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This is a "Wild Mass Guess" entry, where we pull out all the sanity stops on theorizing. The regular entry on this topic is elsewhere. Please see this programme note.

Dont Starve

The 'grue' feeds on intelligent beings

The grue only attacks/feeds on beings who are sapient (not just sentient). Animals can go about unhindered, as you can see at night where beefalo or rabbits are just sleeping in the open with no light. The pigmen are actually frightened of the dark because they are more intelligent than the average animal and so are a potential target of the grue.

Possibly, the 'fear' of sapient beings is more nourishing than that of general animal fear. One reason (other than just gameplay reasons) why pigs aren't actually attacked by the grue could be because the player character is more intelligent than the pigs and so is more appetising, meaning the grue focuses on attacking the player.

Maxwell is actually the devil himself

Or at least the equivalent of the devil in their universe. A lot of instances in the game are pointing to this conclusion. For example when Wilson examines the pitchfork tool.

Maxwell is actually Maxwell's Demon

Maxwell's Demon is referenced in Physics as being an entity capable of refuting the second law of thermodynamics. However, in order to do that, it'd need to be able to add and calculate a certain number of particles in a certain area. Therefore, Wilson created a machine that Maxwell was a part of, and everyone in Don't Starve is actually a conciousness that is being used to stop the second law of thermodynamics from taking place. Basically, Maxwell is like the Kyuubey.

Willow and Wendy have Psychic Powers.

Willow has pyrokinesis, which is why she's immune to fire, and Wendy is a fledgling medium. They both have white eyes because of this.

How the other characters were pulled into the world of Don't Starve.

Assuming Maxwell tricked at least some of them like he did Wilson...

Willow was offered plenty of things to burn.
Wendy was offered a chance to play with her sister again.
Wolfgang was offered the chance to test his strength and become even mightier.
WX-78 was built by a survivor sometime in the past. The fact that he has an empathy module could mean that he was supposed to help others. Either it broke or was tampered with somehow (probably by Maxwell to make things 'fair'), or WX-78 snapped upon seeing his inventor murdered, which is why he always talks about revenge when killing enemies.
Wickerbottom found a book of forbidden knowledge.
And poor Wes just got ridiculously unlucky somehow. Another possibility is that he and Wolfgang worked at the same circus, and Wes is either followed him and got lost or is trying to bring him back.
- Or it's just because Everyone Hates Mimes...

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