BTW NONE OF THIS IS CANON ALL CONSPIRACY DON'T COME FOR ME FOE SPOILING
First of all, I freaking love your sexy brain. Those theories are so great and well put, I finally feel like I'm getting a grasp of what's happening
Damn girl you so smart
OMFG THANK YOU SO FUCKING MUCH, I LOVE YOUR THEORIES AND YOUR CREATIVE BRAIN, YOU SMART CUTIE PIE, YOU AGATHA CHRISTIE IN DISGUISE, REENCARNATION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (づ￣ ³￣)づ
I can't wait to see the real ending of this game, I can't possibly imagine what the truth is, but I hope it's something mind blowing and that'll makes us flabbergasted asf
Btw I'm gonna laugh so much and remember you instantly if one of your theories becomes real, it would be so fucking awesome
Bro...I wrote 3 whole theories this morning, is it just my phone that's messing with me and not showing me the whole text?
awww thxxx
IF ONE OF THEM BECOME REAL ON MY LIFE ILL GO CRAZY!!
it would be personality for years (≧∀≦)
GIRL I want to Kiss your brain(≧∀≦). Your theories made me look at the game from a different perspective.
AAHHHHH stop your too cute (づ￣ ³￣)づ glad i made you realise a different perspective lol
You’re so smart and creative!!! Because I’ve been reading this weekly since it came out, I’ve forgot important aspects of the story, such as Bada knowing the name of the game and Doha saying he’ll be deleted. You just inspired me to reread this with your theories in mind. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
your welcome!! dw i was forgetting stuff too that why i made this post ┗( T﹏T )┛
Ok anyway, I have an alternative theory about Doha,, he could be a hacker they can exploit glitches or even use cheat glitches in games. He once mentioned how Bada is playing in a proper kinda like doing things in an order that makes sense while Doha is quite unhinged in his ways. He doesn't care what's the right way, he prefers exploring in an unconventional way I guess. Now, the hacker theory can only work if he too got stuck and forgot like everyone else...unless he really is a virus trying to take on the human *shrugs*
ohhhh stop that makes sense too
do u have a theory on why doha killed the villager in the beginning?
Tbh I do I have quite a few actually:
1. Links to my previous theory of Doha being a virus and that is that he wanted to test out the limits of his new body. He wanted to see if he could interact and edit the new world he was in and thus took it out on the poor villager npc. This seen even more as Bada literally mentions how this had never happened and that the only explanation he can think of based on Dohas past behaviour is that it was self defence, however when looking at the scene you can tell its not self defence. The scene includes Doha maybe asking for some sort of directions, followed by the man turning to point and then Doha pulling out an axe and slashing the man on the back. To me this doesn't sound like self defense. Also we need to keep in mind that this was done while Bada was watching the entire interaction, which you might think is a coincidence at first but you gotta remember that every in the cabin knew he went to explore upstairs. So there is no doubt that Doha would have none he was upstairs and very possibly near a window and thus did it intentionally. It's giving very much 'Look at me Bada! I'm different, I killed a guy, look it's not the Doha yk!' That's what this situation seems like to me. Just the virus finally getting control of a body and thus doing something extreme to get Badas attention.
2. If Doha isn't a virus and instead a past player then he might have done that as a way to maybe change the story of the game in some way, or at least to see if doing that would do anything in terms of consequences. Maybe Doha had been having feelings of de ja vu like some of the other characters and started getting small flashbacks of the game and how it works. I mean Doha accepts Bada's explanation for their situation super fast, like a bit too fast. Idk guys but I feel like if I was in Dohas shoes and some guy ive never seen before, tells me that we are stuck in a killing game and the only way to escape is to die, I would think they were crazy. Yk? So maybe Doha was already feeling something off about the situation and did that to conform his suspicions.
3. He is just a psychopath. Like point blank he just is crazy, this guy for some reason is super skilled at killing, being able to kill the killer with previously blunt items by sharpening them slightly against each other. So it very well may be that there is a secret side to Dohas character that Bada might not have caught onto.
4. This one links to point 2 with him being a player and point 3 of him being a psychopath, but maybe after realising he was in a false reality he decided to let his inhibitions go and do whatever and the poor villager was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lol
Sorry if this doesn't make sense I tried lol (≧∀≦)
OMG lol thanks for responding to my question with such depth
i never thought ab the first two theories when i was reading it, but ya that would be pretty interesting. i mostly thought about the last two where he’s just a little bit of a psychopath, but ive always been confused to why he had suddenly done something so out of character (before he was even told he was in a game)
but it definitely does make since for someone to have taken over his character.. i hope it’s revealed soon bc after binging this series, i thought more of his mysteriousness would be discovered but there’s barely anything other than his motives related to bada being revealed
nppp i love theories and yes omg i cant wait for Dohas character to actually be explored!!
