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biocrafthero · 2 years ago

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Hellsunny headcanons because I love him

Hellsunny manifested in Sunny's brain pretty early on, shortly before Omori. He represents how Sunny views himself in the wake of the accident, and acts as an alternative vessel that Sunny can inhabit.

In turn, he ends up carrying an unhealthy amount of self-loathing. It's a lot, but he unfortunately got used to it over the years, so he trudges along.

Despite everything, though, Hellsunny is very much someone who's still full of curiosity and care. He tends to feel emotions very deeply, so his reactions can be intense sometimes, but he means well.

He mostly lives in Black Space and Red Space, and gets very few opportunities to peek outside of it and into Headspace or White Space despite being a vessel for Sunny. When he is able to see glimpses, they're very fleeting; anyone who manages to see him peeking through is in for a scare due to his appearance.

He ends up scaring people on accident a lot, actually... he tries not to, but it's hard when he looks like That

He's missing several parts of his body due to Sunny's self-perception, most notably his eyes, mouth, and fingers on his right hand. He can appear normally without injuries if he tries hard enough, but the illusion quickly falls apart, especially under intense/stressful circumstances.

He may be missing these pieces because of how Sunny views himself as a zombie or a person who's just rotting away as time goes on, but it wouldn't be surprising if the specific parts that are missing are to keep himself from communicating the truth through speaking or writing (he's right handed, evident with how he holds his violin or knife) while having to bear witness to everything (Hellsunny appears to be staring forward unblinking)

Aside from the injuries, Hellsunny is a bit gangly. His bones definitely show through his skin, a reflection of how Sunny rarely eats and leaning in further to the idea of him being a zombie.

He ends up staring at mirrors a LOT, despite how he looks. The only mirrors from where he's from either shatter as soon as you look at them, show fake reflections and hold an entirely separate entity from you, or are too dark to look in. At every chance he gets, he WILL look at himself in a mirror. He thinks it's really cool.

After the truth, Sunny isn't quite able to get rid of Hellsunny. The guilt never fully subsides, and that self-hate doesn't leave him for a long time. The two of them learn to get along over time.

When around Omori, Hellsunny can become really high-strung—sometimes he's violent and aggressive towards him, but other times he can be scared. However, the emotion that tends to resonate the most is just sadness. He doesn't quite know why, but it may be that because Omori is the inverse of him, being the person Sunny wishes he could be. The two learn to tolerate each other, but it takes a while.

Hellsunny is probably friends with the Strangers, forgotten friends (Meido, Tako-Chan, Uni), Shattered Omori, and Abbi. They are all friends with each other and I will take no further criticism.

He makes sure to talk to other Black Space entities like the Deer Head, too. They can't hold conversations as well since a lot of them just repeat phrases over and over, but they're good company. Sometimes he'll see Daddy Longlegs, but those encounters are very brief.

He isn't super afraid of entities like Hellmari or Something (both include their variants), but they can be unnerving. He's grown very accustomed to it, though, and knows which ones tend to be hostile and which are more neutral. He spends time with them when he's able to.

Hellsunny actually also has control of the Red Hands, just under different circumstances. The Red Hands, at their core, belong to Sunny due to what they represent, but Omori can also control them so who's to say Hellsunny can't? They listen to him because, in Hellsunny's case, they're his actual hands, much like with Sunny himself. Omori uses them to keep Sunny safe, and so Hellsunny uses them in a similar manner, just with different application. He also uses one to help hold things in his right hand due to lack of fingers.

Because he lacks easy forms of communication, he ends up "speaking" by letting out general noises from what remains of his throat. At first it can be a little touch to understand, but it makes sense the more you listen. Omori, Sunny, Stranger, and Shattered Omori are all capable of holding conversations with him.

Sometimes he uses physical movements to communicate things when he can't really make sounds, but it's a lot more of a hassle.

He's very physically affectionate, holding onto someone he's attached to in some way, shape, or form. Usually he just holds their hand, but if he wants to express higher emotions he's a big fan of hugs.

Hellsunny and Shattered enable each other's mischievous sides. Chaos ensues and then Stranger ends up having to reel them both back in. The cycle then repeats.

Hellsunny, if he were a party member, would probably be a glass canon. Low speed and defense but high attack. His weapon would definitely be a knife. If he doesn't have a knife, he probably just jumps at someone and starts mauling them idk he's a little bizarre but he's got the spirit

Much like Omori, Hellsunny also possesses a "did not succumb" ability. Sunny's dream vessels are all incapable of being destroyed unless he did it himself, so Hellsunny can basically sustain infinite damage. However, whatever hit deals what would be a fatal blow can leave a bit of a mark on him. These can be patched up a picnics and such, but the injuries that he's always had never seem to go away no matter what he does.

