Cuphead Timeline is Strange - Cuphead DLC

[@sem49]

if you haven't bought the dlc and go to the dlc menu in the main menu, at the top of the image, it says that the boat departs on june 30, 1932

[@Pogobro]

that explains why I could not find it!

[@recognizablebrandname]

@@Pogobro Oh I just saw that and was about to comment it!

[@bananaowner_real]

AND the dlc came out on june 30, 2022. 90 years later

[@gojirafan6155]

@@Pogobro the DLC can be a prequel or a sequel depending on how far in main story the player decides to do it so this is really up to the player. it isn't canalogically a prequel or a sequel because that part is up to the player.

[@Amthepope]

@@bananaowner_real what

[@iamnotbrucewayne-r9v]

You see the 1932 if it isn’t installed yet, go to the ticket when it’s not installed and it says leaving for dlc isle 1932 or something along those lines

[@TheDoozyBearV]

then does delicious last course take place 2 years after or before the base game?

[@pokemonboi9106]

I checked it this is true

[@pokemonboi9106]

@@TheDoozyBearV after but yes

[@wrightphoenix3401]

It says departs june 30 1932

[@thekristineskids]

@@TheDoozyBearV no 4

[@gliscornumber151]

Another thing to mention is that after beating the base game at the end of the credits King dice says "that's all there is, there isn't any more...or is there" but he says nothing during the credits of the DLC. Just a little thing I noticed

[@masonaut0]

It seems pretty clear to me that the DLC was designed to take place whenever you beat it. You beat the devil and then played the DLC? Congrats, Chalice’s adventure takes place after the main game. You beat one mausoleum and then went on an adventure to save Chalice’s soul and then beat the devil? Congrats, that’s the order it takes place. If the newspaperboy and the story’s disconnectedness is anything to go by, the developers clearly wanted to make the DLC’s placement in the timeline work wherever it laid out for YOU while playing it. This is exactly why a lot of old Cuphead players (who are beating the DLC long after the main game) feel like it’s a sequel, and why many of the new players feel that it a sidequest: it’s literally DESIGNED to slide in wherever you play it, and that means the devs did a good job at making the new content flexible.

[@triplepinata27]

Very well said!!

[@iviesharp9623]

I thought that it was a side quest and I've been playing for a long time

[@Oir_]

If we follow the timeline of cuphead, the DLC actually happens 2 years later the main Adventure.

[@ericky6199]

@@Oir_ then why does the newpaper boy have a different dialouge if you havent beaten the game yet?????????

[@kadewade351]

THIS RIGHT HERE!

[@ulvemann43]

I would give some attention towards the ending of the base game, as one clue towards the D.L.C being a sequel that you missed in the video. The final slide has the text "As an all-day celebration began, the brothers promised to never wander into trouble again. And they didn't - until the next time, of course! But that is another story..." Now that may either hint at a sequel, or to the D.L.C, as that is certainly the brothers(and Chalice) wandering into trouble again, and we're certainly being told another story in the D.L.C. I'd say that makes it very obvious where it is supposed to be canonically.

[@Pogobro]

thats a great point. "And they didn't - until the next time, of course! But that is another story..." this line is a pretty stereo typical story book ending line, but its a great thing to point out

[@LJ_973]

@@Pogobro “of course” well that could be a coincidence or hinting to the name “the delicious last course.

[@Henry-iz7iv]

@@Pogobro Also important to acknowledge that Cuphead loves word play, just look at the climbers side quest needed to unlock the secret boss. I couldn’t help but notice the use of the phrase says “until the next time, of COURSE.” Then, next time, we got… the Delicious Last COURSE. I think there’s plenty of things that point to this simply being a sequel

[@allenpomme8881]

@@Henry-iz7iv cringe

[@Likestoriess]

So its a prequel

[@blinkowarner3117]

There's honestly plenty of material to explore if they ever did make Cuphead 2. Judging from the statues of cups, plates, and dinnerware in Rugged Ridge, and the shield with the term Calix Animi, which means Soul Cup, Rugged Ridge was once some sort of Cup themed kingdom that was brought to ruin somehow, and Cuphead and Mugman seem to be the reincarnations of its guardians. Chalice appears to be some sort of goddess by her statue's appearance. There's a LOT of hidden lore they stuck in here. Why is any of this here? What happened to this kingdom? There's a massive amount of questions that could make for a great sequel.

