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As a whole: Sparkle's been saying for everyone to wake up, even blunter around Aventurine (or when irritated). She has known it all before we have.

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As a whole: Sparkle's been saying for everyone to wake up, even blunter around Aventurine (or when irritated). She has known it all before we have.have.

[[WMG: Dr. Ratio is a Doctor of Chaos.]]
Following the events of 2.2, Aventurine texts the Trailblazer to mention that he had been suffering from severe nightmares after returning from the Primordial Dreamscape, and the IPC had arranged for a Doctor of Chaos to examine him following his exposure to the Nihility. But how did they have a Doctor of Chaos on such short notice?

Easy: Dr. Ratio was already there. Dr. Ratio stated to Screwllum that even a life of failure is a life worth living; the mantra of the Doctors of Chaos is that life is worth living no matter what, proving to the Nihility that there is a reason for living. He was also partnered with Aventurine, and was fully aware of his plans from the start, to somehow bypass the failsafe that prevents "death" in the Dreamscape, and even specifically requested that Aventurine stayed alive.
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These clues point to a possibility: Black Swan was speaking about March, or whatever her name used to be. March was a Memokeeper, but for some reason the Garden chose to seal her away, locking her memories of her time as a Memokeeper in a Light Cone. March's Six-Phased Ice is the remains of her powers as a Memokeeper, a holdover of her preferred method of preserving memories: a photo "freezes" a moment in time.

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These clues point to a possibility: Black Swan was speaking about March, or whatever her name used to be. March was a Memokeeper, but for some reason the Garden chose to seal her away, locking her memories of her time as a Memokeeper in a Light Cone. March's Six-Phased Ice is the remains of her powers as a Memokeeper, a holdover of her preferred method of preserving memories: a photo "freezes" a moment in time.time.

[[WMG: Sparkle knew it all from the start.]]
Sparkle has been acting strangely from the very start of Penacony, which isn't odd as a Masked Fool, however, we must take into account that her oddities aren't just simple, rather, her behaviors are actually genuinely good advice, and she was the one who unveiled the truth of the Real Dreamscape to Firefly and Trailblazer.
* As stated prior, Sparkle was the person who was there before Trailblazer and Firefly went into the Real Dreamscape, even though she couldn't have sent them there.
* She had told Aventurine to befriend a mutes, however, of the two mutes there, one is dead (possibly Mikhail, the current entry writer forgot if it was him), and the other may be in Penacony, but cannot be reached once more (SAM/Firefly).
* She had been giving those buttons, which seems to have done nothing, but it's speculated to be the very thing that could destroy this sweet dream and wake them up from Ena's Dream. These are most likely failsafes.
* She states to distinguish reality from imagination, the truth from dreams, basically stating a wake up call. She's also the first to know the truth, if you ask Black Swan if that's the hint of Ena's Dream being there.
* She has stated to Sunday that she knows what he's planning. This may seem like a plan to deter Robin, which it partially could be, but with everything here, it's most likely leaning into the idea that she knows the truth of it all.
** If so, how much does Sparkle know about everything? Is it like Aha knowing that Simulated Universe was a hoax with you playing as Akivili? It could fit, knowing that the Masked Fools are THEIR followers. This could also be like IX, wherein Acheron nulled the dream's control because of the Nihility, the Elation's knowledge of acts and stage play could also be the way Sparkle knew.
** Another possibility is that Sparkle does know a bit, but not the full scope of it all.
** But then, why is she still here? Well, she could be doing it under her employer's rules in order to free Penacony, but what reason would she have to do this? Maybe something that could catch Miss Sparkle's attention. This adds another possibility of Sparkle knowing the truth because of her employer.
*** A joke idea with this is that she snuck a peek into the Stellaron Hunters' script to know more. This could also help with her slight knowledge of how the Stellaron Hunters fight.
As a whole: Sparkle's been saying for everyone to wake up, even blunter around Aventurine (or when irritated). She has known it all before we have.
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The reader was none other than Elio, narrating the end of his latest script, as everything had gone exactly to plan.