Despite everything, though, Hellsunny is a very sweet guy. He may carry Sunny's self-hate, but it makes it so that he's VERY kind with others. He's just a little guy

#rambles #omori #sunny #Omori spoilers #Sunny omori #Omori sunny #omori headcanons #Omori Hellsunny #Hellsunny

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takorossi · 2 years ago

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obligatory self-intro first post

hello interwebs, i'm tako! (you can think of this as my special tumblr nickname.) i'm afab and identify as female, aged 18 and above but i'll keep the exact number a secret because #forever18. i'm not new to the fanfic-writing scene but i am new to the tumblr-writer scene. previously, my works were all published on the A Triple O (read: ao3).

i became a uni very recently but am now wholly invested. for those who are curious i actually found out about pentagon back in 2021-ish when i watched 潮音战纪 (chao yin zhan ji) for zhou zhennan HAHAH then came across the utter beauty that was The Yan An and went to search his group up on google + youtube. i recall watching the "feelin' like" and "dr. bebe" stages on youtube back then and being very impressed by the pink-haired rapper who could act crazy really well and whom i now recognise as one jung wooseok. i've never really been a kpop person per se, more of cpop/jpop and korean indie artists, which probably explains why i didn't get into pentagon back then. however, because i was obsessed with cpop boy groups and there has since been a lack in chinese survival shows as of late, i decided to watch boy planet one day and came across the immensely talented hui ... which led me back to pentagon. so now, while i'm still not really a kpop person, i am a proud pentagon person!! cue: end of my word vomit about my history of becoming a uni.

if i had to pick a bias in pentagon, it would probably be adachi yuto because it's adachi yuto. how am i not supposed to stan him :( close seconds are wooseok, shinwon, and kino. but also i love them all.

i speak english and chinese, feel free to drop me an ask/request/let's talk or a message in either language, but i'll only post writing in english. pentagon is my korean ult group but my chinese ult group is r1se. i watch anime — favourite genres are primarily rom-com and sports but i've also enjoyed shows like bsd, jjk, tokyo revengers, etc.

other than posting my writing, i might also ramble/rant about relevant things at random points in time so i hope you don't mind. for now, i'm likely to focus on pentagon writing specifically but will probably branch out to my other areas of interest in the future!

well, it was nice talking to you! that's about it from me today.

tako x

28.3.23

#intro #pentagon #ptg

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hungryhistory · 7 months ago

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Sushi Part 2!

Today I’m talking about Nigirizushi and other, more novel forms of Makizushi!

First is Temari!

Temarizushi is fairly straightforward! It’s sushi that has been shaped into a ball! You won’t find these most places, more upscale and traditional places.

Gunkanmaki!

Gunkanmaki is “battleship” maki! The seaweed is wrapped around both the filling and rice like a battleship! You can find these fairly often depending on what you buy, Uni and Ikura will almost always come as Gunkanmaki if you get nigiri!

NIGIRIZUSHI!!

Nigiri is the next variant of sushi! Unlike Maki, Nigiri rarely has seaweed, and focuses on just fish and rice. Nigiri is the easiest (and cheapest) way to taste the full flavor of the fish, without it being overpowered like a maki roll, or hurting your wallet like sashimi.

SABA - Mackarel, distinctly fishy in nature, not as fatty or rich as salmon or tuna, a white fish

IKURA - more mature salmon roe! The biggest of the roe, orange in color, they pop in your mouth similar to popping boba. Distinctly salty and briny like the ocean, full of umami and hits you in the back of the mouth. Makes your mouth water for a while after.

HOTATE - Scallop. More of a texture than a taste, mild in nature and used to soak up the flavor of whatever it’s cooked in. The tofu of seafood!

UNI - Urchin. Yellow in color, and distinctly resembling a tongue in texture. It will melt in your mouth and dissolve, it’s somewhat sweet like shrimp, but also salty and sea water tasting like Ikura.

KANI - Crab! Most likely imitation crab stick. Tastes like crab!

HAMACHI - Yellowtail. Similar to mackarel in nature, though some may have a preference.

TAKO - Octopus! Similar to scallops, it doesn’t take on much flavor as it has texture. While scallop has a thick, spongy texture, tako is rubbery and may still have its suction cups. Good for soy sauce i guess!

UNAGI - Eel. Specifically barbecue eel! Unagi often takes the place of plain eel on common menus for the fact that people find its taste and texture unique and unappealing. BBQ eel is a very strong flavor of japanese bbq sauce, but it’s also very slippery, fatty, and rich! Since, again, it’s an eel and doesn’t produce muscle.

EBI - Prawn! Similar to shrimp but a less sweet flavor.

MASAGO - The inbetweener of Ikura and Tobiko! A more yellowish color. Not as crunchy or popping. Somewhat rare on sushi menus!

