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* Who gave Alice the photograph of her family in ''AliceMadnessReturns''? There doesn't seem to be a single character in the game who would have a reason to hide their identity while giving Alice a bit of her past.
* In ''AliceMadnessReturns'', if the Infernal Train [[spoiler: represents Dr. Bumby trying to manipulate and corrupt Alice's mind]], why are the March Hare and Dormouse the ones that build it? I understand why they would overthrow the Mad Hatter, use his limbs, and take over his domain, because they probably want revenge on the Hatter for what he did to them in the first game, but why would they want to build a train that destroys Wonderland?

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* Who gave Alice the photograph of her family in ''AliceMadnessReturns''? ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns''? There doesn't seem to be a single character in the game who would have a reason to hide their identity while giving Alice a bit of her past.
* In ''AliceMadnessReturns'', ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns'', if the Infernal Train [[spoiler: represents Dr. Bumby trying to manipulate and corrupt Alice's mind]], why are the March Hare and Dormouse the ones that build it? I understand why they would overthrow the Mad Hatter, use his limbs, and take over his domain, because they probably want revenge on the Hatter for what he did to them in the first game, but why would they want to build a train that destroys Wonderland?

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** Because it's all in Alice's mind. All death is metaphorical in Wonderland, and anything can return to life if it still has a place in Alice's subconsciousness. The rabbit plush clearly has great significance to Alice, so the White Rabbit remains a strong link in her mind, even though his significance to this particular story is not great. Notice how the Duchess, the Hatter and the Chesire Cat all live despite of being killed in the first game, and Hatter lives in the challenge areas despite of being crushed under his collapsing factory.

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** Because it's all in Alice's mind. All death is metaphorical in Wonderland, and anything can return to life if it still has a place in Alice's subconsciousness. The rabbit plush clearly has great significance to Alice, so the White Rabbit remains a strong link in her mind, even though his significance to this particular story is not great. Notice how the Duchess, the Hatter and the Chesire Cheshire Cat all live despite of being killed in the first game, and Hatter lives in the challenge areas despite of being crushed under his collapsing factory.factory.
** This troper interpreted the beginning sequence as another session of Bumby trying to eliminate Alice's mind and memory, but it gets bad enough to start hurting her (near the end, they start tearing her skin off) so he stops. It's more of a dream of Wonderland rather then Wonderland itself... which is in her mind anyways.
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* Two words: [[WouldHitAGirl Jack]] [[KarmaHoudini Splatter]].
** What about him? That he's an abusive jerk or that he may or may not have gotten away with his actions? If it's the former, it's to show how horrible prostitues are/were treated and to hint at the absolutely horrific fate [[spoiler:the kids Bumby brainwashed into becoming sex slaves]]] would end up enduring. If it's the latter, it's shown that he was arrested for what he's done. But, it's never made clear whether or not he'd be punished for his actions.
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*** [[spoiler:Bumby]] states that the train is [[spoiler:Alice's own creation,]] though [[spoiler:he]] simply appropriated it for [[spoiler:his]] purposes. Allegorically, this mean [[spoiler:he]] used Alice's own desire to forget her horrid past as a vector to [[spoiler:rewrite the truth regarding him and the fire]] as well as [[spoiler:make her more suitable to his pimping.]]

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*** [[spoiler:Bumby]] states that the train is [[spoiler:Alice's own creation,]] though [[spoiler:he]] simply appropriated it for [[spoiler:his]] purposes. Allegorically, this mean [[spoiler:he]] used Alice's own desire to forget her horrid past as a vector to [[spoiler:rewrite the truth regarding him and the fire]] as well as [[spoiler:make her more suitable to his pimping.]]]]
*** The Doormouse gives his own reasons right before the BossBattle with him and March Hare, saying (paraphrased): "Forget the past! Damage is done!" Effectively they are the representations of Alice's willful suppression of her uncomfortable memories.
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** What about him? That he's an abusive jerk or that he may or may not have gotten away with his actions? If it's the former, it's to show how horrible prostitues are/were treated and to hint at the absolutely horrific fate [[spoiler:the kids Bumby brainwashed into becoming sex slaves]]] would end up enduring. If it's the latter, it's shown that he was arrested for what he's done. But, it's never made clear whether or not he'd be punished for his actions.
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* Two words: [[WouldHitAGirl Jack]] [[KarmaHoudini Splatter]].

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