Shadow Six Explained (Part 1) Little Nightmares Theory

In this video I attempt to explain Shadow Six or Dark Six, Six's shadowy clone that appears in all three Little Nightmares games.
I will explain the character in a literal sense, a more metaphorical one, as well as giving my own interpretations and theories as well.
During editing I came up with a whole other way you could interpret Shadow Six, so I am calling this part 1 and will give that it's own video in the future!
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[@weebleflufflycakes7238]

I know it's a small detail but since Mono is my favorite character it's important to me; just wanna say that I don't believe Mono chose not to help Six when he was under the bed. He did obviously hesitate, but then he starts to get a headache like he always does when the Thin Man or the signal is close. I think he was scared of reaching out at first, but his character throughout the game doesn't seem like the type to not push through that fear to do the right thing. I feel like if it hadn't have been for that headache, he would have tried to help even if it meant getting captured too. Mono going to the signal tower to save Six only solidifies my belief that he would have helped her otherwise.

[@OllieandEthan30020]

I like this! Because I know Mono very well in my own mind and AU- or something, We all know that Mono is sweet, fearful- and somewhat powerful. Even though he didn't reach out for Six, he would still had to at least try to help Six, like we know he couldn't because of the loud sounds that Thin Man made when he grabbed her- I mean- He killed his own self just to get into The Tower- like bRUh-- A friend wouldn't do that just to save their ONLY bestie!! Think about that for a long second.

[@marielenapotts848]

But all the other times Mono was near Thin Man and he had the headache too but was still able to carry on. And Mono still did betray Six as Thin Man by taking her in the first place

[@OllieandEthan30020]

@@marielenapotts848 I see your point, but I don't think Mono would have betrayed Six in anyway- I know she didn't help her but why would he just go to The Tower and kill his own older self just to save a friend?

[@Sebbyyyy14]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU FOR NOTICING YESSSS

[@Sebbyyyy14]

@@marielenapotts848 sure but you know when mono started to free the thin man he got was in extreme agony right? this correlates with the scene in which six gets taken meaning six’s act was an act of pure hatred and malice and i’m sure mono didn’t betray him considering six still goes to mono for help attempting to pull her out failing and than going to the tower but that’s just me

[@ciderofthearctic392]

WAIT WAIT WAIT so now I have another thought regarding Shadow Six’s playfulness. What if she is the manifestation of the exact opposite: Six’s innocence? Hear me out, I think I suck at theories, but hear me out. That fits just as well for many reasons. Notice how before Six was taken by the bullies, she was mostly very childish (which was obviously natural). This was before her innocence, Shadow Six, was distinguishable from her at all, when they used to be one. Then the capture by the bullies could’ve been the turning point, and that’s when Shadow Six starts becoming a separate entity, due to Six slowly losing her innocence. Though she doesn’t appear just yet as Six retains a little bit of her innocence left, but portrays it in very edgy ways. Shadow Six first appears in LN2 after the Thin Man kidnaps Six, this COULD be Six finally losing faith in Mono because he didn’t save her, and having her innocence separated from her as a side effect. After the train scene, Shadow Six then appears to guide Mono a little more to the tower, possibly because she wanted him to save Six, for whatever reason. Again, note the playfulness as mentioned in the video. Shadow Six in the true LN2 ending seems disappointed in Six, and possibly sad that she had literally just betrayed her friend. But because she is the representation of Six’s innocence and she cares (or as mentioned in the video, she might need Six to live for her to live as well, whatever the reason) she sends Six to the maw so she could feed. She doesn’t seem to VISUALLY influence Six to eat the things she did throughout LN1, and only watches her do so. If we think of Shadow Six as Six’s innocence, her watching Six eat horrible things suddenly looks more like she was watching helplessly, knowing she was unable to stop her, being somewhat more of a figment of Six’s imagination. And about me mentioning earlier that SS supposedly sent Six to the Maw to do just that, I think she’d expect more that Six would eat normal things, unaware of the anomalous hunger she had. Then at the part where Six eats the Lady, the only hunger episode where Shadow Six doesn’t appear, this possibly isn’t just Six finally succumbing to the darkness, but the remaining fraction of her innocence completely being wiped -- Shadow Six herself. Thanks for reading this, if indeed you still are. I don’t know why I did but I just wanted to share my own theory lol. Pls don’t yell at me. Anyway, hope you enjoyed and have a good day. :)

[@Tamashikusho]

I like this theory! However, I doubt that Shadow six was even becoming a separate entity until the thin man incident. And not many people know this, but if you brighten the image of six feeding on the lady, you can see Shadow six standing right next to her. Perhaps suggesting that whatever influence, be it good or bad, Shadow six has is becoming stronger

[@chriscollegia2901]

One random thing I've noticed about Little Nightmares is how the kids somehow know somewhat of their fates. The raincoat girl in Very Little Nightmares travels by air instead of water and wears a raincoat to protect herself from water but ends up dying IN water. Sorta like she knew her death would be water related. Mono befriends Six and constantly rescues her but unfortunately she drops him. Its like Mono knew he would did alone and kept trying to keep Six with him. Six knows her death will be gluttony related (Gluttony is the Sixth deadly sin, hence her name) but unlikr Mono and the raincoat girl, she doesn't try and avoid it. She constantly eats. If Mono travelled alone without Six and the raincoat girl travelled by water and not air, they wouldn't have died. Just a random thing that I noticed lol

[@marielenapotts848]

Actually, the official LN twitter said that Mono would have died too if it weren't for Six

[@chriscollegia2901]

@@marielenapotts848 Wdym?

[@ninjaeris131]

That's a terrifyingly sad theory and I enjoyed it very much, nice job!!

[@sheepysnowtato824]

I think it's less that the kids knew how they were going to die but just little ironic coincidences.

[@lemonpeach2280]

Mono and Six both need each other in order to survive into becoming monsters. If they had never met, they would have died.

[@JohnSmith-do4oe]

I feel like Thin Man is a shadow himself and he's doing what he was always doing when he was alive- searching for missing children and doing detective work.

[@christophercanty9949]

@tree Cherry maybe cause she the only child left

[@bubbletea6617]

The thin man is but a shadow of himself 😳

[@ArkAngel41]

When Mono screams in the final battle against Six, he always leaves a brief glitch.

