History WMG / HigurashiWhenTheyCry

While there are numerous allusions to ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', episode 8 drops the biggest ones with Eua dropping the word "witch" in response to Satoko having a mental breakdown over what can be assumed as her "witch half" manifesting (see how her eyes briefly turn red while she is having her traumatic episode). Given how Satoko's attitude is gradually changing into one more witch-like, give or take a hundred years, and Satoko would have [[MotivationDecay forgotten why she was doing this]] aside from the entertainment.

* Oniakashi reveals that [[spoiler: Rika killed herself to escape into the next fragment when she learned that she failed again, and Satako killed herself as well to follow her.]] This implies that Rika [[spoiler: Rika drowned herself in the toilet]] as she reacted the same way when Keiichi told her that he and Shion snuck into the storehouse.

** In that case, it was because she discovered the body beforehand and locked the door herself. She dissuaded Keiichi from looking in the stall to make herself the suspect as she and her family has always made themselves the scapegoat culprits of Oyashiro's curse.

** Satoko didn't know where Rika was and thus didn't know if she was alive or dead yet so she could loop to the next fragment Rika went to, hence her weird question to Keiichi. She went to Mion's house to find out if Rika's dead. Mion suspected Satoko to be involved with Shion going crazy and the deaths of Oryou and Kimiyoshi and confronted her when Satoko came to her house. Mion tells Satoko that Rika is dead and Satoko pulled out the gun seen in Nekodamashi and shot her. Satoko or one of the Yamainu scratched Mion's beck to make her look like she sucumbed to the Syndrome and was the killer, Satoko then shot herself in the head to go to the next timeline.

* Oniakashi reveals that [[Spoiler: Rika killed herself to escape into the next fragment when she learned that she failed again, and Satako killed herself as well to follow her.]] This implies that Rika [[spoiler: Rika drowned herself in the toilet]] as she reacted the same way when Keiichi told her that he and Shion snuck into the storehouse.

** One of the preview images for Sotsu is the ladder scene from Mion's point of view but instead of the L5 eyes Keiichi saw, it was Mion full of tears. This would mean that it was Keiichi who hallucinated Mion going crazy and that he was L5, not Mion.
** In that case, it was because she discovered the body beforehand and locked the door. She dissaude Keiichi to maker herself the suspect as she and her family has always made themselves the scapegoat culprits of Oyashiro's curse.

Both of them have that sort of blank stare, and are unafraid to mess with destiny itself or kill people, and both have the intent of becoming a God. She's crazy because it's [[Main/{{InTheBlood}} In The Blood]]. Well, that and [[spoiler: Hinamizawa Syndrome.]]

This is a devil's proof, I refuse to explain. But seriously guys, cool it with the Umineko theories.

[[WMG: Featherine is Hanyuu’s EnemyWithout]]

Basically, the relationship between the two is just like Rika and [[spoiler: Bernkastel]] as confirmed by R7 in 2012.

When Hanyuu (originally a demon) became a goddess, the darkness in her heart was cast from her consciousness and manifested itself as Featherine.

Making them When They Cry’s equivilant to Ventus (Hanyuu) and [[spoiler: Vanitas (Featherine)]].

*** Keiichi goes L5 and kills everyone at Angel Mort, including Shion, Satoko, Rena, and Rika.

Shion is mysteriously absent from ''Satokowashi-hen'' and she's the best person who can empathize with Satoko's problems. We'll also learn what she's been up to after the original series and it will serve as an example of what Satoko could pursue outside of following Rika in St. Lucia.

Each of the final episodes provides more evidence of Satoko having a connection to the Witch of Certainty. She isn't just a game piece of Lambdadelta, she BECOMES Lambdadelta. And for whatever reason, she'll use her time looping powers to go back in time before the game of Higurashi began, when Miyoko lost her parents where Satoko now Lambdadelta grants her wish that triggered the main plot of Higurashi. In other words, this time paradox created the logic error mentioned in Umineko.

Each of the final episodes provides more evidence of Satoko having a connection to the Witch of Certainty. She isn't just a game piece of Lambdadelta, she BECOMES Lambdadelta. And for whatever reason, she'll use her time looping powers to go back in time before the game of Higurashi began which set the events in motion, when Miyoko lost her parents where Lambdadelta granted her wish. In other words, this time paradox created the logic error mentioned in Umineko.

Take two games that have character creators. For this example, I will pick ''VideoGame/TheElderScollsIVOblivion'' and ''VideoGame/TheElderScollsVSkyrim''; both games even taking place in the same universe. Suppose someone wants to make the same character in both games as much as possible, their actual roles are still different since that's how the games were designed but both are still controlled by the same player. In the case of the When They Cry series, "Oyashiro" and Featherine are different characters created for different roles but they were created and controlled by a "master Featherine" or something.

** Satoko's breakdown differs from the original anime slightly. She smacks Keiichi's hand away before he can pet her and she rants more about how "this" is horrible. In the original, a brief flashback of Satoshi petting Satoko explained that Satoko was triggered by her brother's disappearance, whereas her breakdown in ''Gou'' suggests to the others that she is being physically abused by Teppei. Am interview confirms that [[spoiler:Satoko's vomiting was an act.]]

** Keiichi was invited by Satoko to her home where he was apparently attacked by Teppei, Keiichi retaliates in self-defense and goes unconscious. Satoko runs away to the festival as Keiichi faints.

** Ooishi got Level 5 HS naturally, as [[https://live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv330523574 this interview confirms]].

** Satoko's breakdown differs from the original anime slightly. She smacks Keiichi's hand away before he can pet her and she rants more about how "this" is horrible. In the original, a brief flashback of Satoshi petting Satoko explained that Satoko was triggered by her brother's disappearance, whereas her breakdown in ''Gou'' suggests to the others that she is being physically abused by Teppei.

** Oishii is carrying a bloody metal bat. It is unknown if this is the same bat Keiichi used on Teppei.

** Jossed. An unnamed goddess actually does appear before Satoko to give her time looping abilities. [[spoiler:Ryukishi07=] [[https://07th-expansion.fandom.com/wiki/Higurashi_Gou_SP_Live_Talk only reveals that she resembles the ''Umineko'' character with a different name]], and left it open for now if she's the same character or not]].

* Jossed. [[spoiler:Satoko meets Featherine at the shrine, who turns her into a looper.]]

** Alternately, as suggested e.g. [[https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1871461#msg60980221 here]], someone else could have entered the house at that point and Keiichi attacked them, hallucinating that they were Rena. Perhaps this person carried a syringe (with the HS cure?) and tried injecting Keiichi, which Keiichi hallucinated as Rena stabbing him.