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The reader was none other than Elio, narrating the end of his latest script, as everything had gone exactly to plan.plan.

[[WMG: March 7th was sealed in ice by the Garden of Recollection, and was once a Memokeeper.]]
There are a number of clues that lead to this theory, mostly breadcrumbs that start with the Simulated Universe and end with the ''Dreamjoy Memoir'' event.
* 1: The Path of Remembrance in Simulated Universe focuses on freezing enemies and affecting frozen enemies, and even comes with its own status effect--"Dissociation", a type of freezing effect that ignores normal resistance to freezing. March's Six-Phased Ice is considered an abnormality, a sort of ice that doesn't form naturally, much like the Dissociation effect.
* 2: The Memokeeper from the Garden of Recollection admitted to sealing away March's memories in a special Light Cone that shows her frozen in ice in the same style as her sixth Eidolon, which is how the Express found her.
* 3: All of March's Eidolons are named and themed around memories, since she has no memories from before she was broken out of the ice.
* 4: In the last part of ''Dreamjoy Memoir'', when talking to the audience about the movie, one of the characters to talk to is Black Swan. She compares telling Penacony's history through the Clockie cartoons to an unnamed Memokeeper who kept memories in photos. March is never seen without her camera, and she takes photos of every world the Express visits so she doesn't forget anything.
* 5: In the fake credits if the player chooses not to join the Express at the beginning of the game, and the credit rolls during Penacony, everyone is listed with their real names in the casting call (such as Kakavasha as Aventurine). March, however, is listed as "???", as her real name isn't known.
These clues point to a possibility: Black Swan was speaking about March, or whatever her name used to be. March was a Memokeeper, but for some reason the Garden chose to seal her away, locking her memories of her time as a Memokeeper in a Light Cone. March's Six-Phased Ice is the remains of her powers as a Memokeeper, a holdover of her preferred method of preserving memories: a photo "freezes" a moment in time.
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* Supporting this possibility, take a look at Clockie's eyes when the Clockwork dial is locked on "Satisfied" due to Ena's influence. They're the same color as Aventurine's eyes.
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This is basically another attempt to rationalize how Pela's backstory fits with her being a renowned military officer but yet still 16. The Belobogians designed their own system of time - probably based on something left behind by the Architects - to account for the fact that there is no actual time passage in Belobog due to the giant blizzard blocking everything and there being no discernable seasons or other units of measurements (such as the Amber Lords hammer). Converted to our time span the ratio is somewhere about 1.5 (for easy calculations, could be lower, probably is) meaning that Pela and Lynx - despite their small statures - are about 24 in Trailblaze Calendar system of measurement. Similarly, the closing of the Underworld occurred 15 years ago, not ten. And if you ask someone from Belobog about Serval's age you'd be shocked since they'd say she's somewhere around 60 years old.

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This is basically another attempt to rationalize how Pela's backstory fits with her being a renowned military officer but yet still 16. The Belobogians designed their own system of time - probably based on something left behind by the Architects - to account for the fact that there is no actual time passage in Belobog due to the giant blizzard blocking everything and there being no discernable seasons or other units of measurements (such as the Amber Lords hammer). Converted to our time span the ratio is somewhere about 1.5 (for easy calculations, could be lower, probably is) meaning that Pela and Lynx - despite their small statures - are about 24 in Trailblaze Calendar system of measurement. Similarly, the closing of the Underworld occurred 15 years ago, not ten. And if you ask someone from Belobog about Serval's age you'd be shocked since they'd say she's somewhere around 60 years old.old.

[[WMG: Elio was the one reading the ending narration of Penacony.]]
After both "final battles" (both the fake one and the real one), we're treated to a narration and a mock credits roll befitting Penacony having a theatrical theme. In both credit rolls, Elio is listed as the script writer. The first narration was done by Black Swan, but the second was done by a voice that doesn't quite match up to any known character associated with Penacony, the Garden, the Stellaron Hunters, or the Express.

The reader was none other than Elio, narrating the end of his latest script, as everything had gone exactly to plan.

