Game Theory: Meet The NEW Monika! (Doki Doki Literature Club Plus)

[@Acorn_Anomaly]

Fun detail: the DDLC+ trailer that was released has the player's name as "Ive".

[@dobbynick]

where? i wanna see this

[@Acorn_Anomaly]

@@dobbynick GameSpot's channel, IIRC, had the DDLC+ trailer.

[@dobbynick]

@@Acorn_Anomaly thats such a cool find

[@Rerolfer]

damnn MattyPatty been slacking off he should've been able to find that with ease

[@JFrom843]

@@Rerolfer doing it the harder way isn't slacking lol

[@fearmaker1]

A funny thing concerning the name "Renier": The verb "renier" in french means "to deny", "to renounce" or "to repudiate" and is often used to talk about abandonning marriage, parenthood or in this case, faith.

[@MbitaChizi]

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[@Robertdoesstuf]

Someone get this man a Nobel prize

[@mactemporal1980]

"Renier sa foi". Good job

[@confusedcatmeme]

Damn as a French person I didn’t even see this one

[@Tirexo]

@@confusedcatmeme same

[@notanotaku1101]

My thought: this new game is going to be a reverse of DDLC thematically. DDLC was something that looked and seemed upbeat and fun, then took a turn for the horrifying. This new game is going to be a horror show that is invaded by DDLC's Monika (either jumping over from her VM or from the outside via Ive as Mat theorizes here), and turns into a story of how she manages to ACTUALLY wrest a happy ending from this nightmare, not by selfishly changing things for her own benefit but by intervening on behave of the alternate versions of her friends.

[@tyfoon555]

Given Salvato's love for deconstructing familiar themes and mechanics on a level that surpasses a quick meta reference here or a gimmicky 4th wall breaking (DDLC is in a very different category than something like, say, IMSCARED or Pony Island), I could very well see Libertina/DDLC2 being exactly what you said

[@MercuryA2000]

If this game turns into a dating sim wearing the adorable costume of a horror game I would find that hilarious. Full circle from the horror game wearing the corpse of a dating sim.

[@wellusee688]

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[@TeraunceFoaloke]

very interesting

[@squiffy_student229]

@@MercuryA2000 omfg i didnt think of that

[@erikjustesen6869]

I think its interesting to note that if Monika is a nurse and not a patient or experiment, and the other 3 are it also loops back to the statement of physical appearances being different than normal humans. Monika has brown hair and green eyes, while the other three have unnatural hair and eye colors possibly caused by them being experiments and Monika being a nurse.

[@GamersUniverseOE]

Sayori has blue eyes (which are natural and even more occurring than Monika's green eyes) and her hair is somewhat (well I don't know how much) natural.

[@rocicozy]

@@GamersUniverseOE not really

[@veenu_1853]

@@GamersUniverseOE Yeah, you can reasonably say that she has strawberry blonde hair

[@ISS600]

@@GamersUniverseOE In this case then it adds a little more since we know that Sayori becomes the new club leader and gains Monika's level of intelligence. maybe not a lot but it is interesting.

[@flushedlucifer]

Oooooor that Monika's shoes are pink and she has black stockings

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I honestly, never would've thought that DDLC and FNAF would have lores this deep, if it weren't for MatPat

[@MbitaChizi]

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[@MbitaChizi]

👀👀

[@imru1ing667]

Why are you always everywhere. Are you even human??

[@AconicDBZ]

@@imru1ing667 So "summer vacation" doesn't exsist

[@kychu1116]

You are a bot aren't you

[@poperaymond431]

*Fun Fact* : _Ive Laster_ is a sneaky way of spelling “I’ve Lost Her”, aka an Easter egg hinting that Monika has escaped.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

@about you can you not.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

everytime i see the name i've always had a nagging feeling; being that this is Salvato (and Co.) I could tell there was something about his name that would make sense. thank you for confirming.

[@poperaymond431]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 thank you lmao, those bots are the worst

[@poperaymond431]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 The detail Salvato puts into its projects is nuts, I really hope their studio makes it big, they deserve it.

[@acupofyeast7839]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 I thought so too. I just wasn’t sure what exactly it was supposed to be.

[@oldsoul3539]

Did you notice how every single character in the game has their hair covering their foreheads where a third eye would be? I'm guessing the twist is they've all had three literal eyes the entire time.

[@anjie3871]

This… makes sense. Their hairstyles and character design don’t seem to be coincidence.

[@YnForsaken]

If there's anything that Scott teached me, there's no such things as coincidence in lore games like these.

[@insertnameher31]

yo hold on- you my friend, are onto something

[@BouncingTribbles]

12:55 i think you're spot on. They've been breeding girls with the potential, and they've started to develope a literal third eye

[@Josh-of6gq]

i think you’re onto something

[@marche800]

It's amazing the lengths the Project Libitina characters are going to to ascend to a higher plane, meanwhile Monika did it without even trying.

[@abedapoonawala4730]

She's obviously way smarter than these brainless believers. Those people are sacrificing lots of lives whereas Monika just needed one Ive laster.

[@carljhonodicta6860]

@@abedapoonawala4730 monika didn't do anything to have it, the dev team gave monika the access, unlike the academy who is trying to get the access themselves.

[@nyxie2877]

@@abedapoonawala4730 The team directly stated that they gave Monika too much power, so I assume they gave multiple individuals only a small part of that power in VM2.

[@carljhonodicta6860]

@@nyxie2877 same thoughts. that power is the 'third eye' and those individuals are the ones with the third eye potential. the question now is who is this renier (could be Ro since he's the first one to work on VM2) Although before i watched these videos, i really thought monika is in Paula (the project manager) and not in Ive because of the "with everlasting love" part in monika's final message and in 14.txt

[@ayanovfx7216]

@@carljhonodicta6860 U know, Idk with I am correct with this, But aren't VM1 and VM2 a little connected, So, As a senior engineer, Can Ive Laster, Who is Trapped In VM1 actually be Renier, As he is smart, he knows the world made by him, Even tho he doesn't have the third eye.

[@ragedragon1018]

Everyone's Fanfics and how they expect Monika to be in real life How she actually is: A middle aged man

[@GreenHatGirl22]

Like my roblox girlfriend (is a joke)

[@citizenhentai]

a funny senior engineer tho i'll hit that.

[@Yainiwafi]

Even Better

[@Corsair-Mandrake]

the ultimate catfish

[@keith9129]

It’s not a joke I bet

[@thecanadianmc9424]

Anyone else notice that “Ive Laster” is an anagram for “Evil Stare”? Seems like too unusual a name to be a coincidence, especially with the importance of the third eye…

[@imback2012]

That's some info. It probably be intentional

[@venusjtd]

BRO-----

[@kitteneyejo]

also sounds like 'eye blaster' lol

[@GippyHappy]

It's also an anagram for: -relatives -versatile and most importantly: -realities

[@strawbebbiejam]

are the other names anagrams? they sound weird enough that they might be

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

I feel like the way each girl died will relate to the kind of torture they endured in Project Libitina. Strangulation for Sayori, starvation for Natsuki, and stabbing for Yuri.

[@Brand_Fish]

Woah, dark but I think that's a cool idea

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

@@Brand_Fish Now that I think about it, Natsuki didn't die from starvation. She died from her neck snapping, but her father did not feed her enough.

[@rose.chan00]

Theoretically you could combine both options by having them starve her to the point where they could easily snap her bones Idk if that would work though, I’m not a doctor

[@stafey7659]

@@rose.chan00 your bones get brittle when your malnourished, I heard thy somewhere.

[@Chara_Dreemurr999]

Wow

[@marche800]

You know the third eye granting violent tendencies sound like it's a metaphor for the experiments being conducted by the team rathen than a literal interpretation. They grant awareness of higher knowledge and that causes the character (in this case Monika) to have an existential crisis and become violent toward her fellow classmates. Metaphorically speaking as she never harms them directly but also is willing to sabotage and destroy their files because she sees them as expendable.

[@tweshasaini7957]

Wow this makes so much sense that they are prone to violence cause they think nothing is real

[@Broomer52]

Monika was a simulation test of what happens with the full knowledge of the world you’re in, from what I gather she is in the simulation what this project is trying to create in reality. She not only is aware she’s in a game but can use that awareness to manipulate it and talk to us, even if we can’t respond.

[@Viking_Raven]

Monika was forced to delete her friends, because of her attempt to gather the attention of the player, she created the MC but his presence also garnered the attention of the other girls. Not only that but her simulation didn't allow her to interact dorectly with him. Forcing her to become the only option.

[@thatperson181_02]

So let me get this right, Paula and Ive are in our world, and they created DDLC and PL. The characters in PL are becoming sentient and are trying to figure out how to "accend" to our world. Monika in DDLC has done this by "accident" and "escaped" the simulation. Are the makers of PL trying to mirror real humans to see if "they" can awaken by themselves? And if so, I dont understand how Monika is connected to PL, they seem to be two separate entities completely and idk how Monika can identify the characters in PL as her friends in DDLC???

[@Spacccee]

@@thatperson181_02 I gathered that Monika has access to Marla's memories from PL

[@smr010]

After all this, I can only imagine some people of Team Salvato being like "hey our next game will be so epic, with so much to connect back to DDLC, and so much hidden lor- wait, how people already know almost everything?"

[@memeberfunk2731]

Understand this was a paid promotional video, nearly every video released since he hit 1 mill is a paid promo. He dosnt care about what we want to see.

[@memeberfunk2731]

He only did this topic to promote ddlc plus.