IKA - Squid! Unlike tako, ika is a slippery and more eel-like type of sushi! It’s also more difficult to prepare. A very rare item on sushi menus!! I would say Ika takes on a scallop-y flavor! Delicate and sweet, very mild.

TOBIKO - the smallest of roe! Crunchy, snappy, though not very flavorful. More of a textural experience than a flavor experience!

ESCOLAR - also known as ‘White Tuna’! BEWARE: this fish can only be consumed in small amounts. Escolar is not tuna at all! It’s Butterfish! This fish only contains fat, making it taste and feel buttery. However, the fish cannot break down the fat, and neither can humans! It can make people very sick, and is often banned in most countries!

TORO - Tuna! Tuna can come as “OTORO”, which is fatty tuna belly. It’s highly marbled, and known as the “wagyu of the sea” for how it melts in your mouth! It’s a highly sought after piece! There’s also “CHUTORO” which is medium fat tuna! Most lean tuna will be found as just “MAGURO”. Tuna is the most fishy of fish! It’s also quite lean most of the time, with tons of health benefits!

SAKE - the most famous and common of Nigirizushi! Salmon! Salmon can come in a variety of ways! Fatty salmon (like fatty tuna!), just Sake, or Smoked Salmon! Salmon will taste fishy but also rich and fatty on its own! Look for distinct stripes in marbling, and you’ll typically have a good piece of Salmon!

The best way to eat Nigiri for cheap is to find your favorite pieces (through trial and error usually) and pair one or two orders of nigiri with Veggie hosomaki! It’s very rare to leave a sushi restaurant feeling full, as that’s not quite the purpose! It’s made for more of a snack or inbetween meal! Therefore, it’s best not to try and eat sushi on a budget depending on where and who you are, as well as what you eat! It can be done, but it’s difficult. When I try to eat it on a budget, I am for combos (nigiri combos in particular!) and request my favorite fish if possible with an order or two of veggie rolls depending on my budget! Lots of times, they’ll serve combos in my area with miso soup and salad; That’s enough for me to get full! I’ll usually get 10 pc of nigiri, 6 pc of an avocado roll, miso soup, and a salad! The final part of this series is on Sashimi!

#sushi

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clegfly · 22 days ago

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Oh god. I’ve been summoned. Gotta carry through now!!!!!

Okay so I’ve been wanting to talk about mr outback for AGES because woo boy do I have. Thoughts. And a really fucking insane theory that I’m not sure if I believe in or am just concocting for fun but I thought of it so HERE have my thoughts

First of them being: what exactly IS mr outback. I’ve had a slight theory for a while and I guess since we’re going batshit analysis crazy here I might unleash it to be devoured chomp chomp-

Note the wording here. Not you. We have a third eye. We have a sixth sense. He sounds almost like he’s talking from personal experience.

Now, he could be including himself and some of the other more aware, ancient beings in this universe in that ‘sixth sense’ but… if we wanna take it the most literal way, we can observe that mr outback is including HIMSELF when describing the dreamers, which… opens a WHOLE new can of worms, because if that’s the interpretation you’re meant to get here, then that implies a LOT of things, chiefly…

1. Dreamers remain in the plane of reality that headspace exists upon, wandering the spaces woven by other dreamers either long after the death or some other major event within the headspace.

33000 years is… an AGE. At first you chalk that up to him being some ancient dream being created millennia ago but if we are taking the interpretation of him BEING a dreamer of some sort this implies that they remain in the realm even after death, or again, maybe some other kind of event.

Hm… wonder where we’ve seen a dreamer succumb to their headspace and become trapped inside of it during their moments of death and despair before…

I digress…

That line of thinking also brings us back to a lot of characters that can and do exist inside of headspace, for a multitude of reasons so let’s break that down-

2. Are the three great creatures really just ancient beings native to this world/Sunny's dreams, or could they be something more?

You made a really good point about this implying that headspace natives can become more aware and powerful as time goes on, but I’m wondering now… considering mr outback is possibly a dreamer himself…

Could the three great creatures also have been at some point?

Thinking back to your analysis on omori and cosmic horror- the three great creatures and sunny all have things in common with that genre. Large, god-like creatures that manipulate the universe around them in their own ways. What if Abbi, Humphrey and BYC aren’t just imaginary friends but the exact opposite, dreamers who remained in sunny’s headspace and gained his favour somehow.

It reminds me specifically of the omori beta era, before it was planned to be a game and was intended to be a graphic novel series… and how Tako, who later became Abbi, was portrayed there.

Aubrey, kel, hero and basil (or Aubrey, hiki, k and flower if you want to be pedantic) were portrayed as imaginary friends, while others, including an early version of Abbi, were portrayed as an opposite to that concept. While the actual pages showcasing this are impossible to read, it’s been stated that these characters were once important, and oh look- they appear in a three as well! Not to mention the fact that they’re rendered in the same monochromatic artstyle as omori- while I don’t think all headspaces share the same aesthetic, as an early version of the concept having the “anti-imaginary friends” presented as a identical to omori himself paints a clear message on what they were supposed to be. And what characters they later became.

