#Solaris

[cosmonautroger]

Solaris, Andrei Tarkovski, 1972

[humanoidhistory]

Polish poster for Solaris, 1972. Artwork by Andrzej Bertrandt.

[titan-star]

Solaris is like a whole foot taller than you and is also a security bot.

You're not exactly sure what their personality is like and if he'll see you as an intruder or something if Mal forgot to tell him about you visiting in advance

That's what we mean by good luck

..........ಠ⁠ ⁠ل͟⁠ ⁠ಠ

He's looking around the playcare, now a little bit on guard.

[sonic-the-hedgehog-2006]

When Solaris first split into Mephiles and Iblis' base forms, Mephiles retreats to the ending room of Aquatic Base (shown in a later cutscene to be an exit into Kingdom Valley) implying he's attempting to escape the facility.

However, instead of directly escaping, Iblis retreats to the room seen in the penultimate cutscene of the game; the one shown to house Solaris' flame prior to the Solaris project.

It's unclear what is meant to be inferred by this.

[katherinelam]

SOLARIS by Andrei Tarkovsky

18x24 9-color screen print

With Black Dragon Press

[emthimofnight]

Prince Isol practice!! I always gotta do a bunch of doodles of a character once I design them. 😛 Ended up making it a palette practice, too!

[silverequation]

the Solaris Project was supposed to create the flame of hope that would change the world, rectify past mistakes and avoid bitter fates

after beating Solaris Silver became the symbol of hope that moves through time to rectify mistakes and disasters and avoid bitter fates. Silver is the real flame of hope

[lascitasdelashoras]

Andrei Tarkovsky - Solaris (1972)

[scipunk]

Love, Death & Robots - S3E3 - The Very Pulse of the Machine (2022)

[calliope-does-things]

Destined Fate

I didn’t realize until I finished it but this was actually somewhat inspired by this

[krafterwrites]

Solaris And Eagles

Recently I've been thinking about how all the eagle imagery in 06 relates to Solaris, because I've found it to be deeper than I first thought. It's a reasonable assumption that all of the eagle stuff is simply a representation of Solaris' final form, since the crest of Soleanna does resemble it

However, if more obscure details are taken into account, it could be theorized that it's actually the other way around; Solaris' final form is based on the crest. Let's start by talking about something from 06 that involves actual eagles: these statues. These eagle statues only show up during End Of The World, and touching them resets the unraveling of reality, temporarily closing the eyes of Solaris. These statues, despite seemingly being based on Solaris due to his depiction as an eagle, directly work against him

This leads me to believe that eagles are a symbol of good, and the reason Solaris is commonly depicted as one despite his evil is due to the misinterpretation of him by Soleanna's people. This dialogue seems to imply that Solaris begun being worshipped after saving the town from a massive fire, but since we know that Solaris is a fire god with malevolent tendencies, it can also be interpreted that he started the fire that he saved the city from. This would mean that both the fire (the force of evil) and the eagle (the force of good) were him, but the people only recognized him as the latter. This is why he's always depicted as an eagle. At least, he always is in modern Soleanna

In Dusty Desert, Solaris is not depicted as an eagle. He is instead consistently depicted as a Griffon, a being with the head of an eagle but the body of a different animal. This is accurate to Solaris' first form, which has an eagle shaped head but otherwise does not resemble the bird. However, it also fits as an analogy for Solaris and his involvement in the aforementioned legend. Like a Griffon, Solaris has the head of an animal that symbolizes good, but he is not actually one

So, how does this all return to the original thesis? After all, even though Solaris isn't actually an eagle, his final form does still resemble the one seen on the crest and in stained glass from Kingdom Valley. However, there is one important part missing: the eagle's head

The darker grey parts of Solaris are light shells, which seem to not truly be a part of Solaris' body like the lighter parts are, since they're capable of being broken off. The "head" that Solaris has in his first phase, the only part of him that looks like an eagle, is one of these light shells. The first phase ends with it being broken, causing him to no longer have any resemblance to the way that he's depicted by the people who worship him. As a response he shifts his entire body to resemble this depiction, but without the head, its still an imperfect imitation

If you read all the way through this, thank you! I had a really good time writing this. Also shoutout to @sonic-the-hedgehog-2006, I probably wouldn't have realized all of this if I hadn't seen that one post talking about the Dusty Desert ruins

[cosmonautroger]

Andrei Tarkovsky, Солярис, Solaris, 1972

[worgengel]

whenever we show pity, we empty our souls

[never-obsolete]

Solaris 8 (2000)

[turturros]

Solaris (1972) dir. Andrei Tarkovsky

[sonic-the-hedgehog-2006]

Worship of Solaris seemingly began after a single major event: when the city of Soleanna was hit by a huge fire, before being saved by a big eagle.

Eagle symbolism is common throughout Soleannan worship, which is almost certainly due to the fact that Solaris assumes a form that loosely resembles one. To be compared to biblical similes (the fact that events that are difficult to parse in the bible are usually compared to mundane or understood concepts, such as the "impossibly loud" sound of angels being called thunder or the sound of trumpets), it is likely that Solaris was called an "eagle" just in an attempt to process his form or compare it to something understandable, only for this comparison to grow as the understood image of the god.

Additionally, due to the "true form" of Solaris being not an eagle but rather flame, this dialogue heavily implies that worship of Solaris only began when Solaris manipulated a fire to consume Soleanna, before saving the city from the fire he himself caused.

The eagle mural seen throughout Kingdom Valley suggests that Solaris was viewed in a positive, life-bringing light, lording over nature and being responsible for the day cycle. However, the Duke of Soleanna speaks of the Flames of Disaster being released as a known possibility in the Soleannan religion.

Due to this it can be assumed that the royal family and perhaps those close to it (such as Lord Regis, who was involved with the Solaris Project) understand that it was Solaris' flames that burned the ancient Soleanna, and yet they promote worship of the god nonetheless, perhaps out of fear or potentially to further the goals of the Solaris Project.

Regardless, it is known that at least the "old sect" of the Soleannan religion feared Solaris and knew of the ruination he could bring, due to a mural found in Dusty Desert and the prayer heard in Solaris Phase 1.