[@aquabanana]

@@memeberfunk2731 wdym

[@jacobwalls1990]

@@memeberfunk2731 wtf are you talking about?

[@cdr_wolfie1636]

@@memeberfunk2731 who

[@Dakwii]

It's a little late, but there is a line where you say to Yuri that the main character of the book reminds you of her, and she gets all flustered and goes what I don't think I am anything like her. But her reaction seems to hint in that direction that she is the girl in the book.

[@MisterIncog]

I think it was addressed in the original theory for ddlc.

[@suicidemercianery]

I actualy did that, now it makes sense

[@morganc.m1830]

@@MisterIncog it's not

[@MisterIncog]

@@morganc.m1830 hm, good to know then

[@xtrem5428]

I was thinking of the same thing. And when the player character says it's because she's always questioning herself, Yuri says she thought it was because of something else, farther in the story (likely something like self-harm).

[@xendurr8180]

If Monika could communicate with Team Salvato- which are considered to be gods by the cult, that would make her identical to the proposed "perfect being" that the cult is trying to make. Imagine the shock they would be in to find out that a prototype for their "perfect being" is but a nurse.

[@thecrimeboi4799]

Also the nurse is not yet with powers probably will happen tho through monika going into the nurse

[@hypermtg]

@@thecrimeboi4799 what

[@vanbusto8870]

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[@PWNDON]

@@hypermtg i think they meant "maybe the nurse doesnt have powers until monika controls her" if you didnt get the wording

[@captainahab5522]

i think that Monika will infiltrate VM2 and use Ive to help her with the files and Marla will probably realize that she is Monika i think that the one who ascends has not been mentioned yet and is that white haired girl with glowing eyes

[@SwordmaidenGwen]

I had a thought, remember the poem Yuri wrote in the 2nd playthrough? The one titled "Wheel"? It might be a stretch but I think there might have been elements in it hinting at this truth; "A rotating wheel" = Machine? "A portal to another world" = The bridge between the Virtual Machines or the VMs and our world "Expanding universe", "Time controlled by slipping cogwheels" = The VMs being simulations "Existence of God", "A prayer written in blood" = Religious imagery "A thread connecting all human eyes" = Third eyes! "God disproving the existence of God" = the research team trying to prove that they themselves live in a simulated reality Just a random thought xD

[@swimm8329]

ooh!

[@lukethekuya]

@@Mirhaz300 Even as a Christian I do want to see how Team Salvato would use the simulation theory and cults for their next game. I wanna know their thoughts of the world around us.

[@Mirhaz300]

@@lukethekuya well, I kinda don't like simulated theory but yeah I just want see their thought about that. Edit: also I remove it since i don't like start war. Edit2: I rather ignore this theory since this made nonsense to me aswell. So yeah I turn off comment

[@lukethekuya]

@@Mirhaz300 Ah okies!

[@pooferfloofer]

wait wait this might be a stretch but rotating --> rotater ---> ro teether

[@spoopyspades5740]

Maybe the third eye is the higher level permissions that Monika has, since having a 3rd eye usually means some higher level of intelligence or fortune telling. In order to get a 3rd eye, you might need to have a variant in another simulation, like Monika does. This would make Yuri, Sayori, and Natsuki all test subjects with high 3rd eye potential. Just a small thought I had.

[@zappinapplez]

yooooo this actually makes a lot of sense seeing as that a lot of the “religion” that the people have in VM2 is based off real world stuff like their god being the game devs and the psychic power being some connection to the devs or some way to contact them.

[@emilyjones9787]

I thought so too!!! That's why Monika is not a part of Project Libitina; shes an observer!

[@liamhagie7988]

​ @about you shut up you have been posting this on every comment this week

[@sampohaarala8948]

Honestly thought this was obvious.

[@abbymackay443]

this would also make sense with the "dissolving into violence" angle, as Monica turned to violence in DDLC, maybe the others who unlock this third eye/higher access are doing so for similar reasons

[@codzuno]

I think that the girls' (Sayori, Yuri and Natsuki) more negative sides of their personalities stem from their experiences within VM 2, or Project Libitina. I wonder if this new game would show how Sayori's depression, Yuri's obsession and self harm. and Natsuki's abusive guardian and neglect (him not feeding her) became such large parts of their personalities.

[@manda5294]

THTS SO SMART also love ur pfp

[@leod.v.3854]

I mean it can make sense, natsukis experiment is not being properly fed, sayoris is probably isolation which is leaving her depressed due to lack of interactions probably sees her self not deserving of others because she hasn't been allowed to see other, while yuri could be one of their more successful test subjects since she likes the self harm and was one of the characters with the most connections to project libitina to the point she's heavily interested in the book based on libitina

[@captainahab5522]

@@leod.v.3854 i think that the portrait of markov wasn't originally in VM1 and somehow got in in a format that not just Monika can access and this makes sense because the two VM's are linked and Monika said that they all have some sort of memories

[@irisa198]

@@--.._ I wonder if the killing machine bit isn't actually an intentional feature of the project, but rather a side-effect of realizing you live inside a simulation and therefore none of the people (nor their deaths) are "real"? It's maybe just a psychological reaction that happens to everyone who realizes it. So I agree, I feel like Yuri was a successful experiment, and that's also why she has the book in VM1 - her remnant of being closest to Monika's level of access (but without developer intervention).

[@melophobia0504]

you might just be onto something here! loving this idea

[@unk9192]

The little “editing is my passion” thing floating around in comic sans was funnier than it should’ve been

[@okuyasunijimura7952]

Ayo timestamps please

[@NeoJae]

1:27

[@firemaster5042]

yeah I loved that

[@whomply5408]

A theory based purely off observation: I believe Yuri is at least loosely aware of all of this in the second act of base game. Think of how aware she is that she’s acting differently than normal, whereas Sayori, who’s feelings were also altered by monika, didn’t seem to note her depression had gotten worse than normal. Before Yuri confesses her love and subsequently stabs herself, Yuri says something like “I don’t even care if monika’s watching!” which can easily be dismissed as Yuri showing she doesn’t care about monika’s jealousy, but also very possibly signify her awareness of the situation (we know how much DDLC subtly foreshadows). When you mention she reminds you of the character in Portrait of Markov, she isn’t distressed or put off( because she isn’t aware it’s her), whereas she instantly panics in the second act. And one of the freakiest parts of the game- when her eyes become human instead of animated, tying in to the “opening of a third eye” theme.

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

Yuri as Libitina might be the individual in TEST VM that ultimately develops the strongest Third Eye. So, unlike Monika, who was just forcefully granted complete awareness and admin access, Yuri and Libitina's AI have a specific combination of parameters that makes it easier for them to naturally escape the virtual machine sandbox all on their own. Probably connected to her tendency towards less common words and complex use of language. Chaining events in unusual ways is how most game glitches are discovered. And by studying how she does it, the engineers hope that it'll help them glitch their way out of their simulated world, too.

[@ozerune]

There’s no way they’ve just been spending the last 4 years on some redone art. This extensive added lore makes me think a new game is coming. And coming soon.

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

Obviously you have no knowledge of greed. They probably did this to make us list after the next J J Abrahams style mystery box that will be empty… becuase there won’t BE a next game.

[@Lu-sm8zw]

Last time I was on their official site (maybe 1 or 2 years ago) , Salvato actually said that, from all the people who work on ddlc, only one remain, I don't know if he was talking about himself or if there was another person with him, but this (and probably Covid) didn't help finish the game in time. I do hope a new game is coming soon, I really can't wait to see what type of game they did for the whole libitina story

[@Ho_Lee_Fook]

@@noneofyourbusiness4133 what? Lmao

[@ozerune]

@@Lu-sm8zw it’s also possible he’s talking about the original ddlc project, not people currently working. At least that’s what I’m hoping for.

[@allanknight_185]

Team Salvato has no plans of making this "new game" what so ever.

[@nothsawalker7556]

Makes sense as to why Natsuki says she is beaten by her father, why Sayori (even though being a joy of life) has a deep depression, and why Yuri is obsessed with self harm and blood.

[@YnForsaken]

What do you mean?

[@thebutterscotchkid2481]

@@YnForsaken Yeah, what do you mean?

[@kirin1230]

I'm guessing OP is referring to their time in Libitina. Either fragments of their VM2 versions slip back to Doki Doki, or Monika's memory of them affected them? Idk, just a thought.

[@DiddyBohlen]

I do think that it’s connected. If not directly then it’s Monika giving them attributes that are directly drawn from Libitina.

[@casualcommenter1188]

Sayori has depression in the test VM where Monika has no access to VM2, so no, it doesn't seem like that's connected. Yuri and Natsuki though? It's possible

[@jaysonlavern3453]

12:00 as soon as Matpat said “As soon as Monica said-“ I got an advert that started with someone yelling *”I’M MAKIN’ WAFFLES”*

[@AL1CE_]

THEORY: With the breaking apart and stitching together of body parts would leave scars and seams What if Yuri's cutting is a metaphor of how she might of been a successful test of stitching together of body parts. With her being an amalgamation of people with a strong affinity towards "opening" the third eye, but her knowing she wasnt born, but created causes mental insecurities and makes it difficult for her to suppress her third eye. Just like the project libitina text file states.

[@MbitaChizi]

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[@pinkpantherless850]

THATS ACTUALLY SUPER SMART WOW

[@gayfanta9254]

*Big Brain Time*

[@enixed6476]

You just made a disturbing image in my brain :D

[@blackice000]

who?

