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petrawood · 9 months ago

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I'm screaming because 1) I LOVE Gallagher and go slightly feral every time I read something about him and 2) I had some disconected pieces of info running around in my head and now I feel like they have clicked together into something somewhat cohesive!

So, I you don't mind, I am taking this post hostage to expand onto what I think could be Gallagher's origin/backstory!

(Because I love talking about him!)

I actually think Gallagher could be one of the Hound Statues! This theory has already been shared a couple of times, but I feel like it ties a bunch of stuff together!

To begin with, Gallagher is actually pretty honest about being a dog, or at the very least extremelly dog-like. He says that he doesn't like chocolate (famously bad for dogs), when talking about Misha he remarks that at his age he was biting everyone (again, like a dog would do as a puppy, or when stressed, considering Gallagher's possible difficult background), he catches a "whiff" out of Sunday and straight-up growling.

He also seems to turn from a dog tackling Misha in reality to the Gallagher persona in the Dreamscaoe during his appearance in the White Night video.

But, why do I think he is a Hound Statue (HS from now on) in particular?

The first very obvious clue is that during his character segment in the 2.1 livestream there are HSs in the background, which might be a not-so-subtle clue to his true nature. This might seem like a thematic element (since he's part of the Bloodhound Family), but after thinking about it there might have been more connections.

HSs are somewhat of an anomaly in Penacony. It seems like most people can't see them, and they banish as soon as you notice them. In the meantime, they stay in several spots of the dreamscape or the dream, with only one of them appearing in reality, inside the Trailblazer's room. When you find them, all of them seem to be surrounded by an unsettling aura before banishing.

The quotes that appear with the HSs are:

"The Hound's glassy eyes emit a sanguine glow, creating an eerie sensation. As you attempt to touch the statue, it suddenly vanishes into thin air" "A cold presence catches your attention. Ir is a statue of a Hound. For a moment, you are startled as the Hound's presence appears less stable. The next moment, it gets consumed by the distorted Memory Zone" "The Hound silently observes you and the burgeoning dreams- even though it is merely a statue. As your eyes meet, the Hound swiftly departs into the depths of the Memory Zone" "The Houn chooses to remain in silence amidts the lively and joyful dream. Upon realizing that you have noticed it, the Hound swiftly vanishes" "Faint traces of unspoken thoughts are discernible in the Hound's gaze- relief, loneliness, and sorrow... but why? Lost in thought, you fail to notice the absence of the grizzled Hound" - Note that this HS is the one that appears in the A Child's Dream zone! The quotes found in that room are the following ones:

(Floating words)???: I will definitely keep it safe. (Floating words)???: I promise you, Mikhail... (Floating words)???: So, you need to keep yourself safe, too... (Floating words)???: This is an origami bird I made for you... Waiting Bird: Chirp! Chirp chirp! Waiting Bird: Chirp...? The red bird jumps out eagerly, but it seems you aren't the person it's waiting for. The bird ruffles its feathers in disappointment and flies away.

Moreover, during the Cosmodyssey event, there is no encounter involving Gallagher (suspicious, since there is an encounter for almost every singke figure in the game), but instead there is one about a HS, in which it is referred as a flesh and bone Dobermann. The encounter is as follows:

A mood strikes you — you wish to experience everyday life in the streets beyond Penacony's hotel. The towering luxury hotel that can always be seen from the narrow, gloomy alleys prevents you from getting lost. Just as you prepare to return to your temporary abode, a taut and dexterous, but aging Doberman dog blocks your path. Its eyes are just as crimson as the patch of tufted fur underneath its jaw. a) Try approaching the Doberman to interact with it. Peppy really likes you, and so does the Doberman. The Doberman does not resist you. Don't wash your clothes — that'll make Peppy jealous when you get back to the space station. The Doberman instantly takes off. The Dobermann seems to know you ain't a threat, and disappears into the winding depths of the alley. The Doberman attempts to intimidate you. The strange Doberman instantly bares its fangs and emits a low growl. b) Observe the situation in case the dog attacks. Don't move unless the enemy does. This Doberman isn't as friendly as Peppy. The Doberman gets closer to you. The Doberman approaches cautiously, sniffs your scent, and then disappears into the alley. The Doberman runs away. The Dobermann seems to know you ain't a threat, and disappears into the winding depths of the alley.