[@yoseflopez5141]

I've been waiting for someone to address this...

[@derrickdaniels3955]

I just finished the game on Switch and I noticed this as well

[@hhowdy]

I love how he explains it SO WELL I always understand every thing he always says

[@daymender1128]

Why you under sand bruh

[@hhowdy]

@@daymender1128 auto correct can kill itself

[@naimoon6565]

Commenting to make 444 but yes I agree he's fucking awesome

[@saramarzo6133]

Your not alone,same here

[@Sebbyyyy14]

one thing i would like to mention was that mono couldn’t help six if you pay close attention you can here a distortion sound and you can see mono writhing in pain meaning that the thin man was STOPPING mono from helping six

[@anwmus]

I don't think Mono intentionally betrayed Six the moment she was captured by Thin Man - it looked like he was agony... Before Mono starts teleporting, whenever he's in the same area with Thin man in a cutscene he's gripping his head in pain.

[@sheepysnowtato824]

And even if he didn't feel pain, he might've been incredibly afraid.

[@ghourenuwu1450]

I doubt he would be afraid considering he has witnessed creatures scarier than Thin Man, who honestly isn't really that scary

[@sentientsid07]

Who said he betrayed him, he was in pure agony and pain because of his future self being close to him (this happens in real life when two statics with the same frequency interact) .

[@o_krs]

In the betrayal scene I realized that you can see the silhouette of Shadow Six sitting on the bridge (right there at the end beside the portal) And I think she influenced the six to betray the mono

[@Sebbyyyy14]

THIS THIS IM SO GLAD YOU NOTICED

[@penguin32700]

I think I like the theory about shadow six being six’s soul more, but only because I get the feeling everyone links her nature with the weird stuff six does, but we never really see shadow six doing anything evil, other than her having a dark appearance, just like how we never see any of the other glitching remains do anything evil. God I wish another game could come out just so we could see what six ends up doing after leaving the maw. I also wonder if the reason shadow six is so active is because, unlike the rest of the glitches, shadow six knows she still has a body to return to.

[@marielenapotts848]

What’s more is that the glitching remains are called phantoms in the Japanese version

[@nate5780]

I would like to see a game were we play as shadow six, maybe see her side of the maw arc. I always interpreted shadow sixes appearance as a disapproval of six feasting on the living. Not as a "nodding her" into doing it. Than again I only played the first part. Know what i gonna post this again as a main comment for further discussion

[@Tamashikusho]

@@nate5780 that's exactly what I want in the third game, although preferably a different setting. I don't like this 'shes black, so she's evil' .

[@nate5780]

@@Tamashikusho yeah that would be awesome. I always thought that too, it's a really old trope and it would be fitting for the universe, where everything is twisted, that the classical bad guy trope leads to someone who is actually good.

[@Tamashikusho]

@@nate5780 I think it would be cool if she met a white character, so we could get something like yin and Yang

[@anti-shipmissile583]

I have never realized that so much darkness has been implemented into the game that there's even no hope at all to save it, nice theory Tericho, this gave me a little creeps and chills.

[@evilshadowshadow1249]

The only way to save everyone is by waking up from this nightmare 🙂.

[@OfficialBogTrotter]

The idea that the children were transformed into monsters and then released is really interesting to me, and even if it is too hard believe that'd be a cool fan art style for LN. Custom freaks like what Ace of Clay creates

[@MisplacedPotassium]

Yeah ace of clay has made a whole fan universe based off it lmao

[@yoseflopez5141]

It actually makes sense given the location of several glitches.

[@ewan0801]

I just saw the title of "Shadow Six Explained?" and clicked on it cos i wanted to know, and as it was loading, i thoight to myself. "Please be Tericho...", I was so happy when i found out the answer

[@glitch8124]

Noticed That When Mono is in The Signal Tower it Seems to be Feeding of His Soul, Also when He Shouts a Small Glitch Appears and The Viewers Seem to do The Same. Edit: Also The Same Happens When He Fights The Thin Man.

[@OllieandEthan30020]

Dang, I realized that lil Glitches come off of him- I think The Thin Man is the same as Mono- but no shouting and yeah- just teleporting and glitching to Mono to try and stop him from getting to Six,

[@grAnita-]

I have always thought of Shadow Six as the leftovers of the good that was in Six. If we notice, ever since the Thin Men kidnaps Six leaving her shadow behind, Six starts doing terrible things. But only after her separation from Shadow Six (she betray Mono, she won't help any child escape once she reaches The Maw, kills a Name, eats The Lady and kills all the Guests). I think that terrible hunger is due to a desperate need to reunite with that part of good that once was in her. But Shadow Six cannot come together, she is not a corporeal entity. All she can do is observe what Six is ​​becoming without her, helpless and unable to react. And when Six crosses the line by eating The Lady, becoming a real monster, Shadow Six dissolves. She ceases to exist; even the incorporeal presence of that little good that was left behind can no longer exist. It is assimilated by Six, becoming a pure source of darkness ending the transformation of the child.

[@cristobalmarquez4144]

en realidad no shadow Six es un ente amenazante con mucha ira y es shadow six quien le dice que vaya a las fauces y en la escena final de little nightmares esta archivado como dark six dando paso oficialmente que shadow six se fusiono con six

[@yoseflopez5141]

Wait a minute now.....she participated in the murder of The Hunter and The Doctor as well. Also, I think The Lady's power amplified Six's ability to drain energy from others.

[@ponderer1315]

About the dark soul thing... Darkness isn't necessarily evil. It's dark, but plenty of heroic characters in fiction are associated with darkness (Batman, Bayonetta, Shadow the Hedgehog, Guts, etc.) Shadow Six actually seemed to be watching over Mono in her own way and never does anything to bring him harm... Most that she does is just stand there or guide him when he was running away from the Thin Man, but nothing malovent towards Mono. Darkness might just be the color of souls in this universe. Not an indicator of malevolence or anything, just how souls look.