Again, this is horrible quality and I’m sure I can get better images somewhere, but it’s clear that it’s tako, uni and Meido- presented here like this immediately after (or immediately before? I am NOT fishing through my camera roll to find this image again) the headspace friends, who were clearly designated as imaginary at this point almost as a foil or contrast to them- I think THIS early concept may have been what inspired the three great creatures and their role in headspace- because if YOU were a dreamer that died and had to wander the spaces created by others like you for eternity, you’d probably check out the one made by the kid with the crazy powerful imagination.

Interestingly, depending on what headspace they’re in, their forms seem to conform to the aesthetic of the place. Outback deliberately notes sunny’s as more whimsical and cutesy than usual, and just look at the designs of the TGC- not to mention the clear inspiration from sunny's childhood woven into their designs. Humphrey being from the picture book, BYC being a mix of chimera keychain and that smug ass fucking calendar, and abbi being... pretty sure we came to a consensus as a fandom that she was based off of that one pet rock, ocotaco, and a few other things, but basically, all of their designs and the way they manifest to sunny change depending on his headspace which is really cool and interesting (same thing with outback)

Basically, I think it's very possible that the great creatures could be dreamers too, wandering alike to outback and being attracted to sunny's headspace due to the immense power of his imagination. They also likely befriended him which is part of why they stayed.

Another ANOTHER interesting point we discover here- sunny in the end has total power, regardless of the other dreamers within the headspace. I mean... Abbi can be banished, Humphrey and BYC's wills can be twisted to guard the truth from Sunny... he is in control despite the fact that the great creatures are clearly powerful themselves. Which begs the question and ties back to another point you made-

Is sunny in control because this is his headspace, or does Sunny's power and authority among the three rely on the strength of his imagination?

Is that what's being implied- that the stronger or more powerful a dreamer's imagination is, the more powerful they are amongst the others?

Because GOD that is INTERESTING.

This could also translate directly to size in a manner- outback is small, regular ol' npc sized, so from that maybe we can infer that he wasn't the most imaginative of dreamers, despite his clear coherency and wisdom.

BYC, Abbi and Humphrey are all quite large, hence their names- I think in order of size it goes from Abbi or BYC to Humphrey. which can maybe be a little mini theory on its own- maybe the reason BYC is the favourite is because they're the biggest (hence big yellow cat) and therefore have a stronger imagination and sunny can relate to them more deeply? (Also mari association because of the calendar) ALSO wondering!!!!!!!!

3. Do Mari and Basil also possess this sixth sense in a way?

Do I want this part of the theory to be even at least semi true because it would be such a cool thing to tie these three together? Yes, so I'm going to try VERY HARD to prove it sjdhshdf

You speculated that Dreamers likely have some sort of connection with the dead and the afterlife, hence... mari, and the crossroads, but what if mari and basil were connected to the plane headspace exists upon in at least some way too?

Heres a thing- stranger is ODD. Like, very ODD if you chalk him up to being a being native to headspace (or i suppose black space) because he knows SO MANY THINGS about the real world that he should not be able to know if he resides solely on another plane of existence.

E.g. basil's hospital room at the end of the good ending- HOW DID HE KNOW?

Not to mention the knowledge he possesses on basil and his situation in reality that he still spouts in the omori route segments where sunny would have no way of knowing them. Clearly, there is something up with stranger- he cannot be solely bound to the plane. What if he is, at least partially, the conscience of the actual, real live basil?

And it's the same with Mari too- a hyper awareness of the plane and world she's in, the ability to reach sunny directly...

and how her and stranger/basil are linked as anomalies in the world constantly... both being linked to the truth and having heightened awareness of headspace.

It sounds similar to the three greats.

Not to mention the imagery and constant attention drawn to Mari and Sunny's sleeping patterns... and of course-

The white egret orchid. Both at Basil's house and Mari's grave.

"My thoughts will follow you into your dreams".

Spelling it out for us that both basil and mari are following sunny into his dreams- via the weird sixth sense they have. me when there's astral projection at the function (sunny's daily 17 hour nap)!!!

Basil and Mari don't seem to have their own headspaces though. The idea of basil maybe having a white space in canon was touched upon, but not much else.

A small theory one could make is that Basil and Mari have a very weak sense which is boosted by the orchids, which i think is also silly. The orchids being little power increasers... god even if none of this is canon at all (which it could very well not be) this lore speculation is so fun.

Anyway, there is a LOT more i want to touch on, but its almost been HOURS so. I'm going to leave it here and let you add on if you like danny sjdsfhbh

TL;DR- outback himself could possibly be a dreamer, which leads into a rabbit hole of many other characters being dreamers that is VERY interesting and reveals a lot of cool quirks and theories about this world and what happens within it.

