The Astral God - Cuphead DLC

The Cuphead DLC features the most crazy lore connections yet! The Astral Plane, The Snow Cult, Hilda Berg. All of these characters and locations somehow tie in with one of the most terrifying creatures on the Inkwell Isles, BEPPI THE CLOWN. Equip your peashooters and spreadshot for this hunt, cause we are eating clown tonight....Cuphead lore isn't exactly deep BUT whats there is fun to discuss and theorize, so enjoy the video! This one has been a long time in the making, and I consider it PART 2 of my Astral Plane Video Series.
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0:00-0:30 Last Week On Cuphead Lore
0:30-1:26 Wait Cuphead Has Lore?
1:26-4:28 Confirmed Astral Connections
4:28-5:41 Elder Kettle's Sword
5:41-6:46 The Mausoleum of History
6:46-8:32 The Big Beppi Setup
8:32-13:01 The Astral Theory
13:01-14:05 Wait Mossbag?
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[@Vitor49896]

A thing to be noticed is that in the cuphead show intro, there's a part where cuphead and mugman are walking happilly in a hill with dancing flowers, fences and a happy Sun in the background, but then a lightening strikes and the Sun is replaced by a Moon with an evil grim, the fences turned in graves, the flowers are dead, there are ghost in the sky and cuphead and mugman are terrified. Also in most cuphead media, the Sun has a face and is aways happy, but we almost dont see the moon.

[@virturegd5247]

the moon is hilda birg

[@Vitor49896]

@@virturegd5247 nope, thats just a moon with a malicious smile. However, in the next scene where cuphead and mugman are riding in the Rocket through the Sky, the in the background is normal.

[@virturegd5247]

@@Vitor49896 🤓

[@LemonCuppy]

@@Vitor49896 sus… oh well. I ain’t to worried about it. That should have woiked. If only I used a little less gunpowder… hm. Oh well.

[@panquake5698]

BRO OMG I WAS ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS BECAUSE I JUST STARTED SEASON 2 LOOKING FOR EASTER EGGS!

[@somemultifandomfucko8828]

The thought of Beppi being some sort of Astral God is both rather weird and utterly hilarious at the same time

[@harold_bryant]

true because its honestly funny to see a clown being a literal god-

[@LEMMYBOOOOI]

Thats ironic since you know beepi is a clown and clowns try to make people laugh (or spook them)

[@Rexy_THE_T-REX]

All the coments are right

[@nonbigbrain9662]

Darth Jar Jar: “Finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary”

[@eNCy.]

If souls are connected to the astral plain, does that mean that the Devil was collecting souls so he would have more control over the astral plain, and that would get him even more souls, to capture?

[@littlesillycat]

Well, the Astral Spirits do not ever imply that they give Astral Control

[@BigShotSpamton]

Plane

[@carlosalmonte6617]

That actually makes a lot of sense 😧

[@aydenrozzelle7691]

@@littlesillycat but they do imply that they can create a gateway there.

[@ismailozer1]

Plane*

[@globingoblin]

I don't think the Elder Kettle is as old as the ruins, maybe he's a descendant or something. And the warriors probably were defenders of the land who got involved in the astral plane war at some point. That's when most died and the Legendary Chalice became what she's today. I don't think mausoleums are that old either, they have glass windows. Also they're not temples, they're basically tombs.

[@memescoffee3173]

according to the show its likley he fought during the vietnam war the traps are definetley vietnam inspired the average soldier age for vietnam war was 22 so if the war began 67 years agp add that to 22 and you get 89 years old so somewhere around his 80

[@globingoblin]

@@memescoffee3173 It's the 1930's he just fought in WW1

[@gameswithpeachcord7498]

Also like are we gonna talk about how elder kettle got the potion was it a gift or did he buy it from pork rind

[@cosmicretro1608]

Was wermin vermin a German soldier or a British soldier? Because he has a helmet with a spike on the top, which if I'm not wrong, was a helmet used by the Germans in ww1

[@fox4dayz278]