[@NakaharaChuuya_SKK]

“Shes only killed a porcelain child at this point” The doctor: 🔥

[@NakaharaChuuya_SKK]

Also the pretender: 🌊

[@Peeky-Meeky]

The doctor straight up became a smore

[@spike.07]

​@@NakaharaChuuya_SKKshe didn't kill the pretender tho, she was still alive and died drowning ig

[@amandacantcometothephone]

she also doesn't kill the doctor, mono puts him in the oven and if you the player choose the pull the lever he burns, you can choose not to and still get away safely, all six does is warm her hand as hes dying which is wild but she didnt kill him

[@NakaharaChuuya_SKK]

@@amandacantcometothephone ah mb, i misremembered! i thought she helped mono pull the lever down. my bad!

[@gloomyloomi]

words couldnt describe how brilliant this is. i keep looking for your little nightmares theory videos every time i get a youtube notification and im way too stoked for part 2!

[@MVert_Creations-GD]

13:04 “Make sure you don’t come across Six” To late, I’m making a fight animation of me vs Six. (Except I’m using different theories of her)

[@bubbletea6617]

Thanks for uploading man! I’ve been having a hard week mentally and this really just gave me little break from all that.

[@Tericho]

Well I hope your week gets better!

[@everlastingdragon4520]

A small part of me keeps thinking that Shadow Six, like the rest of glitching remains, is a product of the Tower. However, it has a purpose, and that is to manipulate Six into going to the Maw and killing the Lady, in the process getting rid of the last two people who are a possible threat to the Tower (Mono ends up the Tower's puppet, the Lady ends up dead, and Six ends up trapped at sea, possibly for the rest of her life).

[@duck-og8ox]

Overall I agree with your interpretation of shadow six, but I also think it has some metaphorical meanings of being her greed (of course though this can be interpreted any way you like ig). "being able to kill all these guests in an instant, if the lady could do that why would she need the maw", I think that the lady does annually kill the guests in the way in which six does as we are told that the guests leave one way or another. Sure the chefs chop up some of the guests as we have seen, but the lady is hungry for power and it makes sense for her to absorb the black smoke from the guests (perhaps to make the shadow kids seen in the dlc, or just to enhance her powers)

[@balanc-joy9187]

Something like that is what I'm thinking too. I think Tericho has severely misunderstood the Lady...

[@nimrodnameless]

Also remember, in the descriptions for Little Nightmares 2 and its characters, Six is said to be "fading from this word". Could this refer to the good side of Six, as each time Mono betrays her (from her perspective at least) more of her goodness dies and she is sent further down the dark path? In a way, the game is indirectly telling us why six does what she does through implication (becomes more Dark), and how the good side of Six slowly dies and fades away as six endures more trauma and makes more evil choices (eating the rat, the nome and then the Lady)

[@SophiieStew]

I've played Little Nightmares 1 through like 5 times and ive also watched so many people including an ex play it but I've NEVER noticed that shadow six is lurking around! Mind = blown!! Also amazing theories as usual! 10/10

[@iiconicpeacock]

This theory makes so much sense, and if you look closely the powers six used look like the particles from shadow six. Not the lady’s

[@willdo6372]

Has any one heard the theory that 'Shadow Six' could actually be the kid who died to The Pretender in Very Little Nightmares? Anyone else think this could potentially be plausible?

[@Tericho]

Almost anything is plausible in these games tbh.

[@balanc-joy9187]

The implications of that legitimately scare me...

[@ProjectLight14]

Thats kinda what i was thinking

[@yoseflopez5141]

Personally, I don't think so. The Pretender disintegrated every living thing she touched leaving no trace behind. I think the glitches only applies to Mono and his power.

[@everwildart3563]

I always think that Six's soul becomes darker the more she spent time in this nightmarish world. She started off wanting to help and befriend the Yellow Raincoat Girl but as time goes on, she becomes more distant from the light and focus on herself to the point of willing to do whatever it takes for her own survival. I like the first theory with some additions that I came up myself but your explanation and theory sounds more plausible.

[@Space-666D]

I feel like six went to the maw for the dark powers to then go back and save mono from the signal tower (one can only hope) great video :)

[@HarrenTonderen]

I have notice very interesting detail: All glitched remains are emitting eerie melody when Mono is nearby them (also, Mono himself starts to flicker a bit just like with Thinman's presence) When at the same time this isn't happening with "Shadow" Six, no melody nor flickering Mono. (Also maybe yet another fun fact, this melody is motiff of ol' good "Hypno")

[@anessaleonard730]

Anybody ever notice how in the secret ending of LN2 that Six's actual shadow(not Shadow Six) caste from the TV looks like a Nome?

[@iqramirza3601]

I think that looks like thin man shadow

[@anessaleonard730]

@Pyrrhia Gacha Maybe, though I'm sure that that shadow effect was definitely intentional in that shot with how it moves, stretching all the way up to the cameras front ground. From what we've seen so far shadows hide big secrets in the series. Like how the Nomes in the DLC of LN1 having the shadows of children, or the shadow children and glitched children in both games.

[@OllieandEthan30020]

Yeah I saw that so it got me thinking- Why is she dressed like that? To become friends with Nomes or betray them at the end by eating them- (RIP Runaway Kid-)?

[@themakebelieverproductions6342]

I think Shadow Six is Six's soul, because she is straight up SEPERATED from Six in LN2 and the hunger crap along with the Mono betrayal only happen after Shadow six becomes a thing. (Also I nicknamed Shadow Six "Three" since if she is Six's soul, she is technically only half of six, and half of the number 6 is 3.)

[@MaskedBobbins2002]

Why dont you have more subscribers your videos are so well made 😭

[@JJake993]

ive actually seen photos of shadow six appearing when six eats the lady, I believe you need to turn the brightness up with photoshop

[@yoseflopez5141]

I think that Shadow Six is the essence of the Signal Tower. Basically, whenever a glitch is left behind it's kinda like saying "the ST was here". By leaving its mark everywhere, it's basically acting as a roadmap leading to the children's destruction. The ST got what it wanted from Mono by leading him back to it, then it did likewise with Six by leading her to the Maw. Whatever this essence really is, it seems to want every child to occupy some empty space where they forever remain all alone.

[@a6715-h2rk]

I have a theory. For some reason I feel that shadow six could be the soul of the yellow raincoat girl. Because shadow six started appearing once six started wearing the yellow raincoat.