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I don't actually have a theory for what an Erudition Path for the Trailblazer could be like. I just threw it since Abundance, Hunt, and Nihility were mentioned but not Erudition.


* The Hunt: For the Path of the Hunt, the Element that the Trailblazer will switch to will be either Wind, or Lightning. Not sure what abilities the Trailblazer will use in this path, but the weapon they will use will either be a Javelin, a Bow, or a Rifle, as those weapons are traditionally associated with hunting.

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* ** The Trailblazer's Harmony form uses the Imaginary element, but this isn't Jossed quite yet. There's seven paths and only six elements, so assuming a new element isn't introduced, two of the Trailblazer's Paths having the same Type is inevitable.
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Hunt: For the Path of the Hunt, the Element that the Trailblazer will switch to will be either Wind, or Lightning. Not sure what abilities the Trailblazer will use in this path, but the weapon they will use will either be a Javelin, a Bow, or a Rifle, as those weapons are traditionally associated with hunting.

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** Jossed - Misha appears to be born somewhere else, in a oceanic world.



[[WMG: March 17th is the mortal reincarnation of the fallen Aeon, Idrila, the Beauty]]

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[[WMG: March 17th 7th is the mortal reincarnation of the fallen Aeon, Idrila, the Beauty]]




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** Eventually Subverted as of 2.2 - He sits out initially, but soon joins in to check on his friends and with a bit of convincing (read: Boothill) goes to Penacony.


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** Jossed - It's Misha.


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** Confirmed - It's actually bringing people to Dreamflux Reef, representing "Dormancy" rather than "Death". Funnily enough, Misha calls it "Sleepie", fitting how it brings people to deeper parts of the dream.


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** Confirmed - Misha is the Watchmaker, specifically, something akin to a Memory Zone Meme, coming from the dream bubble of the real Mikhail (Watchmaker).


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This is also highly possible considering that the Trailblazer was most likely a Stellaron Hunter, or at least Kafka's former partner-in-crime. While Firefly remembers it, the Trailblazer does not.
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They have an obvious high chemistry with one another when they are together especially alone.

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They have an obvious high chemistry with one another when they are together especially alone.alone.

[[WMG: The Ratings Pistol rates people based on their past.]]
Which is also why it gives invalid scores to some people - their past may be either obscured, or just N/A (like Acheron or March 7th). The more interesting their past is, the higher the score.

[[WMG: Belobog has a different time system that the rest of the universe, which is why Pela is technically 16 in Belobog years and the closing of the Underworld happened 10 years ago...again, in Belobog years]]
This is basically another attempt to rationalize how Pela's backstory fits with her being a renowned military officer but yet still 16. The Belobogians designed their own system of time - probably based on something left behind by the Architects - to account for the fact that there is no actual time passage in Belobog due to the giant blizzard blocking everything and there being no discernable seasons or other units of measurements (such as the Amber Lords hammer). Converted to our time span the ratio is somewhere about 1.5 (for easy calculations, could be lower, probably is) meaning that Pela and Lynx - despite their small statures - are about 24 in Trailblaze Calendar system of measurement. Similarly, the closing of the Underworld occurred 15 years ago, not ten. And if you ask someone from Belobog about Serval's age you'd be shocked since they'd say she's somewhere around 60 years old.
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The Ratings Pistol grants scores ranging from 0-100, but the scale is unclear. Who else issues points to those he deals with? Dr. Ratio.

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The Ratings Pistol grants scores ranging from 0-100, but the scale is unclear. Who else issues points to those he deals with? Dr. Ratio.Ratio.

[[WMG: Firefly and the Trailblazer were closer than friends before the start of the main story.]]
They have an obvious high chemistry with one another when they are together especially alone.
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A sidequest revealed that a collective dream can come together to create a memetic entity of someone--it's possible that Misha is one such entity, a collective dream of the Watchmaker as a child.

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A sidequest revealed that a collective dream can come together to create a memetic entity of someone--it's possible that Misha is one such entity, a collective dream of the Watchmaker as a child.child.

