#skyabove

[missedmilemarkers]

[vivi-the-sky-kid]

(Last thing I promise) Do you find it weird that the Children of Light play such an important role in the end story but dont feature in any of the rest of the gameplay? None of the spirits, none of the cutscenes, nothing other than eden and orbit The only thing that comes close are the Isle murals that show fallen stars -ie the CoL being brought to Isle elder and then back to the sky (or being ferried to Eden)

(Yes, this is the last one you sent in, but I'm gonna cover it now)

Under the cut for length (no pictures this time, because dear lord would that be a lot more work)

I've had this sitting in drafts for a while now, long enough that I've gained more information and come to a (somewhat) new conclusion about the winged lights we encounter

So the stars we see in the Isle murals are, presumably, the Elders, given that canon lore has them as the stars that fell and made a new home in the clouds (and the devs have stated that winged light =/= stars)

The devs have also stated in livestreams that we have a connection to and relationship with the character represented by the imprints of children of light, and most notably, have also referred to the imprints as belonging to a singular child

We also need to consider some info about the King/Eden Elder. Some of this comes from hints given by Ash, a member of TGC staff. First, the king's not around to be saved anymore. Second, despite not being able to be saved, he does play an active role in the story of Sky, just not in the way you might think. He's an important figure, just not present in the same way as the spirits we encounter

Then of course, we need to consider my theory/headcanon that, given certain aspects of the game (the friend constellation and the final scene in Vault, for instance), our sky kids are actually bits of the King. I've also heard that the glowing child we encounter after dying in Stormlock is labeled in the game files as "King," but I don't have the pictures to prove it

Why am I bringing up the King and that theory?

Because now I think our sky kids aren't the only pieces of the King. I think the winged lights we collect are also pieces of him. Or, at the very least, pieces of a different aspect of the King

Since my last posting about the winged light (which was a long time ago), I had changed my mind about them. Rather than thinking of them as underdeveloped spirits, I started thinking of them as a different "half" of a soul. I've noticed that media featuring souls often divides them into two aspects: the memories (in other words, the core of a person), and the energy (the animating force of a soul). Fullmetal Alchemist is an excellent example of this concept. The spirits we encounter are the "cores" of the Sky Kingdom's citizens, held in the world by a strong memory and the darkness, while the winged lights are "energy" instead

Given this, it's likely that, when the King was rendered unable to be saved like the spirits and elders we encounter, he was divided into these two aspects, and then these aspects were both shattered into countless pieces. His "core" would become the sky kids, while his "energy" would dissipate around the Sky Kingdom and gather in a variety of locations as the imprints

I had already thought of these imprints as being more a place for energy to gather before learning about the connection we were supposed to have to them, given that any lost winged light return to where they were collected, and that they leave behind a silhouette that can recharge our energy, so this really just provides an explanation for their existence for me

Going back to your question, I would argue that their most prominent scenes being in Eden and Orbit makes more sense if they really are pieces of the King, as those would be the places with the greatest connection to him. And if we really are made up of bits of the King, then that adds another layer to our actions. This isn't just us trying to help the spirits and Elders. This is the King fixing his mistakes and righting his wrongs, albeit indirectly

Adding onto this, we need to consider the symbol present on both the Home constellation table and the gateway into Eden: the wing constellation. These are the only places they show up, and unlike the other constellation gates, the one barring the way into Eden is dependent on how many winged lights you have, not the number of spirits you’ve found. The Home constellation table is also the only place we can access the Friend constellation, which we’ve already established as having a connection to the King/Eden Elder

The constellation table in Orbit, on the other hand, has the same symbol used for accessing the Elders’ constellations, as well as the physical door leading into Eden (both at Home and in the first part of Eden). Since constellation gates are otherwise keyed exclusively to the Elders, why change it to winged lights (besides obvious gameplay reasons) unless they had a connection to the Eden Elder?

I have another concept we could bring into this, that the King drew the majority of his power (at least at first) from his connection to the Sky Kingdom's people, perhaps through the Elders themselves (as they seem to be tied to the spirits of their constellations, and there is the matter of the symbol on the Eden door and the Orbit constellation table). What is a King without his people, after all? By using the energy gifted by winged light shepherded to Orbit (Ascended Candles), we change the spirits from the blue of isolation to the gold of connection, and this is necessary to help the Elders reach Orbit as well

Additionally, if we consider that flight was apparently granted to the King by an elder creature sharing its flame (per the concept art), perhaps these imprints are made up of a blending of the King's energy and the elder creature's flame, hence why they allow us to fly and can increase our flight power

In conclusion, I'd say that no, I don't think it's particularly strange, given that their purpose seems to be tied most heavily to Eden and Orbit, and the spirits and elders have their own roles to play elsewhere. They also don’t have any personalities of their own, given that they’re all functionally identical and featureless (and only the 8 in the Stormlock tunnel have different poses which are... interestingly similar to that of the glowing child at the end of Stormlock)

[luiscartaxo]

Blue skies and plane trails... #westgate #cloudporn #planetrails #contrail #moodygram #lookupthesky #skyabove (em Westgate Oxford)

[missedmilemarkers]

[vivi-the-sky-kid]

I dont want to pry with whatever happened with Craw, I hope they feel better about whatever it is and take the time they need, I was just wondering if you knew what happened to the discord server? They said they were going to leave it going but it seems to have disappeared from mine and a few other people's server list? I didnt know if you would know more about it since you 2 seemed close

It's disappeared from my server list too, and I don't know what happened to it. I was planning on asking Craw at some point, since I'm guessing there were more nasty DMs in between that message and the server disappearing, but I want to make sure they're in a good head space first

[vivi-the-sky-kid]

Have you seen thatskygame's newest instagram post?? It might be on twitter too im not sure but,,, Lore?? Idk if it's the next season or more permanent stuff but 'Beware the Prophecy' ,, wHAT Whatever it is it seems like it's going to have lore connections, and the masks the spirits are wearing look interesting, even from the back What is the prophecy??? The only thing I can think of is the Skykids being sent to fix things but idk. Maybe it's related to the forbidden knowledge in the Vault room?

From what little I've managed to glean from the internet, it is most definitely going to have lore, and I'm just kinda screaming internally right now

It's also most likely tied to what happened with Eden, considering one particular piece I've picked up...

But that's spoilers, and I wanna respect the wishes of people who don't want to be spoiled

[vivi-the-sky-kid]

Have you heard the music for the new season area? It's so beautiful! It really reminds me of the music in Journey, although I cant quite place why. Its immediately topped my favourite tracks from this game ⭐ (Oh and I wanted to mention something else but its maybe spoiler territory so I'll do that separate 😉)

I don't think I have! I was going to say that it might have been the same composer, as I had a similar thing happen and it turned out to be the same person, but it looks like it was not (although Vincent Diamante might have used Austin Wintory's work as inspiration). I've never had the chance to play Journey, but having seen what the characters look like and noticed the similarities between certain architectural features in the game, it's possible that they might be drawing a connection between Journey and Sky!

[vivi-the-sky-kid]

IM GOING TO CRY! I WAS PLANNING ON BUYING THE SEASON PASS, WENT ON SKY AS NORMAL AND ONE OF MY FRIENDS TELEPORTED TO ME AND GAVE ME ONE! HHHHhhh people are so nice, I hadn't even spoken to them properly we just hung out at Home for about 40 minutes a few days ago. Safe to say there was a lot of hugging and bowing after 😭😆⭐

THAT'S SO SWEET I'M GONNA CRYYYYYY

YOUR FRIEND HAS SUCH GOOD TIMING I'M IMPRESSED