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Solaris-3 and the Solar System
Hey, Rovers!
Throughout the game, I’ve noticed some mentions of the solar system of Wuwa, and I wanted to gather it all together along with some theories I have about it. In this first part, I will gather all the references to space I can find, and later make some theories in Part Two, so let’s get to it shall we? But first a disclaimer, I do not own any of the wuwa graphics shown throughout this post, kuro games does. Additionally, this is all speculative work, and I tend to overanalyze things, so take all this knowledge with a grain of salt!
Ch. 1: The References
First, let’s go through all of the mentions, or things I think have to do with space throughout the game.
The Goddesses Halo: Although probably purely aesthetic, the goddess’s halo looks to me like a solar system. This halo comprises two sets of co-orbital configured astronomical objects (objects that share the same gravitational path or orbit), and that’s about it. There is suspiciously a lack of central star, unless you count the Goddess as it, along with it seeming to be incomplete. We know that Sol-3 is the third planet away from the Sun, and this model halo only goes two out, so if it is accurate, it isn’t complete. This is also assuming that the Goddess is from the same Solar System or Universe as Sol-3 is.
(Also I took the time to look at the constellations found in the goddesses' hair. And as far as I can tell there is no EXACT match to any constellations from our world. These are probably also an aesthetic detail, drawn from an artist’s mind, but I wanted to mention them anyway.)
The Diary: On this Diary, acquired during the Omnious Star main quest, there seems to be a ringed planet, possibly surrounded by six moons or astronomical objects.
Lunite: This currency seems to be a planet surrounded by a ring, a moon, and two to four stars. In its description, we learn that Sol-3’s moon was shattered a long time ago and is merely a mirage, like how the stars we see in the sky are long dead.
Lunite Purchasing Menu and Animation: In the images we see above, we can see an artistic rendition or model of … something I suppose. There’s a central gold planet or perhaps a core of a planet, surrounded by the phases of the moon, and another moon? The white crescent could also be a moon, or a planet itself. Surrounding this white part there’s another co-orbital configuration path with a white (or gold in one image) and blue planet and four shining stars. There are also some constellations made up of stars, moons, and suns, which are similar to constellations in our world but not exact.
The Lunite Subscription Passes also have a similar image on them, along with the words Month Card, 15, or 7. The central astronomical object changes between them. They also mention a Celestial Observatory in their description.
Astrite: A star-shaped object with a rather ethereal description
Tacet Cores: Multiple of the cores for the tacet discords are star-shaped.
Star Flakes: Star-shaped food rather reminiscent of the shape of tacet fields, cores, and marks. Don’t forget to make a wish after eating some.
The Icefield Honor Medal: Purely Speculative, but to me there looks to be once again, four stars on it.
There are also some more tacet discord/echo items that are star-shaped, that I didn’t want to gather together. But yeah that’s it for part 1. If there’s anything I missed let me know and I’ll make sure to add it! Anyways, this is me signing out! Toodles!
#wuwa spoilers#wuwa#wuthering waves#wuwa lore#wuthering waves lore#solar system#wuwa goddess#wuthering waves goddess#wuwa theory#wuthering waves theory#wuthering waves conspiracy theory#wuwa conspiracy theory
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the small thought: mortefi loves candy, i think that's adorable. the fact he makes his own candy?? adorable. it's popular with children, i love that he's got such a soft spot for kids. makes me sick how are you like this.
the long thought:
given what little we know about mortefi, or what he'll let us know, i definitely think his lighter was given to him by someone like jiyan or xiangli yao.
in his own lines and in the little informational blurb we're given about the lighter, i feel that it may have been xiangli yao or jiyan - in either scenario, it would make sense
jiyan saved mortefi and assisted him, eventually referring him to the academy. if it was jiyan who gave him the lighter, it would make sense - jiyan provided a tool for mortefi to help quell his anger.
though, based on mortefi's reluctance to say who gave him the lighter, i feel it may be xiangli yao.
mortefi has such a funny one sided beef with xiangli yao imo like this man lost a science fair x amount of years ago and still hasn't recovered.
but he clearly values xiangli yao and his opinions and insight (his interest and implied awe of xiangli yao's inventions in his intimacy level IV, calling xiangli yao in the early main story to get his thoughts on a puzzle),
so if xiangli yao were to notice mortefi's rising annoyance, i have no doubt that xiangli yao would not only provide mortefi a simple item, but a practical item at that, to help him refocus himself to quell his emotions. after all, mortefi seems to admire that xiangli yao's inventions were practical and cheap as much as they were innovative.
either way, i think it's fantastic that mortefi likes the clicking of his lighter. something about that fact just tickles my brain just right.
another small thought: the cracked necklace in mortefi's cherished items .. the third item itself .. it reminds me of a fire opal. specifically, dragon's breath opal.
it's not really a gem or rare stone, more akin to costume jewelry, but i suspect that the cracked appearance and hint of the dragon's fury must have something to do with the incident of norfall barrens. and considering mortefi is from a noble background, i have a feeling that the jewelry may have more to do with his connections to his family (or former connections) and how their treatment of him has left their own scars on him.
but that's just some thoughts i've had. i like thinking of mortefi and i do hope we'll get a character quest with him some time.
#mortefi#mortefi wuwa#wuwa mortefi#wuthering waves#wuwa#but that's just a theory .. a wuwa theory#hcs i guess?
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Hear me out
#art#fanart#wuwa#wuwa fanart#wuthering waves#yangver#royang#crack theory#harpy yangyang#yangyang#rover#femrover#fem rover#au
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I already wasn't gonna pull Phoebe, I'm pretty sure an ice cube in hell has a better chance than WuWa catholic acolyte Phoebe getting pulled by me, but why in hell would I choose Phoebe over Fleurdelys?





Fleurdelys/Cartethyia is a literal faerie lady, omg she's so ethereal looking 😍
Not sorry but there can only be one blonde limited unit lady on my WuWa account lmao
#wuwa spoilers#wuthering waves spoilers#wuwa 2.0 spoilers#wuthering waves 2.0 spoilers#wuthering waves#wuwa#fleurdelys#fleurdelys wuwa#cartethyia#cartethyia wuwa#my posts#my wuwa#before anyone comes for me. bc some of yall are crazy. im white. im like a couple shades darker than Chasca from GI but im WHITE lmao#and im strawberry blonde lol#blonde just so boring to me#ugh and Phoebe is catholic lol. no thank you lol#i have a theory that Fleurdelys and the Imperator and the duel gods and etc were a lot more pagan looking before catholic tyranny took over
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MASTERLIST of my stuff bc this is getting Ridonkulous
A/N: I wrote way more than I thought I did woah (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)
Links n stuff UTC!!
『GAMES 😮💨』