God, I love this. I just. Want to keep exploring this idea so bad.

ALSO if you do wanna see a tad more content on this i recommend gray-spark (i think thats their name) on here... they do a lot of headspace (especially three greats) analysis which is all really cool and thought-provoking and inspired a good chunk of this.

OUGH I NEED TO SEE THIS MORE TALKED ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

So are we ever going to talk about the “headspace is real and a type of astral projection” thing or.

#omori #i cannot be bothered to proof read properly so you can have a fun where's waldo with all the typos!!! woo!!!!!!!!!!

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just-jammin · 2 years ago

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the most crack-like thing i thought abt recently is Sunny being into Homestuck and making fantrolls that are reminiscent of the OMORI beta characters

#i'm talking abt Abbi/Tako‚ Uni‚ and Meido as Alternian trolls #there's also a whole-ass backstory of them being mutants in the eyes of the Empress and therefore hiding away on the land #oh and two of them are seadwellers‚ one of which is a fuchsiablood that was supposed to be killed like the others #it's a whole weird thing #that was stupid #<= (a tag for me speaking)#idk anymore #<= (also a tag for me speaking)

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grey-spark · 3 years ago

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Hey Grey, I'm wondering if you have any thoughts regarding Tako, Uni, and Meido? I've been haunted by their presence in the game and have wonder what purpose their appearance in Black Space serves (minus being an Easter egg). I have my own speculation about them, but I thought I'd ask you about what you think, because 1) you just seem quite knowledgeable about topics the rest of the Omori fandom hardly talks about, and 2) I've always personally enjoyed your analyses and how well spoken they are and I guess I'm curious on how you see them as in reference to the lore, be it representations of Sunny's pasts or manifestations of the 3 great creatures of Headspace. Thanks in advance if you decide to answer this ask.

(tw: suicide) This is such a massive question that requires a dump truck of context to answer, and a deep dive into OMORI 2015. But for the sake of brevity, I'll give you the short answer first:

The beta characters, Tako, Uni and Meido, were the very epicenter of the original OMORI script, a story OMOCAT has basically disowned. They exist now to serve as only references, in there because she, in her own words, wanted to “find somewhere to put them.”

To even begin to understand what they mean to the original story we first have to understand OMOCAT's writing process. She said herself that she sort of made the story up as she went along. But honestly, I'd take it a step further. Basically everything we see in the story of the final game is based on the original comic and blog. That is, the original comic and blog were made first, and the official story was made up afterward based on things from it.

So for example, the gift we see the BYC pointing to in the first frame of Headspace, was originally created with no meaning. But later on, the gift and the birthday cake were redesigned to be a WAY bigger part of the story. In the final game, the gift ended up being the violin, and its received on Christmas, not a birthday. The cake castle didn't even make it into the final cut of the game, but this is just one example of how, (I think,) OMOCAT built the story of OMORI. Taking small meaningless objects and symbols in the original works (the blog and comic) and blowing up their story significance.

This principle even applies the steak knife, the most iconic symbol of the game. The first time we see the knife is on the blog, were OMORI boy is considering suicide, but Tako-chan talks him down. The original OMORI boy comic was a self-insert vent project to "help [them] cope with [their] problems during a confusing part of [their] life."In one of her interviews, OMOCAT said the original OMORI boy has a different personality than Sunny, because OMORI boy was created to be a self-insert of sorts, whereas Sunny is his own character that took years of writing to develop.

This is relevant because the original script for OMORI was probably going to be a sexualized love story, not a family drama.

The tissue box as not originally for “wiping away sorrows,” I'm afraid... And so if something as small as a gift can get blown up in meaning, it begs what sort of significance the sexual elements of the blog might have had in the original OMORI script. It just seems strange. How did the Knife and the Gift make it into the final cut of the game, but somehow the “I f*p and play old videogames” didn't. Almost everything about the original blog was dripping with sexual angst. He makes comments about his own appearance and makes constant references to masturbation. Give the rule earlier, its strange how none it made it into the final game.

The only logical explanation is that it originally was, but was then cut out later. And by “cut out later”,

I mean the script was completely rewritten.

Thus we have the mystery on out hands to figure out what the original script was like. A mystery some, even at the time of its creation, were trying to figure out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OMORI/comments/671bhy/story_theory/

I credit this reddit post for giving the me idea to consider this. Give it a read if you have the time. I like them, we can take the evidence at the time along with evidence we know now that the final game to get an approximation of what the game was going to be like. Starting with Tako. Some of the evidence points to the possibility that Tako was originally going to be the love interest, or at least some sort of manifestation of his sexual angst.