Okay, so I have a point to make about the Mausoleums that I thought of during this video: Note that, as stated at 5:49, whenever Ms. Chalice explores one of the Mausoleums for it's powers, she somehow ends up trapped, regardless of there being no one there to trap her. Also note that there are 3 Mausoleums, one per main island, as well as 3 Super Arts per character, each typically tied to the Astral Plane in some way. ALSO note that, while IRL Mausoleums CAN contain multiple tombs, typically a Mausoleum is created to commemorate someone who was extremely important, and what kind of burial urn is resting in the middle of each Mausoleum? That's right, a chalice! This implies that whoever originally killed Ms. Chalice was so dead-set on her NOT being able to reaccess her powers that they divided her ashes (assumed to contain the powers) between 3 separate islands to try to keep her from unlocking those powers again! This also explains how she keeps getting trapped and needing to be saved, considering that that makes a lot more sense if it's HER who's remains are stored within the Mausoleums. Not only this, but note that a TON of other ghosts ALSO have their sights on the urn, stating that the power resides within it, but considering there's 3 Mausoleums for 3 Super Arts, and the fact that Ms. Chalices Super Arts are completely different from Cuphead and Mugman, it comes off with a lot of unrealized implications toward more of Ms. Chalice's history! Also, in terms of the boys' Super Arts being tied to the Astral Plane, while the second and third are pretty self-explainatory, the first one actually seems the least magical of the 3, but when you consider that Ms. Chalice does a similar burst from her head when giving the boys their powers in the first place, it starts to make a lot more sense!.. Absolutely loving these Cuphead Lore analyses! Keep up the amazing work man!! I can't WAIT to hear what you come up with next! . .

[@Pogobro]

Yo I LOVE this theory. Maybe the remains are not of ms chalice, but of the ancestor who fought in the old wars

[@fox4dayz278]

@@Pogobro It very well could be! I like to think the reason she gets trapped is because the remains are hers, it seems like a likely explaination, especially considering the urn looks so similar to a chalice! I'll be interested to see your next theory video!..

[@user-cy2ey9nf8m]

theory:when u get a "knockout" u get there soul in the ingredent thats why u need them dead

[@marsverb]

The theories get a little too zany for me at times, but I LOVE all the little details you pick up on in the background

[@trash3049]

He’s just connected things that don’t have any connection like the moon in beppi’s background

[@Pogobro]

Yes it is a theory, that’s how they work you try to connect things

[@drillbitz2816]

@@Pogobro but hey, that’s just a theory, a pogobro theory

[@littlesillycat]

@@drillbitz2816 You don't steal my joke...

[@funnyman5070]

This legit went from talking about this strange plane of existence to how a clown is the god of that place

[@Knockknockitsknuckles1234]

Okay, so what if there are 3 paths for the souls of the dead Sinners who engage in gambling or other ground upon acts are collected by the devil for some type of business purpose, maybe these souls are kept for cleansing and sold back to new bodies for reincarnation, allowing the devil to make a profit on these used souls that have been cleansed of sin and free to be sucked back into a new body whenever they are requested. The second path are neutral, souls that are not sinful nor heroic are left to roam, populated abandoned house, spooky woods and graveyards. And the final path of course is the astral plane, where it is believed that the bravest of warriors and the kindest of souls live the rest of their afterlives. Ms Chalice I believe is held in high regards for leading the war, whatever that war may be about, perhaps defeating a dangerous beast that threatened the isles or someone who discovered the plane and wished to take its power all to themselves, Chalice and her followers who lived or died in battle were granted a spot in the astral plane. However, Chalice has a bit of history with getting away with shoplifting and potential criminal activity, she might be as risk of getting booted out of the astral plane if any of those big guys in charge of it were to catch here. Unlike most spirits in the astral plane where they are fine living the rest of their lives, Charlie tries to get away whenever she can, often trying to hide away from the gods of the Astral plane. So in order to get out of their nose and hopefully lay low for a while, she dries the help of chef salt baker to make the wonder tart and live her life a little bit longer and maybe even try to do some good to undo the years of bad deeds.

[@ppp.2324]

12:20 When ms calice does her ghostly barrage you can see one of the dishes holding a spear which looks a lot like the one in rugged ridge... So maybe the dish had died while fighting against the lunar god the and ms.Chalice is re-summoning him to take revenge. I really don't know but I can say that ms.Chalice and the dish were definitely on the same team

[@user-cy2ey9nf8m]

aldo kettle snake has no legs

[@maddosshmillore]

Okay, since the DLC came out I’ve been keeping up on your Cuphead lore videos. They’re very interesting but this Moon God theory is really incredible, I can say for certain I’ll be looking and thinking about the lore myself with future Cuphead projects and products like the show and books. Fantastic video!

[@Pogobro]

Thanks! Was super fun to make

[@TaiZager]

Now it makes sense that chalice in invulnerable during her roll because she is technically alive but also in the astral plane

[@eNCy.]