Lovebrush Chronicles: For all Time
Appearance Differences Analysis
All MLs x GN Reader— One Night Stand HCs
Cinderella Contract (nobody gaf abt this but me but its ok)
The Bride and the Ugly Ass Groom!Cyril Dango
Wuthering Waves
Taoqi Doodle
Genshin Impact
College Roommate!Tighnari x GN Reader
Honkai: Star Rail
Elio Theories/HCS
Elio Design Breakdown
Elio x GN Reader— Masses (Short Fic)
Elio Fly Art
Twisted Wonderland
Drawn Memes But They Progressively get Lazier
Yuu Outfit Art + Drawn Memes
Yuu Doodle Ft MalMal & Idia
Yuu Magazine Cover Art
Current Yuu vs Old Yuu Doodle
Obey me! Shall we Date?
Belphie Shower Card Edit
Appearance HCs
Appearance HCs!Art
Appearance HCs!Belphie Art
Demon Features HCs (1&2 with 3 coming soon)
Levi & Kenma (HQ) Doodles
Leviathan x GN Reader— Carrying him like a Princess
『CINEMA 😍 』
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Abyss Razor x GN Reader— Love Languages (i rlly need to finish this one what ghe hell)
Abyss Razor x GN Reader—Crush HCs
Abyss Razor x GN Reader— Carrying him like a Princess
Trigun
Legato x GN Reader— When You’re Upset
Band AU!Legato x GN Reader— General Band AU/Roommate HCs
Band AU!Legato x GN Reader— Difference (Short Fic)
Haikyuu!!
Kenma & Levi (OM) Doodles
Kenma Kozume x GN Reader— Carrying him like a Princess
Kenma Kozume x SO!GN Reader— Kisses
Blue Lock
Hyoma Chigiri Colored Doodles
Various x GN Reader— What he does When he Wants Attention
Hyoma Chigiri x SO!GN Reader— Kisses
The Amazing Digital Circus
Theory— Maladaptive Daydreaming/Escapism
Elaboration on a few points— Maladaptive Daydreaming/Escapism
MISCELLANEOUS (more for me but wtv)
Unpopular Faves
Complicated
#art#tadc theory#the amazing digital circus#haikyuu#haikyuu art#trigun#legato x reader#tristamp#mashle#abyss razor x reader#obey me headcanons#obey me#obey me art#yuu twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland#twst art#hsr theory#hsr elio x reader#hsr art#wuthering waves#wuthering waves art#cinderella contract#lovebrush chronicles x reader#for all time x reader#masterlist#blue lock x reader#hyoma chigiri x reader
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might i suggest u get into obey me? 🤭
I did try getting into obey me like,,, last year i think?? Unfortunately I didn't get very far into the story :[ idk why but with mobile games I often get into it for a few days at most and then never touch it again after (whb, nu:c, pgr though i still rlly like Lee and no i do not have a type please stop spreading misinformation, and dislyte are some games I can think of on the top of my head and what do you know, they're all gacha games LMADOADOAOD). Purely design wise I like Belphie a lot but i never met him in game lolol also he likes naps and I like naps too
the outline of the other eye being visible is kinda pissing me off tho why is it still there mf its covered why can we see it
#okay so my theory as to why i get into games for only a week max is bc i keep forgetting i downloaded them on my phone like you know how#android phones have that game center thing where they put all the games into one app so it's all organized? yeah. it's that things fault#like without the icon of it in my homescreen i just completely forget abt it's existence#i think i have zero object permanence bro im 💀#out of sight out of mind but to the extreme#OH the ppl who made pgr are making an open world game called wuthering waves and im super excited to try it out !#my friends are also gonna try blue protocol next year so i might try it too :]#franswers
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Hello Rovers!
I was looking through the items in game and stumbled upon this music sheet. It's described to be "a product from decades ago" which left me wondering, hey is this music piece an actual music piece from our world?
If so, can it be used to prove Solaris-3 is a post apocalyptic Earth?
Unfortunately I don't have an answer to these questions, because first I need to find the actual music piece. If anyone has any ideas of what it could be, please let me know!
Until then this is me signing off!
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about your post about echos and people fusing, im pretty sure thats what the fractsidus are doing.
there was one sidequest in mt firmament where, iirc, they go fuse a guy with one of those lightcrusher things (im pretty sure it failed but i cant remember very well lol).. and in a few quests, specifically that one tutorial quest with the big tree, there are echoes who are friendly and have their own personalities.. so i think its definitely possible that an echo and a person willingly fuse with each other, and a cool concept worth exploring
well - yes and no.
OH BOY YOU'VE ACTIVATED MY UBER INSTINCTS, OBSERVE:
you see, in pokemon sun/moon, said antagonist was entirely conscious (albeit probably off the deep end), the entire time they were fused with said pokemon. that being said, given pokemon's history of alluding that some of the monsters are fully sentient and conscious (and maybe once formerly humans), the specific pokemon was also very aware and conscious of this action. (i wont go into the deep dive of this game really, it's my favorite but i wont lore dump here)
that being said, the side quest does in fact clue us in that they are trying to fuse people and tacet discords.
but i think there's a few things to note here that draw the biggest differences between pokemon and wuthering waves:
not all tacet discords seem sentient, and there actually only seems to be a handful that are fully conscious and capable of thought/emotion.
tacet discords have a very particular nature in most of what we see: they are hungry, always. in order to sustain form, they must consume frequencies, often driving them to kill and destroy others in order to consume and stabilize themselves.
the fractsidus are shown to take participants, willing or not. i would not call "apprehension to fuse with a monster" exactly willingly or, in the case of the pokemon story, enthusiastic. they're willing to do a lot of shady shit regardless of subject's feelings, including coercing one of their own.
possible? yes. stable? highly unlikely.
in mt. firmament, they fused a lightcrusher with a, for lack of better term, "brawn over brain" kind of guy, who was not exactly nearly as enthusiastic as the others. something i feel important to also note is that none of the others were exactly jumping at the chance.
i think in order for it to actually be useful, and work, you'd need a tacet discord with basically sentinel levels of consciousness and understanding - or at the least, the mourning aix's understanding and intelligence, with someone who is also willing and accepting of the realities of what they could become.
in essence, you need both parties to be "on the same frequency" so to speak.
with current set of tacet discords, i don't think it'd be possible to be stable, and i imagine it will end the same way it did with the fractsidus and lightcrusher: you're killing two frequencies in one body.
i do think that in certain areas with certain tacet discords it's definitely a high probability but can't help but wonder how stable that the frequencies will remain, and if the human inside the fusion will suddenly realize their predicament and become panicked.
truly an ant realizes the universe type madness, i feel.
anyways, take what i say with a grain of salt. i have lots of thoughts and lots of interest in this subject and i am definitely not a scientist working for the fractsidus clearly, obviously, right? right.
:] thanks for making me think about this though, i have much to consider on how this would work.
#wuwa#wuthering waves#mt. firmament is such an interesting place#a lot happens there that makes me think .. what if?#cause in theory#if you don't succumb to the “ant realizes it's place” issue#then you might actually be able to get some pretty powerful fusions of resonators and tacet discords#imagine having the power of rover and the body and power of sentinel jue#all compacted into one#can't imagine that would go well#if the goals and methods are not precise#it will surely fail
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The Magistrates Archive
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#the magistrates archive#wuthering waves blog#wuthering waves#the magistrate#jinhsi#wuthering waves archive#gameplay notes#game archive#theories#lore#factions
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A little ask about that self aware sahsrau, is there a possibility of multiverse? Sorry, I just love crossovers a bit too much
So, whenever we, player, leave, is it equals of our presence suddenly disappearing? I am sure it would cause a lot of panic and trying to figure out where we went. Meanwhile we decide to take a break and play something else, like Genshin, Wuthering waves, Reverse: 1999, ZZZ, Arknights, cookie run, etc. If they SOMEHOW is able to find clues where we are, would they be interested to find out about other worlds and that we are basically can travel in them?
Ohhh, the multiverse idea is so fun and definitely possible! 🤔 I can totally see the crew freaking out when we suddenly disappear—like, one minute we’re guiding them, and the next… poof nothing. They’d definitely panic, trying to figure out where we went, and maybe even start questioning everything they knew about the universe. Welt (or perhaps Dan Heng) would be the one obsessing over the theories, trying to trace the “anomaly” in the stars, and Himeko might start plotting very detailed notes about the "disappearance."
Now, imagine when they somehow do find clues… like an offhand comment or a strange glitch in the system that hints at our presence in other worlds. Suddenly, the idea of multiple universes—other games, other worlds—becomes a reality for them! And I can just imagine how curious they’d get! "You mean, you're not just a part of this world? You can travel between all these places?!" The thought of being able to visit places like Genshin, Wuthering Waves, Arknights, etc would have them itching to know more! Maybe Silver Wolf would even want to hack into these worlds for fun and cause a little chaos. 🤭
It would lead to them wondering if they could follow us through these other realms or if they could somehow come along for the ride. Maybe even plot out some crossovers, like whoa, what if the Xianzhou crew stumbled upon a different universe and met some of our other favorites?
They’d definitely be too curious for their own good, but in the best way! ✨
#x reader#honkai star rail#hsr#honkai star rail x reader#hsr x reader#hsr x you#hsr x y/n#hsr x gender neutral reader#self aware au#sahsrau#x you#x y/n#hsr welt#hsr himeko#dan heng hsr#dan heng honkai star rail#welt yang#welt hsr#welt honkai star rail#himeko hsr#himeko honkai star rail#genshin impact#arknights#wuthering waves#wuwa
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I'm playing the smallest violin, but I am a little upset, yall 😅 Like it's just cosmetics.... but dang lol
I got the Augment rectifier weapon from the battle pass because I knew I wanted to put it on my Encore. And it was pink! But as you upgrade it, it turns gold. 😔 It's still very pretty. And Encore has gold accents. But dang. I'm sad my girliepop pink vibe is gone 5ever if I want an upgraded weapon lol
#they probably have it turn gold to encourage male players to keep getting the battle pass. like thats just my theory#but we lost yall. we lost the beautiful pink rosie colored weapons 😭#wuwa#my wuwa#wuwa pioneer podcast insider channel#wuwa pioneer podcast connoisseur channel#wuwa battle pass#pioneer podcast weapons#wuwa weapons#my posts#wuthering waves
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additionally.. was confused why the fandom wiki lists camellya as an artificial resonator, but in reading her forte examination report it's just like. hypothetical because they can't find any samples with matching curve patterns. i wouldn't officially categorize her off of that alone, but it is what it is.
wait. scar and phrolova both have heterochromia. that is not a coincidence. do we think it's because they're possibly artificial resonators.
#roguish archetype.txt#wuwa#wuwa spoilers#wuthering waves spoilers#my theory would be completely useless if camellya is indeed artificial#but the wiki also. literally doesn't categorize shorekeeper at all#when she is. explicitly literally an artificially created resonator#but maybe they've decided shorekeeper's artificiality is. a different type categorically than 'artificial resonator'
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Guide to Literary, Historical, Folklore and Alchemist Themes in "Nosferatu" (2024)
After my post about how the film itself debunks every "popular" view on “Nosferatu” (2024); and the ending explained through cast and crew interviews, (I did full breakdowns on here and on my personal blog), here’s a list of references in “Nosferatu” (2024):
Literary themes: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker (1897); and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë (1847);
Historical themes: early 19th century (1838), Victorian era. Strict gender roles; views on female sexuality (sickness; contagious; sin) as a marital duty, owned and controlled by their husbands; sexual repression/liberation; Ellen’s mediumship medicalized as “hysteria” and “melancholia”; “love” and “passion” as opposite concepts;
Folklore themes: Changeling (European); Strigoi myth (Balkans); Șolomonari (Romanian); Nachzehrer (Germanic);
Occult themes: Agrippa; Angels and daemons; Enchantress; Babalon and the Beast (New Age of Aquarius);
Alchemist themes:"Sylph" and Paracelsus; Humorism (Humoral theory); Alchemical Gold (Chrysopoeia; Gold-making); Myth of Isis and Osiris.
Literary themes
"Dracula" by Bram Stoker
"The Threat of Female Sexual Expression": Based on 1980's Feminist Literary Criticism (Second Wave of Feminism). the physical figure of the "sick woman" as one of the principal ways in which female sexuality manifests as a contagious disease (Lucy Westenra and her degeneration into vampirism) - Ellen's character as seen by the Victorian characters (especially Friedrich Harding)
19th century "Contagionism" theory: Victorian medicine on disease origin. Disease spread from individual to individual (neglecting environmental issues like polluted water or unhygienic spaces)