Especially in the sketchbook, this picture in particular:

OMORI boy is seen blushing with cats and tentacles lined with 'X's in a circle. The X being a sign of romantic infatuation ie (name1) x (name2). (No whale tails I'm afraid, so its not about the great creatures. Ironically enough, despite being “the Oldest” Humphrey may have been one of the last characters added in production as late as 2017 with no references to him in earlier concept work.)

Its interesting to note that the Tako we see in the sketchbook looks almost like Sweetheart, who would go on to be the centerpiece character of Headspace in the final cut. Meanwhile, the one in the blog looks different, with tentacle on her head looking identical to the sprite we see in early sprite character designs.

If we look at Tako objectively and divorced her of the context of the final game. She looks like a love interest with a question mark for a face. Here are just some examples of what she could have been...

Example A: Tako could have originally been a representation of Omori-boy's future 'dream girl'. He wants to kill himself out of loneliness but she begs him to hold out a bit longer.

Example B: Tako is Omori-boys love interest who dies. He attempts to kill himself out of grief and fails, putting him in a coma. In the coma, her face and memory is blocked out to protect him.

But all of these are just theories. We have no ideas what the original script was going be about. So you'd understand why its so hard to figure out what Uni and Meido were supposed to be.

My best theory is that they were suppose to serve the role of the chorus, who watched on the side lines, similar to the Stranger in the final game. Furthermore they could have been unspecific espies for the main cast, similar the the Slime Girls (but the girls are their own mystery I'm not going into here.) Also of note is how they look like high school students, and kind of play into the the whole “high school lover story” aesthetic of the original cut. It looks like Uni (Empty Friend) was even going to be an enemy. Its just strange to see characters so important to the script get cut.

So why were they cut? Well, I think the choice to remove the old story and sexual symbols represents a more broader shift in the game's design, one that might even explain the game's infamous prolonged development. Basically, I think the game was originally going to be a much shorter indie RPG, in line with is predecessors, like Yumme Nikki, Off, Lisa etc. Just as promised to the game's kickstarter backers. But somewhere along the line it was decided OMORI was to become an ultra-polished AAA experience; a Nintendo game.

Even as I'm typing this now, one year after release, the game was just announced for the Nintendo Switch and may even come to other consoles. Thus the sexual content was removed for broad market appeal, and the game's development schedule dramatically lengthen. Therefore, OMORI never entered a 'development hell', rather it just appeared that way since the game's content and production was dramatically increased for the original schedule.

However, I think all of this is a moot point since, in all probability, the game was going to be rewritten to center around Mari anyway. So unfortunately for Uni, Meido and Tako, they were always on the chopping block.

EDIT: I love the final game the way it is. I’m glad they went the direction it did, the goal of this post was just to analyze the dev process.

#omori #omori meta #omori analysis #omori lore #abbi #omori abbi #tako #uni #meido #surprisingly no spoilers...#omori 2015

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belongsinthetrash · 3 years ago

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... Fuck it, Beta Characters time.

Let me tell y'all about the minorest of characters that I've lost my mind over. These bastards are only discoverable to the most curious of players and are mysterious as all sin when you do find them. Most people have passed them off as Easter Eggs for the old fans to be fulfilled, and while I believe that on a game standpoint, I'm more interested in a story standpoint for how they are important.

So, if you will humor me for a bit, let me tell you all my theory about how these three, Tako, Uni, and Meido, are Omori's plan to REPLACE the three great beings of Headspace.

Now, I will start this out by saying that I am not the first to theorize about this trio. I've seen multiple Reddit posts talking about them being related to the great beings while doing research, and Tako being Abbi is a widely considered headcanon among many. But those theories are based on the three PREDATING the current Oldest, Wisest, and Favorite, and I was never really satisfied with that being the case (except for Tako, but chalk that up to Abbi being speculation palooza.)

The question on my mind with the predation theory was, "Why would Sunny think up these things firsts when he already had media he could pull from? He certainly isn't against using real life mascots in his dreams right now." And an easy answer would be that he was in a too bad enough place to come up with that idea first and went with nebulous characters to placehold, but then this post would end too short, and we wouldn't want that, right? =)

So, instead of rational thinking, let's do some ✨SPECULATION✨, because boy howdy, there's gonna be a lot in this post.

The first hoop I'll need y'all to jump through is that Tako =/ Abbi physically, which is hard for even me to do. What I mean with this is that Tako was not Abbi's past identity, and Abbi is her actual un-somethingified name or had a different title before she was banished. Either way works as long as she and Tako are removed from relation.

And now, we'll be looking through Omori's POV for a bit to understand where this theory is going. Your pseudo-advisor has went against your most important rule and is paying her sentence for it. That unruly strand has been straightened out, but with it comes a terrifying revelation. If one of your closest allies has turned against you, despite your near-omnipotent rule... who's to say the others won't follow suit later on? Sure, BYC seems to follow your command to the dot and Humphrey couldn't care less as long as his gluttony is kept in reasonable check, but paranoia is one hell of a feeling.

