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[voidoftheeyes]

I couldn't figure out what I wanted to draw henry stickmin related so I indulged in a long time fixation

Mario:The Music Box! So i decided to draw the cat witch twins! Len and Layla

[viaviv124]

For the like 3 people out there who know the song "Alice Human Sacrifice" and are also familiar with Mario the Music Box, i made a casting for who's which Alice and will give my reasonings because i'm obsessed.

Alice nr. 1 - Alice Aduraice

It's the most on-the-nose one for me because the story is literally almost exactly like in the game. The first Alice was murdering everyone in her way so the forest decided to lock her up to make sure everyone forgets she ever existed. Alice has literally the same Story. She murdered everyone in her house only to be killed by Riba and trapped in the music box by Anna, who hoped no one would ever find and free Alice.

Alice nr. 2 - Riba Aduraice

He doesn't fit as perfectly but he's also the only choice i have for this role, he does still fit great though. The second Alice was just a guy who sang songs to the people, except they got progressively more insane and then either he was shot or he shot himself, the translations differ, and the people absolutely loved him and his death. Riba, both in the past and present time, starts out as a normal guy but he also progressively shows more of his insanity, dying in pretty much almost every ending too.

Alice nr. 3 - Len & Layla

This was arguably the hardest for me to figure out because this also fits Alice and i couldn't think of another fit. Then i thought of these two and they just share nr 3 now. The third Alice was a beauty through and through, manipulating and deciving (and seducing according to some translations) her way to be the queen of wonderland, creating her own country. She kept having strange dreams and began to fear her life to a psychotic degree, causing her to crave immortality (or just gain it, again, wonky translations) and be forced to rule for eternity. Now, Len and Layla definetly don't go that deep. Len is simply "in charge" of the curse in Evangeline, making sure everything happens over and over again in a timeloop (unless you don't save), as well as being the one to give Marchionne the power to be reborn, baiscally making her the "queen". Layla, at least in the first game, speaks to Riba constantly, both guiding and mocking him. She also functions as a sort of backseat for when you go to certain area's you're not supposed to because you might be stuck. Can be seen sweettalking so i guess you can take und that as 'deciving'? I don't know, just squint your eyes, i'm working with scraps here.

Alice nr. 4 - Mario & Luigi

Originally i wanted to put Marchionne and Luciano here also but listening again it's definetly only Mario and Luigi. The 4th Alice is a pair of twins exploring wonderland together, just having fun. However, as they're nearing the first Alice (there's other translations for this part too but this one is specifically the one i connect to them rn) they die because the brother killed the sister (at least in the music video, i am still not quite sure what happens), trapping them in Wonderland forever. This one is also simple and easy to link. Mario and Luigi come to the mansion, Mario picks up the music box, gets possessed by Alice and kills Luigi, effectively trapping them both forever in the mansion and by extension in Evangeline.