The reason Beppi had his soul sold to the devil, is actually because he gambled it away, just like every other person you have to hunt down. (But that was an amazing theory!)

[@greypanda4161]

how would he enter also if he loves clow ning he probbably not in it for the money for just for fun shy would he gambls his soul for money

[@linhero797]

​@@greypanda4161 That is kind of a silly assumption to try and counter what the game literally tells us.

[@greypanda4161]

@@linhero797 we wernt told they enterd the casino also using bacround we see he makes no money (everything is free)

[@linhero797]

@@greypanda4161 The Devil tells us that Cuphead and Mug Man's goal is to collect the ungathered souls of his debtors. In the opening scene.

[@greypanda4161]

@@linhero797 never said what type of debt

[@lisforluccor]

I have a theory (heavy speculation alert) In rugged ridge, there are statues of what seem to be dish warriors, the most intriguing ones being the statue of a very old kettle, and ms chalice in her 3rd super art. When these warriors died (in most likely a war) their souls went to the astral plane. (Speculation starts now) in the astral plane, time goes backwards, so these warriors must of aged backwards in the astral plane. So, the very old kettle was actually elder kettle but when he came back into the real world, he was younger. Same with ms chalice as she looks much older in the statues. Now why does chef saltbaker want control of the astral plane, well chef saltbaker is like spiritomb from Pokémon, he has souls trapped inside him, and eating the wondertart will bring the souls of the warriors back to life. Why would he want this? Because he wants to re-enact the ancient war. Now this theory has a lot of holes: How did elder kettle come back to life? Why does chef saltbaker have loads of souls in his body? Why does he want to re-enact the ancient war? Well, I haven’t thought it 100 percent. Share your response and maybe an idea too! (I might make a video documenting this though)

[@ChairChairChairChairChairChair]

I 100% agree

[@ellisp276]

Maybe but it is kinda wierd theory

[@lisforluccor]

I did end up making a video on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGTMdWyLZqx5mZY I revised it and focused primarily on chef saltbaker, but maybe chalice and elder kettle will be in part 2 if i make one!

[@why5757]

You should really check out the official cuphead comics, they have some interesting lore in them, like what if cuphead and mugman lost their souls to the devil, or what hell looks like for the dead

[@thatkid4570]

Rumor Honeybottoms' eyes also changes before she turns into a plane, as well as the robot eyes, which turns into a pattern just like Mortimer ice cream man, and King Dice And Cagney Carnation loses his eyes at the end of the battle, maybe this is a detail as well

[@symmetricksambigrams]

Rumor uses magic, but from a spell book

[@MatthewChenault]

The Eyes might have a simpler explanation: If you’ve ever read the book “The Great Gatsby,” you might know about the “Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg.” In the setting of the novel, it’s simply an old, worn-out poster. However, the “Eyes” watch the actions of everything that happens across Long Island Sound, which includes all of the events of the novel. George Wilson (a character from the novel), when he mentioned God, looks directly at them as if the eyes represent God’s gaze upon the world. What Cuphead might be doing with the eyes is using them as a representation of God. The tapping into the astral plain by all of these figures in the game is representative of the desire to have the power of God, which would explain why the devil wishes to claim their souls. The bosses in the game have often committed some form of sin, especially those who try to tap into the astral plain. It would explain why the devil would even want their souls in the first place and why tapping into the astral plain is such a dangerous thing. Mortal brings using the astral plain is playing God, which is, itself, a dangerous game to play.

[@bull1085]

In the battlefield of the internet, there will be one person who can tie classical literature to a video game

[@nightwatch3889]

Just the other day I wasn't interested in Cuphead lore at all, but you finally got me with this video.

[@yosburbgur6849]

lots of bosses have yellow eyes evolved in their fights, does it mean they have a closer connection to use Astral plane? Or could it mean they have strong soul capable of using Astral power. Some examples are Glumsnow, Baroness, Dr.Kahl's Robot, and even the Carrot from the root pack. What do the yellow eyes mean?

[@GrunGrunLeCat]

Good point.

[@homedepoturinalz8974]

Wait, now that you mention the carrot, it kinda got me thinking: when he shoots the lasers out of his eyes, they go all trippy and weird like Mortimer in that one ghost attack. Maybe he's also tied to the cult? But then again, there's no real mention of stars or moons in his level so I'm not sure.

