u/EnchantEleven

Decided to give him a slight redesign. Thoughts?

Decided to give him a slight redesign. Thoughts?

Also, what do you think his true name would be? (I already have something picked out but I still want your thoughts)

u/EnchantEleven — 2 hours ago

I added speech bubbles and tails and stuff to the comic studio! That greatly enhances the accuracy of any comics you might make! (Tip: when building a speech bubble, layer it black, tail, white, text. You'll understand when you see it!)

u/EnchantEleven — 18 hours ago

My theory is that Catie and Od-Dog knew each other in the real world, either as boyfriend and… I guess you’d call it a “theyfriend” or something, or a one-sided attraction to Catie. Seeing them dance probably awakened OD’s memories, as it’s something he saw before and it made an impression on him. (Picture 1)

But something happened between them, and Od maybe told some sort of lie that Catie couldn’t forgive and she cut him off. He spent time brooding over it, wanting to try and find a way to get Catie to forgive him, and either get back together with them or confess his feelings, or at least try to atone. He went to the abandoned house to be alone and brood over this, where he was entranced by the tape. The boy in picture 2 is Od-Dog, which also happens to bear a resemblance to the other figure to Catie’s right in the VHS YouTube video. I couldn’t get a pic to share but there’s definitely someone there.

Seeing Catie again meant everything to Od-Dog, and it was something he was prepared to risk life and limb for, no matter the cost. That was why he was so brazen about facing the nightmare on 2F - because that was the only way that desire could be realized. (Picture 3) (Also I just realized that spot on his face is on the wrong side in this pic)

Despite the obvious implications set up in chapters 1 and 6 about the bodies dying over time, Od-Dog DID manage to escape the house. He actually managed to get away and return to the real world. But when he saw Catie again, they might have been with a new partner, and they seemed happy, and better off without him. That, or maybe they had moved away or something. (If the latter, then we can assume Catie entered the house after they moved back or was just visiting.) The phrase “I was too late” was not in reference to his body’s death and an inability to escape, but instead in reference to him being too late to patch things up with Catie. So he came back by choice, seeking to submit himself to the house’s brainwashing and forget the pain that is eating him up inside, as well as Catie, of whom that pain is associated with. Maybe coming back a second time causes one to enter through the basement, which is why he came back up that way. (Picture 4)

All in all, I wouldn’t be surprised if Catie just didn’t recognize him from his new body (naturally), the way he speaks, and his innocent and goofy demeanor. But I’m certain that if the boy in picture 2 is Od-Dog’s true self, then Catie was his reason for both escaping and returning. Heck, maybe they kiss and make up, which would be nice. (Picture 5)

Thoughts and opinions welcomed

u/EnchantEleven — 18 days ago