[@carnical2315]

YES SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED THIS!! :D

[@impossiblehanley2732]

That's just theory. The boys could just be descendants or not even related at all.

[@pluto452]

I for sure think it’s a sequel. One of my (less logical) reasons is because of the song mentioned in the video *Now the debts are paid, the pastries are baked* This might sound stupid but I originally thought of the bolded line as “they already paid their debts to the devil, now they’re collecting ingredients for a pastry”. (But it does make sense if it’s referring to saltbaker) Plus like he said canonically Cuphead and Mugman had till midnight to collect all of the soul contracts or else they’d like…die. So I feel like they wouldn’t stop to bake along the way. Also cuphead and mugman sort of acted like legendary chalice was their friend, which would make more sense at the end of the game cause they ran into her way more times. (Plus if it was a prequel, why wasn’t she like…trapped in another mausoleum?) One more thing to consider is the end credits of the main game where the voice goes "That's all there is...There isn't any more...Or is there?". Which I think is hinting to a sequel, the dlc.

[@Pogobro]

yes I went into that line in the video

[@charliemacsart]

On the topic of a "Cuphead 2", as much as I want that to happen, I don't think we'll be getting one (at least not for a long time). Studio MDHR has been vague on what's next from them, responding to interviews with something along the lines of "we having nothing to announce at this time, but we will continue to use hand-drawn animation." I think they might try some new ideas separate from Cuphead, perhaps in different animations styles (could be interesting to see something in an later 40s style or an UPA style), but I think the D.L.C. is the last we'll be seeing of Cuphead outside of the Netflix show and merchandise for awhile.

[@Awsome2464]

Including the DLC, they'd been working on the same game for 12 years. I wouldn't blame them in the slightest for wanting to move on to something new

[@Min4617_]

Something else to note is that chalice appears in the bad ending of the base game if you give up your soul at the end I think there just isn’t a set timeline for what happens and it depends on how you play the game but the fact that it shows 1934 in the end credits of the dlc does make this a bit confusing and inconsistent if that’s the case

[@Jaytion1717]

I think that the dlc has no cannon timeline. It takes place whenever you go there during the game. Like how how paperboy says different things depending on where you are in the game. Also somewhat unrelated but I also think the Cuphead show is still in the cannon timeline and it takes place before the game so that's why ms chalice knows you

[@452pokemaster]

I like to think that there is no “one time” that the DLC takes place. It just takes place whenever the player encounters it. The main reason is because the newspaper boy’s dialogue changes depending on how far you are in the main game. You can’t really make a timeline for an open ended game like Cuphead. It’s like trying to figure out the “canonical” order in which Cuphead and Mugman fought the game’s bosses. Ooh, did the cups fight the Root Pack or Goopy le Grande first? There is no answer, because the player can fight them in whatever order they want! Just like how they can access the DLC whenever they want.

[@jplol290]

I believe that the DLC takes place when you played it. If you went through the DLC before defeating the devil, then it takes place there. If you went through it after defeating the devil, then the same is true. It's like how you can choose some bosses to do before others and vice versa.

[@pizzer9644]

I would say my reasoning for having the dlc coming after would be that If I remember correctly, The Devil said something about them having one day to get all the souls to him, and I don't think if they were on a time limit like that they would just hop over to a new isle that has no souls for them to get

[@magmarxiogaming6717]

My problem with this is why didn't Cuphead and mugman get community service too, I mean they were the ones who fought the residents of inkwell 4 so wouldn't they also be held somewhat accountable if it was in they were just some nobodies who came on to that island rather than heroes who beat the devil

[@Pogobro]

yeah haha tbh was pretty messed up

[@TheLonelyMimikyu]

What I'm thinking is that the dlc is taken place whenever the player decides to go to the island. You can just go in the island anytime you want, just as long as you beated the Musullium. And no, the devil is not dead, the boss battle can just prove that he's not dead, it's just his skeleton.