"I thought it was agreed you were to keep the girls from her. You mustn’t be swept up in her fairy ways."
Subverted Themes:
Robert Eggers subverted every literary theme in “Dracula”, like he said in one interview: “My influences are all very clear, and Nosferatu is a remake, after all,” Eggers says, yet he plays with the canon, with expectations and clichés – “hopefully subverting them to do something unexpected.”
The Promise of Christian Salvation: This is a Anti-Christian story, at its core. Religious items have no power against Orlok; the fact he can’t enter the Orthodox convent has nothing to do with God (but with him not being given entrance); the God-fearing and religious character (Anna) is the first to die; and the female heroine Ellen not only rejects God (calls it “destiny) but also says she needs no salvation (rejecting Christian salvation, completely);
Madness: Neither Ellen, Professor Von Franz nor Herr Knock are “lunatics”, but the Victorian characters think they are. Knock is in full control of his mental capacities, he’s just a religious fanatic obsessed in discovering Orlok’s secret to immortality and he’s behaving the way he does because he wants to become a strigoi, too, and will stop at nothing to achieve it (even seeking a “violent death” to seal the deal);
The Consequences of Modernity: Ellen’s character and the medicalization of her supernatural gifts and mediumship by Victorian society;
Money: in the novel it’s associated with Count Dracula evilness; here with the Victorian characters. Friedrich Harding (the Victorian patriarch) is wealthy and loans money to Thomas, who drowns himself in debt, in his ambition to climb the social ladder and being “no longer a pauper”. Ellen, the female heroine, rejects money. Orlok gives Thomas a sack of gold in exchange for his signature in the “covenant papers” (the divorce papers) as he’s paying for Ellen’s dowery;
The Threat of Female Sexual Expression: Ellen breaks Nosferatu curse and “saves the day” by embracing her sexuality.