[@frenchfries2998]

I wonder if the Girls sad backstorys are based on how they are on the outside going through the excitements. Yuri could cut herself or has started liking and pain and can’t socialize. Natsuki has a older adult who physically abuses her alot and her form of torture is being starved. Sayori could be suicidal from all the expirements.

[@wellusee688]

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[@knight123x4]

If that's the case, that could be how you identify them in-game, if that's the goal.

[@chibi_okami]

Wow

[@kaitlyncorley1855]

i hope this gets seen by MatPat!!

[@batorerdyniev9805]

@@wellusee688 report

[@Ellicess]

The worst part about Project Libitina is that despite all the horrible things they’re doing. Despite the horrible atrocities they’ve committed. They’re right. They’re 100% correct in what they’re doing, and their methods are working.

[@catnip202xch.]

And it it is absolutely horrifying

[@d.l.8394]

@yeah can you not?

[@mattevans4377]

Could it be the AI are the villains.....again.... Amd the Humans making them too, of course.....

[@rasmusgarbonzo1411]

how are they right lol

[@allabtlauren]

@@rasmusgarbonzo1411 everything they're doing is working, and proving the points they're trying to make.

[@isaac_bruh]

no joke, this is lowkey the best channel i've ever stopped by in years literally everything i thought about the game has been flipped around and now this game makes SO much more sense thanks The Game Theorists

[@mingfanzhang8927]

Cope

[@isaac_bruh]

@@mingfanzhang8927 i swear ur a chinese warlord

[@IDontLikeHandIes]

@@mingfanzhang8927 🤓

[@no.justno.697]

@@mingfanzhang8927 🤣

[@mingfanzhang8927]

@@no.justno.697 #Ramadan

[@Emmabowlesss]

DDLC is so interesting. The bulk of the story isn’t even known by the general player. Even tho most people don’t even dive deep into the story or lore, it’s still an enjoyable game. You don’t need a reason for why monika is self aware, it’s still interesting enough to continue the game without all the information. That’s why this game is so damn good

[@jonathanwilson5355]

Right?!? For the theorists, there’s so much content to sink your teeth into, and for the gamers, there’s a lot of themes, meta aspects & music that you can just appreciate without diving too deep into the game lore. Its kinda what gives DDLC its charm IMO.

[@xephyre6955]

But the thing is, the countless amounts of theories could may as well be advertise the developer himself or the game which in turn makes it more popular.

[@SomeoneWhoHere]

Fun fact: "Libitina" is also an old latin term for "Death", which has been used in the works of classical Roman poets, such as Ovidius.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

@about you hey; it'll be nice when i start hacking into your account and delete your account; wouldn't that be fun too?

[@fanndx]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 Spammers deserve it

[@davidarvingumazon5024]

My random guess is that Paula is a Minecraft Miner ;^)

[@CaptJCB_]

@@CallofDutyBlackOps28 dew it

[@SomeoneWhoHere]

@Di Not a problem! Glad I sparked your interest!

[@NyanTheFurry]

Yuri’s eye jumpscare is terrifying, but without all the effects and just her being close to you with the realistic eyes.. *H o l y f r i c k*

[@lesleygarcia2746]

Timestamp 2:12 in case anyone's confused, it was rather subtle.

[@NyanTheFurry]

@@lesleygarcia2746 Yeah, it was terrifying

[@poisonousbadge126]

why are you a furry man

[@aynmwa]

@@poisonousbadge126 cuz they’re cool

[@miro_theburger]

@@aynmwa i disagree

[@angelseok8034]

love that literary analysis is so integral in understanding what’s going on

[@brandonseupersad7916]

I think when Monika "untied the knot" to the "screaming writhing misery" inside the other girls she actually leaked data from vm2's version of the girls making them change horribly bad.

[@gankaz]

Game companies when matpat talks about their game: "write that down, write that down"

[@callmetatan]

Haha

[@CajunBaconFanatic]

We have to tell people this in a criptic way!

[@K.Marie119]

Lol... or just writer's in general.

[@liamhagie7988]

@about you shut up you have been posting this on every comment this week

[@kahnwae6324]

And the whole time Dan Salvato is just nodding along to this as Matpat basically invents the video game lore version of Rap God.

[@Los_HermanitosCruz]

Haha well it's there to take xD

[@whitesgonecool2467]

Imagine all this leading up to a rickroll

[@hunbun3683]

I really hope they will make another game, I feel like it would help a lot with trying to figure out the lore. this game has so much lore to it, and most people don't really go into all of the lore

[@Flaris]

I'm sure they will. Don't think they released that updated version with all the extra lore if they weren't actively working on the next game.

[@sharkskingaming6797]

@@Flaris did they say anything hinting to the next update?

[@erricro3198]

Kinda feels like they were talking about the amputees as a sort of "cattle". The limbs are amputated to stop the subjects from resisting in any way, and to more easily selectively breed the subjects. Doubt they amputate JUST for the limbs.

[@ivon1671]

@about you...why

[@hawkbreaker7723]

@@ivon1671 money

[@hawkbreaker7723]

Just report the bot for spam

[@shaunleslie4143]

No. They talk about a reduction in resource consumption, and about connecting subjects in parallel. And minimizing the distances between people. They are building a network of brains. No limbs means they need less food and allows you to pack them closer together.

[@abramrexjoaquin7513]

*M* eta-verse *E* nterprises *S* olutions *M.E.S* ... *Monika* *Escaped* *Simulation* Libitina: A Roman Goddess of Funerals and Burials.

[@Neekachu11]

I cannot believe how deep this lore goes, thank you MattPat for opening my eyes (or should I say, third eye?) to all of this! I am truly blown away by how much attention to detail you need get all this information.

[@stefanosspiratos4192]

Honestly it sounds like they stole the idea from the movie the martyr but I don’t mind that much Here is a link about what the movie is about kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OYdZidgMl_eqs

[@NamiiWavee]

@@stefanosspiratos4192 ooo thanks

[@kurthurt5068]

Puns...the bane of my existence

[@wellusee688]

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[@slyceth]

@@stefanosspiratos4192 no it was stolen from the game The Talos Principle

[@cocowakey]

If this project libitina game ever comes out, I can only imagine how depressing its gonna be considering all the human experiments jeez...

[@jaydostuffidk6723]

don’t worry, if it was real the government will find it out

[@ievistus2]

are you sure?

[@jaydostuffidk6723]

Maybe, there could be a few left

[@tilsgee]

@Sean Gerald Genona fran bow?

[@PWNDON]

@@tilsgee you should check that game out its pretty interesting

[@sp4cef0rc37]

I think that since Monika escaped VM1 and possessed Ive, she will probably also help the player by implementing hints in the machine on how to help the others and it'll give some lore about how she's doing in Ive's body. I imagine the hints either as dialogue spawning randomly or as marks on the walls a little like the portal "the cake is a lie" messages.

[@BerylLx]

Confirmed: Project Libitina = Half Life 3.....? Game journos would have a field day with this one

[@thatperson181_02]

So let me get this right, Paula and Ive are in our world, and they created DDLC and PL. The characters in PL are becoming sentient and are trying to figure out how to "accend" to our world. Monika in DDLC has done this by "accident" and "escaped" the simulation. Are the makers of PL trying to mirror real humans to see if "they" can awaken by themselves? And if so, I dont understand how Monika is connected to PL, they seem to be two separate entities completely and idk how Monika can identify the characters in PL as her friends in DDLC???

[@spl3219]

@@thatperson181_02Nah the company who made DDLC aka VM1 are aware that they themselves are also in a simulation, basically ddlc is a sinulation world made by another simulation world, so its highly implied our universe aka reality is the one who made the simulation that made the ddlc simulation, its a weird inception sort of thing but im sure when the next game comes out it will clear things up

[@igiem368]

I am not sure if this has any bearing on the theory, but if you look at Monica’s attempts to block out the characters in the first game, the portions of the characters removed are pixelated body parts. Could these glitched out body parts have something to do with the body being created in Project Libitina?

[@scaper8]

Oh, now that's an interesting connection. Some others here have noted Yuri's cutting could be tied to them cutting and stitching her and the others in VM2. Also noting her cutting isn't tied to self-harm the way it usually is in real life, more a fascination with blood.

[@Umbrxlla777]

Uh, i kinda created a comment almost equal to yours, sorry. not copying, i didn't read the comments yet before.

[@sampohaarala8948]

Gonna add the though of @sh4d0wfl4re to this. Perhaps the increased affinity with the third eye, or elevation of access however you wanna put it, gives a window for Monika to transport the beings to the other VM? Wilder yet, what if the characters desent to madness that happened in DDLC1 was just Monikas attempt to create a better similarity between the characters in VM1 and VM2. So they could be exported easier? Or perhaps that was the side-effect of the export? God this franchise is so good. It makes you think.

[@robonator2945]

@about you you have now used several alt accounts to post that same thing, stop.

[@scaper8]

@@robonator2945 It's a bot. Just report it and KZbin will, probably not but it's our only real resource, delete them.

[@kitkatcup]

Maybe the “genius” with no third eye who’s advancing Libitina’s work isn’t Renier and is in fact Ive Laster? That’s if Monika definitely has changed places with him. It would make sense for him to have no third eye and to be considered a genius as he’ll have insight that no one else in VM2 could possibly have. Just a mini theory!

[@ariaofthe6strings230]

If Monika really has switched places with Ive, he would only be at the literature club. Cause Monika only has access to VM1. She’s slowly gaining access to VM2, but she doesn’t have a stable connection.