[@ii_Urameshi]

Further evidence to support this theory is that at the beginning of little nightmares 2 Six doesn’t have the jacket which makes sense as she never retrieved it after the first game. I assume she traveled across the sea for a bit before being captured by the Hunter. Which leaves us to the Secret ending of Little Nightmares 2 and the beginning of little nightmares. The ending and secret ending aren’t different and rather the same ending as Six was always going to go through the TV screen and meet (Dark Six) and then travel to the Maw. To then at the beginning of little nightmares Six suddenly wakes up at the Maw solidifying the proof that The order is as follows. Very Little Nightmares. Little Nightmares 2. Then Little Nightmares. An overlooked detail is that I believe the developers purposely put the 2 there to hint in which order the games truly go and not to indicate a sequel.

[@wtafgrace]

Also before six gets hungry she crosses heer arms as if shes like *WHAT DO U WANT FROM ME*

[@foxpro3002]

i noticed that as well

[@nate5780]

I would like to see a game were we play as shadow six, maybe see her side of the maw arc. I always interpreted shadow sixes appearance as a disapproval of six feasting on the living. Not as a "nodding her" into doing it. Than again I only played the first part. But what I have seen her doing in the second, mostly from the videos here, it seems like shadow six tries to lead and help mono to find six. A lackluster pint in my theory is why she sends six to the maw. But considering sixes role in the first part, maybe shadow six hopes that six will save the children.

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

Six never left the Maw after she defeated the Lady. She replaces her. The sound of the boat horn at the very end of LN1 just means that the new guests have arrived and the cycle goes on again.

[@Tericho]

If that's the case then why does she leave out the door and go to the island?

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

@@Tericho What Island? The top of the Maw has a chimney. Its on the official art of Little Nightmares. The Maw IS the island, once it dives down into the depths of the ocean, it becomes a stationary Island with a big chimney on top. I mean think about it, why would Six wanna leave? The Maw is the only place in the entire world that has working time, and is an actual functioning ecosystem. The Pale city's residents are all replaced by mannaquins or bullies. The rest are the viewers who are already too far gone.

[@Tericho]

@@iroquoiskaram8639 Yes, you literally just said it. Once the maw is submerged the top part becomes an island. She stands there at the end of LN1. Why would she be there if she intended to stay on the maw? Furthermore her official description states she doesn’t belong in the maw.

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

@@Tericho To see the sun after she had been stuck down there for so long, perhaps? I just think everything makes sense with the timeloop theory. The cycle has happened 5 times already hence the number of broken TVs seen in the background of LN2's VERY FIRST area when Mono gets out of the TV, and the portrait on the Maw depicting 5 Lady figures, Six being the 6th one for the 6th cycle. Your broken time theory blew my mind away and I've been thinking about it ever since. Thank you.

[@iroquoiskaram8639]

@Tericho why would Six want to leave the Maw after she went through the trouble to get there? Lets assume she just wanted to consume the Lady's powers... but how could she know the Lady even existed? Six had to show the Lady her reflection EXACTLY 6 times to defeat her. Coincedince? I don't think so. Its like a fairy tale. Everything went to plan. The Lady gave up her life to her successor, Six. The 6th Lady. Edit : and to top it all of, do you realise when you finish LN2 you get Thin Man's hat, and its also the same way that in LN1 you get the Lady's mask after completing the game? This just confirms Six is the Lady.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Shadow six is not a normal glitch also I don't think the glitches that mono were absorbing during the game are those children from the comics because all glitches look the same way maybe they are mono's pass self that's why he glitch and make tuning sounds when he absorb those glitches also the reason mono didn't helped six when the thin man got her is because the signal that the thin man project was hurting mono .

[@dremabry7983]

I love your little nightmares videos keep up the good work and don't worry I been subscribed😂

[@lordxdaubeny2384]

Love the theory you did a great job explaining your speculation and how it links back to what we know for certain is true. P.s don’t think I didn’t notice your Warhammer stuff nice (emperors children?) btw

[@Tericho]

Yes! Been collecting for years but only recently started playing. My two main armies are Emperor’s Children and Black Templars!

[@sebastyjon360]

@@Tericho Do this theory: Mono and Thin Man explained (Theory) No matter how long it take... I will still be waiting. Hope you read this, Tericho.

[@lordxdaubeny2384]

@tericho ive been into wh for maybe a year or two now it always shocks me how many small details I see in different places now I’ve been exposed and how many people I watch or see enjoy it too. also the new black Templar reveals have been great the new helbrecht is beautiful as a grey knights player who got a single new thing locked to a box I’m jealous. P.s keep up the hard work their looking great.

[@Murv002]

7:47 You can prevent SIX from killing The porcelain thing by smashing it with a sledgehammer if you are in time!

[@anonymouskumar3261]

The maw ( your old video) has gained the momentum let's hope it reaches 1 million👏👏.

[@HeyitsBri_]

Just wanted to add my theory on everyone after some digging. In Very Little Nightmares there is a scene where the Yellow Raincoat Girl has to get through a room where it seems to be stuffed animals tied to chairs and they’re being forced to watch tv. What if they were all actually children who were being programmed and were already lost to the signal tower and they’re not in different timelines they’re all on DIFFERENT CHANNELS and the 6 kids we’re aware of weren’t tuned in all of the way. In the beginning of Little Nightmares 2 we see Mono literally transport and fall out of a television so I think maybe he tuned into his own and that’s why Six has to leave him there. She’s literally seen it all play out. Maybe the kids are channel surfing to escape their programs?!

[@firewallgaming394]

I think shadow six is the girl from very little nightmares the yellow one because the last music box you collect is a picture of shadow six

[@xvie_z2900]

13:40 well they killed Hunter and Doctor together She killed a bully

[@jonathanm.2609]

Six became a monster the moment she murdered that nome.