[[WMG: Dr. Ratio created the Ratings Pistol.]]
The Ratings Pistol grants scores ranging from 0-100, but the scale is unclear. Who else issues points to those he deals with? Dr. Ratio.
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Aventurine's eyes are the same color as the eye in the background of Ena's portrait. It is possible that Gaiathra Tryclops is Ena or one of their emanators, reimagined through Sigonian beliefs, and Gaiathra's blessing is the power of Order making the [=RNG=] work in Aventurine's favor.

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Aventurine's eyes are the same color as the eye in the background of Ena's portrait. It is possible that Gaiathra Tryclops is Ena or one of their emanators, reimagined through Sigonian beliefs, and Gaiathra's blessing is the power of Order making the [=RNG=] work in Aventurine's favor.favor.

[[WMG: Misha is the Watchmaker--or rather, he's a dream of the Watchmaker as a child.]]
No one but the Trailblazer is able to see Misha (GameplayAndStorySegregation notwithstanding), whose best friend is the similarly-invisible Clockie. While he does clearly exist in ''some'' manner, it isn't clear just who or what he is. His associated Light Cone, ''Indelible Promise'', shows him receiving a Nameless badge, and it's implied that the Watchmaker was a Nameless. Additionally, his design includes a small pocketwatch, and the brooch on his cravat resembles a gear. His eyes are also very unusual, with white, keyhole-shaped pupils that look distinctly inhuman.

A sidequest revealed that a collective dream can come together to create a memetic entity of someone--it's possible that Misha is one such entity, a collective dream of the Watchmaker as a child.
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** Jossed. The ending of 2.1 confirms that "Sam" is actually Firefly in a suit of armor.
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To be more specific, they will create a decoy with a high taunt value that enemies can hit instead of the team. If it is hit by AOE attacks, the actual team members will not take damage.

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To be more specific, they will create a decoy with a high taunt value that enemies can hit instead of the team. If it is hit by AOE attacks, the actual team members will not take damage.damage.

[[WMG: Aventurine has been blessed by Ena in some way.]]
Aventurine's eyes are the same color as the eye in the background of Ena's portrait. It is possible that Gaiathra Tryclops is Ena or one of their emanators, reimagined through Sigonian beliefs, and Gaiathra's blessing is the power of Order making the [=RNG=] work in Aventurine's favor.
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One of the key defining features of the Sigonians is their eyes--striking two-colored eyes. Aventurine's eyes have a very specific design, of two solid rings of vibrant color around the pupil--something Dr. Ratio also has, albeit with less of a sharp contrast (red and amber instead of cyan and purple). Additionally, though he seems to get along with Aventurine like a cat and a dog, Dr. Ratio is wholly on Aventurine's side. He could be acting through a sort of solidarity with his fellow Sigonian.

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One of the key defining features of the Sigonians is their eyes--striking two-colored eyes. Aventurine's eyes have a very specific design, of two solid rings of vibrant color around the pupil--something Dr. Ratio also has, albeit with less of a sharp contrast (red and amber instead of cyan and purple). Additionally, though he seems to get along with Aventurine like a cat and a dog, Dr. Ratio is wholly on Aventurine's side. He could be acting through a sort of solidarity with his fellow Sigonian.Sigonian.

[[WMG: There will be a Harmony character who increases the team's Energy Regeneration Rate.]]
Tingyun gives a single ally a flat amount of energy and Huo Huo gives all party members a percentage of their own Max Energy. This character will increase party members Energy Regeneration Rate in away similar to Bronya's Light Cone, an Energy Regeneration Rate Link Rope, or the Penacony and Sprightly Vonwacq Relic Sets.

[[WMG: There will be a Preservation character who creates 'decoys'.]]
To be more specific, they will create a decoy with a high taunt value that enemies can hit instead of the team. If it is hit by AOE attacks, the actual team members will not take damage.
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* Adding onto this theory, given Robin's intent to investigate the matter of a traitor within the Family, it's likely that S.U.D. "killed" Robin to warp her into the closed off area of Penacony so she could properly investigate and uncover the truth, as well as keep her away from the prying eyes of the Family. It also helps how Robin seems to be a TokenGoodTeammate among the prominent Family members.

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