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you gotta have freaks and gross weirdos in your life it’s imperative to understanding the truth of humanity

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neowiz you should extend the level cap. at least for vigor.

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btw sophia, eugenie, & venigni do react to doing the heart emote from Overture

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I WAS SO FUCKING WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ADDED THE SNAIL!!!!

Theory: The real name for the Mad Donkey

Spoilers ahead | My Theory Masterpost

The Mad Donkey fight has always interested me as this is his final line after his fight:

But, who are his comrades? That’s the vital clue as to how to figure out his true name.

You know who also sought out the truth? Medoro, who leaves a journal for P to find in the Hermit’s Cave, which contains a list of people:

We know Sophia and Lorenzini (Venigni), and looking into it, I’ve seen people theorize that H stands for Hound (as in, Alidoro the Hound). Leaving Lumacchio, who is noted as ill.

You know who else was ill?

That’s right, the Mad Donkey. As for “colleagues’ bloodshed”, that could possibly refer to how the true Alidoro was murdered and just overall any other people he may have known, unmentioned.

When I had read through the Pinocchio, there was a mention of a character named the Snail, who worked for the Blue Fairy. I had made note of that the Snail doesn’t show up in Lies of P, but upon realizing Snail in Italian is “Lumaca”, it’s I think, safe to say Lumacchio is supposed to be the Snail.

To top it off, right after the encounter with the Snail, the next chapter is the chapter that introduces Romeo, & the Isle where Pinocchio would later become a donkey on - creating a technically connection between why the Snail/Lumacchio would don the appearance as “the Mad Donkey”.

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not a single thought.. just ‘stache

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lies of p overture spoilers (technically)

decided to look at the gallery models after completing the dlc:

AND THEY DONT HAVE A PRE-PUPPET ROMEO MODEL, BUT GUESS WHAT THEY DO HAVE?

like the brain in the vat is cool (alexander? i think his name is…. sorry man you told me to not forget but i did) and yeah sure the clown you interact with once

BUT NO PRE-PUPPET ROMEO!! i’ll even take the model of him being strung up … please neowiz…

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all the pain & suffering Overture brings is worth it for the sake of: p with a mustache

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Belissimo’s chaperone length makes me go mad and slowly lose my humanity

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janosh uher

hungarian? slovak? both...?

there's been some speculation on whether it's correct to call janosh hungarian or slovak considering the history and geography of hungary in 15th century, so i thought i'd lay down some basic information about janosh that we do know about him, including his appearance.

here's some things we know canonically:

— he’s from trencsén (modern-day trenčín, slovakia, in 15th century kingdom of hungary) — specifically keselőkő

— in the game, he refers to himself as hungarian

— janosh (or jános) is (most commonly) a hungarian first name

— 'uher' means 'hungarian' in slovak and czech (archaically), pointing to a hungarian ethnicity

due to slovakia not existing as a modern ethnic nation at the time, calling him slovak borders anachronistic, at least in my opinion. however, there are some things that point at a slovak influence so it's not all black and white. let me elaborate!

let's start with the obvious:

Lukáš Latinák is a slovak actor, and is the reason why janosh speaks slovak in the czech version of the game rather than czech, which may reflect a localization decision rather than historical accuracy.

another fun fact i found while researching all this is juraj jánošík, a slovak type of a 'robin hood' legend. and guess what, he participated in the battle of trencsén! janosh, trencsen...we get it.

now, his green caftan and why they may have changed it:

^ the original version of janosh's caftan (left) featured a chernigov motif, which point to eastern slavic influence. on the right, i found a modern recreation of a caftan with the same chernigov motif.

^ i have also found another modern recreation of a caftan with chernigov motifs (left). does janosh's caftan look familiar yet?

the caftan on the left features chernigov motifs, just as the older version of janosh's caftan did. however, they decided to change this in the newer versions of the game:

^ the new version features a mirrored motif of a bird. initially i thought it might've been a depiction of the hungarian national symbol tulur, a mythological bird, in an attempt to better solidify his hungarian identity. however, in my research i have discovered this to be a byzantine motif of a bird. here is a wonderful modern recreation of this pattern. this is a motif which appears in decorative silks by otto von falke. (pg. 123)

also, if you're wondering about the influence of chernyakhov culture and that particular choice, i assume it has to do with the archaeological site that was found in hungary (present day romania) which contained remains of chernyakhov culture.

i personally believe that this choice of a depiction of a byzantine influence rather than the previously more distinctly slavic one was an intentional correction in the attempt to better depict janosh's descent. the reason i believe that is because it was magyars (not cumans!), an ethnic group native to hungary, who wore this type of clothing. it was especially present among magyar nobility, which could also be another pointer towards janosh's real origin. however, it wouldn't be odd at all for him to have obtained this caftan through robbery either. but i definitely think it opens things up for interpretation!

so like i said, i think that could reflect the fact that they updated their research or a desire to represent a more distinctly magyar identity more accurately with respect to their real cultural sphere of influence at the time.

and since i mentioned the turul, i think it's possible for it to also be an attempt to visually connect janosh to the turul, without directly using the specific (and possibly politically charged?) turul bird itself.

^ there is also a distinctly hungarian item on janosh's person; a fokos or a 'hungarian axe'/shepherds axe'. while it is an item present in cultures that appear in the area of the carpathian basin, it is traditionally more commonly known as a hungarian item. however, in some places it was popularized by juraj jánošík! man, this is getting tiring.

image credit: telafel

my personal conclusion is that there was a clear goal of a depiction of a hungarian character of magyar descent, reinforced by the character's own self-identification in-game supported by the cultural connotations behind his name and motif based influence, with the slovak part of his character being more of a result of his actor's nationality and some folklore.

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Finally finished the match to this which I drew last month

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beloved henry… only 3 apples tall…or perhaps even just 1 apple

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Another one 👆

Janosh deserves to be spun around and dipped and kissed

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poorly timed tummy rumble

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kcd 2 rat posting

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posting my henry fits