[@bambiehalo]

Use this as the “think about it” counter. (Jk love you Tericho)

[@Tericho]

Someone else said something similar and now I want “think about it” on a t-shirt 😂

[@wtafgrace]

OH THANK GOD U POSTED I NEED TO BLEACH MY EYES AFTER WHAT I JUST WATCHED

[@cainhurst7546]

What did you watch

[@wtafgrace]

@@cainhurst7546 U DONT WANNA KNOW TRUST ME

[@chiefspartan02]

@@wtafgrace Tell

[@cainhurst7546]

@@wtafgrace do tell

[@wtafgrace]

@@cainhurst7546 let's just say mono and six where doing something real naughty

[@triacqua]

t h i n k a b o u t i t

[@Tericho]

I want this on a T-shirt.

[@auragleaf02]

This make me wonder, though I'm not sure if it has been disproven. Considering tarsier saying that the second game is a sequel and not a prequel. Despite the evidence in the game making it seem like prequel. Also there was a theory on her hunger, everytime she eats she gains something. When she eats the rat she knows all the paths a rat would take. When she eats the Nome she gains knowledge of the Lady's weakness and ergo gains the lady's powers after eating her.

[@cainhurst7546]

I originally thought that and nothing has disproven this yet, how else would six know that mirrors are her weakness, unless six has prior relations to the lady

[@auragleaf02]

@@cainhurst7546 also it's helps explains the importance of the dlc of the runaway kid

[@cainhurst7546]

@@auragleaf02 oh true, sicne he was running around the maw, discovered the ladies hatred for mirrors, and probably some other stuff I’m forgetting.

[@MelliKeyy]

Maybe they say that because of the time loop or something like that? Timeline in little nightmares might be more confessing then we thought.

[@cainhurst7546]

@@MelliKeyy I’ll leave it to tericho and others to deal with this headache lol

[@pabloraulpereyra4948]

13:55 you are forgetting about the doctor they put in the oven

[@Tamashikusho]

I don't think Shadow six being black indicates that she is a dark character, I think it more indicates an absence of the transmission, since children are unaffected by it

[@greenchairguy]

I dont think Mono being up in a tree is a betrayal but ok

[@marctaco2624]

Six also roasts the doctor and warms her hands on his flames

[@squeakydinks2767]

I love the beard man and the theories to 😂

[@tylerk9533]

Bloody love theses vids. KEEP EM COMING!!!!!!!!

[@amartuvshinkhashkhuu7825]

i'm not trying to say that you're wrong but in my opinion Shadow Six is part of Six's soul and her dark side at the same time. or maybe Six's soul taken away to signal tower since signal tower make ppl monsters

[@EAcapuccino]

Oh hang in, she murdered runaway boy (7) in his NO-ME form 2. Thst you missed Way i see it, shadow 6 is Mono/Thin man's legacy, possibly her demon influencing six's behaviour or the literal dark side of her? After betraying Mono, shadow 6 follows 6 to The Maw and in little nightmares 2, we learn 6 went there willingly or was submissive to her growing hunger? And shadow 6 have her a purpose to for fill! Although We are left with a massive cliff hanger at Little nightmares 1 and effectively the series end, what then?

[@Tamashikusho]

I think you can see Shadow six if you brighten the image of six feeding on the lady

[@Eric_The_Eccentric]

To me, the walk at the end of LN 1 seemed more like the walk of a defeated person as opposed to someone relishing a victory.

[@caminopreacher5958]

Perfect way to end a Monday! 🍻

[@Phenoma913]

One other explanation is that Shadow/Glitch Six is just an extension of the Thin Man's power. Shadow Six also acts very strangely with Mono (she acts like a child - whereas every other instance we see her is static and ominous). Also, after the music box is destroyed, Six doesn't act like herself at all during the escape (she acts like Shadow Six would). There is also a hint in Little Nightmares 1, chapter 2 (if i remember right), where Six can find a monitor hidden away (which has the eye symbol, same as the door that closes on Mono at the end). This monitor then basically shows Six where she needs to go and if you access a second time, it shows her the mirror that is used to kill the Lady at the end. Perhaps this is Mono/Thin Man helping Six from the signal tower. If shadow six was the one to drop Mono, and not Six herself, then one possible theory is that Shadow Six knows there is no escaping the eye as they are now. The only way is to leave Mono behind and make Six stronger so that she can brave the signal tower again. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a 3rd game it will involve the signal tower in some way.

[@eggplantontoast]

if the signal tower can reach so far as to the hunters cabin and the whole city, whos to say it hasn't reached the maw? I'm sure there evidence of the signal towers powers reaching the maw so it sounds very possible that mono could have been helping six. what else would that room and the button be for? why would it show the things that it did? Also, in one of the DLCS, i belive the first DLC for the first game, we see the runaway boy go into that same room and view it. Through the screen you can see six crawling through the shoes, and also other different views that i cant quite remember, so if the thin man was controlling the screen then there had to be a reason that he wanted the runaway kid to see six venturing forth.

[@Phenoma913]

@@eggplantontoast Few other little details that some people miss. At the start of the game, Mono starts the game next to a TV, with multiple TVs in the background. This suggests that Mono is aware of his power and used the TVs to teleport to close to Six. He then avoids using his power again until Six is kidnapped. If we take the comic mobile app, chapter 5 (the Mono chapter), you can see him with other kids that are getting snatched up. This hints, to me at least, that Mono is used as a signal to the Thin Man/Signal tower that kids are available to be snatched up. Mono could of gone into seclusion in the forest to avoid this. Another fun fact - the cancelled comic series also shows us some of Six's character. She tries to befriend some kids and is shown to be suffering from some kind of amnesia. If this character flaw still stands, then this could reinforce that Six dropping Mono wasn't because of the music box but other powers in play.

[@eggplantontoast]

@@Phenoma913 All of that makes so much sense! I haven't read the comics in forever, so thank you for the refresher on them, I didn't even think that they might have hints about this. I think that everything you are saying really does make sense and has good evidence behind it-I agree with all your thoughts.

[@Phenoma913]

@@eggplantontoast one last thing was in the DLC , when the runaway escapes at the beginning. Yoi have that shadow girl who provides the rope entrance for Six and leaves a flashlight behind. Curious why she was added. The devs could of easily had the runaway find a light and escape with a rope himself. Now, if that girl was a distorted child sent by Mono, then it could be a curious reveal in a later game.