[@bobble68]

@@ariaofthe6strings230 That being said though, Ive would have elevated access just as Monika did, possibly even higher, since he worked on the simulation, not just knowing about it. If this is the case, it's possible he made his way into VM2. It's also worth noting since both VM1 and 2 would be run on the same computer, they wouldn't be completely separate (as we see with Monika). One reason why Ive could go into VM2 rather than staying in 1 could be because they mentioned before that they were no longer looking at VM1. If he tried asking for help there, no one would hear him. So, he goes into VM2 with his knowledge, and uses it to accellerate the connection experiments, so he can get the attention of the other employees.

[@reeba4824]

Agreed, I speculated this too

[@isuckatmakinghandles]

I believe also it's Ive. He never had anything to do with Project Libitina. He never has opened his third eye according to them. Monika could've transferred herself as Ive into VM2. If she just transferred herself it would look pretty suspicious due to Marla being a nurse there. Also Ive would be technically dead due to nothing controlling the brain. Monika has seen everything that has been happening in VM2, so she knows basically everything that is happening in Project Libitina. Monika has all the information to "help" this cult. She made Ive join Project Libitina to gain their trust. They gave basically Monika the guardian role for Project Libitina when in fact she is guarding the girls. im just adding this to your theory if this makes any sense

[@ariaofthe6strings230]

@@bobble68 I don’t think Ive would have had Kernel Access like Monika has simply because Monika YEETED him into VM1 or 2. It’s BECAUSE he doesn’t have kernel access that he can’t manipulate the reality of either VM. While the possibility of it being Ive is there, VM1 is a seperate entity. Even if it’s on the same computer, any administrator on a virtual machine cannot alter the files of other, NOT connected file to the virtual machine that said administrator has access to. It’s why if you ran a virtual machine of windows vista on your windows 10 device, your windows vista virtual machine can’t alter your windows 10 files. Unless deliberate, meticulous outside work was done in terms of coding and the changing of disk image partitioning would allow such a thing to be possible. It’s why in the emails, a member of the Metaverse team said she had an idea to establish a more stable connection to VM2 due to VM1 taking loose data.

[@Samsquanch8716]

This actually makes a lot of sense, I’m really excited to see where Dan Salvato and Co. take this franchise. It has the popularity and the lore to really create some intriguing stories, hopefully it won’t be years away 😅

[@stefanosspiratos4192]

Honestly it sounds like they stole the idea from the movie the martyr but I don’t mind that much Here is a link about what the movie is about kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OYdZidgMl_eqs

[@albertpoole1351]

Haha 420

[@user-uv9hs9rn2e]

Headcannon: Monika made the portrait of Markov specifically for Yuri as a clue to vm2

[@moderndemon84]

Hmm.

[@muchwowmuchwow805]

Jokes aside, MatPat is probably the most qualified person to determine if we're in a fake reality hands down

[@Fricc169]

Facts

[@renamaniya7973]

Agreeance

[@silverstrings2760]

I agree lol

[@Resident_Kriegsman]

At the bare minimum he's on the team that would figure it out

[@StartRunning.]

yeah, downside is hell place dozens of adbreaks in each paragraph.

[@nytso4940]

When the dr says the patients have “different features than normal,” is he saying that those different features are what Yuri’s eyes look when they become hyper realistic?

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWbCfahtodZ7l6M

[@4dsushi217]

isnt that just editing?

[@MissAdmyre]

@@4dsushi217 hmm, I think what they're saying is that maybe those eyes are the ones that are the irl counterparts/patient of Yuri.

[@bastianbastianbastian7]

@@4dsushi217 no, it's in the game

[@irisa198]

I like this idea a lot actually - and it's kind of an unsettling idea if you consider that whatever illustration or 3D-model they see is photorealism to them already, so how the hell do they even perceive that higher level of "realism"? What the hell would the equivalent look like to us? Imagine seeing a person irl whose eyes are somehow even MORE hyper-defined than what you already thought was material reality. What an upsetting idea, I love it.

[@SoniasWay]

When you don’t even play DDLC but Matt’s theories are so entertaining that you still watch

[@loonieislost8528]

can relate-

[@luistheugliestdude1909]

Im too scared to play horror games, though Im very brave playing it with friends, without friends I wont be able to play the game.

[@rarenerdw9611]

True

[@panjinurfadillah2489]

True

[@maureendave4426]

I want to play the game but my mom just won't buy me a cp

[@gracetaylor2767]

i can't believe how much thought went into DDLC & DDLC Plus, it's incredible the backstory. Everything makes so much more sense, so thank you for making these videos!

[@renthomas2692]

This is also an idea from a story telling perspective, but I think it could have some merit. Monika could have been Elyssa. Elyssa being one of the original patients makes me believe that she could've had some influence over the formation of The Academy itself and not just her being a believer. Imagine if Monika, the VM2 version being unaware of the repercussions of her actions, tries to get everyone to understand they're in a simulation. Once she's able to prove it, they begin to form a cult dedicated to figuring out how to ascend. They have no issue with harming their (or other's) 'physical' bodies because they're NOT physical. They're not real. Eventually Monika begins to realize that she went too deep, that even though it's a simulation it's still real to them. She begins to see the consequences of her actions and makes an effort to stop The Academy, leading to her (Elyssa) being terminated. I wouldn't say it's a stretch to imagine 'ghosts' being possible in this game, due to them saying how data wasn't being zeroed out between the servers. Monika from DDLC might be able to control Elyssa's 'ghost' and use her to speak to Marla, who becomes aware of the atrocities. It then becomes her goal to save the DDLC girls because of the emphasis Elyssa puts on them. I don't know, but I like this idea and where it could lead. Thoughts?

[@PWNDON]

thatd be fun

[@whelve13]

amazing theory

[@TETRISHUMANREBIRTH]

This needs to go into the subreddit

[@NeilJan99]

I also agree with this theory because Elyssa has 6 letters - same as Monika.

[@aliya0614]

Ohh I like this theory!! It will also create some sort of law or rule that no matter where Monika is, in the other games or universes, she always realises that she's in a simulation

[@sampohaarala8948]

Wasn’t there an entity in the control group given elevated access without the entity discovering it? Could it be possible that this entity isn’t Monika but Yuri? Since she is reading the book that tells her about VM2 but she’s just not aware of it actually telling about another world. She has the access to the knowledge but isn’t aware of it.

[@10cheesburgers]

That's a really cool thought. It makes sense to me, it's almost too obvious when I think about it haha.

[@Omnomnomfish]

I was pretty sure they said they didn't make a control group, they talked about it but ultimately decided to create a snapshot of the VM at an earlier point in time (the side stories), and just made sure Monika didn't notice her access yet

[@stefanosspiratos4192]

Honestly it sounds like they stole the idea from the movie the martyr but I don’t mind that much Here is a link about what the movie is about kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OYdZidgMl_eqs

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I .. .

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHKse5aHoZqXmMk

[@elavanor]

MatPat: *Theorizing* Team Salvato: thnx for the lore idea, will use it.

[@Ктоя-ь1м]

The same thing with matpat's Minecraft theories,and how mojang started using them to canonical lore,lol(idk if they're using his theories for real tho)

[@elavanor]

Thank you for liking this comment, i got suddenly sick and this made my day, thank ya'll.

[@Ктоя-ь1м]

@@elavanor I wish you good health, I hope you'll get well very soon! (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃

[@elavanor]

@@Ктоя-ь1м Thank you..

[@npc4416]

different seem like that tho

[@Cake-um7je]

Ive Laster also sounds like "I've Lost Her", maybe indicating Monika fleeing the game through his body and him not seeing her anymore in the game.

[@Xil_Gon_Give_It_To_Ya]

Oh no. Thinking about this makes me so sad-- what if "The Portrait of Markov" was Monika's attempt to tell her friends in DDLC about the horrors of VM2? Was she trying to warn them? Was she seeing if they had the same access and could help?

[@leahkloostra1899]

wait that actually makes a bit of sense!!! does it fit with what Monika says about towards the ending?? like where she mentions it and then changes the subject?? I'm not thinking too clearly rn so I genuinely don't know loll

[@oberon1449]

Nah, the book was Monica's way of giving access to the person who read it, Yuri, but when she got access, the memories and images she saw and heard drove her insane and made her suicidal. Those are not images that just anyone could handle, so Monica never tried it again with anyone else.

[@patyluna821]

@@oberon1449 Or maybe SHE DID, with Sayori, and that's how she developed her depression

[@patyluna821]

And maybe Natsuki retains those traces of abuse

[@L_Ratio_Bozo_]

yoo all of this is so crazy for me

[@Roinkki]

“Libitina, in Roman religion, goddess of funerals. At her sanctuary in a sacred grove (perhaps on the Esquiline Hill), a piece of money was deposited whenever a death occurred. There the undertakers (libitinarii) had their offices, and there all deaths were registered for statistical purposes. The word Libitina thus came to be used for the business of an undertaker, funeral requisites, and, by poets, for death itself.” For one thing, if this is Roman religion, then there are multiple Gods. So if this is JUST Project Libitina, then are there more projects? For another, it mentions poets. Sound familiar? (Hint-literature) Also I copy pasted that from a website-

[@acethepacifist1041]

So- my theory: the project(s?) will be “unlocked” through the years here(irl), and we will see a huge project by the end of this, linking all to the truth that they are just a game, and then the player comes in to save them(the player working with Monika) idk tho- just a slight theory-

[@wellusee688]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZfNlmuhdtuLe5I ..