What is interesting about this interaction is that it happens outside of the Hotel, and therefore in reality, so it supports the theory that Gallagher is an actual houns (in this case, a dobermann) outside of the dreams. This doberman is also described simmilarly to how Gallagher presents himself: still strong and cappable, but aging and past his prime.

But how does it all tie into your theory?

I believe the Watchmaker is able to create memes, and that he has been using that ability to show the real story of what happened in Penacony. Gallagher already tells us that Clockie and his companions are drawn from real history, as well as mentioning Hanu, a prisioner that was part of the IPC prision that became Penacony:

But everything has a price, and sweet dreams are no exception. In the end, the dream world was unable to alleviate the suffering of prisoners in reality. One of the prisoners broke free from the IPC's shackles and fought for freedom… Gallagher: …He is Hanu Hanunue, the great leader of Dreamville, the great peacemaker, and the faithful companion of the underdogs. So, the character "Hanu" is based on a real-life person? So that Clockie cartoon is actually a documentary. Gallagher: History is always written by the winners. However, it's undeniable that Clockie is an animation that draws from Penacony's actual history. Gallagher: These characters not only exist in Dreamville but also in the distant past. Once you realize this... you'll understand why we're here.

So, a prisioner that is thematically connected to hounds and that participated in the fight for freedom againts the IPC.

Now, take a look into this part of Gallagher's IV character story:

He reminisces about the golden years when he yearned for freedom despite his captivity. Together, they fought against oppression, entrusting their lives to one another. They dreamed of a free land. They might die any moment, yet acted as if they already held countless wonderful tomorrows within their grasp. However, there were not enough of them to fight back. Familiar friends perished one by one. Ideals crumbled, and atrocities prevailed...

Makes you think, doesn't it?

I believe that the Watchmaker, in an attempt to record his history, created memes with the memories of his companions in them, amongst them Clokie and KO, with the character Hanu and the Doberman/Hound Statue representing Hanunue, making them, in a way, "children" of the Watchmaker.

But, after many years of watching over the people of Penacony as a statue, the Doberman started to take note of their habits, and to create his own "human" identity absorving their traits of the people he observed, using the resulting "person" to "inflitrate" The Family.

That's why the HSs are all over the Dream watching the people before vanishing without being noticed, they are (or it is, it is possible only one that jumps around) a meme that surveys people and taked their traits...

... and Gallagher's character stories are actually the "reports" written by the Hound Statue's surveyance. After all, the HS watches people have dreams...

"The Hound silently observes you and the burgeoning dreams- even though it is merely a statue. As your eyes meet, the Hound swiftly departs into the depths of the Memory Zone" "The Houn chooses to remain in silence amidts the lively and joyful dream. Upon realizing that you have noticed it, the Hound swiftly vanishes"

And Gallagher does too.

"There is only happiness in the sweet dream, which forms its greatest misfortune. These disillusioned individuals in the dream are terrified of The Family chasing them away.

He also talks about observing Woolsey...

Yet such a man won the admiration and respect of the Bloodhound Family members — this is probably related to the scar etched across his face.

... when there is a HS in the Chidren's Dream, where you can find a mission item that you have to hand over to Woolsey, who is located right in front of it.

There are probably more clues, but I haven't investigated enough yet!

I might post this theory another day in Reddit after editing it btw! I hope you don't mind!

So, to sum it up with a TLDR:

I think that the Watchmaker creates memes to preserve the memories/identities of his companions during the prisioner's liberation, and one of those memes is a Hound that shows up as either a normal Dobermann or a Hound Statue all aorund Penacony and the Dreamscape / The Dream. After a while, and probablt after whatever happened with the Watchmaker, that Hound decided to start observing people from the shadows, "absorving" their identities and dreams and memories and traits to form the "person" that is Gallagher, in order to infiltrate The Family and leading to the events in the game.