[@eggplantontoast]

@@Phenoma913 omg yes, I'm playing the DLC right now, and they could've given the girl features, or not included her at all, but she was very distinctly dark. Also in the third DLC, you have all the shadow children that are very similar to the glitching remains in the second game, or to shadow six

[@rodrigofonseca2525]

I don't quite agree when you said that mono betrays six in the comics. Mono didn't betray six because mono didnt know who six was. Six was running from the hunter and she found mono on a tree looking up at the moon. Six knowing that the hunter was nearby choose to stop and look at mono. And just like you said she was curious of mono. So how can you betray someone you dont know.

[@Tericho]

Don’t take the word betrayal too literally. Think about it more like “Mono got me captured and if he wasn’t there I wouldn’t have”.

[@Tericho]

Please learn the meaning of the word before you throw it around so casually. Pretty gross comment tbh.

[@Tericho]

@Exar kun The dark side cosmic entity Perhaps that’s because I have a degree in psychology and I can understand why people end up becoming bad. Perhaps it’s because I choose to believe that children aren’t inherently evil. Or perhaps any of my opinions don’t give you the right to insult me on my own channel.

[@Tericho]

@Exar kun The dark side cosmic entity No, I’m not debating Little Nightmares with you after you insulted me.

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

Tericho please look at this comment, shadow six appears before six eats the lady. She stands over the ladies body as the lights are flickering and six is getting up. Sit in a dark room with the brightness really high and you should be able to see it.

[@rorymead4579]

Brilliant theory dude, also very keen for some more lost in random whenever you upload it again

[@Childish-h7g]

Six killed the gnome which is the kid from the depths dlc. Remember lady turn him into a gnome

[@thefordgeofdestruction8725]

I dont perosmally agree with this theory especially with the part of the lady, she dosnt feel guilt she just hates her face and sobs at how deformed she is. The lady is more experienced and knows she shouldnt just eat everything in sight rathro haveba steady income of food after theyve been fattened up. She dosmt kill them instantly because its btter to wait

[@Zivonic]

I just realized, Six is just like Darth Nihilus.

[@odeon6139]

Why would the Lady need the Maw ? But what if it was the opposite, why would the Maw need (a) the Lady ? By the concept arts and renders of the Maw, the entrance ressembling a mouth agape with a simple face, hasit been theorized that in this world of nightmares the Maw could be a living entity like an Eldritch God or an Ancient One ? It doesn't need to be fully made out of flesh to be a living entity, reinforcing the eerie possibility of a contraption of flesh, materials, and darkness given form and life

[@viktorkoblazek8072]

like six killed the hunter with shotgun at the begining of little nightmares 2

[@cassiemoyles4177]

Can't wait for part 2!

[@NicknotNak]

I have a personal theory that is kinda off the wall about Shadow Six, and the shadow kids in general- so hear me out. Shadows represent the Transmission. 1. People are being corrupted by the signal tower. This turns adults into monsters, viewers, or makes then commit the not alive. This one is pretty self explanatory, but I'll point out that kids are also effected judging from the powers our characters get, the mutated dead kid at the beginning of LN2, and how the kids seem to unnaturally fade as potentially caused by the Transmission mutation. Also, I think that the Transmission causes people to fixate on their dark compulsions or habits. 2. I think the Transmission is sustaining everyone under its influence, which includes the children. This one might need some justification, but I don't want to right a novel so I'll try to keep it short. Monsters without mouths can't eat but are still alive (patients, bullies, veiwers, etc). Monsters who are solely focused on their work likely lack the motivation to feed themselves as they would have to stop what they are doing or move from where they live (Shoe monster, Grandma, Teacher, Doctor, Janitor). Its stated that the Guests are eating without need, and I believe that its just their addiction like the Viewers have with the TV. Monsters who are around food or are shown eating (Hunter, twin chefs, Lunchlady?) don't do it out of a hunger or need to survive, more as a natural habit stemming from their obsession's or compulsions. 3. I think that when a kid gets pulled, the transmission no longer has a reason to stay attached to them The point of Thinman is to collect children and feed it into the tower. I don't know what happens to the kids, but I do believe that they are often killed outright as the transmission has less control over them. I think that when they are magic yoinked by Thinman, their connection to the Transmission is cut and it lingers like an afterimage when they die. I think this is a property linked specifically to Thinman, as we see no evidence of adults having Shadows left behind. So even though Six is still alive, the system reads the yoink as a kid being taken and (whatever they do to the kids) and leaves a shadow behind, but since Six is not killed- Shadow Six maintains some individuality as she is no longer fully attached to either Six nor Transmission, but they both are around. 4. Six only gets hungry after they separate. We spend a whole game with Six and she shows no sign of hunger. I think it's well understood that this separation is what causes her to have to feed. still worth pointing out that in this theory, she gets hungry because Thinman broke her connection to the Transmission which made her have to sustain herself. 5. The Transmission and The Lady have a complex dynamic. The lady is the only adult who does not have horrifying physical mutations. I believe she is the only adult outside of the Transmissions influence. Now whether this is due to some ability she has to conceal herself from it or, what I think is more likely, some agreement that was reached to allow her safety aboard the MAW provided certain stipulations, we can't know. Since she is not being influenced by the Transmission, she then has to provide for herself, which she does by the Guests. --more general ideas if you concede that this is true-- 1. The Lady and Six are the only two free people. As I said, I think the Lady is under some delicate arrangement with the Tower. Six still has the Transmission following her, but she was separated from it, as it stopped supporting her, but did so incorrectly due to the yoink. So while Six is free from the mutations that the Transmission would cause, she was already effected and cannot be rid of it entirely, as it always follows her around. She is her own person though, and has free will beyond anyone one else, even if she has a tiny voice in her ear figuratively. 2. The reason that Shadow points to the MAW is because it wants to Six to go there. Pretty obvious, but there can be a few reasons it might want this. It might want to try and replace the Lady with someone who is more easily influenced, it might want to drive her to insanity so that she somehow submits enough to be re-taken-control-of and knows that her hunger might drive her there. If it can't see the MAW, than this could be it's opportunity to infiltrate it as Shadow is not fully a part of the Transmission(Again, I think it's more an arrangement but maybe). 3. It shows up when Six eats. This is to show that the transmission is no longer supporting her, but also is not controlling her actions. This is a reminder that she is free, but this is the consequence. If there is a hope for reunification of Six and Shadow, this could also serve as a "I could make this better if you just submit". 4. Shadow isn't there when the Lady is consumed This is because whatever agreement already exists between the two powerhouses prevents Shadow from being in direct proximity. This gives a good explanation other than "its too dark to see her, but she's there". idk how to explain the ending, maybe she found some balance in the force or something, or maybe she just stole the Lady's powers and Shadow six has nothing to do with it.