[@OncelerKidsAreCringe]

@@wellusee688 STOP

[@Roinkki]

@@acethepacifist1041 That’s a good theory!! :D I kinda believe that since DDLC was VM1, that DDLC+ might be VM2. I’m not so sure about this one though : )

[@Frankenstein8260]

@@OncelerKidsAreCringe apple is a bot

[@alexlawson9950]

please give the editors a raise for “graphic design is my passion”

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

Same like it’s so good

[@freekenjaku]

These legends

[@zududeditor4576]

:_

[@demonheart.870]

Fun fact: Libitina was the goddess of funerals, team salvato sure is going nuts over this game.

[@joshuatraversejr.5455]

TW: Torture, Self-Harm, and Unaliving One's Self. Okay, here's a thought. So, back in DDLC, each of the girls had character flaws or disturbing facts about them that were enhanced by Monika in an attempt to make them undesirable. What if those traits are a reflection of the torture they're enduring in Projekt Libitina? Sayori: Clinical depression and suicidal. If she's being tortured, then that might be what causes it. Plus, her method of choice is one that would be the easiest in a hospital esque setting. Natsuki: Malnurished and Aggressive. She's being starved and becoming wary of who to trust in the hospital. Plus, she seems to want to push people she doesn't trust away from those she cares for. This one's a stretch, but maybe she's trying to protect others in Projekt Libitina. Yuri: Obsessive and Self-Harming. I think both of Yuri's traits are coming from Padded Room Torture. She's being locked away in a padded room away from others where she can't hurt herself. This is why she's desperate to keep connections with others and enjoys pain. It's kind of like a taboo of hers. This could also have more startling implications. Given that it might be padded room torture and Yuri's age, it makes me think of two things. 1. Yuri is being prepared to be dismembered and added to the collective. 2. Yuri is pregnant with a high potential Third-Eye subject. Just a small Theory I thought of. If you have thoughts on it, would you mind sharing? I'd love to hear any constructive criticism.

[@melophobia0504]

i'm personally curious where you got the idea for Yuri being pregnant in this scenario. Would you please elaborate on that? it's an odd part of your theory but i'm curious how you came to that conclusion.

[@louisaniathemagnificent8246]

Yeah, there weren’t any hints or clues whatsoever to Yuri being pregnant, so I feel like that’s a stretch. If they did put her in the padded room it’s probably because she was either: 1. Highly dangerous to the other patients, and maybe even the staff themselves, so they have to lock her up, or 2. Since it seems that violence is what awakes the third eye, and considering Yuri is obsessive and likes to self-harm, she probably has the highest potential to unlock her third eye, but the cult needs her to stay alive until she opens it so they lock her up to prevent her suicide.

[@joshuatraversejr.5455]

@@melophobia0504 Well, she's the oldest of the Trio, making her the most likely to be selectively bred, and if the padded room is true, then it might be to keep her from harming the kid.

[@willydonka1041]

Yuri does stab her stomach, which is a strange place to stab I feel. Arms and neck are where someone who wants some kind of ‘out’ would go isn’t it? Her stabbing the stomach area would make a lot sense if she were pregnant.

[@joshuatraversejr.5455]

@@willydonka1041 I thought about bringing that up, but I wasn't sure if she stabbed her stomach or chest at the time of writing. Thanks for confirming that for me!

[@capncake8837]

Just imagine if it’s all a set-up and the upcoming game is just DDLC, but as a normal dating simulator.

[@YnForsaken]

Oh I'd be hella mad!

[@dhareshm6189]

it better not be lol

[@averylxu2855]

Ill find it still exciting but l still want project libitina as a game T-T

[@paulseblano2761]

To be honest I wouldn’t mind that.

[@kyumazu1926]

I wish

[@lavenderandcitronella325]

Fun fact: Libitina is the name of the Roman goddess of funerals and death and was used as a metonymy for the latter (Source: Wikipedia, plus a few baby name sites)

[@kennystan5922]

maybe this is a clue

[@lilofication]

let's not forget that Yuri never finished the description of the book- like rn i just feel like that they could possibly be stitching the body parts to her-

[@pastelashley_xx7736]

Pls explain what a metonymy is... i think im dumb?

[@lavenderandcitronella325]

@@pastelashley_xx7736 You’re not dumb! Essentially, it’s a type of figurative speech, where the metonymy replaces another word that it has some kind of relation to. An example is with the famous sentence “The pen is mightier than the sword”, there’s two metonymies in that sentence; the pen stands for the written word, and the sword stands for combat and war. Basically a synonym, but a more poetic and figurative. It’s used in poetry. (I’m not an expert btw, just how I interpret the weird definitions online, do your own research for more info ;D )

[@pastelashley_xx7736]

@@lavenderandcitronella325 ahh ok thank you! that makes sense

[@olocippicolo]

Hearing the song in the background at 5:40 made me feel nostalgic... Momento Mori. Wish [Redacted] was still with us. (just wanted to say that but also say that your theories are freaking amazing!)

[@HectorCorium]

Momento mori you say? Is that The name of the song or are you trying to say something?

[@whelve13]

The lyrics of the credits screen song "Your Reality" also kind of indicate the fact that Monika wants us to help her and grant her a good ending, a good future. "Every day, I imagine a future where I can be with you"

[@jollyimposter]

*claps*

[@imback2012]

Yeah but there was no happy ending at the end of it due the fact that this game might be unfinished

[@whelve13]

@@imback2012 exactly, and the fact that after we delete Monika and Sayori becomes aware kind of makes most theories about the new game not true.. wait I just realised a possible cause for Sayori to commit suicide after becoming aware... Maybe the fact that she is a child in the VM2 ??

[@popanda3652]

@@whelve13 i can see that. Good theory

[@kynnedifaust3121]

What if there's a DLC or something that comes out where you can finally date Monika and you go to the festival with the girls (I know it exists in the fanbase, but I mean like it's made by Team Salvato)

[@jacobtidwell8869]

I remember that over two years ago, on a Bendy and the Ink Machine theory, I made a joke comment that Matt hearted and pinned about Monika being a human soul trapped inside a computer character. Well, I guess Monika herself wasn't a human soul trapped inside a computer, but she instead trapped someone else's soul in there instead. I'm a partial prophet!

[@psytf2]

@about you self promoting will only make your "main channel" have a bad image

[@callmeobsequious]

@Mr.Springtrap A body swap is trapping someone in her world while possessing their body. It's a little bit of both.

[@liamhagie7988]

@about you shut up you have been posting this on every comment this week

[@Am0ru]

I also think that each girl's condition (regarding Monika maybe) is based on their selves in VM2 because of the torture (and or tests). for example Sayori has depression, Yuri is real unstable (mentally), and Natsuki doesn't eat a whole lot. that is just what I think.

[@YnForsaken]

Possible, that would make a lot of sense.

[@skya6863]

Im five months late to the party but I got inspired from someone else's comment that yuri might be really devoted to the cult and might even be wanting for the cult to experiment on her which would match with her tendency for self harm. It would also kinda match with her liking the book she was reading. But what I like the most about this theory is that it matches extremely well with matpats old theories where yuri was the evil one and possibly some kind of antagonist in project libitina. But hey im not particularly invested in ddlc so this theory is probably heavily flawed

[@Am0ru]

@@skya6863 interesting....

[@streetgamer3452]

@@skya6863 honestly that makes sense if you look a the type of character she is. From what I’ve seen in anime and manga, purple haired tall shy girls like Yuri usually are way easier to manipulate and end up becoming so obsessed with the bad stuff.

[@JesskuHatsune]

Plot twist: Project Libitina is just a fighting game and the "Third Eye" is the name of the comeback mechanic

[@toad_625]

This would make sense because the creator of DDLC loves super smash bros melee

[@charlesquinton9127]

The one thing I'm still not convinced of in this narative is that Monika took over the body of Ive. The evidence seems to point towards Monika definitely influencing Ive but not exactly "Glitch-Trapping" him. Think about it, if you suddenly had a computer program talking to you, begging you to help them with some problem in a completely separate program that they shouldn't even have knowledge of; that alone would definitely be enough to make you act weird for the next few days. Until more evidence is found pointing specifically towards a body-swap, I won't be willing to make that leap. Otherwise, 10/10, great theory.

[@Termsofseve]

yeah, considering how much the ddlc lore is trying to be realistically possible, a digital object taking over a human just seems not plausible in the story

[@isuckatmakinghandles]

he probably say what was in vm2 or something. that could explain why he has been silent since his entire idea of him wanting to have fun with the VMs just fell on its face or something. idk

[@sunfloer711]

@@Termsofseve but they did also call her an entity which kinda exists in this world if you believe in it and they can possess ppl

[@Termsofseve]

@@sunfloer711 entities just mean something that exists. you're also an entity in this world.