[@WhoTookPlockrock]

The problem with your assertion that Ms. Chalice exists out of time is that Cuphead and Mugman DON'T, but they still recognize Ms. Chalice when the DLC begins implying they've met.

[@Pogobro]

Yeah but that doesnt mean ms chalice couldnt show up from any point. It just means that they for sure met her at a mausoleum before going to the dlc island.

[@mrraccoon6330]

5:24 it says 1934 so thats 4 years after main game

[@Pogobro]

it even says 1930 in those exact slides at the timestamp where are you peole sing this I MUST BE BLIND

[@jocobysandoval8389]

@@Pogobro top left corner of the community service thing

[@s.a.t.a.n6216]

Has anyone Just considered that fact that it could be a side quest

[@Min4617_]

“Let’s go do a side quest even though we have just a few hours till we die if we don’t complete our mission”

[@hectorwhoz]

@@Min4617_ Just like every other game that has side quest dlc

[@s.a.t.a.n6216]

@@Min4617_ makes sense

[@themonsterunderyourbed.7620]

The answer is simple: it's an old cartoon, there IS no continuity, things are mentioned from previous adventures and things are reused from different places, but even characters that get crushed to pieces come back the next episode like nothing ever even happened.

[@lagartopunkarra]

My theory about of the DLC: It's neither a sequel nor a prequel, just another episode of the story. Like old cartoons that didn't had continuity.

[@daniel-xy5mg]

it's very clear to me that studio mdhr just isn't focused on in depth lore with cuphead. they have a basic backbone of a story so that nothing feels out of place and everything has some sort of cohesion, but they are more focused on just making a fun gameplay experience. plus, not having a timeline with set continuity might just be one of the many nods to old age cartoons, which were usually just one offs and not part of a greater story.

[@caelum3926]

The dlc’s timeline placement depends on if you play it before beating the devil or after, as the news boy’s dialogue depends on your game state. So because of this it depends on when the player chooses to play the dlc to put it on the timeline

[@omenamunkki6352]

I think it takes place whenever you decide to do it. Since the cat's dialogue changes based on your progress

[@cobra.undersc]

The question is more if the dlc takes place before or after deafening the devil, seeing as you have to beat one mausoleum to play it, but honestly I think the timeline for it is fluid and the dlc is intended to take place anytime during the first game seeing as the boatman is on all the isles and because the cat has dialogue for different situations, depending if you’ve beating certain bosses or not

[@ezrato]

I think it just takes place whenever you as the player play it. It would be weird if you completed a bunch of bosses from the base game, got on the boat to Inkwell Isle 4 and then it's like "oh yeah, this took place before everything you just did", even though you got on the boat after all that. The newspaper boy shouting your base game progress seals it for me.

[@Sneaky_racoon_sly]

in the menue stands arriving 1932 if you didnt bought it. i think it plays after the story because why they should help someone else if they need to save their own souls

[@impossimadnescyAJ]

Here's one more thing that confounds the year issue; if you look at the small plaque on Chef Saltbaker's table in the first phase of "A Dish to Die For", it reads as follows: SALTBAKER GENT Canada, '38 I'm guessing that the DLC folder stating a date of departure for 1932 is a reference to the fact that this DLC was supposed to come out 2 years after the original game did (which ended up not happening for various reasons). The question's sort of a wash anyway, since Studio MDHR's stance on it since promoting the game in the month leading up to it's release is that it's both a quest that can take place simultaneously or after the base game, and numerous interviews state that the DLC is more of a 'final farewell' and a 'cool sendoff' to the game of Cuphead (until a sequel happens in like...the 2040s or something).