It makes you irrational. Vulnerable.

...Weak.

So, you have got to come up with a solution to this to not only make sure that you aren't collectively mutinied against, but so you feel like you have control again. And what better way to solve your problems

Than to just create a new, comforting thing to replace the old, unnerving thing.

And that leads us into another hoop and personal headcanon of mine: Black Space doubles a prison and a factory. Let me explain this. Black Space is known to be one of the first realms created in Sunny's mind after the incident and that Headspace was built to cover the horrors underneath. It can be thought that the elements of Headspace suddenly and slowly poofed into existence to fit in the world, but remember, we're doing ✨SPECULATION✨ and I find the previous answer a bit droll.

So, let's say that Black Space is actively making these elements with every new cycle while Omori ventures down there to save Basil. It's an unconscious process of the land to do, and it makes sense considering that Black Space is kinda that, a realm where random thoughts cross Sunny's mind and lie down in. While some of the ideas are sensible to leave behind, it wouldn't be too crazy to think that Sunny has thought something up that he felt was worth thinking more about and bringing it into Headspace. In fact, some parts of Black Space are designated creation zones, namely the Faceless Area and Glitch Room.

This room is evidence to me that Black Space is given the task of creating entities for the next cycle to happen, namely the characters that reside within the world. The Faceless are just soulless vessels of Omori's friends, waiting for their chance to be intergrated with Headspace and become "real" in a sense.

With that tangent out of the way, let's get back to the original topic.

Omori is setting up replacements for his tenuous allies within Black Space and letting them stay down there to maybe shape themselves further or to keep them secret until he decides to enact his plan. And while he's at it, he also decides to alter the appearances of his new creations, to further make sure that they will not trigger an early Rememberance.

Humphrey is a full-on hazard, being a one-to-one recreation of the book Mari read to Sunny as a child, so he has to go for his direct reference to her, but the large mouth and grin will be kept on Meido to stay in line with the hunger motif.

BYC isn't fully connected to Mari and is more connected to Sunny's childhood, but those same memories can still lead to a breakdown for The Dreamer, so Uni's ever-staring visage will be a fine substitute.

And finally, Abbi, whose appearance is identical to the one sight that forever haunts Sunny's dreams, has been made into Tako's more laid-back and unkempt form to distance from the original figure that was almost opposite that. He even rids of that god-forsaken eye on her to have all his bases cleared.

(If you are wondering why he doesn't do the same for Uni, good question.)

At that point, Omori finally felt useful again. With that back-up plan stored away, he could rest easy knowing that The Dreamer would be safe from the knowledge of the incident coming from his remaining guardians. Omori couldn't suddenly rid the two obsolete beings because they held more importance to the cycle than Abbi, quite frankly, but it shouldn't matter because the day will come when the changing of the guards will happen.

And if you believe the Omoriboy comics to be the continuation of the game after the Hikikomori Route,

it's safe to say it has happened.

#omori #omori game #omori humphrey #omori abbi #omori big yellow cat #omori tako #omori meido #omori uni #as a reminder this whole post is just super speculatory and hardly has any cold facts to it #this was just my own thoughts about the beta characters since i find them quite neat #could this post been worded better? maybe. is it easily debunkable? oh most definitely #but im a bit too tired from writing this out to give any more shits frankly #i hope you enjoy these senile ramblings from a dream-drunk bitch boy because this is a healthy dose of it

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dnpanimationstudioclone · 3 years ago

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If Sushi Pack Had A Reboot 🍱

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awhile back there was this old show, called Sushi Pack. While it had its flaws it was fun and personally I think it’d make a great reboot. If I could reboot it myself here are some of my ideas:

* Make the art-style more animesque.

* Have more Japenese elements.

* Make the show less about morals and more about action. A lot of people criticize the show for focusing more on morals rather than action. While I think it’s good for a show to teach morals and that can still be done in an action I see where they’re coming from. What’s important is balance.

* Go into the characters(heroes, villains etc) backstories more. There were so many characters that make me wonder about their backstory especially how the sushi pack came to life. Heard it was from a lightning bolt.

* More Legion of Low Tide. I LOVE them the most. Titanium Chef and the Legion where the main antagonists, so I’d like to see more of them and explore their dynamics, personalities and more.

* Sushi Pack/Low Tide counterparts: Tako/Uni, Maguro/Mochi, Ikura/Unagi, Kani/Fugu, Wasabi/Toro.

* Make Uni, the sea urchin of Low Tide the leader of the team and have a more serious personality. This is a personal change. He looks more like Tako to me and I’d like to design the Legion as dark counterparts/foils to the Sushi Pack. Someone also had a theory on tv tropes I think of him being once apart of the pack. I like that, perhaps once even the leader and turned like Mandarin in SRMTHFG. Perhaps the reason Tako wears an eyepatch.