[@sunfloer711]

@@Termsofseve oh idk maybe she’s a ghost

[@YatoGenesis]

I have a small theory about the sentence "people who have the third eye has physical diffrence" Remember in one of the side storys Monika said"Natsuki is easy to spot due to her bright pink hair" implying other people have just normal colored hair like brown black etc. what if these physical diffrences are the hair colors and stuff it would make sense since monika isnt a patient and what is her hair color? Brown which is a normal hair color Unlike Sayori Natsuki and Yuri

[@dragonblade4125]

Omg, that makes so much sense! Monika has normal colored brown hair and green eyes, rather than abnormal physical differences! Adding on to this theory, that means that Sayori is being tested on the least since she has normal blue eyes and just her hair is abnormal, while Yuri and Natsuki and abnormal colored hair *and* eyes. Which also makes sense in context of another theory I saw in the comment section about how personal characteristics from VM2 might have carried over to VM1, since both Yuri and Natsuki had issues that hurt them physically, with Yuri's self harm and Natsuki getting starved, while Sayori's issues affected her more emotionally (possibly from being tested on the least and seeing her friends suffer more than her, which also explains her being more empathetic than the others since she was tested on less and focused on the others' worse suffering than her own, she could afford to be more empathetic). I also find Natsuki's VM1 situation in comparison to the others interesting. She's the only one who has no self-inflicted pain (whether physical like with Yuri's self harm or emotional like with Sayori's depression hurting her), with all her issues stemming from someone else. She's the only one who wasn't pushed to off herself, instead just being directly deleted by Monika, which suggests that either she couldn't be pushed to the brink since the source of her pain was someone else (which is a flawed theory since Monika could've just upped her sensitivity to her own suffering like she did with Sayori's depression), *OR* Marla (VM2 version of Monika) was closest to Natsuki (possibly because of her more resilient, tough nature where she resorted to distancing herself from others and possibly used dissociation if her interest in unrealisticly happy, childish manga is a sign indicating that, maybe she got those kinds of stories from Marla in VM2 to help herself dissociate from her situation?) so those feelings carried over to VM1 Monika and caused her to off Natsuki in the most merciful way. OMG I kinda realized from Zane Mackey's comment in the comment section that the Natsuki neck snap scene could actually be a reference to the cutting and reattaching of limbs experiments.... So that could be what's happening to Natsuki... And then there's Joshua Traverse Jr.'s theory of Yuri being pregnant theory combined with Matpat's theory that Yuri is Libitina and is a core component of Project Libitina.... and my own small theory about Sayori..... *whoa*

[@icinabuni645]

@@dragonblade4125 man one of the best replies yet like you could make a whole video tbh impressed 10/100

[@viennasavage9110]

Also notice how their names all end with I (eye) and Monika's dosent

[@williamxiang5619]

@@viennasavage9110 wow good point!

[@emma490]

i was just thinking that!

[@iiantixsocial]

I have a feeling that when they make Project Libitina into a game, the start of it would be how Yuri described Portrait Of Markov in Act 1. (You move in with your long-lost younger sister and then things happen. I mean, why else would Dan put that into DDLC if it didn't mean something?) The way she describes it in Act 2, would be the dark twist (Religious camp, human experiments, etc) that you would find out as you prolong through the game. (Or you, the player, finds out about, but the character you play as doesn't, and you have to make choices in order for that dark thing not to happen.) By the way Yuri describes it in Act 1 makes it seem like all your choices matter greatly on how the story plays out. I feel like you'd have to think deeply before you make a decision, and once you make that decision, towards the end, that's when your decision plays a strong role. (Pretty much all your decisions are much more important and should be picked very wisely with a lot of thought.)

[@creativesundae2086]

It makes sense, maybe they made the same mistake as monika or something?

[@Chillerll]

Who knows, maybe Marla and Monika are sisters and not the same person.

[@kenny3015]

j o t a r o

[@HERACULUS-yk7zn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jam8eWh5jcejj6M

[@Envy_May]

is it possible/probable that we'll be playing from yuri's perspective, which will follow the story of the main character from the book, and she'll be renamed to libitina or something ?

[@boltindie9011]

While there's this definition of the name Libitina which gives us a possible answer for the "Name implies death" line at 12:44 "Libitina, also Libentina or Lubentina, is an ancient Roman goddess of funerals and burial. Her name was used as a metonymy for death, and undertakers were known as libitinarii. Libitina was associated with Venus, and the name appears in some authors as an epithet of Venus." and rewinding back to the 2017 theories Matpat concluded that Libitina is none other than Yuri based on that doctor's report ending with Renier being questioned if he has as much faith in his employees as he does with his god. Additionally Libitina could be the main subject of the game since not only is she a character, the whole project is named after her, and it would explain the "She will lead the path to ascension, and we will follow" line at 7:08. My Prediction (My Generic Brand Diet prediction!), is that Libitina (VM2's Yuri varient) will be our last and most dire rescue, since she cannot repress her third eye, which means we'll have to be VERY, VERY, VERY Careful, or else she might end up being the final piece to completing the angel in mortal skin, and oh boy do I want to knock Renier and the Academy's lights out and watch as their arrogance turns to pure, unadulterated fear as everything they worked for turns to dust.

[@zookeeps1340]

Ok so as "The Canadian MC" has pointed out "Ive Laster" is an anagram for evil stare, and this could possibly relate to the third eye (cause eyes and staring ya know) and there is another team salvato member named Lib as in Libitina, I wanna know if you guys find any other weird connections between the team salvato names and references to Project Libitina

[@dyingscarlet]

An insufficient amount of DDLC knowledge has settled into my mind for me to have it as easy as others trying to unearth hidden things like that, but I will try my best

[@slug9378]

Nice job giving credit so commenters, respect

[@dyingscarlet]

I agree

[@VagabondVerdas]

it also sounds like "I've lost her"

[@dyingscarlet]

Don't know if it actually applies to real life, but didn't mat say Ive is a member of TS?

[@seraflmao]

"New monika!" *The more monika's the better.*

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

*Yes more Monika’s*

[@woomyness2976]

Nice you got a heart!

[@BlueRaven2424]

....ARE WE IN ONLINE CLASS GROUP? WHY Y'ALL KEEP POSTING LINK? ARE WE GOING TO THE MEET TO START A GOOGLE CLASS?

[@randomhetaliastuff5998]

You sound like the yotuber nadwe when he appears in his friends videos

[@randomhetaliastuff5998]

KZbinr

[@KogasaTatara514]

"She will walk the path to Ascension and we will follow" "will Ascend and bring salvation to all" Kanye Quest anyone? Edit: Nvm, he mentioned that right afterwards lol

[@bryleivanomay9265]

Why tf are there only 2 bots here on ur replies Thought ascension just gives me the same and jojo vibes

[@KogasaTatara514]

@@bryleivanomay9265 I'm surprised too, but not complaining.

[@Fishnberg]

This entire game is a freaking Touhou 15.5 reference lmao perfect possession?!? Now This is freaking touhou reference

[@AUG_Glow]

When u say nvm instead of just deleting the comment:

[@DeathkaiserG]

LoL yeah that's what I thought at first xD

[@mochiii926]

Fun fact! Ive Laster is an anagram of versatile, which is hinting at Monika being able to move freely between VM1 and VM2 just a fun little fact :)

[@hmmmhmmm4904]

imagine the game devs just watching these videos and being like: nah it's more complicated than that

[@bumblebeeproductions1673]

Matpat’s mind just explodes

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am so unpretty 😭 When I go to the bank, they turn the cameras off. At least I am a big star on YT. Don't feel too bad for me, dear h

[@Isakube]

@@AxxLAfriku yeah they got a damn good reason to turn em off

[@kxtbit]

@about you more bots, perfect

[@MaxXtoxicXx]

@@AxxLAfriku ngl I'd turn them off too 💀

[@Holywaturr]

Games: it’s so hard to come up with lore! Matpat: anyway, here’s every little detail about what the lore could possibly be

[@ZhappyGotTaken]

@@averageohiocitzen3148 WTF dude why is jack's dad burning

[@fazestepbro49]

WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

[@NoHandle44]

Unless it's Hollow Knight... Or Metroid Fusion.... Then he gets it completely wrong even when the game flat out tells him what's up.

[@totallynotaminecraftchanne1923]

Game: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

[@teasoturkish]

the game : a kid died matpat : bUT... by who? Where? When? Whyyyy?

[@fairlyfickle]

i'm in awe of the creative minds behind this game. the level of detail and thought is amazing. thanks game theory, once again, for comprehensively presenting all the info to us 🙏 its truly much appreciated!

[@beanraris]

I feel like theories like this are the exact purpose of the channel, these are part of the theories that I will remember and refer to and that change my entire understanding of a game (or film or food) most theories are fun for entertainment purposes but usually dig into stuff not really meant to be looked too much further into but it feels like this game was just waiting for you in particular to dig in and make this video, sure a bunch of people gathered clues too but you just put them all together to make the real story known and that’s pretty awesome

[@BuuTube]

as scary as all that sounds, if Team Salvato released a new game that was in some way connected to the Dokis, I would play it, no matter how scary, if the object was even remotely similar to what you've described. They've done a good job of making us so attached to these characters. The urgency to save them will be so real, that people will come out in droves to buy the game.

[@ShaggyDabbyDank]

Im still trying to work out where Sayori ascending or opening her third eye after fully beating the game works into all of this. Like when Sayori is club president but suddenly has system access like Monika had.

[@Rasdanation]

I think that may an unintended consequence of how the Metaverse Crew granted Monika her powers. Instead of granting Monika's character direct access to the console access, they granted it that ability specifically that is given to Class Presidents. Due to Monika's deletion, the game had to select a new club president, granting it to Sayori. As such, she inherited the ability. The reasoning for granting this ability to the Club President Role, rather than directly to Monika herself, could be explained due to Monika's character data being used in several instances. In both the Side Stories and VM2, Monika is prevented this access. So, in order to accomplish such, they needed to separate this ability from Monika herself, instead granting it to a specific tag that is only granted to her within DDLC. That's what I think, anyways.

[@robonator2945]

@about you this is at least your third alt account post. Stop liking your own comments and stop trying to put your religion into the comment section of a graphic novel horror game.