[@hazeltree7738]

@@homedepoturinalz8974 That's related to psychic powers, more specifically a third eye. Why does the carrot have a third eye? Well, there's a rumour that carrots give you better eyesight. And who would benefit the most from that? A carrot themself

[@littlesillycat]

Hello Internet! Welcome to INTERNET THEORY! I am back and please ignore those two lines! So here's the thing, I have managed to piece together a possible explanation as to what the Astral Dishes are, and what their story is! The most notable thing you'll see when you use the exclusive to Ms. Chalice-third super art is that same yellow glow that we've seen in many Astral-related things in Cuphead, and then you'll notice the dishes that don't seem to have that same glow, but rather they look exactly like The Ghost in Phantom Express! But what does this mean? Well think about it, the warriors don't have any yellow glow, and they only show up when Chalice, using the astral abilities she gained from the cookies, summons them! So it appears to me that they do not posses the same astral abilities, and they do not show an interest in coming to the isles unless Chalice, their leader, orders them to do so! Now that explains what the Super Art means, but what is their story? I have an answer for that too; After some investigating, I think I know what the Astral Warriors' story is! The most obvious thing to note is how they have statues of them put everywhere! So that means that they're historical figures to the fourth Inkwell Isle! Now, why would they be so well known? Well, the Astral War is the reason! Although I agree with the fact that The Astral Warriors fought something that was linked to the Astral Moon, I don't think it was the Astral Moon that they fought! I believe that The Astral War was a war between The Astral Warriors and the Astral Worshippers! Now, I believe so due to one factor, The Mausoleums! Let me explain; The Mausoleums hold Container Vases that hold an Astral Super Art for each Mausoleum. And how else would those abilities end up in there, other than the Astral Moon securing those abilities in the Mausoleums! But then, what about the ghosts, why are they protecting them, and why are they pink? I have an answer for that too! Firstly, I believe that the ghosts are the chosen Astral War, Astral Moon worshippers that did the most they could during the war, so the most talented ones! That would explain why they're in the Mausoleums and why they're protecting the abilities. I have reasons to believe that The Astral Moon granted them the ability to interact with everything, and not just things that they died with, unlike the war weapons and the magnifying glass that the detective ghost holds. This would be in exchange for the risk of being killed very easily, as seen and symbolised by the parry moves and the pink look! I also believe that the Inkwell Isles were once a complete island, before being split into four by the Astral Moon, who wanted to end the war, as it's army was losing! The split caused the two war warrior groups to split, ending the war! The warriors then died some time after, due to many different unspecified reasons. This made it possible for the Astral Moon to select some of the best warriors to give limited astral control to. The Moon told the warriors to build containers, disguised as Mausoleums, where the Abilities would be hidden in. Because the containers looked like Mausoleums, and they were filled with ghosts, nobody ever dared to enter them! Let me know what you think of this theory! And as always, remember that: IT'S JUST A THEORY! AN INTERNET THEORY! I am not MatPat!

[@ghhhhsw]

Your Fairly Meaningless Letters Entrance Me In A Certain Way, They Really Do. Now, I'd Like To See You Enter A Rabbithole That You Will Regret Entering, I'll Be Waiting Theorist. -DaedDnim

[@pizzaking11]

Probably unrelated, but in the background of the magical recipe book, there are items referancing several bosses, such as beppie, rumor honeybottoms, the root pack, hildaberg, warly warbles and more.

[@talagaqui6282]

one thing i noticed: when you use chalice's invincibility roll, it sparkles very similar to the super art 2, and considering that to play as chalice you have to equip the ASTRAL cookie and saltbaker was making the wondertart to take the control over the astral plane, probably chalice also have some sort of power.

[@Pogobro]

great catch

[@josephukiomogbe2678]

a dlc about elder kettle would be awsome and it feels like miss challice would somehow be in it

[@yuko289]

Can you make theory ,,Why Bosses in Cuphead are on Devil debt list?''. Also I have theory about what Ingredient gaves you what power: Gnome Berries: They give you the power to transport consciousness to another part of your body. Destillery Dough: Cloning or firing streams of light as the Light Bug did. Desert Limes: Longer live. Mortimer Freeze: They make the soul leave the body when you want. Pineapple Mint: Telecinesys.

[@the_mushroom_lad4643]

Yellow eyes are probably the most common type of eye for enemies, glumstone has them and bunches of other ones it’s normal

[@chargegarg8234]

I think you’re definitely on to something with all these theories, it’s crazy how much can be found in this game if you look hard enough.