* Make Maguro more purple and Kani more red.

* Make Ben Japanese and Wasabi non-binary. I headcanon Ben as Japenese and wasabi doesn’t have gender. It’d be good diversity. I also headcanon Ben as trans.

* I honestly like their VA’s but if I was to choose new ones, Tako/Benjamin Diskin, Maguro/keep her’s Tara Strong, Kani/Cree Summer, Ikura/Matt Hill and anyone could work for Wasabi really, they just speak gibberish though I’d have something high pitched.

* One episode had Maguro befriend Mochi, who’s on the Legion of Low Tide. Would like to go deeper with that. Great story dram. Possible heel-face turn for the Low Tide member.

* Ben and Titanium Chef are related. Personal idea he’s Ben’s grandfather or something, they drifted away and something made Titanium Chef into a fish man. I think it’d be good depth and story. Perhaps they had a fallout like Spoilers Rottmnt Splinter and his grandfather did.

* Change Titanium Chef’s name, perhaps to something like Lord Namazu . Japenese for catfish. It also is the name of a giant catfish creature in Japenese mythology, strong enough to cause earthquakes.

* Someone to point out their world’s craziness like talking sushi.

Feel free to share your ideas. Sushi Pack!

#sushi pack

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medicus-mortem · 3 years ago

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@mediicusvitae liked [+] for a starter.

“Lamy. Sis. Fuck,” Law slurs, his excited words turning to a profanity when a giggly Crozier runs into him. Law shoves him aside, scowling for a second before shaking his head. He’s at that level of high where nothing bothers him. The mix of marijuana and alcohol in his system balancing out to keep him upbeat and stop the angry melancholy that usually occurs when Law is drinking hard. Instead of the insult that’d usually come from his lips that mouth turns up in a lopsided smile.

Attention turns back to his sister, the doctor knowing she’s the only one in this bar that can truly appreciate his genius. Sure there is Uni but he’s too focused on regaling Clione and Tako with weird fish facts. A lot of other Hearts are just as occupied, enjoying themselves during an instant when their captain has given his consent to just let loose. So far nothing has been broken yet but the night is young and this cliff side village is not prepared for what will come. A fact that couldn’t be further from Law’s mind.

He drapes his arms over Lamy’s shoulders, stooping down to rest his chin atop her head. Law leans on his sister, pressing her further into the bar stool she’s been sitting in. This big brother cares not for the conversation he’s likely just interrupted. Nothing matters to him but his idea and getting to execute it.

“I have the best idea for an operation. You gotta help me with it, alright? Like, right now.”

#mediicusvitae #Captain's Log // Threads #Captain of Hearts // Canon Verse #high ideas #drug use tw #alcohol tw #[a warning: he doesn't always have good ideas when he's high]

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g00mbers · 3 years ago

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If Sushi Pack ever got a reboot any Changes u would make? I made my own reboot idea list on my blog

OH yes this is a good question , i readed ur blog of ideas and it was honestly awesome! Points to you for thinking abt all of that , i loved all your ideas on how the reboot would work out :D!! 💖💖👏👀

Some of my ideas are:

-Redesigns , lots of redesigns maybe? Just like in the aspect of clothes and decorations but nothing more

-Maybe more supporting secondary characters that dont just appear 1 episode and dissapear forever

-Maybe classical tv trope of sushi pack trying to hide from public? Maybe some conflicts about it like: "How weird! Talking sushi" but not in a total "freakout mode"

-Oleander , The Collector , Apex and Sir Darkly having introductions into the show since they are introduced like we already know them???

-Legion of low tide relationships being explored more as a family and maybe development , i mean how do you even explain Titanium Chef taking care of little Gremlins that do certainly have childish traits (example: Uni on that episode where he mentioned wanting to build a plushie army)

-Sushi Pack emotional development episode after episode , it just doesnt feel like they learn the morals the episode is trying to show , and on the next episode they just kinda , do it again 😭???

-Maybe size difference between the sushis because of their different species , it really bothers me like seeing Tako (an Octopus) being the same size as Kani (a CRAB) , i'm not asking for realistic sizes but atleast a little size difference (other example is Unagi being the same size as Uni when i think eels are definetively way bigger??)

-Tv trope where the sushi pack and legion of low tide secretely get along , not a change but i would love to see more of it

-More diversity (i got a bunch of lgbt headcanons and nationality hc's for a lot of them)

I'm very empty-brained so this is all i got for now x"D 💖 just my opinions tbh! You already wrote out what i was thinking when talking abt changes if someday happens a possible reboot , ty for doing these asks! I'm reading every single one of your comments and etc , i love them and i'm so glad i'm not the only one fixated on sushi pack! :D

#sushi pack #asks #💖

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