[@notbatman9085]

I personally believe that the DLC not only takes place after the events of the base game but is also the grand finale to Cuphead. I base this belief off of the book titled "The Art of Cuphead," released on March 17, 2020. In that book, there is a section at the end that gave a sneak peek of "The Delicious Last Course." On page 257, it describes how they came up with the idea for the DLC. It says that they came up with so many new ideas after they finished the base game that they "approached the team and proposed the idea of taking another trip together to the Inkwell Isles for one more grand adventure." This seems to imply that the DLC is the grand finale to Cuphead and there will therefore be no sequel. The book then goes on to say on the same page, "With their quest to defeat The Devil and save their souls already complete, we knew the prospect of going on another journey together was the perfect opportunity to introduce a third playable character." This seems to prove that the DLC does indeed take place after the events of the base game. That being said, this book was published while the DLC was still being worked on, so their plans to make it take place after the events of the base game and have it be the grand finale to Cuphead could have changed since then. However, there has been nothing officially said by them that would lead me to believe that anything has changed, which is why I believe what I do.

[@jakejohnson718]

I feel like DLC happens canonically at no specific point in time, *it happens at whatever point you decide to go there*

[@ctmrvids2169]

That makes sense because the paper guy that gives you 3 coins talks about them beating the devil and also the dlc was released on June 30th

[@TheManOfManyNames.]

I can’t blame you about being confused about Inkwell Hell not being a place you could boat to, but take notice that there are no forms of water that lead from the ocean to the inside of the cave that is Inkwell Hell.

[@KikiCatMeow]

I don’t really think the timeline matters much lore-wise, but I think the Devil being the final boss canonically is more…grand, I guess? As far as we know, Chef Saltbaker is kinda just a normal guy who can bake magical pastries, while the Devil is, well, the Devil. Just feels like a step down in terms of stakes Also the nightmare of the Devil makes more sense to happen while he’s still an active threat, but it’s also kinda weird that the boys would decide to just…sleep? Like they have a day to get dozens of contracts before they die, and they decided to not only go on a whole separate adventure, but also take a nap? Seems kinda odd

[@maddosshmillore]

I like how Pogobro is becoming the Mossbag of Cuphead. Love it!

[@wasquash]

The credits mentions miss chalice is a NEW FRIEND I like to imagine miss chalice goes to the mausoleum as an alternative to the wonder tart

[@PyroFlamas]

This video summed up in a couple words: “Idk it’s confusing to figure out the timeline” 🤷‍♂️

[@Lechgang]

I would say sequel, meant to take place after the main game. But I think they left it open enough so that it could take place anywhere after the first mausoleum.

[@CreeperG0d]

I think it's a curse from the Devil. The Devil has condemned everyone to live in a time loop, and that's why Cuphead and Mugman can fight every boss as many times as they want. So the time is broken, we can also get a clue of this in the loading screen of the Angel and Demon who were created by the Devil.

[@normanwhitmore6377]

I would say at the very least the DLC takes place during or after the events of the main game. The only reason you even have the Peashooter is because Grandpa Kettle gave it to the boys after hearing about their debts to the Devil.

[@carnical2315]

Did you see the statues in rugged ridge? A lot of the statue are dishware related- and One of them is miss chalice. Several of them relate to her super-arts move with the ghost army. If you want maybe bring this bit up to attention

[@CrashBasher96]

I don't know if you realized this but in the DLC Ms. Chalice looks way younger in fact in Cuphead she looked like an adult. Strange right?

[@fransiscayulianita68]

Pretty sure that's just because she's not wearing her lipstick.

[@alphadroid_131]

Well, she is using the body of a child as ms chalice

[@ufoludDziad]

she looks young in the cutscenes but in her transforming animation (when you eat the astralcookie) she looks like her normal version from the mausoleums

[@greenbirdfanshow]

Please make a theory on werner werman!! He has a lot of lore!!

[@Pogobro]

I will look into this

[@wilsonstan]

5:48 “He is alive and well” The devil sitting in background with the crap beat out of him.

[@Sombrevision]

My guess is that it depends on if you beat The Devil or not yet.

[@Mmmmmmm_15]

Maybe the Secret boss battle is the devil as a last effort after being defeated tries to trap cup head's soul in the dream world ghost world/astral plain. Even though the devil isn't dead maybe he did it as a last effort to trap mugman and cuphead forever.