[@mostafabalboul3966]

8:56 I was waiting for you to bring up that moon, once I saw the video title! I was not disappointed, one bit. Fine work as always

[@molten4336]

Nice Work Now I am More confused than with the astral plane theory Part 1

[@Pogobro]

It’s all a conspiracy to break your mind

[@pahotline]

Something I noticed when I was fighting Chef Saltbaker was that the ingredients where powered in stars (signaling their connection to the astral plane), not only that but there is an eye on a bottle in Saltbaker’s bakery (not his fight).

[@imaynotbegoodbut6603]

That could explain why for the final phases of the devil, you have to shoot the eyes, almost as if those phases take place in the astral plane and you must shoot the eyes to leave the astral plane

[@Icy3YT]

The vacuum in Esther winchesters fight has the word “ACME VACCUM” on it when she turns into a hotdog, Idk what that means but ok Edit: the hotdog ghosts also ascend to the astral plane in the death cutscene so maybe the hotdogs have something to do with it, or maybe just Esther Winchester herself being connected to it.

[@sfogel]

babe wake up there's a new pogobro cuphead theory

[@ArkeMeister]

It's interesting to note that certain ghosts in Cuphead (eg. The detective on Ink well isle IV and The ghost on the ghost train), don't have eyes in places where they would usually be. Whether or not this ties in somehow or it's just artistic flare it's something cool to think about. Maybe they give their eyes so that the gain knowledge about the astral plane or can use it to fend off foes (like Djimmi does in his fight). IDK, I just found that interesting!

[@jacksjunction3989]

My theory is that the statue of miss chalice in rugged ridge is not the same miss chalice Because miss chalice is a kid however the statue seems to be A grown-up this could just be another form miss chalice takes but I personally think the statue is of one of miss chalices relative

[@Mishappening.]

Nice video, I was waiting for this part two!

[@josephukiomogbe2678]

theory: maybe saltbaker was'nt the only one after the astral plane and ice cult probally wanted to do some culty stuff with it

[@jae-yuck]

5:55 " Y'know another being thats captured inside a jar who also has with astral powers?" MY MOM

[@edemaiscomtheovieira2718]

Everyone in the Inkwell Islands probably has the ability to parry, not just Cuphead and Mugman, because the fish next to the first Mausoleum says she thought the player was a ghost and almost hit them with "the ol' parry move".

[@Yumi_Jay]

It's shocking to me that a game based off of 1930s cartoon style has lore. At first glance it's basic premise is you fight bosses in grueling matches and die repeatedly over and over again. But with the DLC release and seeing one of Ms Chalice super art form and the secret bosd fight makes you go "wait this game has lore?!" Studio MDHR did a great job on this game without shoving lore in our faces unlike other franchises.

[@kingskelo]

I feel like every character probably has a little importance to the lore

[@screamitout2161]

Except Wally :)

[@kingskelo]

@@screamitout2161 true

[@valthestudio4886]

before i watch. i cannot connected anything about beppi and astral plane. lets see how it goes. Edit: My....god.. this is the most far fetch cuphead theory i've ever seen but BOY ITS ONE HELL OF A THEORY. i think the moon god part kinda a little TOO far fetch but other than that i think the eyes connection between bosses and funhouse frazzle is a thing i can get behind.

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

I love these theories, I love thinking about the Lore of cuphead, but no other channel I've seen has properly discussed it like this

[@GrunGrunLeCat]

Something to note about the moon being alive or a being is on the way to the dlc island we see the sun with a face meaning if the suns alive does that mean the moons alive?

[@calemoodle5000]

so just a note. in cartoon animation, eyes usually increase in detail depending on how close the camera is. Although the mortimer freeze ghost eyes are pretty concerning.

[@Vitor49896]

All of the ms chalice super arts are related to the astral plain, super art 1 she shoot lots of astral energy, super art 2 she brings a friend from the astral plane to take a hit for her, and super art 3 she uses an army of ghost warriors to help her. Just wanted to add that.

[@imdarling17]

this was so well done

[@pausmola]

Great editing!

[@Pogobro]

Thanks!

[@tomwynn5051]

I have a theory that the lake creature on inkwell 2 is the moon god. He knows the exact amount of times you have died which means he is watching you, also he is right next to Beppi, so maybe this is how Beppi communicates with the moon god.

