Azulaisbae
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- Oct 1, 2019
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I should really replay all paths soon to test some of my theories. But if we go with that all paths are just another perspective of the same events that happen maby its a bit less like an illusion of choice but more of wich perspective we are talking about.We shall continue piling on the theories my friend <3
See, the paths may represent an illusion of choice for Dilan, where the end result and entity he interacts with are constant across the routes. What he "chooses" is likely just what he wants to see most, such as Bonnie's sweet talk/domming providing him a sense of warmth he longs for, and being content with Katja's vague indifference in his own aloof coldness. It's a bit of a wonder that, like you said, a singular person could take on such varying aspects, but that may tie into an agglomerate's nature, as well as Bonnie's potentially long lifespan (judging by her wartime activities).
I did manage to keep Ki alive in the Cold path though, so it feels like Dilan having to push past the same mental resistance worded differently in each scenario
That's probably exactly it, I can't get Jason's deal but the rest have got to be Pearls (or some of them). Between the red eyes and Alex showing up right when a Failed Pearl was being absorbed, this is probably our first look at how populated Dilan has become, echoing what Nalid said about how "so many are here now."
Also you may joke, but Deverou being a Vania could be the missing link connecting the family to Gatastate. It'd be somewhat random for the Vanias to simply happen to own property we frequent in the Ugly Chloa, but if Deverou were the master of the place, that explains a lot, and has further implications of Niht's reach across the realms.
Maby each path represents a part of Dilan as you said. The cold path (i have the least knowledge about this path) is about Dilan's capability to be cruel and cold. Merciless when needed but that is not all what Dilan is. The warm path might represent his more positive traits. His longing for warmth of others? Maby it just represents his positivity, happiness and good traits itself. The own path i feel like has had a very heavy focus on Nalid so maby that path represents Nalid's (own) perspective on all the events. Since its pretty clear that Nalid is just a part of Dilan himself who at some point got split off from his main personality.
You CHOOSE wich path you want to take. Your own input matters alot in this game.
One thing to keep in mind is this. Dilan himself is not a static character either. His personality may vary. You can play him in a miriad of ways. You can be a cheery, nice person or a cold, cruel or even creepy guy. So maby all paths are potential parts of his being the good the bad and even the lost part (Nalid) of him.
The deverou connection is not that easy i think though. Since Alan's pc says this about the matter of the whole a residue of Noo's energy has been seen in the 4th mine (Dilan teleporting there with a part of her essence)

I dont think the Vania's are in a ammicable relationship with the Gastastate Niht cult. (or Deverou has been disinhereted or something but for now we just lack a proper basis to make assumptions.)