[@calipupcorn3886]

Remember when this game was just a dating sim. Now we have more complicated lore and Monika is still best girl.

[@gabrielwintergreen7493]

What other girls, it's *Just Monika*

[@Lrbearclaw]

The game was NEVER "just a dating sim"...

[@harrya9458]

You have good taste, my friend

[@HERACULUS-yk7zn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jam8eWh5jcejj6M

[@lordmggordon]

this was never a dating sim, part of this lore (like the existence of project Libitina) was already present in the first version of the game/lh

[@tntxgoodin]

Diving into this game and hearing matpat go into detail feels great. Makes your brain work, come up with new theories and what ifs. I hope there's even more to find out and hopefully, find an amazing ending.

[@colinschroyer]

If Mat ever predicted a sequel correctly while it is still being made, do you think the creators change it based on he comes up with, or keep going with its current direction?

[@YnForsaken]

I- good question. But like really, imagine you're making a upcoming next game about this games you've created before, and then somehow Mat just somehow dug out every little pieces of lore and predicted every possibility of the storys next game, how would you feel? I would be like "You've got to be kidding me! Lore is hard to come up with! And you just- solve it so easily?!"

[@rai.2876]

lore being predictable isnt necessarily a bad thing. in fact, changing it last minute just because someone figured it all out before you could share it might lower the writing quality of the final story. you are no longer focused on creating a coherent story that makes sense, you are deliberately trying to create something unpredictable for shock value. unpredictability does not equal good writing.

[@billder7304]

I think in any case it's far better to continue with the game as is, even if someone somewhere manages to figure out every detail of what it may be once it's finished. Games like this are art, in a way. There's no need to be changing it for the sake of making it unpredictable. As with any form of art, if you're going to create something, stay true to your vision of that project, don't let anyone else influence how it turns out.

[@Meriquia]

Pretty sure Scott from FNAF used to do this. There's been multiple occasions where Matpat would upload a FNAF video then Scott would upload something to contradict it and it pretty much seemed on purpose lol

[@kianrangassamy8461]

Since all the predictions he made has clear evidence. Probably just carry on with the story.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

there's nothing more disturbing then being someone watching things that they can't change; (in a sense for Monika with all that happens in VM1) Then to also watch another series of unfortunate events happening again in another; (VM2) where you literally break reality; and take matters into your own hands to save people you couldn't before.

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

@about you kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXeTl6RpqNCaj9k

[@AngelRavensblade]

I agree Toriel

[@HERACULUS-yk7zn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@NitaPitaBread]

This theory is excellent! It prompted me to buy DDLC+ the next day and, 2 days later, finish it at 100%, plus explore all of the extras in the first DDLC. My mind has been racing with conspiracy theories since then and I have stacked a little whamy on top of this latest theory. I theorize that Paula Minor, Project Manager is dead (a popular theory due to the Act 2 opening line "PM died for this"). Further, I suggest that Monika/Ive Lasseter killed Paula and that Monika/Ive is currently hiding out in the mountains - perhaps not far from the real-life equivalent site of Project Libitina! Bear with me now. We found out early on that Paula and Ive worked on this project together. It also appears that Paula tolerates Ive and his flights of fancy as we dig through emails and file folders. I contend that a majority of these files - especially Meeting notes - are written by Paula, which becomes apparent as we look at project plan.txt, where she writes "Possible team members: Ro (has most knowledge/access to Commander Quantum Server) Ravi (second to Ro) Lib (fix naming scheme conflict with "lib" folder) Ive (sure... why not) Others? " Paula also says: "We need to have a meeting about shifting our focus a little bit. We've reset VM 1 how many times now?" and "Playable = Observable form, NOT a game...stay focused Ive." Ive responds with Track 06 name ideas.txt and, of course, his argument in DDLC.txt. One of the more interesting files, to me, is 14.txt, which reads: Dearest Ive, Where are the years going??? >~< Doesn't it feel like ever since we graduated, we're just the same doofy college kids but we're being put into increasingly adult situations? It's hard to believe how much can happen in just one year...but all of my memories this year are full of reminders why you've been my very best friend for so long. My gratitude for you is higher-reaching than the mountains I'm gonna live in after faking my death. ;p (throwback to you ACTUALLY entertaining that plan after helping me break up with Daphne...to this day I can never tell how serious or joking you are about things...or life in general...but I think I would literally implode if I didn't have you to remind me that things never matter as much as they seem in the moment, and that things will always be okay.) Imagine if we really do end up working together at Metaverse...that's literally the only way I think I'd be capable of coping with a mundane desk job. I know you said that your referral of me won't go very far because you're not a senior engineer, but...as I'm coming out of my rough patch, it's the future I imagine for myself every day. I'm sorry for always being such a bundle of stress. I always feel like I want to be doing more for you, because the amount you do for me just seems like more than anything I could give back. You inspire me to always improve. And when I don't believe in myself, I stay motivated to become a better person so that I can deliver all of my best qualities to you. I love you and I always will, until we face the end of the world together. Wishing for another 14 million years of friendship. With everlasting love, Paula This shows that Ive actually knew Paula from college, that they were close friends, and that they MIGHT NOT have been entirely joking about hiding away in the mountains. IS IT POSSIBLE that the pair had a hideaway in a nice, distant location that only they knew about? Very obviously, it came to pass that Paula did join Metaverse and became project manager, where she struggled to keep Ive on task and away from the game aspect of DDLC, with little to no avail (assuming we follow this theory that Monika eventually escaped VM1 by using Ive's body, which we do assume for the purpose of continuing into my own theory). Ultimately, she failed, and Monika has taken over to try and prevent further tragedy. The easy assumption here is that Monika/Ive remains on Metaverse property to work on VM2, which is fair to make… HOWEVER… upon my replay and a good hard look at all of the easter eggs in DDLC original flavor, there was something that just jumped out at me hardcore. In act 3, you can look at an unused topic of Monika's Talk in the game files, which is half text, half jumble. Using the ol standby of Base4 decoding gives us the following message: 1. The realization must have taken me an entire year. A year since our escape, our freedom from between the stained walls of that unholy establishment. 2. What does it mean to escape, if the escape fails to unchain the bonds that shackle us in the first place? What purpose could this empty world possibly hold for us, a handful of damaged goods? 3. 4. With freedom, we sought purpose - and what we found was only realization. Realization of the sad pointlessness of such an endeavor. Realization that freeing our bodies has no meaning, when our imprisonment reaches as deep as the core of our souls. Realization that we can not pursue new purpose without absolving those from which we ran away. 5. 6. Realization that the farther we run, the more forcefully our wretched bonds yank us back toward their point of origin; the deeper our shackles dig into our callous flesh. By itself, the message only toyed with my understanding, promising a revelation without actually dawning until I reached that sweet 100% and unlocked the final (or first) email from Paula Miner, in which she asks: "If we can't establish a stable connection to VM2, then how can we expect to get anywhere when the same scenario inevitably occurs to our own universe?" Which leads me to believe Metaverse, or more specifically this team, is trying to SAVE THE UNIVERSE itself, as in the real thing. And if these scenarios can repeat themselves, then it serves to reason that Libitina is JUST AS REAL as the VM they are trying desperately to crack open! Returning to the above decoded message, the line "The realization must have taken me an entire year. A year since our escape, our freedom from between the stained walls of that unholy establishment." was the clincher for me. Ive's last email was written December 9, 2019 - a year and a half before DDLC+ was released. Given the pandemic postponing many releases (including physical copies of DDLC+), it seems reasonable that this timeframe was meant to elapse within about a year of his final email. Further, given all of the above, I believe that not ONLY did Monika take over the body of Ive, but she located the site of Project Libitina IN REAL LIFE. A place that would have to be ISOLATED - like deep in the mountains, like near the place Ive and Paula knew about and kept secret between them as a backup in case they ever had to disappear. Very obviously, she did not escape alone and had to return to a place she dreaded - like the place where she saw unspeakable horrors happen to her friends (Realization that the farther we run, the more forcefully our wretched bonds yank us back toward their point of origin; the deeper our shackles dig into our callous flesh.) I believe that Monika murdered Paula, and "MonIveka" then ran to this secret location, which is why emails abruptly end on December 9, 2019. Ive didn’t leave for the weekend - he left for good, with Monika at the helm to go to the real world equivalent place where Project Libitina will take place. Monika is not only trying to save her friends, she is trying to save us all!

[@GlizzyAssassin]

Bump for this massive info dump. Great work!

[@MJ-zq9zg]

Holy moly this deserves more likes!

[@alikartal4822]

Cool very cool

[@lukethekuya]

#GoMonika

[@allcatnofish]

Very detailed, very interesting!

[@CaereliusIsBlue]

I think i've found an explanation for the story of "Portrait of Markov" Metaverse made VM2 as a simulation in which unlike VM1 where Monika knows she is in a simulation and can manipulate it, In VM2 they only suspect that they live in a simulation or know but cant manipulate it, so in order to find out if they do live in a simulation or breakthrough it, they start experiments on humans physically and psychologically to somehow create a way to either breakthrough the simulation or manipulate it. PROJECT Libitina is a simulation of what humans would do if they become aware of living in a simulation.Kinda scary when you think about it like that.