[@hyugalubbok7770]

I wonder why they didnt put the Astral Projection on Chalise and the Invurnability 2 art... they can suck astral-Energy from their enemies while their body hard like rock, similiar the revenants or witches in slavic lore, who harden their bodies at their comatos state while leaving to cause "night hag", "poltergeist ect.

[@mullisaukko423]

The feeling when you wanna watch this so much bc you love cuphead (and beppi especially) but you dont want spoilers for the dlc 😭😭

[@brycewallace4903]

Beeping doesn’t just use funhouse frazzle to get to the Astro’s realm, he already has astral powers which can be noticed by watching his eyes like you said in the video

[@TwoTailedSponge]

I love these Cuphead theory videos you create.

[@thatguy779]

This gets into my personal theory/headcannon about power in this universe being tied to one’s domain/influence and/or the soul and astral plane, but it’s my guess that the Devil has both the entire domain of an underworld type realm and the deepest knowledge of the astral plane and he trades this knowledge w/ the various bosses associated w/ the astral. This is why the stronger a boss is the larger a domain they control is or the stronger their control of it is. It is my opinion then, that various characters like Hilda and probably Beppi traded their souls for power over whatever they were passionate about and further bolstered this power with dabbling in whatever these ‘dark’ arts are which grant access to the astral plane, possibly explaining the seeming gulf between them and weaker bosses in the scope of their ability to transform as we see the Devil is one of the most adept at this.

[@cflash2856]

Love the cuphead content keep it up

[@Guh420]

3:26 hey thats a donut! wait but the colors.....🧐

[@Artcat932]

I always thought that Elder Kettle was just good friends with Porkrind, who gifted him one of his potions that let people shoot out of their fingertips.

[@ThatGamingPerson.h]

This why he’s the creepiest out of the inkwell isle. 1 2 3 and 4

[@gabrielplayz8647]

I can’t wait for the next astral plain video

[@randomando2857]

I was waiting for this

[@Pogobro]

Hope you enjoyed it :)

[@the2potatoes]

I think dr khal has some sort of connection because of two things first his robot is alive and it’s not AI because it can eat and responds to Cuphead attacking in its own way without dr khals control and second the dr has a chaos gem which gives me astral vibes

[@rodanman442]

When you choose to play as chalice and go on the second super art it says summon a familiar from the astral plane who will take one hit for you

[@itsfy_]

great theory. never thought that beppi would be the involved

[@Pogobro]

Video is almost at 2,873 likes...crazy! mossbags game! www.kickstarter.com/projects/meatbagstudio/titan-zero?

[@TaiZager]

Maybe each boss is a descend of their families in the war and they separated the ingredients to stop any one group or being from full astral plane control

[@marcostoad1]

They changed the name to Titan Shell, idk why Titan Zero sounds much cooler

[@mrtophatguy]

I need a theory on how Ms Chalice went from tall to short, I need it

[@littlesillycat]

@@mrtophatguy I made it lmao, Basically she died, and her body is now replaced with the stereotypical ghost body

[@jimmyboi_9996]

Whats the discord

[@coolpearl5195]

When I was a kid, I used to joke in my head that the clown was the true final boss. Then I see this video come out-

[@logan8445]

Another person with similar eyes as Mangosteen is the phantom express itself. The train has very similar eyes.

[@binglerinosthefirst1848]

Have you guys noticed how in one of the devil's attacks he has the same eyes as beppi, mortimer freeze and the 8-ball? 🤔

[@mpgaming674]

In the cookbook there’s also multiple different references to other Cuphead bosses, some include the root pack, Goopy Le Grande ,Beppi The Clown, Wally Warbles, and Werner Werman.

[@thefeintnetwork5429]

Another thing: In beppi’s fight,you can see pyramids in the background, probably related to Djimmi.

[@Pogobro]

Yeah I saw those but tbh beppis fight is right next to djimmi on the world map so that’s pretty much the best explanation

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

7:36 12d20 psychic damage has been dealt to me.

[@liljagey]

This is an absolute banger

[@Toasterthedestroyer]

Greetings everyone

[@finallyitsfionna]

greetings

[@Pogobro]

Hello :)

[@Toasterthedestroyer]

Hope you’ve had a good day everyone

[@brentjerickbinwag6030]

"Ah crap wrong game lore " was iconic

[@SpammingY-pp2ru]

Beeping isn't on the Devil's "bad side", methinks. After all, how did the cups end up in debt to the Devil? They made a deal. I think Beppi basically exploited him- gaining powers of the Astral plane but falling short on his end of the bargain, his own soul. Actually, that'd make an interesting lore video topic- what deals did each of the bosses not follow through with, thus triggering the events of the game?

