I just remembered something else: the tombstone we find in Roxy's demesne. The dead person there is #23.
Could #23 have been the "hero" in the 23rd cycle? If so, that would mean another version of us that died in the cycles. If this is all true, it means that the 23rd hero failed in his attempt to break the cycle.
That would mean whoever or whatever entity keeping this cycle going is the same being that destroyed the world we see in Roxy's demesne. The game has already more or less implied that Roxy is not the person responsible for that world's destruction (at least, that's my understanding), so this theory has at least some potential to it. If the game plays out this way, we could see our MC proving Roxy's innocence, and further investigating just who the heck destroyed that world.
Who do I think destroyed 23's world? The Eldritch. Gramps has said in his dialogue that the Eldritch are far more dangerous than both the Organization and the Fey combined. The Beast, one of the Eldritch, is hunting the MC, aka #25 for unknown reasons. The gravestone says that 23 failed (someone please tell me the exact text on 23's grave, I would love to have a reminder of what it said exactly). I'm thinking that the "hero" in each cycle is really the only big threat to the Eldritch. If true, it would explain why the Beast is after us this time around.
I would love it if my theory were correct. It makes sense to me. I'm sure there's things that point away from my theory, but what I put together in this post does explain a lot of stuff.
If you have an alternate theory for the plot/lore of this game, I'd love to hear it.
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