[@anushamozumdar2909]

I think that shadow six is the corrupted version of six or thr glitchy remains of six, whose agenda is to take over the lady’s power and she knows that six can take over the lady’s power by eating her. Shadow six only cares about herself, so she leads mono to the signal tower to reduce six for her mission to be possible. Shadow six can also be the reason why six gets hungry in the first game, as six is nearing the lady, so to eat the lady, shadow six is preparing herself or powering herself by eating out her entities like the gnomes to eat the lady in the end to take over her power. Perhaps this is why shadow six accompanies six when she eats, because she is getting powered. This can also be justified in the secret ending of little nightmares 2, where shadow six points towards a picture of the maw indicating that six has to go to the maw to eat the lady. Idk why shadow six wants to take over the lady’s power, maybe revenge?

[@fandubindo1891]

14:33 actually shadow six appear when six eat the lady. There's one video on yt show that.

[@chaosgamer016_5]

Yeah shes misterious but the woman giving six bread isn't like normal looking, and kind how often do you see that in this world

[@killerb359]

Wait wait. So six got big when she was taken to the signal tower right? What if that happened to the long arm man (I forget his name sorry) bc im pretty sure he lived in the pale city right? So what if he was taken by the Slim man and now he is what he is now?

[@CUTE.C0RPS3..]

I think if we get a sequel to little nightmares that Six is going to be an enemy. She has truly become a monster so it wouldn’t make sense to play as her.

[@marielenapotts848]

But considering how popular she is, I don't think most of the fandom will take it well if she gets killed off. It'd be much better if we could reverse whatever changed her, find a way to knock her out first if necessary.

[@CUTE.C0RPS3..]

@@marielenapotts848 yeah maybe monster six will come back IF six becomes a enemy. Maybe she would be a final boss or something and fake her death and kill the character who was in her way? Idk just an idea

[@theminionoffawful6985]

Another theory I have is that Shadow Six is the product of the Lady's magic spell. It is confirmed that the Lady is casting a spell on the Guests that makes them hungry. So I think after Six escaped through the TV Shadow Six is hinting to the Maw like "Come and eat. You'll like it." I think that only Six can see Shadow Six in her mind. Mono only sees the glitching remain of Six because Shadow Six is not the same as the glitch. Maybe all of the guests are under that control. And when Six eats the lady shadow six isnt there because the Lady's spell isnt working on her anymore. I don't know what you think of that maybe I'm very wrong.

[@Kimw382]

Wow that’s something else I can’t feel any more bad for six than I already have I start to think there’s no coming back from that and somehow getting the kinder and friendly your personality back if it is possible somehow then it be shocking that and I also goes for mono but I’m pretty sure more possible for him I mean I would hope love to see a happy ending for him six I’m not really sure oh I don’t think so it’s pretty impossible for her right now maybe redemption

[@ii_Urameshi]

For those un sure. I’ll quickly go over the story to prevent any confusion. Very little nightmares is the beginning of the story. After the protagonist of the first game loses her jacket it drifts away to the main city where most likely another child used it before discarding it where six eventually finds it. To know this is ultimately making the assumption that LN2 is in fact a prequel despite what the devs told us. The events of LN2 make sense as (Dark Six) is only present from The second game to the main game Little Nightmares. We can confirm this as it makes sense as(Dark Six) is created by mono in LN2. This is also probably why Six betrays mono as she probably doesn’t want anything to do with her dark side. This could also explain sixes fondness of the music box as it’s probably the only thing keeping her from becoming completely evil. In her eyes mono is the bad guy. One key mistake people made was assuming six lost her jacket but the jacket was never hers to lose to begin with. It could also hint that the main protag from the first game is still alive and may be the reason why Six embarks on this journey in the first place.

[@FemmeDomme]

Loving the channel loving the beard too

[@Tericho]

Thanks I grew it myself!

[@FemmeDomme]

@@Tericho well if you need any help growing I’m always here 😜

[@peanutmuttplays104]

At the airport, but will check it when I make it home!

[@mr.repro54]

that's why i theories that mono is not the only kid turns to the thin man there are other kids lives the same events with diffrent ways 2 kids trust each other and betray each other at the end with a plan by the eye to keep everything running one turn to the thin man by the eye's power and the previous thin man been controlled by the eye seperate one of the kids of her shadow to be consumed by the darkness and become the next lady :)

[@balanc-joy9187]

I disagree with this idea _somewhat_ as I think Shadow Six _is_ part of Six, and has some tie to Six's shadow-ieness, whether it was always there or from the Lady (those light flickers when she eats earlier could for all we know be the Lady _seeing/sensing_ it and having an idea Six is coming for her next. She does know _everything_ that happens in her domain after all...) and I think it is something of her darkside or something akin to that, and is clearly wanting her to eat for whatever reason, but whatever else it means I leave open. I also agree that Six has gotten much more darker and colder as a person throughout the games, though I am not so quick to think she definitely betrayed Mono at the end, and I don't think he betrayed _her_ there with the Thin Man either. The breaking the music box part though yes, that one is much clearer, the others, like the time with the Thin Man and in the comics, to me feel like just reaching for reasons for Six to resent Mono when it isn't necessary. Mono had already shown he isn't in a good spot in some way after he emerges from the TV, and since the Thin Man is part of _why_ Mono was doing that in the first place, and he didn't seem to have any idea what to do until later of how to fight back, I cut him slack. Also, why would he even choose not to help her in the first place if he actually could've done something? He tried to rescue her immediately after, so him not helping one moment and trying everything, including facing the Thin Man, after that doesn't really make sense if he was being selfish. Being afraid of the Thin Man and not knowing what to do would explain it, as well as being incapacitated, much better. That said, I think you missed something _very_ important about the Lady, and misunderstand her character because of it. She wasn't weeping because of what she's done, her whole motive for running the Maw is to combat the "insanity" of the world she lives in and have somewhere she has control after all, rather than the Signal Tower or the Thin Man or anyone else. She was weeping because of how _ugly_ she looks in the mirror, and other mirrors, when her actual face is still beautiful (what that means is hard to tell, since one comic has mirrors that enable you to look differently if you want to, so the Lady might have used one of those to look beautiful now or beautiful like she _used_ to be if she's older than she looks, or her powers might be keeping her young and beautiful, or she's just a monstrous creature that wanted to look like she does now and the mirrors show the truth...) and the Lady doesn't really show any remorse without that interpretation. Also, if she were just remorseful, why did she get so mad at the Runaway Kid and turn him into a Nome? Answer, in my view, is that it was because he knew what she really looks like, and she hates seeing it _herself_ let alone letting anyone else see it. Also, souls don't really need to have a set appearance to indicate anything about them, this is a world of oddities after all, so it might still be her soul and it just is shadowy because she has shadow powers, or that it looks like that because of _how_ it was separated from her. That said, this is an interesting take, and plenty of thought put into it, so bravo!!