[@Pogobro]

I like it

[@Renderstone]

The simple answer is that the dlc isn’t a sequel or a prequel. It completely depends on the player and when they complete the dlc I like to think of it as a really big side quest.

[@calamityhater]

I would also like to note that in the end shot of saltbaker you can see chalice with a body along cuphead and mugman, and in the mausoleums she’s just a ghost.

[@menolikeyou805]

I think it's obvious that it's the sequel . You mentioned how the newspaper boy gives the coins whether or whether not you beat the game. However in the end he still mentions how we beat the devil like a week ago. (I think it was a week I don't remember exactly) Technically this is one of the biggest pieces of evidence. Think of it like a book. Let's say you've read the first book out of a series and when the second one was released you read it too. You have a friend who hasn't read any of the books. Even though they haven't read the first book, you give them the second book to read. The second book is going to continue the story from the first book. Whether you read the first book or not the story still continues after the ending in the first the book. And it may even have reference towards the first book. To sum it up, the story is going to continue whether you're caught up or not. And considering the references to the original game, it's easy to tell that it's a sequel

[@schabischabi1177]

Dude your channel really grew up I saw your channel first when you had like some 1000 subs unbelievable btw good video I love your theory's and everything

[@Pogobro]

thanks! I enjoy doing them :)

[@schabischabi1177]

@@Pogobro i can believe that

[@BashyMcBash]

In my opinion, the line “Their debts are paid” refers to the events of the first game, and the line “The pastries are baked” refers to the events of the Delicious Last Course

[@copycatkids2576]

Smae

[@ddankdylan]

Honestly I don't think Studio MDHR pay attention to a fixed timeline, it's like old cartoons. Stuff happens without continuity, the characters just exist without needing to continue from the main story. Like in The Cuphead Show the story is very different to the game despite having all the same characters, which doesn't mean it's happening before or after the game, it just means its a new story. But, the DLC being a sequel would also make sense as well

[@well3669]

2:22 There is the shortcut in inkwell isle one that skips having to do the run n gun requiring you to only do the mausoleum

[@somebody4952]

"It would be weird for there to be no Cuphead 2" I don't know, the progress of making Cuohead 1 itself sounded fairly troublesome. In fact, I'm pretty sure someone had to mortgage their house to keep making it

[@gr0sn1fr]

I agree that chef saltbaker is more easier in normal difficulty. Only tooked 15 minutes. (It tooked 5.5 hours to clear the dlc plus the main game)

[@Flzzybread167]

Literally there is a npc that says that you "sent that imp packing"

[@TheCreativeType]

“Alive and well” You sure he’s well?

[@Pogobro]

He is the devil, I'm sure he will recover, will just take some time.

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

This hurts my head more than it needs to, I'll just accept it as a suquel unless proven otherwise like fnaf2

[@chickenqueee8358]

Personally I think the best proof of the DLC being a sequel is the airplane guy. He helps you out without introducing himself at all and you already know how to fly

[@gameswithpeachcord7498]

Tbh I wonder how like the dlc bosses were put in charge of these ingredients like imagine Mortimers cult is just worshipping those icy sugar cubes or are you like plankton in easters fight because you fail it so many times.

[@hoppy78]

Ugh MDHR really didn’t care about the lore I can see I can’t wait for them to say “oh the entire game was a dream” Disclaimer: I don’t think the game is a dream it’s just what game studios have no idea how to wrap up the lore

[@HungrySharkGamerthesharkojira]

5:21 just noticed if you look on the paper saying community service you see the date in the top left corner that says 1934

[@Shedikk-ts8gg]

Yo! It's really putting dlc after game..

[@InterstellarDan-k8q]

The reason why the sequel also known as the delicious last course is the sequel is because of one thing notice how in the ending cutscene even if you have Miss chalice unlocked you still don't see her in the end credits plus if you were to think about it why would you waste time trying to revive someone when you're having a feud with the devil attempting to take contracts from people and literally going to die if you literally don't get them on time

[@ciy_ro]

I don't know where the show stands on lore but, Cuphead has nightmares of the devil. That is all.