"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
“I think that what ultimately rose to the top, as the theme or trope that was most compelling to me, was that of the demon-lover. In “Dracula,” the book by Bram Stoker, the vampire is coming to England, seemingly, for world domination. Lucy and Mina are just convenient throats that happen to be around. But in this “Nosferatu,” he’s coming for Ellen. This love triangle that is similar to “Wuthering Heights,” the novel, was more compelling to me than any political themes.”
Dream of Death: Robert Eggers on “Nosferatu” Interview
Love triangle between a free-spirited and medicalized woman (Catherine/Ellen) with a beastly men (Heathcliff/Orlok) and a gentleman (Edgar/Thomas);
Themes of the all-consuming, obsessive and self-destructive passion, wrecking the lives of everyone around them and only stops when they are both dead;
The Destructive Power of Love;
Blend of Hatred and Love;
Separated by death/United by death; couldn’t be together in life, united in death and reunited in the spiritual world.


Historical Themes
Historical context: early 19th century (1838), Victorian era
Strict gender roles: marriage and motherhood as a woman’s destiny; social reputation and provider as a men’s destiny; domestic (women) vs. public (men) spheres;
Infantilization of women: the ideal Victorian woman was a model of virtue, purity and modesty who obeyed their husbands; women were seen as innocent, ignorant and naïve about the world, and were thought to have no minds of their own; the average Victorian woman wasn't allowed to be educated nor possess knowledge outside of domestic life. A woman’s entire life revolved around men: obeying their fathers, preparing for marriage, seeking an husband and as a wife, living for her husband;
Women as their husbands' property; marriage was the institution where Victorian men fully accomplished their male responsibility and privilege: to form a household, provide safety and comfort, and exercise authority over dependents (wife and children) where the trademark of a successful man. This was also connected to their social and professional success, making them respectful in the eyes of other men. A man who couldn’t govern his wife was also seen as unfit, socially, professionally and morally; and the wife’s behavior would reflect on the husband (which is why Friedrich Harding accuses Ellen of being a social embarrassment to Thomas);

"I envy you. You’ve truly taken your father’s place now… it’s incredible."
Victorian views on female sexuality: female sexuality seen as a plague and a monstrosity in need of containment (sickness, contagious, wicked, sin); women should have no sexual desire whatsoever (Ellen's shame; "I'm unclean"); married heterosexual sex was the only socially acceptable sexual expression in the Victorian era, and everything else (masturbation, homosexuality, prostitution, etc.) was considered deviant, “sinful” and “evil”; sex was a marital duty women had to go through to have children and serve their husbands (women’s sexuality owned and controlled by their husbands);
Sexual repression/liberation, represented by her corset, as Linda Muir, the costume designer, reveals in her interview "The Costumes of ‘Nosferatu’ Are Gorgeous - They Also Tell a Story About Female Repression and Liberation": “Her [Ellen] true nature [takes over] in the end. She liberates herself by ripping herself open, ripping her striped dress open. She liberates herself by wearing the same garment over and over and over again when she’s staying at Harding’s home. So she’s liberated herself in that she doesn’t feel the need to dress up completely each and every day. And then she liberates herself completely in the end.”
“Love” and “Passion” as opposite concepts: Victorian love (Thomas) was meant to be chaste, modest and restrained, tempered devotion confined to the household; and the sacrament of marriage ("sacred") was meant to repress and contain "passion". Passion (Orlok), on the other hands, was erotism, sexuality and sexual desire, considered "animalistic" and corruptive.


"Find the dignity to display the respect to your caretaker. And for your husband’s sake, I pray you might learn to conduct yourself with more deference."
Ellen’s mediumship medicalized as “hysteria” and “melancholia”: Robert Eggers tells us: “[Ellen is a] victim to 19th-century society […] she can see into another realm, and has a certain kind of understanding that she doesn’t have the language for,” Eggers said. “But people are calling her melancholic and hysteric and all of these things.” and in another interview: “she [Ellen] has this understanding of this other world, and this other way of thinking that she doesn’t have language for, so she’s isolated. But the pull to it is very strong, and so people consider her melancholic and hysterical, and we can see her fighting within herself. I think having it stem from the realities of a woman who’s a victim of 19th-century society is something that makes it hopefully work."
And in another: “she’s [Ellen] as much a victim of 19th-century society as she is a victim of the vampire. People talk a lot about Lily-Rose Depp’s character’s sexual desire, which is a massive part of the character, of what she experiences — being shut down, and corseted up, and tied to the bed, and quieted with ether. Misunderstood, misdiagnosed. But it’s more than that. She has an innate understanding about the shadow side of the world that we live in that she doesn’t have language for. This gift and power that she has isn’t in an environment where it’s being cultivated, to put it mildly. It’s pretty tragic. Then she makes the ultimate sacrifice, and she’s able to reclaim this power through death.”
“She’s [Ellen] an outsider. She has this understanding about the shadow side of life that is very deep, but she doesn’t have language for that. She’s totally misunderstood and no one can see her […] this demon lover, this vampire, who is the one being who can connect with that side of her." (x)
“Ellen’s husband loves her, but he can’t understand these ‘hysteric’ and ‘melancholic’ feelings she’s experiencing, and he’s dismissive of her. The only person she really finds a connection with is this monster, and that love triangle is so compelling to me, partially because of how tragic it is.” (x)
The Victorian characters and Victorian society are the actual villains of the story; which subverts, another theme of the "Dracula" novel (where the titular vampire is the villain).
Folklore Themes
Changeling (European folklore)

"Father… he would find me in our fields… within the forest… as if – I was his little changeling girl."
“Changelings” are human-like creatures from European folklore. They are children kidnapped by fairies, elves or demons and a substitute child being left in their place. Ellen's father called her this because she she enjoyed playing and being in nature, when she was supposed to be indoors (domestic sphere).
Strigoi (Balkan Folklore)
Count Orlok: quintessential strigoi morti, a undead creature from Dacian mythology and, consequently, from Romanian folklore, who raises from its grave to feed on the living and must return to it before dawn:
Appearance: walking corpse; bald and leathery; skin infested with maggots, cracked and oozing with putrescence and decay; long, spidery fingers; fangs cannot be retracted (sores on his lips and chin); dressed in moldy, torn out clothing (the one he was buried in);
Cause of curse: Ellen resurrected Orlok and cursed him at the prologue (confirmed four times in the film). Connected with his tragic backstory Robert Eggers won't share with the public (but influenced Bill Skarsgård entire performance and gives meaning to the ending of the film); late 16th century voivoide (count) from Transylvania, was married (couple bedroom where he attacks Thomas) and had a family (multiple sarcophaguses on his castle cript);
Characteristics: "psychic vampire"; it's not blood he feeds on specifically, but souls (soul trapped in the blood), and that's what sustains him (and that's why Thomas had to be exorcised). Plague-carrier ("blood plague"); controls animals (rats and wolves); astral projection powers (shadow); and manipulation of dreams (nightmares to create fear).
Haunting: strigoi haunt the person they loved the most when they were alive, and drag them to their grave. Reincarnation theme.