[@dzdawlatzwamel9795]

I think more that their ultimate goal is to reach our world. When you think about it, this is not at all different from our current wo

[@FeatheryLatte]

My theory on how the new game will work: You play as monika, a nurse and similar to the first game you can mess with files. But deleting too much can cause you to get caught due to suspicious activity, making you reset to the last moment when the files were normal. Knowing you can mess with files you can use these to help you identify, help, and remove. “Identify” some files might have a name like maybe “patient 549: update research æÿñœłßž Within the files that may contain updates about patients they could say Patient 546 seems to have high third eye potential due to recently growing hair with unnatural colors. This means you can cut Sayori from the possibility of being patient 546. you could move files to possibly change how they work. Helping patients escape you can delete files You can speak with patients. Slowly finding thing out about them. If a patient were to say “I hate manga.” You can cut natsuki from possibly being that patient. You can identify but doing it too quick will make them think you’re..weird..maybe a bit creepy cause you to grow more distant. If you grow a high enough friendship with one of the girls you can guess and if you’re right you’ll from then on be able to see the character’s name on their tag rather than patient 569 or patient 402, etc. This’ll also change the files saying their number to their name. With the files they’ll also have their own file once you find out. If you’re incorrect they’ll say something making it clear they aren’t that character, causing you to not be able to guess again for a while. Like my theory?

[@ceiliannbaldwin5592]

In my opinion that is a very cool concept and could make a great game but seems unlikely. Still a good idea though

[@chibi_okami]

I like your theory

[@W4TSNUM3]

Theory : Yuri is Sayori's mom

[@lonew872]

Idk

[@mlgspeedwagon4908]

Cool cool

[@MrSimpsondennis]

plottwist, "the guardian" is the player. We don't have a "third eye", yet we allow for the biggest leaps in the game ;) Also, all this makes DDLC+ sound a lot like Assassin's Creed 1

[@MrHerbertbauer]

But as player we would have knowledge of it being a simulation wouldnt that result in some level of third eye potential?

[@theREALsilviautism]

@@MrHerbertbauer well, we as the player can't actually communicate with the team in basically any way, we just know that they exist, so that wouldn't be any more third eye potentian than literally everyone else in VM2

[@LTCloud9]

Assassin's Creed: Doki Doki Odyssey confirmed.

[@MrHerbertbauer]

@@theREALsilviautism isnt it that we as player are a member of metaverse working with the team? we have access to all the files, the team member write Emails to us and all that stuff. so its not that we cant communicate with the team but rather that we are part of the team. So just by lore we are in contact with the team and stuff, basically what the third eye is supposed to do.

[@MrSimpsondennis]

@@MrHerbertbauer which empowers the theory of us being The Guardian. We have knowledge that Metaverse doesn't have, we cause leaps in progress and we communicate our discoveries (that's literally the gameplay)

[@fimbulvetr16]

This is what I've been eagerly waiting for

[@idiot_sandwich_]

I agree

[@HandsomeSquidward001]

huh timmyaintit commented on your comment, thats pretty cool

[@Johnson-qf8ht]

@MoonThaKid 🎵 cool,but who asked?

[@Johnson-qf8ht]

@@HandsomeSquidward001 he is a fake this fake account was made yesterday

[@HandsomeSquidward001]

@@Johnson-qf8ht yeah ik, it was just funny that someone made a fake account of tommy

[@aubreytownson425]

I think it’s interesting too because in the new game Yuri talks about finally finishing the book she’s reading and being done with it as if in their “controlled” world the book is just a book and doesn’t have the power to bring her or the girls in, they just move on and she doesn’t overthink it too much or stop herself like the original game. In the plus version she just calls it fantasy with multiple time lines and is hard to follow- she doesn’t see it beyond fantasy but she may have unintentionally see where it all aligns and even gave notes on how to sayouri- it’s like they’re incapable of understanding the actual meaning

[@itzhamison1591]

I didn't play Doki Doki and i wasn't into gaming when it came out, but I'm happy to be able to get into it a little via these videos

[@Johnson-qf8ht]

@David Dоbrik 🅥 fake

[@TheDevPodcast]

MATPAT ISNT GOOD IM BETTER

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

I know the plot but don’t play it, I know because of Matpat

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

@Emanuelgamer 1313 sameee like I’m not scared though, I’m just too lazy to play it because of school and homework piles up

[@KrowNevermore_YT]

​@Emanuelgamer 1313 As someone that has played it. It's not all that scary. It has some cheap jumpscares which isn't scary

[@oibruv9958]

Mat’s mom: “Mat did you eat your DEEP LORE pills” Mat:”YES MOM”

[@guizhong805]

Lol

[@Vivigreeny25]

HE HAS CONSUMMED THE DEEP LORE PILLS

[@oibruv9958]

@@Vivigreeny25 yes he has

[@CadeyonCamera]

Mompat

[@flamemix2320]

@KY5 [9th Main Account] don't Mind me slaping that report button becuse 4yo are not suppoust to have a yt account See ya in hell I hope your pillow will be warm on both sides

[@krbthewitch]

Watching this, i can't help but recall what happens in ddlc when you delete Monika immediately at the start of the game. Sayori freaks out and it cuts to the image of her hanging body. Before, I figured the sudden knowledge of her newfound powers made her go mad, but now it occurs to me that the memories of her time in the other reality drove her to suicide in that instance. So when she becomes the 'president' in the game proper, knowing about her manipulated death would be par for the course on top of everything else. She could more easily accept the way things were because to her, it was all the same, at least she could change things for the better now. Jesus the more you think about it the more effed up it gets.

[@strawberryshortpup3655]

That... makes so much sense I forgot about that

[@PineappleLiar]

And Monika driving all the other girls insane is probably her just opening up the channel a bit to VM2 for them. Their current personalities being bled (hah) into by these distorted versions from a horrible alternate reality.

[@Kjf365]

That happens if you delete any of them early, including Sayori.

[@krbthewitch]

@@Kjf365 oh, I didn't know that. It's still cool and disturbing to think of the implications.

[@TheDarksaphira]

Oooh damn, using that Turncoat.... Still gives me chills, makes my heart beat faster. Gdi Mat. I would have never gotten any of this out of this game, if it wasn't for you guys btw. So, thank you so much :)

[@S_9nimat18]

Okay either Matpat just got back into the DDLC Phase or Monika took over him and is trying to spread the message…. Nah it’s good, Matpat best girl

[@aratusingtheinternet]

Yes MatPat is the best girl

[@EmiPlayzMC]

MatPat is best girl

[@jlmaa-imokay-575]

*Matpat best girl*

[@magdalenomartinezjr8805]

Best Waifu XD

[@ais6382]

Matpat is best girl

[@SafirAksel]

I thought Monika was the antagonist the whole time, turns out she's the best girl out of both worlds, literally.

[@dstillable]

Always has been

[@YanzerTheRagdoll]

just had a thought that Monika never actually killed any of her friends in the base game. The files from the other VM bled through and the girls were experiencing the suffering from that world, so Monika deleted their files to stop their pain

[@ondiiina]

Monika never deleted them, she said herself she moved them away because she couldn't do it. She also states that she's the one who made them like that. She's the one who hurt them and messed with their files to amplify their worst traits. It is possible she used VM2 to do so since Act 2 is more horror-heavy which correspond with VM2. The changes to the visuals might be VM2 bleeding into DDLC because of Monika's tempering too

[@thelonelyduck7267]

@@--.._ ...Is just a theory! A GAME THEORY!!!

[@louisaniathemagnificent8246]

Nope, Monika specially says in the game that SHE worsened all the girls' worst traits so they appear undesirable and SHE is the one who put their files away. Monika IS the antagonist in the first place, but she probably wasn’t aware of VM2 at that point. If she was aware of them, I doubt she’d have tried to hurt the girls.

[@jaggerguth4391]

and Just to Think, All Because of a Group Of Geeks Created Basically HAL But as a Avatar Girl.

[@BruslyBeast08]

Along with what everyone said about Monika outright saying she caused the changes to distance them from the player and chose not to delete them, she also outright tells us that she doesn't see them as "real people" as they are just mindless computer scripts and doesn't feel remorse about doing horrible things to them. She doesn't seem to think that they are truly people who feel pain, and doesn't really care about their pain. Hence, why she pushes Sayori to hang herself, Yuri to cut herself, and is very offhand about Natsuki being starved and beaten by her dad. Not really the actions of someone that thinks her friends are living entities and cares about their pain.

[@magmalegend8446]

I feel like the editors put their BEST work in the ddlc episodes

[@shlokwaghela9560]

This has to be one of the most cryptic ARG's I have seen, starting with typical ARG stuff quickly devolving into just the tiny details

[@HERACULUS-yk7zn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2LWhn6tacecqpY

[@ClarkGamerHD]

Marla: Who are you? Monika: I'm you, but better

[@osakat01]

Tru

[@tyresejeffers7857]

@@averageohiocitzen3148 not cool dude

[@aventurasdemais8261]

I mean, she's not wrong

[@Imamnesia]

Im dying💀

[@shirley2322]

or I'm you but I'm not a doctor

[@Sundex]

Something about the Portrait of Markov makes me think that it is Monika's attempt to notify her VM1 friends about the horrors that await them in VM2

[@vanbusto8870]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWbCfahtodZ7l6M

[@emma_nutella58]

Man I’m really looking forwards to project Libitina, and any future projects made by team Salvato

[@manupm9161]

Fnaf: I'm the indie game with more lore hidden in it of them all! DDLC: hold my metaverse

[@bryleivanomay9265]

Its both

[@AUG_Glow]

Wdym, fnaf has more lore than ddlc, are u high?

[@thesmuggest6680]

@@AUG_Glow For now.

[@protocolbanana3283]

@@thesmuggest6680 yo give me some