since she's already a bad cop for still being on the force even after knowing about the "dark secrets", why not commit to the fullest and be a bad person too?
Everyone (And by "everyone" I mean the participants) in this game is "an asshole but with somewhat good intentions", I think it would be cool to have a change, to have a character who was a dick with ill intentions all along
Anyway, I would love to know what you guys think about my friend's theory! All kinds of comments are welcome, I'm eager to know if you agree or disagree and why! :D
POLICEMAN: Yeaa... But, it's better not to get involved with that guy.
KEIJI: Huh...?
POLICEMAN: It's hard to say it here, but... / He tried to expose a hidden darkness... inside the Police Department... and got fired for it...
KEIJI: ...!!
POLICEMAN: ...You're a cop too, so you've also heard countless bad rumors, right...?
KEIJI: Y-Yes... But, what do you mean fired...
POLICEMAN: That guy... his eyes were too honest. / He said he wanted to be the kind of parent his kid would be proud of... So he carried a sense of justice that he couldn't hold up...
KEIJI: The darkness he was trying to expose... What exactly was it...?
POLICEMAN: Dunno... If I did, I'd be fired too.
KEIJI: Th-Then! Who's the one... who made him quit...!
POLICEMAN: ... / It was... Megumi-san.
KEIJI: ...!!
POLICEMAN: You should be careful of catching her eye too... if you want to stay within the police, y'know.
POLICEMAN: Attention all personnel! The other party is in possession of a gun! / There are no civilians present! You are authorized to open fire on the scene! Whatever you do, don't let them flee the scene!
KEIJI: There's nowhere to run! Drop your gun!
CRIMINAL: Auuuugh...!! AAAAhhh...!!
POLICEMAN: Damnit…! He's lost his cool! Keiji, don't go too far ahead!!
KEIJI: I'll fire a warning shot...! First off, we've got to calm him down!!
POLICEMAN: Dumbass!! Don't do it!!
KEIJI: Ah... / Aah... Ah... / That... can't be...
MEGUMI: Keiji-kun!! Are you ok...!?
KEIJI: I'm... I'm ok!! But, th-the other person is...!! / Ah...?
I shouldn't... have noticed... / I shouldn't... have seen his face...
MIDORI: It's a strange story, right...? After all, it turns out the criminal wasn't carrying a gun.
KEIJI: ……
MIDORI: That's why Megumi-san used the top brass to suppress it... / It's enough to make you cry, right... Using self-defense... to hide her subordinate's murder.
KEIJI: …… / Why do you know that?
SARA: (Keiji...san...?)
MIDORI: …
KEIJI: You... how much of a grasp do you have on the police...
MIDORI: ...How much, indeed...? / "The criminal is in possession of a gun" ...Like false information can be broadcasted... / Using the righteousness of a dismissed police officer... I can cause a disturbance too.
KEIJI: ……!!!!
MIDORI: It was all... for the sake of meeting you guys... / To have you sign your names... y'see.
KEIJI: … / Kuku... / I see... So that's how it was... / I'll kill you... You alone, I must...