Strigoi "repelling" blessings and tokens:


“Dau cu ustoroi de strigoi”
Ritual to locate a strigoi grave:

"The means of repelling and destroying vary greatly from region to region [...] Their efficacy is plainly unknown. Boiling wine, a spike of cold iron transpiercing the navel, decapitation, incineration…" Professor Von Franz to Dr. Sievers
A virgin girl on horseback will be attracted to the strigoi grave and locate it. Then the strigoi can be killed. Here with a spike of cold iron. This ritual is all wrong on purpose, because it’s usually a black stallion and done during the day (when strigoi are resting on their graves). No strigoi was killed in this scene because the Roma people work for Orlok (as in the "Dracula" novel) and he wanted Thomas to see this ritual.
Șolomonari (Romanian Folklore)


"A black enchanter he [Orlok] was in life. Solomonari. The Devil preserved his soul that his corpse may walk again in blaspheme."
Șolomonari are dark wizards from Romanian folklore, who were believed to ride a dragon (“balaur”) and control the weather (rain, thunder, storms), and usually lived as beggars. The were frequently recruited among the common people and taught black magic at the Solomonărie (or “Scholomance”, in the Germanic version); some call it “Devil’s school”, others “School of the Dragon”. They are said to be taught by the Devil himself, and their school was located underground, in the Carpathian Mountains, in Transylvania. The name Șolomonari is often associated with King Solomon and alchemy.
According to folklore, there were seven, ten or thirteen students, who didn’t saw the sunlight during the seven or nine years duration of their studies. Some accounts describe them as “strigoi vii” (living strigoi; wizards and witches); but this isn’t Orlok’s case otherwise Robert Eggers wouldn’t be so secretive about his backstory (the reason for his curse is something else). At the Solomonărie, they learned magic (spells), the secrets of nature and the language of all living things; as well as ride flying dragons and control the rain.


As their final assignment to become a Șolomonar, they had to copy their entire knowledge of humanity into a “Șolomonar’s book”, a book of wisdom, which would become the source of their power. Which is what we see in “Nosferatu” with the Șolomonar codex of secrets Professor Von Franz finds in Herr Knock’s office; it was written by Orlok himself.

At the end, it’s said one of the students was chosen by the Devil to be the “Weathermaker” and tasked with riding a dragon to control the weather. This dragon was said to be kept submerged in a mountaintop lake, south of Sibiu. While the other was selected to be servant to the Devil himself; which is what the Orthodox Nuns believe Orlok to be, as does Professor Von Franz.
“Our Nosferatu is of an especial malignancy. He is an arch-enchanter, Solomonari, Satan's own learned disciple.”
However, Orlok is no “devil worshipper”, because like his iconography tells us, he’s a Pagan enchanter, follower of the Dacian god Zalmoxis, owner of the secrets of life and death.
The "demonized Pagan": the connection between Zalmoxis worship and the folkloric Șolomonari began in the early 20th century by Romanian social scientist Traian Herseni, who proposed the “Dacian cloud travelers” and “Șolomonari weathermakers” are connected, and this myth has its roots in Dacian religion. Nowadays, this theory is openly embraced by xenoarchaeologist Jason Colavito. No matter the historic validity, this is the interpretation Robert Eggers is using in “Nosferatu” (2024).


Orlok sigil: an heptagram (seven-pointed star) surrounded by a Dacian Draco ouroboros (rebirth; reincarnation; immortality); the letters are cyrillic for “Zalmoxis”; the center is the alchemist symbol for blood; the symbols appear to be Vinča; archeological findings in Romania with these symbols being over 8,000 and 6,500 years old, and consider by many as the oldest form of human writing, but their meaning is still unknown (they are here either to show Orlok comes from an ancient bloodline; or he has known reincarnations throughout the ages)
Heptagrams are connected to the seven elements of Alchemy but aren’t represented like this. Heptagrams are also connected to divine feminine goddesses, like Babalon and Isis.
Nachzehrer (Germanic Folklore)
When Professor Von Franz discovers the Șolomonari book in Herr Knock's office, he also finds a cryptic writting: "His thunder roars from clouds of carcasses, I feedeth on my shroud, and death avails me not. For I am his.”
This is based on Germanic folklore, where the "nachzehrer", also known as "shroud eater", is a sort of vampire who needs to devour both its burial shroud and body in order to survive. It's immortal, and lives off humans even after death. In folklore, it's believed the most common way for a person to become a nachzehrer is to commit suicide or die accidentally (which is what happens to Herr Knock and what he was seeking). It's also associated with disease, for in Germanic folklore, when a large number of people die because of a plague, the first people to have succumbed to it would be transformed into a nachzehrer.