[@TurkishReeves]

LET'S GO ANOTHER EPISODE

[@MikeCrain]

It's pretty cool that the astral plane is fairly esoteric so it seems if anyone looks hard enough they can find out how to mess around with it. Though safely is a different story. But it makes the world of Cuphead feel kind of like Earth probably did before we discovered so much we know there's no astral plane type thing around just any corner.

[@BiggestOfAllYoshi]

Let’s gooo another PogOBro video!!

[@Lazuli_Starlight]

Ok this is gonna be long but I have Thoughts. You know one thing I have noticed? A great deal of the 'final transformations' in the bossfights have yellow eyes, even non-astral themed bosses like Cala Maria, Brinybeard's ship and the Dr. Kahl's Robot (who was the one in the contract, not the doctor himself btw!). In fact I think any time the final transformations eyes have color, the color is yellow. Apart from King Dice, funnily enough, who has green eyes. Most of King Dice's casino minibosses have yellow eyes, not just Mangosteen. And if you chose to hand over the contracts the cuphead gang gain yellow eyes. I don't think Saltbaker is outright possessed by the devil, but the yellow eyes could be an indicator that a person is using devil-given power or merely being infernally influenced. Hilder-burg had yellow eyes and red pupils like the devil, but I'm not sure if other characters display this. So possibly Yellow Eyes = Devil Influence OR it could just be a sign of having magic power or astral power in general. I mean, Saltbaker clearly still has a soul, as seen from his final phase. And if he had a contract with the devil for his powers and refused to honor the deal, the cup brothers would have had to fight him in the base game for his contract like the other base game bosses. If non contracted bosses have yellow glowing eyes it could merely be a symbol of power and magic, but we don't know if any of the DLC bosses have infernal influence or not, as the DLC *can* be beaten before you defeat the devil. And the devil is not dead after his defeat, he just had to let the Cup Gang burn the contracts they collected. So, TL;DR: its possible you might be on to something here with eyes and the astral plane, or it could be related to the devil. The devil creeps me out and the astral plane based power is much cooler in concept in my opinion, so I hope the astral power interpretation is the correct one.

[@Rexy_THE_T-REX]

It could be the moon is cooming back from being beaten by the kalix amini by legendary chalice and wants to end anyone who could beat them

[@whosyourgodnow4844]

Something interesting is the fact that beppi is red and white, Mortimer is whiteish blue, and Hilda berg is red, the angel and demon are also whiteish blue and red.

[@_sillicate]

i was very suprised when he showed ultrakill at 2:42

[@garfieldsman720]

Same

[@Pogobro]

Ultrakill is so good, act 2 is almost here!

[@WhyAnkylobotsWillChangeWarfare]

Fun fact, if you Go from where Hilda is pass where Beppi is to get to the boat to get to where Mortimer is you'll pass Djimmi

[@jakegiles1442]

Great video don’t know if this helps but the carrot in the root pack has some powers while having some weird eyes

[@TheOne-ez4mq]

Cuphead Devs: They were only design choices. Pogo: That was lore. Devs: Oh shit, yeah!

[@Pogobro]

where did they say they were ONLY design choices lol.

[@TheOne-ez4mq]

@@Pogobro A presumption hehe

[@dalauban]

Nah bepi just annoyed the devil so much that the devil ordered the cups to get his contact

[@Pogobro]

Keeps honking a clown horn in his ears

[@theyoshigang2009]

If each of the Wondertart ingredients each grant the weirder their own power, what could they be though?

[@brawlman644]

One thing to mention, the devil only wants you to collect the souls of his debtors, which probably refers to people that came to his casino and gambled with him the way Cuphead does, and managed to run and hide from him after they lost

[@juanisol8275]

I love your theories they have good deep reviews and comparation with old cartóon and mythical folcklorical Lore! I cant wait to see More phanteons and others hiddens secrets from The Beyond! 👽💀😈👹👻

[@CandlezOFF]

god i love this astral god theory. it's so crazy but in a very positive way!

[@bluegamer8069]

I think Chauncey Chantenay from the root pack boss fight could be tied to this theory because he has a psychic eye attack

[@RottenJerv]

Me: watches the Mortimer video The day after: New theory video

[@battybuddy]

I imagine in the case of some of the bosses, they traded their souls for the powers they use against you. Like Grim Matchstick growing three heads. I'm willing to think for a few of them, their powers are more natural, like for example, Dr. Karl's Robot just falls apart except for the head, and Sally Stageplay is just doing the performance, and is mostly her and her staff doing these things.

