headcanon: since faker was outcast and hated by his father because he inherited only his brute force and none of his elegance, the deeply rooted trauma caused by that causes him to fake being elegant and refined so he can silence the voice of his father in the back of his head telling him how stupid and disgusting he is and how he'll never be good enough
like how he's portrayed in "st solis" (especially in his appearance)
i think that because majin was featured in both the songs, "sinister" and "minds", and the title of the album is, "sinister minds", majin was the direct cause of the creation of this album.
perhaps he tried to convince lord x to try another creative outlet, instead of his usual torture-y stuff?
THE FLOWER ON EXE'S SUIT COAT REPRESENTS BETRAYAL.
(my thoughts on faker/exe's character & story, ideas that i have for his lore, and the connections to other media i have made. separated into 3 chapters.)
[TW: mentions of nazism (i do not support it), brief mention of child abuse, suicide, cults]
so, uh, i'm not sure if i'm the first person to figure this out, but the flower is a black dahlia, which represents betrayal.
chapter one: the symbolic meaning behind the flower chosen in st. solis
this fits VERY, VERY WELL with the story in st solis, as faker is rebelling against his father, betraying his wishes and denouncing all that was said within the album as hypocrisy (or, in some interpretations, lies), and forcing a recalling of lord x's own guilty trial on the same sins he condemned.
the flower also represents internal change and reinvention of self, which could be taken as faker attempting to become his own person, and not just his father's son; even cutting ties and detaching himself from lord x entirely with this song being a final performance to announce his true beliefs and his departure...his betrayal.
however, it is not just him who is betraying the other, but lord x, as well. lord x created faker to attempt the creation of life, but failed, and despised the latter, deeming him a "botched prototype". exe returned that hatred.
now, they both hate each other, yes, but lord x is still faker's father, and his only family. from my knowledge, he is also the only other being he knows. imagine being in his shoes.
you have just been created. you only have your father. and, simply, your father despises you. he keeps you hidden but near, almost ashamed of you, as he plays his twisted games with his little mortals. he seems to have more affection even towards them than you.
you are mad. you inherited your ego from your father, and believed you would be a much better ruler than him, having a clear vision for humanity that didn't align with your father's personal objectives. you rebel. attempt to overthrow him. you fail, and are cast into a carceral void, to stay locked within forevermore.
he betrayed you.
then, in the far future, you come across an album he's making. he vents and complains and whines about all the "struggles" he faces within his "life".
what would you do?
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i really like how the singular design choice of using specifically a black dahlia flower changes the song's meaning quite a bit (at least, for me), and validates a lot of my initial interpretations.
chapter two: how exe's story connects to lucifer's in the bible
also, speaking of my own interpretations, i'd just like to put this here as i am already discussing it: i believe that faker's story is directly inspired by lucifer (from, y'know, the bible).
lucifer was created by god to be perfect, and he remained perfect, until iniquity was found within him. lucifer became perniciously prideful on account of his beauty and perfection, and that pride corrupted his wisdom, deluding him into desiring the glory and power that belonged to god only. he attempted to usurp god himself, causing him to be banished to earth.
both exe and lucifer were created to be perfect, but imperfections arose either immediately or gradually, both are prideful, both attempted to overthrow their creators (of whom are both gods), and both were banished to another place as punishment.
another thing: in christianity, eclipses represent tokens of god's anger, and faker is associated with a "black sun" (which is just an eclipse). it could mean that the black sun is merely a representation of faker's anger, possibly towards his father. neat.
chapter three (part 1): a comparison between h.tler and exe
i think it's also worth mentioning that a "black sun" is also a symbol in nazism. in fact, when i first searched up "black sun", that is exactly what came up, which means it's quite popular. i don't think it would be called that if they did not intentionally want to put a reference to that in there.
i would like to believe that they're not nazis, so i did more research to come to a conclusion of how these two things could possibly connect.
(and the best thing to enact this comparison on, is the monster himself. the big h. please do not take this comparison the wrong way, i just want to see how the black sun has any relation to exe.)
h.tler was frequently beaten by its father, mostly because of its refusal to conform to the strict discipline of his school. obviously, it did not have a very good family life when it was younger, which could definitely be connected to exe; especially the part about the father-son conflict due to the refusal to conform to rules.
it moved to vienna to attempt a job as a painter, but was faced with failure and major rejection. that, too, could connect to exe, specifically rhe many times when he was rejected by lord x.
when the great war started, it fought as a soldier, finding purpose at last, but it was shattered once the war was lost. this one doesn't have much connection, but, vaguely, it's akin to how exe planned to overthrow his father, finding that as his purpose, but the purpose was shattered when he failed.
h.tler's father sent it to a technical school, ignoring its desire to attend a classical high school and become an artist. h.tler rebelled against this by intentionally performing poorly in school, hoping that once its father saw "what little progress I was making at the technical school he would let me devote myself to my dream". now, this could just be a headcanon, or a guess, but, before exe attempted his full rebellion, it's likely that lord x at least tried to make the most of the situation, and teach him to follow in his footsteps as a cruel god. though, exe didn't agree with lord x's objectives, and so he most likely feigned indifference and/or incompetence to get lord x to see how bad he is at doing [insert whatever lord x tells him to do], so that, hopefully, x will take suggestions on what exe can do, and he could get x to consider exe's ideas. or...something?? look, man, i dunno every little thing about exe–
so, those are a few examples of connections that can be made with the two.
but, what is the equivalent to nazism in whole?
chapter 3 (part 2): the cult of x (spitballing abstract ideas)
the first guess i have is the cult of x, and the equivalent of their enemy would be humanity itself, or all mortals. and, before you try to say that those beliefs of ridding the world of mortals would be in service to x's objectives (of which exe rebels against), i think that x wouldn't want to get rid of mortals entirely, as he finds enjoyment in the cat-and-mouse chase of the torture he inflicts on them. by ridding all mortals, it would be a direct disservice to lord x, as the torture he found purpose in would cease to exist as well.
perhaps the cult of x was actually created by exe, somehow, introducing himself as the child of god (lord x), and saying that x will make all the horrors they've faced in their lives disappear if they devote their lives to him. much murder and much suicide follow as they act in obedience to "x's" sinister call.
the cult's not really racism-focused. lowk not exe nor x even gives a flying fuck about your skin. it's tasty either way!
it's really just a group of delusional, traumatized people who want an excuse to take their revenge on the world through violence.
and, so, i believe that this version of the black sun/eclipse that was in the fnf mod and stuff is a logo for the cult of x.
conclusion
so, i quite literally just spent 4+ hours typing in an essay on my phone about how sonic.exe connects to the bible, flowers, and nazism. i learned way more about all of these things than i would have in ANY of my classes. s-so adhd-core UwU~ rawr x3!!! >w<
but, uh, yeah. those are just a few things i noticed and wanted to ramble about
(and, if you're wondering how i even got the will to do this, i was just drawing art inspired by st. solis, when i had the idea to replace the weird flesh flower thing on exe's suit with a flower that symbolizes something that relates to his story. was looking at a list of flowers, then found one that represents betrayal. that was the black dahlia. i searched it and realized it looked EXACTLY like the weird flesh flower!! so i just wanted to tell people about it. and then it...spiraled. might post the art later, if it's any good.)
thanks for reading this bulllshiittttt please dont cancel me for even mentioning naziisssss i barely proofread thisssssAAAAAAAAGAJALAPSNHSIAO