[@WeezerFan505]

I realized that no matter what, in the secret boss fight you'll never see the angel, pretty neat

[@johntraun7398]

could always be possible that the devil skeleton and the devil are somehow separated, but again the devil still has horns at the end. Idk weird theory tbh

[@mr.context3872]

I know this is the one equivalent of dream theory and it will leave people unsatisfied but it is a cartoon after all, time can be inconsistent as much as the characters proportions can be inconsistent

[@user-Tod-The-Toadster]

I personally think the line "all debts are paid all pastries baked" is referring to the base game AND the dlc

[@charismaentertainer1657]

I think The fight with salt baker takes place after the fight with the devil due to the lyrics but the beginning of the DLC can start at any point before hand in the base game

[@theskullking850]

I choose to believe that the show is a different universe

[@Khalypso_]

Congrats on 15k!

[@kelvingreencat8646]

I have also noticed the DLC is probably after the main game because in the first mausoleum Ms Chalice introduces herself. Edit: One more hint is that in the Cuphead show in Episode 8 Cuphead has a nightmare about the devil and the achievement is literally called "A terrible night to have a curse"

[@themanofshadows]

Cuphead 2 will definitely come in the future. The DLC just marks the end of this first game, I’m sure Studio MDHR have more planned, alongside the Legend Of Zelda-esque game they have planned.

[@supersmiths4531]

5:20 just noticed the community service paper says 1934

[@marcane6122]

Wow Delicious Last Course=DLC. That Completely went over my head.

[@gabrielplayz8647]

If you look at the community service paper on the credits of the dlc of cuphead you’ll see the date to be 1934

[@trufoosxd]

I believe Cuphead takes place in 1936 or something, because in an old trailer for the game that was suppose to come out in 2016 says, "releasing 1936 plus 80 years", and that will equal to 2016

[@Turtleman2009]

2:48 it’s actually 1934. When Saltbaker is sentenced to community service, the corner reads the date of 1934

[@panquake5698]

Honestly I believed it was just shenanigans that happens whenever, like as in you have the option to do it whenever, so it’s just depending on the save file if it’s a prequel or a sequel? Idk? Whatever, it’s not super important either…

[@qin_stin5738]

Ya'll are forgetting it's a cartoon. This is why it says 1932 on the cartoon showing that this cartoon was made in 1932.

[@idiotsland242]

The skeleton in the background has a horn that the devil doesn’t

[@dontlookbehindyou]

I thought that the paper boy always said something about you beating the devil, good thing I heard that before commenting

[@penitentestudios1492]

Many people argue on this being a soulslike, with it's immense difficulty and being a semi boss rush, it doesn't matter when the DLC takes place it's like dark souls, you choose whether to kindle the flame or abandon it and walk up to a throne, the DLC is like ms.chalice giving you aid in defeating the debtors, if the base game is already completed, then it's a sequel, rn I'm trying to complete the base game with ms.chalice then attempt to fight the DLC bosses

[@ChortlesTheClown]

I say that it depends whether you beat the devil or not. if you beat the devil it's a prequel but if you head there straight away it's a prequel

[@molky_mouse]

The show isn't a prequal, because chalice in the show has no connections to the astral plane, but in the game she's an ancient warrior who is stuck in between the living and the astro plane

[@molky_mouse]

Also the main games intro book says that cuphead and mugman were playing in there yard and just so happened to stumble up on the casino

[@compandre]

I haven’t finished the video but I think that either the DLC doesn’t have a set time when it happens, just as long as it’s after mausoleum one, or i think realistically it would take place after the main game. I don’t have evidence but i think it makes sense because Cuphead and Mugman only have a day to take back all the contracts for the Devil, so they can’t waste any time dawdling on a new isle trying to make a tart

[@Rexy_THE_T-REX]

The dlc acualy is in 1934 because of the end credits with cheif saltbaker in court it says 1934 in his sentence

[@ultimatumbrick1639]

The dlc at least happens before you get the plane because the person who gives you the plane is still flying

[@bartomiejwozniak6195]

I bought the limited edition of cuphead with a chalice figure. And on the top of the box it says "since 1934". Maybe in 1934 chalice finally was alive.