Occult Themes
Agrippa
"He [Professor Von Franz] became obsessed with the work of Paracelsus, Agrippa, and the like [...] Alchemy, mystic philosophy… the occult."
Henry Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim was one of the most famous occultists in Europe in the 16th century. He was a versatile scholar, and knowledgeable in the fields of science, medicine, magic, philosophy and theology. However, he was dismissed as a charlatan and self-promoter by many, while others praised him for his pioneer role in the scientific revolution, especially due to his intellectual curiosity (in opposition to the church authority).
His works incorporated elements of the cabala, numerology, mathematics and theology; a mix of Christianity, Neo-Platonism and occult science. His most notorious treaty is called “The Nobility of the Feminine Sex” (1532) where he asserts the natural superiority of women, and counterarguments Greek and Roman philosophers and even the Christian Bible, advocating for social gender equality.
Professor Von Franz is probably based on Agrippa, mostly his “reputation” as a charlatan and self-promoter (he’s an outcast in Victorian society and considered a “lunatic”), and he's the only human character who recognizes and respects Ellen’s supernatural gifts, as well as her agency.
Angels and daemons
When Professor Von Franz tries to determine with whom Ellen is communicating with, he uses his Abraxas stone ring to compel her to speak, and he conjures both angels and demons during this scene:
"Who, damn you!? Speak!! I command you, hearken to my voice. By the protection of Chamuel, Haniel, and Zadkiel, impart your speech unto me. In the name of Eligos, Orabas, and Asmoday, impart your speech unto me."
Chamuel: Also known as Kamael, "One who seeks God", is the angel of peaceful relationships, and considered one of the seven Archangels (who have the honor of living in God's direct presence in Heaven) by Jewish Kabbalah and some Christians;
Haniel: "Joy of God", is the Archangel of joy who's known for taking Enoch to Heaven;
Zadkiel: "righteousness of God", is the angel of God's mercy;
Eligos: is a "Great Duke of Hell", ruling 60 legions of demons. He reveals hidden things and knows the future of wars;
Orabas: is a "Great Prince of Hell", with 20 legions of demons under his control. He answers questions and gives one power and control over others;
Asmoday: is the "King of Demons", in the legends of Solomon and the constructing of Solomon's Temple.
Abraxas stone rings were considered magical talismans or charms since the Middle-ages, connected to the Seven Olympic Spirits (Aratron (Saturn); Bethor (Jupiter); Phaleg (Mars); Och (Sun); Hagith (Venus); Ophiel (Mercury) and Phul (Moon)); and to Gnosticism (personal spiritual knowledge above organized religion), who considered Abraxas as “the God above all Gods”.
This is also connected to Agrippa, “Occult Philosophy”, book three, which covers the intellectual world of Pagan gods and spirits (including angels and demons), and gives magical procedures for invocation and communication with them, as well as with God (sigils, amulets, magical alphabets, sound, perfumes, etc.); and the kabbalistic tree of life (hierarchies of angels and Demons associated with each sephirot). The idea behind this conjuring is to infuse the lower angelic orders with the light they receive from God, as they instruct the orders.
Enchantress
Ellen has been a somnambulist since infancy, and she always had supernatural abilities; premonitions (“I know things”), as she would know what her Christmas presents were before opening them, and when her mother would die, which indicates she always had a connection to the spiritual world.
Professor Von Franz recognizes Ellen's spiritual power and ability to communicate with the spiritual world (“I believe she has always been highly conductive to these cosmic forces, uniquely so”). She's a medium (or a psychic); someone with the ability to connect with the spirits of deceased loved ones, spirit guides, and other non-physical entities.
What the Victorian doctors call “hysterical fits” and “epilepsies”, are, in fact, trance-like states of spiritual communication (trance mediumship), similar to Pagan priestesses. Like Von Franz tells the audience, Ellen inhabits the “borderland”, a peripheral area, a portal between the two worlds: the physical (matter) and the spiritual. And this is what Victorian society medicalizes in Ellen, and tries to restrain with drugs and corsets, not only her sexual nature, but her spiritual power, her own nature.
Orlok calls Ellen "enchantress". Historically, enchantresses were practitioners of feminine magic: oracles, healers, herbalists, midwives and shamanic shapeshifters. They were what’s commonly known as “witches”. These female magicians studied and practiced their art in goddess temples, mystery schools, alchemy schools and hedge schools. The alchemists of the Middle-ages studied these dynastic lineages of “wise women”, and they had several names: "enchantresses", "chantresses", "encantrices", or "incantrix".
Ellen is, then, a "incantrix": uses words, incantations, songs, spells and prayers to shape reality. They were, also, the priestess of an old religion (as Professor Von Franz also calls her "great priestess of Isis"), gifted with magic power and authority to command the elements or the body by the power of their word.
Babalon and the Beast (New Age of Aquarius)
The birth of the New Aquarius was already the occult meaning of the original 1922 “Nosferatu”, because Albin Grau was a student of the occult and a member of the Fraternitas Saturni (German magical order devoted to Saturnian doctrines) under the magical name Master Pacitius. Within the occult leaders there was tension due to their beliefs, and Grau eventually sided with Aleister Crowley Thelema (which views we see in Eggers “Nosferatu”).
While Stoker saw Count Dracula as pure evil, Grau reinterpreted the vampire as a symbol of transformation through confrontation with darkness. Saturn, in esoteric tradition, represents restriction, death, and rebirth (the forces that initiate profound spiritual change). Grau viewed the vampire as a reflection of these principles, a shadowy force that compels the aspirant to face mortality, fear, and their own inner darkness. And his death symbolized the birth of the New Age of Aquarius (Saturn as ruler of Aquarius), a new era of collective awakening and innovation.
Robert Eggers included the divine feminine (Babalon), his heroine is already a dark character, as he describes his Ellen as “dark chthonic female heroine”, who makes the ultimate sacrifice to "reclaim this power through death". Chthonic = gods or spirits who inhabit the Underworld; and, in his version, Orlok gifts Ellen with immortality and rebirth (not death like in the original "Nosferatu").
When Ellen and Thomas are returning home, there’s a man in the streets rambling bits from the “Book of Revelations” (Apocalipse) from the Bible: “And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, owith ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.” (Revelations, 13:1).
This passage is about Orlok arrival and his "blood plague", but there's a character (also from the "Book of Revelations") connected to this beast: the Whore of Babylon, the “Mother of Prostitutes and All Abominations of the Earth”, and she rides this Beast, which is the same as Crowley’s Babalon. What Crowley did was a positive reinterpretation of this biblical figure, symbolizing liberated female sexuality by embracing the powers of the Divine Harlot.
Initiatrix, Creator and Destroyer, Babalon is the “Great Mother” because she represents Mother Earth. Like Isis, she’s the Archetypical Mother, the Womb, the Great Sea and the Divine Blood itself. According to Crowley, the “whore/harlot” facet is about enjoying sex without the burden of reproduction; and the “mother of abominations” connects with destruction like natural catastrophes, plagues, etc. She’s the ruler of the cosmological sphere and both good and evil (as evil as elemental forces can be or are considered as). Babalon is the guardian of the Seven Principles of the Underworld, a place of darkness and transformation. Babalon is also the goddess of the liminal point, who can access other realms. As Goddess of vengeance, Babalon punishes when life is out of balance, and exerts violence and corruption upon those who are in the wrong. Ellen ("mother of abominations") unleashes Orlok onto the world, and we can interpret him bringing plague into Wisburg as Ellen’s reckoning against Victorian society, which ostracizes her and will never accept her.
According to the Thelema, Babalon is the “Sacred Whore”, and her primary symbol is the Chalice or Graal (symbolic womb). She’s a consort to the Beast, who has seven heads, which is symbolically represented in her heptagram sigil (parallelling Orlok's heptagram). To Crowley these are archetypes in his Sex Magick beliefs: the “Scarlet Woman” is the High Priestess, and the “Beast” is the Hierophant: Ellen (the priestess, enchantress) and Orlok (priest-shamam; enchanter). Orlok is described as a “beast” several times in the film, and he says Ellen’s passion is bound to him, like Babalon’s passion is united with the Beast.
All rites and initiations of the Underworld Goddesses include rites of sex and death. Which is what we see with Ellen at the end of “Nosferatu” (2024). By Thelemic occult tradition, she, the manifestation of Babalon, has sex with the Beast (Orlok), “representing the passion which unites them” and her womb (Holy Grail; cup) is “aflame with love and death” (sexual climax, orgasm, with an un-dead vampire), to give birth to the New Age of Aquarius.
Crowley described Babalon:
“She rides astride the Beast; in her left hand she holds the reins, representing the passion which unites them. In her right she holds aloft the cup, the Holy Grail aflame with love and death. In this cup are mingled the elements of the sacrament of the Aeon”.
"the cup, the Holy Grail" = womb
"Aflame" = orgasm
"with love and death" = sex with undead Orlok
"sacrament of the Aeon" = the "aeon" in Thelema is a spiritual age, in this case it's Ellen's womb who gives birth to the New Age of Aquarius
Alchemy Themes
"Sylph" and Paracelsus
"Do extend my tardy congratulations to your wife. She is truly a… A nonpareil of beauty. Almost a sylph." Herr Knock to Thomas Hutter
A “sylph” is air spirit (or nymph) from the 16th century works of Swiss physician, alchemist and theologist Paracelsus, with roots in folklore. Sylphs are invisible beings of air (or air elementals), connected to fairies and pixies. On his “A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies and Salamanders, and Other Spirits”, Paracelsus described the four elemental beings, each corresponding to one: Salamanders (fire), Gnomes (Earth), Undines (water) and sylphs (air).
Sylphs are formed and live in air, and they have power over the air element, particularly the wind and the clouds, where they move freely. They do not fare well outside of their element; they burn in fire, drown in water and get stuck in earth. They are portrayed as the guardians of secret knowledge, and protectors of nature.
During the 19th century, there was a renewed interest in sylphs in European society, especially in theatre, where they appeared in several plays and operas as ethereal, graceful, charming and ultimately unattainable.
Ellen is compared to a fairy three times in the narrative: by Herr Knock ("sylph"), by her father ("his little changeling girl") and Friedrich Harding ("her fairy ways"). We also see her floating at the prologue when she meets Orlok.
Humorism (Humoral theory)