[@evanjames9626]

He is my favorite boss so thank you for this

[@Pogobro]

I hope you enjopyed it :)

[@K1ttyGam3r]

I thought the title said “Beppi the Astral God” instead of “Beppi and the Astral God” and I just didn’t question it

[@walmaker8372]

Honestly, even though the theory couldn't be true, it's still interesting to watch and I was thinking of doing a Cuphead fan animation or story at some point where they go to a new area completely away from inkwell isles or the DLC Island. It's not one of those "emotional" fan fictions with forced shipping because I'm an accurist (a person who likes to be more accurate with certain things) and I do watch a LOT of 30s cartoons and films for research and inspiration. I have an idea of making a portal-like object that I could add in some details or references to what you said in the video on it. Thanks.

[@TheTheTheTgeThe]

An add on to eyes being important to the astral plane I think that the yellow eyes are what indicates astral power. In beppis fight you see that his eyes are yellow, same with mangosteen, phantom express, chef salt baker, ect

[@Theo_Jenkins]

i noticed that basically every boss with colour around their pupils, the colour is yellow. only exception i know is king dice, maybe because he doesnt have a contract? even miss.chalice because i can guess her intentions were just to become whole again without mugman knowing

[@acaqtus]

yay new video

[@jeffmargheim7815]

Hey Pogobro, you should do a Cuphead video on King dice and the chess king! Cause they're both kings and game pieces, so in inkwell hell, there are chess pieces on the casino, and chess pieces on the kings castle, plus on the bottom of the kings castle, there are cracks in the floor, so maybe it was ripped from the ground or something? It could also have a connection to the ancient dish war on rugged ridge! So king dice and the chess king have some connection... So it would be cool if you make a lore video on that, your Cuphead lore videos are my favorite!

[@SCSlime99]

12:42 Hold a second... The Devil just fused his eyes to make an eye that looks similar to the one discussing in this video, then created an axe with a blue aura, does this mean that the devil has access to the Astral Plane?

[@littlesillycat]

That's just a design choice, and the colour isn't yellow, it's orange It's most likely just a design choice, the connections would be made if it was otherwise, but never does the game indicate that trapping souls gives you astral powers, plus the fact that the devil has pride in himself, so much so that worshipping the moon wouldn't be fitting his character

[@SCSlime99]

@@littlesillycat The moon is probably not the only way to gain control of the astral plane as saltbaker was gonna be able to do it by making the Wonder-Tart which included trapping a soul, It appears that the devil may have some control over the astral plain as he has trapped billions of souls, but it appears he doesn't have full control or just doesnt use it as he has so much pride in himself. And the devil owns the casino, which is where Mangostine can be found, meaning he practically owns a portal to the astral plane too.

[@littlesillycat]

@@SCSlime99 Well, that would be correct, but, Saltbaker would only have a regular wondertart if he didn't have a soul, or more specifically, a soul that possessed Astral Abilities! Think about it, who does Saltbaker want to use in his wondertart? Cuphead or Mugman, depending on who you play, and we now know that both Cuphead and Mugman possess Astral Abilities, the three Super Arts, which I have explained in a comment of mine. But what if he gets Chalice? Well Chalice clearly possesses Astral Abilities, as she has Super Arts of her own, which are again, explained in another comment of mine here! So Saltbaker really only needed the ingredients to make an actual edible wondertart, and to fool the Cups, but the soul is what powers it! So Saltbaker never needed the devil, and we aren't sure if the devil has souls that possess Astral Abilities, as it's never explained, but we can assume that he doesn't, because otherwise he'd be able to beat Cuphead.

[@SCSlime99]

@@littlesillycat Yeah, I bet the devil does have some access to the astral plane, but he doesn’t seem interested in using it to become all powerful, as he is the literal devil.

[@Deoxys1585]

When Dijimmi does dijimmi’s wishes. Maybe he’s added astral energy to cuphead and mugman resulting in more health. Just a theory?

[@raystudiocreations2043]

Beppi the astral god

[@Caffeinated_animator]

And his noble steed, charlie the almighty horse

[@themanofshadows]

There are also pyramids in the background of the Beppi fight, possibly connecting to Djimmi in some way.