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tigers-rabbits-and-flowers · 7 years ago

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She couldnt tell what turmoil she had put dez through with those words, and after a few secinds she couldnt tell anything that was happening in the real world, as the tiger faded off into a land of dreams and darkness. Ahe wasnt sick there. Not physically atleast... But inside her dreams she was likely still as internally damaged as kisa felt she was in reality. In her dreamscaoe she woke up in her room, alone and unchanged the tiger tried to call out in desperation to no avail as any words she yelled fell to her feet silently.

She ran through the house, not even her feet made a sound against the hard wooden floor below.outside of her room the entirety of her house was empty... Only a single note remained reading the words goodbye in various handwriting scribbled all across the paper. She recognized the calm and fluid motion of ink in the top right, it had to beling to hatori... The tiny print had to be tohru... The awkward cursive belonging to hiro... The words written in almost perfect times new roman had to be her mothers... However the English letters directly in the center of the page somehow stung the most... She only new one person who spoke English that fluidly... It had to be the handwriting of dez...

Clutching the paper in her hands she tried to run out the front door. A shallow attempt at catching up to the people who had abandoned her in this emoty house, but uoon opening it she only fell into a carbon copy of where she had been... A never ending loop of painful loneliness that echoed the feeling kisa feared deep down. She didnt even have no way of knowing that even im her sleep she clutched her blanket ferociously with shaking fists drenched in a feverish sweat.

tigers-rabbits-and-flowers:

She couldnt tell what story dez had picked up at first, her eyes still tearily drooping open as she strained them trying to make out the title. Although she really didnt need to as the ravenette returned to her side quickly as she began reading. The way she animatedly spoke while emersing the two of them in the world of aladin. Occasionally the two would break off from the story as they sang their hearts out. Dez singing the original songs in English, the words flowing brilliantly from her mouth as kisa followed along to the same pace in japanese only stopping to cough a few times in between.

As dez perkily described the scenery aladin and jasmine saw on their magical carpet ride kisa’s eyelids grew heavy. Her hands that had been clutching onto the covers in anticipation for the climax of the story relaxed and moved to find their new target, the edge of dez’s shirt. She gently held onto it as a tether to reality as the tiger tried desperately to make it to the end of the story. But alas she could feel herself slipping into the deep slumber. However before she did her weary mind let words slip from her mouth before passing out. Looking at dez once more, clearly fatigued,she said “I love… you M… Mommy” however her mother was nowhere to be seen, and even if she had been, that wasnt who kisa’s subconscious had truly been referring to.

Despite the way Kisa was feeling, she still managed to have fun and find joy in the situation at hand. Admittedly she didn’t know the sentence structure used with the songs in Japanese, so she did need to sing them fluently in her native tongue. Things were rearranged to flow better in different languages, and she had memorized the beautiful and zany songs in English,after all. In fact, the movies she had were all in English too, so it wasn’t as if she could offer much when Kisa came over other than to interact with her verbally or play a form of board game. However, even if Kisa didn’t understand the phrasing of the words, she still seemed happy and pleased. It was with Kisa’s, although strained, singing that she learned the Japanese structure of the songs. It was as she thought, some phrases were rearranged to flow and rhyme better. The sleepier Kisa seemed to get, the softer and quieter her voice became. She wanted to make sure the Tiger got some much needed rest and she would watch over her to protect her from harm; the only thing she could do from the fierce fight she put up to protect Dez not that long ago. She felt Kisa’s grip, about to drape a blanket over her tiny body better, when the words slipped out of her lips and she stiffened. She couldn’t move and her lips parted as panic flooded her. She had to stifle it, and the darkness creeped its way over her brain like a dark mist. Her fingers jammed into her arms, fresh wounds flooding her with pain as it was the only way she could keep her breathing in control. Mother. A word she almost was. A word she was terrified of being. Releasing a shaking breath, she pressed a kiss against Kisa’s fevered forehead. “Goodnight, Kisa. Feel better soon.” It was taking everything she had to keep from shattering into a million pieces, but this wasn’t about her. Not today. She would absolutely try to hold the panic off. She could always deal with it on her own later, yet another broken promise to another Sohma. Maybe she was just a black plague upon this family. Maybe she should go back to New York. She could just.. slip away as if she was never there in the first place.

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