“You [Dr. Sievers] have bled her to decrease the congestion? […] And her menstruations are also? [Liberal]. Too much blood. Too much.”
Professor Von Franz physically examines Ellen, as her trance is beginning, and determines she has “too much blood”: in connection to “Humorism” (or “humoral theory”) with possible origins in Ancient Egyptian medicine, and then used by Ancient Greeks and Romans. Hippocrates suggested that humors are the vital bodily fluids, and they are four: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile. This belief was common during Middle-ages in Europe.
Ellen having “too much blood” means she has a sanguine temperament (not a melancholic temperament); it was believed that, when in good health, “sanguines” are cheerful and loving; but when there’s an imbalance, they are “hysterical”, which is what Victorian doctors also diagnose Ellen as (“hysteria”).
The treatment is bloodletting (bleed the patient, drain their blood; a practice still used in the early 19th century), to remove the excessive blood; which is what Von Franz also advices in Ellen’s case. “Congestion”, in the medical sense of this time period, means “containing an unnatural accumulation of fluid”, in Ellen’s case it’s blood. This diagnose will come full circle when Thomas and Dr. Sievers discover that Orlok is with Ellen when they go to Grünewald Manor. Von Franz tells them “She wills it! Your wife wills it!” and Orlok himself “can’t resist her blood", which means Orlok cannot resist Ellen, herself.
Mutual healing theme: At the end, Orlok drains Ellen of her excessive blood, balancing her “sanguine temperament” and ending her “hysteria” and “melancholy” (he also gives her an orgasm, a nod to hysteria as repressed and frustrated female sexuality); and Ellen’s love and willing sacrifice sets their spirits free from the rotten vessel they were trapped in ("and freed them from the plague of Nosferatu"); as they are reunited in the spiritual realm, now fully healed.
Alchemical Gold (Chrysopoeia; Gold-making)
"I had nearly unlocked the final key of the Mysteriorum Libri Quinque. No… No matter. I miscalculated the stars. Hermes will not render my black sulfur gold this evening." Professor Von Franz to Dr. Sievers and Friedrich Harding
“Mysteriorum Libri Quinque” is part of a collection of mystic writings by mathematician, hermetic philosopher and astronomer Dr. John Dee (16th century). An avid learner of the secrets of nature, he made no distinctions between mathematical research and the supernatural (which he considered mere tools to achieve a transcendent understanding of divine forms underlying the visible world, called “pure verities”). In 1580, he began experimenting with evocations to contact and communicate with angels, and Edward Kelly joined him in this project in 1582. They both documented every interaction they had with angels and wrote about their language, which they called “Enochian”. This collection of esoteric writings was only found, by accident, after John Dee’s death.
Alchemy, at its core, is the transmutation of base materials (lead, etc.) into noble materials (gold), and the pursuit of immortality (“philosopher’s stone”). Occultists reinterpreted this as a spiritual quest of self-transformation, purification and regeneration of the human soul. Hence physical death being seen as a gateway to another life (rebirth, reincarnation).
Both Ellen and Orlok evolve from a diseased and corruptive state (physical world; black sulfur) into regenerative and perfect state (spiritual world; gold), after being purified by fire (Sun). Their old selves are empty shells, as their spirits ascend. This also finds parallel in the myth of Isis and Osiris, as they both went from “daemons” to Gods in the Plutarch essay.


"I believe only you have the faculty to redeem us [...] You are our salvation."
At the end, Von Franz succeeds in transform black sulfur into gold, as he, too, emerges redeemed and avenged by Ellen’s fulfilling her covenant with Orlok.
In modern occult beliefs, alchemy is considered as a mystical system designed to transmute the soul from a “base” or “leaden” state of spiritual impurity to a “gold” or purified state of divinity, with the chemical procedures of alchemy being an elaborate metaphor for psycho-spiritual development. This idea was popularized by Carl Jung, among others.
In alchemy, this “gold” wasn’t like common gold, it was a miraculous, incorruptible substance, “the true and indubitable treasure��, which could only be perceived by those who can see with their mind’s eye: “Nolite dare sanctum canibus” (“Do not reveal what is sacred to dogs”) and “Neque mittatis margaritas vestra ante porcos” (“Nor cast your pearls before swine”).
Myth of Isis and Osiris
"In heathen times you might have been a great priestess of Isis."
The “Osiris Myth” is one of the major surviving pieces of Egyptian mythology. It’s a ancient tale, with its early versions dating back to the 5th Dynasty (c. 24th century B.C.). It has known several adaptations throughout Egyptian history. The most complete version is in “The Moralia” by the 1st-century scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea, a collection of essays about Greco-Roman culture; that became very popular during the Renaissance era (14-16th centuries) and the Enlightenment period (18th century) in Europe.
Isis and Osiris were brothers, and according to Ancient Egyptian religion, they were in love with one another before they were born, and enjoyed each other in the dark before they came into the world. They eventually married. They had a brother, Seth (or Typhon in Plutarch essays), the God of deserts, storms, disorder and violence, who murdered Osiris to take his throne. He tricked Osiris into climbing into a wooden chest/coffin, shut the lid, sealed it shut, and threw it down the Nile River, knowing Osiris would never be able to survive. In some versions, it’s said Seth cut Osiris body into pieces and scattered them throughout Egypt.
Osiris had two facets as a God: in life, he was the God of fertility, agriculture, and vegetation, being considered a “Shepherd God”; in death, he was the God of the Underworld, the judge and Lord of Dead, the afterlife and resurrection. The pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were associated with Osiris in death, because as he rose from the dead, so would they unite with him and gain eternal life through imitative magic. Which is also the whole deal between Orlok and Herr Knock in “Nosferatu” (2024), as Knock seeks to gain immortality like Orlok, by serving him.
Isis is the epitome of the mourning widow in this myth, as she mourns Osiris’ death deeply. Here enters the symbolism of the lilacs in "Nosferatu", the symbolic flowers of Ellen and Orlok: in the Victorian era, they were associated with widows because they represented a memento of a deceased lover. Isis sought for Osiris’ mangled body and with help of tree other Gods (Nepthys, Thoth and Anubis), they sew Osiris’ body back together, and then wrapped it head to toe in strips of linen, creating a mummy. Orlok’s corpse appears almost mummified at the end of the story.
In the Osiris myth, Isis uses powerful magic (incantations and magic spells) to bring her dead lover back to life; similar to Ellen who resurrects Orlok with her summoning prayer. In one version, this happened on a night of the full moon; in “Nosferatu” (2024) we also have a full moon connected to Ellen and Orlok, in the prologue, when he reveals himself to her:

