History Fridge / FranBow

* At the beginning of the third chapter when Fran is [[BalefulPolymorph transformed into a tree]] her clothes are scattered around. Specifically her dress, shoes and stockings ... wait, isn't something missing? Where are her undergarments? [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior Was she wearing any?]] If yes, did they get transformed along with her? If yes, why not the other clothes?

** While it seems like a significant part of the more surreal plot elements almost certainly ''did'' happen, particularly given that many of them make an appearance in ''VideoGame/LittleMisfortune'', it's important to keep in mind that we're seeing the events of the game from [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness the perspective of a ten year old who's the psychological plaything of a bonafide]] EldritchAbomination that [[EmotionEater feeds off of emotional distress]]. It's entirely possible that her memories of her parents' deaths have been altered to be more horrific, especially since she seems to have been under Remor's control at the time. Especially if she killed them while possessed, it's much more likely that they were just stabbed, since she would have been physically incapable of mutilating their bodies to that degree.

** While it seems like a significant part of the more surreal plot elements almost certainly ''did'' happen, particularly given that many of them make an appearance in ''LittleMisfortune'', it's important to keep in mind that we're seeing the events of the game from [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness the perspective of a ten year old who's the psychological plaything of a bonafide]] EldritchAbomination that [[EmotionEater feeds off of emotional distress]]. It's entirely possible that her memories of her parents' deaths have been altered to be more horrific, especially since she seems to have been under Remor's control at the time. Especially if she killed them while possessed, it's much more likely that they were just stabbed, since she would have been physically incapable of mutilating their bodies to that degree.

* At the end, there is a scene portraying [[spoiler: Fran riding on Palontras, the luckdragon-like physician from the Second Reality, as Itward flies beside her in his ship.]] All fine, right? Well, consider the fact that throughout the entire game, the picture used to depict Fran speaking is a brain. Then also consider that one of the villains mentioned [[spoiler:wanting to remove her brain from her body a few minutes before the ending.]] One conclusion players can reach is that Fran is now [[spoiler:no more than a disembodied brain, and that the entire game has been a recounting of the story by that brain [[DyingDream before its expiration]]]]. Supporting this idea is the fact that [[spoiler: the last we saw Palontras he was horrifically wounded and Itward, last scene, was in a crash that caused a massive explosion. The king may have been just lying to Fran that Palontras would be fine so she wouldn't waste time mourning him, thus the happy ending is Fran's own wishful thinking.]]

* Every shot you see of Fran's parents, they've been violently killed - dismembered even - including the news article that talks about their deaths. But in Act 4, when [[spoiler:you help to dig up their graves, their corpses look awfully whole.]]

* At the end, there is a scene portraying [[spoiler: Fran riding on Palontras, the luckdragon-like physician from the Second Reality, as Itward flies beside her in his ship.]] All fine, right? Well, until Fran starts to speak about how happy she is. In a small image adjacent to the words, where pictures of people have appeared during cut scenes, is a picture, not of Fran...[[spoiler: but of a brain]]. And as one of the villains mentioned [[spoiler: wanting to remove her brain from her body a few minutes before that]], the logical conclusion is that Fran is now [[spoiler: no more than a disembodied brain, [[YourMindMakesItReal living in alternate realities in her mind]]]]. Mercifully, she doesn't know this...but [[GoMadFromTheRevelation what will happen if she ever finds out]]?
** One problem with that, the [[spoiler: image of the brain has been used throughout the entire game to show Fran's inner thoughts, just like it did in that final scene]].
*** What if; since the [[spoiler: brain image]] is used throughout all the game, the entire game is just [[spoiler: a recount on Fran's brain's part, shortly after its expiration]]?
*** Horrifyingly possible, given that [[spoiler: the last we saw Palontras he was horrifically wounded and Itward, last scene, was in a crash that caused a massive explosion. The king may have been just lying to Fran that Palontras would be fine so she wouldn't waste time mourning him.]]

* Every shot you see of Fran's parents, they've been violently killed - dismembered even - including the news article that talks about their deaths. But in Act 4, when [[spoiler: you help to dig up their graves, their corpses look awfully whole.]]

