Feb 22
Realising that it’s deeply important to me that Daniil leaves the Town post pathologic, especially post pathologic 3, because it is the fundamental rejection that he is Simon Cain. He rejects his inheritance of guiding the town in favour of the higher calling of the betterment of all of humanity. In a sense, I also think this is why pathologic 3 made the Kains stop caring so much about Simon and, by proxy, the polyhedron at the end of the game. The Utopians were always the representation of the future and progress. What’s more anti Utopian than following the wishes of dead men when you can do better?
#the cains deciding to abandon the polyhedron and simon at the ending of patho 3 confused me until it clicked#simon cain and the polyhedron is old news now they are no longer the hopes of the future#the cains no longer need the polyhedron to build a town on the other side of the river#i don’t necessarily like how the polyhedron was basically butchered by proxy but i do get it#in reverse it’s also why it’s important artemy stays and takes up his inheritance because he is the representation of the past#though i do wonder how clara’s story is now going to shake out when the utopians have moved onto their own dreams of a better future#depending on how it goes it might actually be the biggest snide to centrism you will ever read#even more than human sacrifice to keep everything the same while kicking the problem down the road for future generations to deal with#pathologic#pathologic 3 spoilers#daniil dankovsky#simon cain
