But when the Lady took over she forced him into servitude. He seems somewhat different from the others working on the Maw in appearance, as well as the fact that he seems to be the lowest in the hierarchy, remaining on the lower floors shambling through the darkness blindly, tending to the 'livestock' to send to the next level.It could be that if it is true the Nomes were the original inhabitants of the Maw, he was the one in charge of it. Also, the fact that he has pictures of the Nomes on his walls. The Janitor is, or was, the king of the Nomes.There is a bit of a resemblance, with the tone of his skin, and how he covers the top of his face. Its kind of safe to assume, if she ate glutton and gnome alike, there's nobody still alive on the Maw. By the time we get the image of Six standing at the edge of the ship, she not 'escaping,' she's expanding. The final confrontation is less about showing the geisha "her corrupted image" with the mirror, and instead, more like "mirroring the geisha's power."īy the time we get to the final cutscene, Six effectively supplanted geisha by being more ruthless than her hence the absorbing all the life energy of the gluttons. Interestingly, towards the end of the game, just before the final confrontation, Six "climbs to the same level" as the geisha, while she stands on the balcony. The mask sort of highlights how brittle that power can be. The game also plays on the "power is beautiful" concept. She knows not to indulge in her own product, hence her figure. As a provider to consumers, she's sort of like a drug kingpin. Then there's the geisha: she's comparably beautiful in a very ugly world. ![]() They're also "the masses." It becomes almost literal when their falling all over each other to get at the girl. This is partially due to their limited ability to defend themselves. From the things like arms hanging out of bags, they're essentially getting processed into meat. In this case, between the comic and the game, we know there's demand for eating children. The world imploded in a big way, and the children are bearing the brunt. With that said though, there's no shortage of predatory adults. As the viewer being shown the narrative by the girl, she's not reliable, but the world is still circling the drain, cosmic horror story-style.Īs a child, all the threats just seem bigger because there's nothing to compare them to. perceived power dynamics and the roles of the charactersFirst off, we gotta acknowledge that we're seeing this story through the perspective of a little girl. It is unknown if Episode 2 takes place before the events of the Little Nightmares II game as it displays elements from the game's timeline such as Monster Six's screams, the Thin Man's appearance, and the Hunter's absence throughout the Toddler's journey through the forest.Expanding on the coming of age theory.Some of the stories seems to take place before the events of Little Nightmares II.The comic consists of a total of six different episodes, coinciding with Six's name.After the fire was doused, the other children get captured by an unseen figure. Mono realizes that he and many other children are trapped within a place that's burning down. Hoping to save it, the child takes the rat with them. As a defense, the boy uses his lollipop to smash open the heads of the Bullies.Ī child scavenges for food within an apartment of the Pale City then the child discovers a wounded rat. Trapped in a cell at the Hospital, a girl digs through the floor in order to escape, and is given spoons by an unseen source.Īt the School, a boy is hiding from the Bullies. ![]() He is then lured to an old shed in the depths of the Wilderness after hearing the sound of someone screaming. She manages to elude him by hiding in a hole under a tree.Īn unnamed boy travels through the Wilderness after he wakes from a nightmare. In the Wilderness, Six tries to run away from the Hunter. ![]() Little Nightmares II coming to PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One and PC digital on February 11th, 2021. Discover six original stories from the Little Nightmares universe in a unique animated digital comic format.
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