i’m so curious to hear any updated or newly formed theories after u read the latest chapter
ofcc i have some new ones cooking but im waiting for some more proof lol, maybe next chapter ill release another theory rant lol
Every new chapter I build up more theories and I genuinely feel like I'm working on a case, so to help me sort them out imma list my theories here lol (quick summary at very end lol)
1. It's like a sword art online type thing. As in they entered some kind of virtual reality game and played so much they forgot how to get out. Proof for this is that he knows about the fact that he knows he is in the game 'dreadful night' as he states in the literal first chapter. Also would make sense as to why he knows there is a way to get out but he may have forgotten or it just doesn't work anymore. It seems dying was the usual way as he says everytime he dies he sees a 'game over' screen and is forced to restart. Maybe there used to be an option to quit game after death but something happened and this function was lost.
2. Sentient NPCs with the mc being the only real player. Don't have much proof for this one but I have seen it get thrown around a lot. But from what I've gathered this game is supposed to be an RPG which normally has only 1 main character that you play as (Pi Bada) and the rest of the characters are NPCs. Maybe after so many times of replaying the game the NPCs gained consciousness but to keep that conscious state they must save their 'memories' in the tapes.
3. Sentient NPCs but Dohas a virus. This used to be a game but they developed consciousness due to a virus messing with the system (doha), links to how he says he will get 'deleted' almost like how knows he doesn't actually exist. Also doha is the only one who can kill the killer I'm pretty sure. In chapter 19 Doha remarks hoe mcs blows don't make any damage at all and even after being hit by a metal bar he can still move, whereas all Doha has to do is knee him in the face. Also it would explain his abnormal strength and personality.
4. All of them are real people. Maybe they were game testers. Linking back to point 1, the mc knew about the game and it's story as well as knowing a synopsis of each characters personality and behaviour. Maybe they were payed to test the game and accidentally got sucked in, Jumanji style and are now stuck in the CD game, except their real bodies still exist on the outside but their mind was transported into the game. Which could explain what happened to Park, maybe his real body was injured resulting in him being affected in game.
5. This one links heavily to the previous one but more on maybe the was to leave the game fully is actually to not save your cassette, like you gotta wonder what the role of the cassette is. Does it act as the almost soul gem (Madoka reference if yk yk) for their consciousness. Like the cassettes are what holds their actual personality so if it is played the character will run on autopilot and act as the og NPC. And maybe the reason Park is injured is because the wrong tape was played. The tape clearly had the same design except there was a main difference, the colour. The one they just found was black while his normal one was white. From what I've reread black cassettes are normally played to save game data and to unlock new areas of the game, such as the haunted mansion. Each new location having a new set of endings more difficult than the others. Meanwhile the white cassettes are used by the other characters to save their memories, seen by Hyungshin who regains his memories at the beginning by placing his cassette into the car at the beginning of tge game. But then that would not explain how Doha and mc keep their memories. So maybe playing the black cassette for game save also saves the current memories, so because mc keeps saving the game he is in turn keeping his memory. But onto the topic of the black copy of te cassette maybe it's a virus that affects the characters or maybe it weakens the link between the game and the real world. So you still have the last injuries.
IN CONCLUSION:
All of the characters are real NPCs, but they get 'possessed' by the souls of real players. The same players. The bodies themselves are empty troupy husks of characters that follow a script exactly. Our characters are game testers who are testing the game for bugs but end up stuck due to a massive virus they failed to control. This forces the consciousness of the game testers into cassettes which when played will ensure the tester remains conscious. Due to this virus the function to leave the game was erased and the only way to escape is to finish the game in full. Doha on the other hand also used to be controlled by a real tester however I think this virus took control of Doha and uses him as his host so it can have a human form. This is why Doha is incredibly strong and also the only character who can kill the 'killer' as he is a virus as can basically bipass the laws of the game. The virus has done this as it may have grown sentience and 'fallen inlove' with the mc. Which is why Doha sometimes messes with the plan so the ending doesn't go to plan. Also again Doha mentions how even if the games data is destroyed and he is deleted he will stay by mc side. Does that mean he knows that if the game is destroyed he won't be able to stay with mc? Maybe the virus is elongating the process of finishing the game so he can figure out a way to fully take over te real Dohas consciousness so when the game ends he will still exist. Also side note Doha is the only one with freaky eyes that glow so take that to face value.
Basically friends(?) sign up to test a game and end up being stuck in game due to love sick virus who wants to be with mc but can't due to lack of physical body, so the virus plans to steal a body and therefor be able to leave game at end and stay with mc as Doha.
Sorry for this long ass rant but please tell me your theories I want to know what talk think, am I reaching