* Dr. Oswald appears to be particularly fascinated with experimenting on twins. Fran's mother and her Aunt Grace are twins, as well as the ill-fated Clara and Mia. In the case of Clara and Mia, they were sewn together and died shortly after. This game takes place smack in the midst of the worst of World War II. [[NaziGermany Who else at that time period was performing gruesome experiments on twins (and human beings in general)?]] Either Dr. Oswald is a fan of Mengele's work, or perhaps he's even a part of the Nazi ranks...

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[[spoiler: BrainInAJar]]: At the end, there is a scene portraying Fran riding on Palontras, the luckdragon-like physician from the Second Reality, as Itward flies beside her in his ship. All fine, right? Well, until Fran starts to speak about how happy she is. In a small image adjacent to the words, where pictures of people have appeared during cut scenes, is a picture, not of Fran...[[spoiler: but of a brain]]. And as one of the villains mentioned [[spoiler: wanting to remove her brain from her body a few minutes before that]], the logical conclusion is that Fran is now [[spoiler: no more than a disembodied brain]], [[YourMindMakesItReal living in alternate realities in her mind]]. Mercifully, she doesn't know this...but [[GoMadFromTheRevelation what will happen if she ever finds out]]?
* One problem with that, the [[spoiler: image of the brain has been used throughout the entire game to show Fran's inner thoughts, just like it did in that final scene]].
** What if; since the [[spoiler: brain image]] is used throughout all the game, the entire game is just [[spoiler: a recount on Fran's brain's part, shortly after its expiration]]?
*** Horrifyingly possible, given that [[spoiler: the last we saw Palontras he was horrifically wounded and Itward, last scene, was in a crash that caused a massive explosion. The king may have been just lying to Fran that Palontras would be fine so she wouldn't waste time mourning him.]]
Dr. Oswald appears to be particularly fascinated with experimenting on twins. Fran's mother and her Aunt Grace are twins, as well as the ill-fated Clara and Mia. In the case of Clara and Mia, they were sewn together and died shortly after. This game takes place smack in the midst of the worst of World War II. [[NaziGermany Who else at that time period was performing gruesome experiments on twins (and human beings in general)?]] Either Dr. Oswald is a fan of Mengele's work, or perhaps he's even a part of the Nazi ranks...

Every shot you see of Fran's parents, they've been violently killed - dismembered even - including the news article that talks about their deaths. But in Act 4, when [[spoiler: you help to dig up their graves, their corpses look awfully whole.]]

Dr. Oswald appears to be particularly fascinated with experimenting on twins. Fran's mother and her Aunt Grace are twins, as well as the ill-fated Clara and Mia. In the case of Clara and Mia, they were sewn together and died shortly after. This game takes place smack in the midst of the worst of World War II. [[NaziGermany Who else at that time period was performing gruesome experiments on twins (and human beings in general)?]] Either Dr. Oswald is a fan of Mengele's work, or perhaps he's even a part of the Nazi ranks...

*** Horrifyingly possible, given that [[spoiler: the last we saw Palontras he was horrifically wounded and Itward, last scene, was in a crash that caused a massive explosion. The king may have been just lying to Fran that Palontras would be fine so she wouldn't waste time mourning him.]]

** What if; since the [[spoiler: brain image]] is used throughout all the game, the entire game is just [[spoiler: a recount on Fran's brain's part, shortly after its expiration]]?

** Of course, that is assuming [[spoiler:you're on the "Magic" side of the MaybeMagicMaybeMundane debate, while if you're on the "Mundane" side, that image looks an awful lot like ''foreshadowing'' instead...]]

* One problem with that, the [[spoiler: image of the brain has been used throughout the entire game to show Fran's inner thoughts, just like it did in that final scene]].

** One problem with that, the [[spoiler: image of the brain has been used throughout the entire game to show Fran's inner thoughts, just like it did in that final scene]].

[[spoiler: BrainInAJar]]: At the end, there is a scene portraying Fran riding on Palontras, the luckdragon-like physician from the Second Reality, as Itward flies beside her in his ship. All fine, right? Well, until Fran starts to speak about how happy she is. In a small image adjacent to the words, where pictures of people have appeared during cut scenes, is a picture, not of Fran...[[spoiler: but of a brain]]. And as one of the villains mentioned [[spoiler: wanting to remove her brain from her body a few minutes before that]], the logical conclusion is that Fran is now [[spoiler: no more than a disembodied brain]], [[YourMindMakesItReal living in alternate realities in her mind]]. Mercifully, she doesn't know this...but [[GoMadFromTheRevelation what will happen if she ever finds out]]?

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