[@aastren]

Hi! I just wanted to add to your comment that Six’s biggest fear is becoming a monster. It’s never sat right with me that the only real evidence against Six being the lady is because the lady is ‘vain and only cares about her appearance’ when we don’t even know that for a fact. If Six’s worst fear was becoming a monster, couldn’t that maybe present another interpretation of the DLC? Maybe instead of the point being that the lady is ugly in the mirror, and that’s what she was afraid of, maybe it could be more about her seeing herself turn into a monster? I think there are way too many parallels between Mono and the thin man and Six and the lady for it to be brushed off so quickly.

[@Tericho]

I actually dedicated a whole video as to why I don’t think Six is the Lady. It’s not just that the Lady is vain. They have whole different characters. Plus, it literally states in Six’s description that she doesn’t belong in the maw.

[@kodezick5263]

Hey dude! I know you don't remember me but I've been here for awhile and im finally back here! Just checked i was here since the first little nightmares video!.. I think i was..

[@Tericho]

Welcome back! Sorry I have had a busy weekend 😅

[@kodezick5263]

@@Tericho I've been thinking you could do a collab with just jord, you guys make some good content. I wonder how good of a theory you guys could do. Only because you guys are just so underrated and so alike. You guys would make an *AMAZING* duo!

[@kodezick5263]

@@Tericho I would take a break if i were you, you're producing videos really fast just have some time for yourself. I mean unless this is what keeps you entertained then keep doing what you do until you need one. (Seriously, you should consider a break everyone would understand)

[@rianthecoolman]

14:24 darth six lmao

[@Gillymonster18]

I think dark six is simply a representation of six losing her innocence. She shows up when Mono leaves her to be caught, like too scared to help (betrayal) and shows up at the end when Six gets set to go to the maw. Throughout the Maw six makes the choice to eat based on survival. Dark Six shows up because there might be some pleasure in it, being sated. Each time though it’s not murder. Fast forward to the Lady, Dark six doesn’t show up because she’s made the choice that murder is an acceptable course of survival in eating the Lady. No more Dark Six.

[@pharoahsensei]

I always assumed “evil six” was just “glitch six” and managed to retain its own personality because six broke free unlike other children

[@frog6384]

Nice Video Please keep up the good Work!!!

[@TLK-nb9hr]

Tericho: A new theory. Me: Ah, shit! Guess I rewrite my Crossover for the 5th time.

[@phenyx7259]

I really really like this theory but... its kinda doesnt feel right for me. I really dont believe Six is evil. To me its all self defense. Except for the runaway kid, but also in this case it feels like its not her fault. Shadow-Six may still as many stated be a part of her good side, but then why does she feel remorse after dropping Mono? In my opinion these two games are so dark and grim that a happy ending would fit best. Buuut we'll see that in the future. Im kinda sad that tarsier wants to work on new IPs since I think the world of Little Nightmares has so much more to it. Yes Bandai holds the rights on the franchise but I really don't believe anyone should fill Tarsiers place. I mean imagine someones picking it up and interprets it wrong, so there appear many plot holes. Now im really looking foreward to Part 2. :)

[@balanc-joy9187]

I think more along those lines too, though I am willing to consider darker possibilities with Six too. I think this theory has some holes and reaches a little too far though, that's for sure...

[@Fbih2o]

IVE PLAYED THRU THIS GAME SO MANY TIMES, and never saw shadow sixx during the hunger scenes

[@ranger_reveal9936]

Just a random thought but do you believe that adult Six and Mono can ever meet each other somehow? It seems like if this game does continue that there is a possibility that we the players somehow break this infinite loop possibly.

[@ChowdiusPupperMemusII]

Maybe because the glitching remains aren’t necessarily where the children got taken, they only become stationary when the child dies, hence shadow six

[@toptiger7069]

I have a theory about how the Toddler (the comic child who got captured by Thinman) was taken to the signal tower and turned into the Janitor which could explain how the Janitor was in the pale city, if you read this mention it in your monster video

[@Zo__]

Great video and theory… However, I don’t believe that shadow six is evil or has a mind of its own. My theory is that upon getting in contact with the thin man children lose part of their soul and that is why we can see the shadow static children in the second game which may correlate with the children from the comics. Anyways, upon Six losing part of her soul she feels the hunger pains and need to absorb the soul(s) of what she consumes to replace what she has lost and that’s why gradually she converts from leftovers to a live animal(the rat), to a nome and finally the lady. However, upon eating the lady she may have absorbed not only the lady’s soul but the souls of those the lady has already taken just like we see Six do at the end of the game when she kills the guests and just maybe those souls were enough to regain or replace Six’s shadow. I like to imagine that shadow Six is/was more of a compass that guides Six to where she can consume these souls. [Disclaimer] This theory is well… just another theory don’t take anything I say at heart considering it may be wrong. Let’s see how it actually turned out hopefully in DLC or the next game.

[@duvan-solis]

I think here is one of those instances where color doesn't represent a particular symbol. It's shadow like doesn't equal is evil like.

[@double_dave33]

Can't wait for part 2.