[@MightyReeN]

Soooooo i Know that people don't really talk about the cuphead show when it comes to the games, but I do feel like it should be mention that in the show Cuphead ACTUALLY HAS A NIGHTMARE ABOUT THE DEVIL. Idk just thought it was kinda neat. Kinda like how the show had chalice show up in a very Cookie-centric episode, then the dlc had the cookie be her charm.

[@Gyro69420]

I think the timeline depends on when you go to isle 4 for example you could go at the start and then it could take place when ever you go there

[@iamalfred7435]

No its a sequel. I dont own the dlc so when i click on 'DLC' it shows the greeting card screen thing but with a tag saying "June 30th 1932." I can upload evidence if you want.

[@Pogobro]

ohhhh so you have to not have bought the dlc. Can I ask what platform you are on?

[@iamalfred7435]

@@Pogobro i am on xbox

[@strawberrygardens_5350]

Unfortunately, Mdhr did state that the DLC is the last of Cuphead and Mugman's adventures. They said that they were going to do other projects with the same Rubberhose animation or something different? I'm not sure myself but I believe that is a sequel to the cuphead series.

[@touchinggrass1740]

There is gonna be a Cuphead spin off called "mugman" I'm calling it.

[@cedrolenon]

when you fight the secret boss in the astral plane you said that this fight might symbolize a nightmare that cuphead or mugman are having, But here the thing If the Delicious Last Course was a prequel how would they know who the devil and if this was the case they wouldn't have nightmare yet of the devil. Whatever it a prequel or sequel the game is awesome

[@BloodySkullx]

The DLC isn't a sequel. But it does take place after the main game, my reasoning for this despite your disputes for it is that players are supposed to HAVE played and hopefully finished the base game first then go to the DLC, that's how it works. That's why it's referenced by the paper boy. The fact that there is another option for those who don't finish the base game is just because they couldn't mention you finishing it without finishing it. It's a little nitpicky story hole point that really doesn't mean anything because the new players who haven't finished the base game are playing it wrong. That's why it seems out of place when you can go ahead and meet Chalice off the islands when you should be meeting her first in her little cremation jar. People also seem to forget what DLC is for, extra content. It's not meant to be an ending it's meant to be extra story or events that weren't in the original story (though lets be honest most companies are now just adding late actual content as DLC but I don't consider this the case with CupHead considering the production) Delicious last course isn't anything more than an after story telling a small side story, it's not a sequel (come on an actual sequel would have much more and a bigger story to it) or some in between because we don't get soul contracts making it separate from the base game all together, you have to remember in the main game the boys are on a time limit they wouldn't of had time to go off to some random island and fight this town of extra people, it's just fun extra after content expanding the universe MDHR created.

[@shiny1556]

I still don’t see why people use the secret fight as evidence for it being a sequel. I do think it’s a sequel but the game shows it’s entirely a dream. You go to sleep to fight, the achievement refers to it as a nightmare, and the song is called One Hell of a Dream (or one hell of a bad dream, can’t remember exacts lol)

[@Hotdoglove-35]

it's a sequel Because m's chalice is alive in the end and in the super art place you see her as a ghost

[@DevilRaptorB]

I still say it takes place after the main game, and you better agree or ELSE I'm bringing The Devil's Pitchfork as I make my way to your home. Also, I think Cuphead 2 is passible but it won't be a 2D hand-drawn game, it will most likely be something like a 2.5D game with 3D models

[@dusktheowlgryphon]

Maybe the Cuphead universe has a fluid timeline, like you're supposed to put the pieces together with more content. An example of vague storytelling is thatgamecompany's games Journey and Sky. They do most of the storytelling via environment and not through characters and narration.

[@goldenmaster8705]

In my personal opinion, there is no cuphead timeline, it’s based on old cartoons which rarely had any cannon besides what the characters names are, the characters usually ran around, got hit a bunch, adventure over, done and done, it didn’t matter what took place before or after, it’s just another wacky adventure of one or two lovable characters

[@tabbyarts3670]

theory. there is no concrete timeline and it depends on when YOU go to the DLC island.