According to Ancient Egyptian funerary texts, it’s Isis sorrow, sexual desire and anger that empower her magic to be able to bring Osiris back to life. When Ellen prays for a companion of “any celestial sphere” in the prologue, she’s crying (sorrow), she’s upset because her father recoils from her now that she’s no longer a child (anger) and she’s in her teenage years/puberty (sexual desire). Like Isis with Osiris, it’s the combination of these emotions that power her magic to unconsciously resurrect Orlok.
However, Osiris can’t remain among the living, because he has to return to the Underworld and become King of the Afterlife. But before he goes, Osiris and Isis conceive Horus, the God of the sun and the sky, who will restore peace and order to the universe. In “Nosferatu” (2024), Professor Von Franz says that “with Jove’s holy light” before dawn, the plague will be lifted. “Jove” is Jupiter, the “King of the skies”, who’s connected with the Egyptian Horus. Horus and Ra are often merged together in Ancient Egyptian religion, making Isis and Osiris the metaphorical parents of the Sun.

In “Nosferatu” (2024), as Orlok and Ellen complete their covenant, consummate their wedding, the sun is also the metaphorical result of their union. As dawn breaks, the sunlight vanquishes them both from the physical world, as they both die in the material realm. After being buried by Isis, Osiris goes into the Underworld to rule over it. And from then on, Isis herself is also associated with funeral rites, as she would guide the souls of the dead, helping them entering the afterlife. Through her magic, Isis helped resurrecting the souls of the dead, as she did with Osiris, acting as a mother to the deceased, providing protection and nourishment. At the end of "Nosferatu" (2024) we see Ellen fulfilling her role as “priestess of Isis” (or as Isis herself?), as the Goddess of healing, who ends the Nosferatu curse, the blood plague in Wisburg, and also guides her dead lover Orlok with her to the Underworld.
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I saw PrettyBusy's Recent Announcement on their News section and I have some opinions...
1.)
Whomst the fucketh is upset??? About the datamining specifically??? That shit's outta left field cuz what the fuck??? So amongst the sea of emails complaining about the Pancake Shop and consecutive Nightmare Pass and lack of Main Story content, they zeroed in on the datamining 'issue' that's been 'upsetting so many players'. Ayo what??? And that's not including the possible emails about bugs and all that.
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I don't have definite proof of it but my gut feeling says someone's been snitching.
Also notice that they didn't mention Twitter/X. It's possible they consider other social media sites as external communities since they mainly post on Twitter/X. But if this is such a serious and important issue, why haven't they made an official post on it over there??? (as of making this post, they still haven't made an announcement) My theory is that most of their JP and KR players are on Twt/X and they might agitate that fanbase cuz they were also upset about the recent changes to the game.
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Enhancements on the game client, sure. But there's still the storage issue??? I forgot the specific term for that problem im sorry, but like, WHB is 8.48GB on my tablet. Wuthering Waves is 13.08GB. HOW??? And I haven't even updated the game since the Nightmare Pancake update.
I refuse to give two shits about their compensation for this "issue" because that's not what the players have been asking to fix/address.
4.)
I'm sorry but you can shove those thoughts and sincerity up your—
DATAMINING ISN'T WHAT THE PLAYERS ARE TRULY DISTRESSED ABOUT!!!
5.)
B R U H
B R U H
I'm not gonna say anything more cuz the words won't be nice and pretty.
6.)
PrettyBusy is slowly, legitimately turning the game into a hellscape for the players.
Each and every update takes away the joy imo. The simp and thirst is strong towards the characters but that doesn't mean we're gonna take all their bs without complaint.
We've tried to voice our concerns but it looks like they wanna keep shooting themselves in the foot with a shotgun.
Still, please be respectful when emailing them. Let it be as strongly worded as you want but don't send threats.
#what in hell is bad#prettybusy what in “hell” is bad?#whb#what in “hell” is bad?#🦐:ramblings#whb announcement#whb update#y'all i was just about to nap n shit#then this popped up#PB what the actual fuck#also#there's gotta be a salty snitch#oh my god PB do you hate WHB and its players that much???
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🍔 TIREDSMASHBROS INTRODUCTION
howdy! i'm tomm / tsb / tired , the burger man
☁️ just a simple, silly dude who loves cheeseburgers too much, growing up in the heart of texas. an animated maniac influenced by western cartoon shows and indie + mascot horror games with a passion for complex storytelling. i'm a comic, furry, and a multi-fandom artist.
🔆 i use both he/him and they/them pronouns. i am a queer artist; demiboy + pan + aroace spectrum. i'm an adult, currently close to graduating college, and my birthday is on jan 10th.
🌿 i struggle with dyslexia, i apologize in advance for any minor grammar errors. additionally i process things a bit slow at times or am extremely busy irl, responding slow to responses + reblogs. i'd appreciate some patience, thank you!
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SHOWS / FILMS
my little pony, south park, animaniacs, looney tunes, mickey mouse, ducktales, felix the cat, bluey, total drama island, grojband, danvs, regular show, gravity falls, ninjago, teenage mutant ninja turtles, moomin valley, how to train your dragon, centuarworld, dragon ball, one piece, naruto, fullmetal alchemist, jojo's bizarre adventures, hlvrai, khonjin house, eddsworld, helluva boss, hazbin hotel, lackadaisy, trolls, better call saul/breaking bad, smg4, meta runner, murder drones, fairy oddparents: a new wish, popee the performer, the great gatsby, holes, the sixth sense, kingsman, matilda, beetlejuice, deadpool and wolverine, arcane
VIDEO GAMES
minecraft, five night at freddy's, cuphead, super mario bros, sonic, undertale, bendy and the ink machine, poppy playtime, baldi's basic, garten of banban, cult of the lamb, friday night funkin, pizza tower, parappa, amanda the adventurer, choo choo charles, epic mickey, rabbits, spyro, rayman, duck season vr, billie bust up, genshin, wuthering waves, god of war: ragnarok, red dead redemption, mouthwashing
BOOKS
scott pilgrim, warrior cats, garfield, charlie brown, ganbare nakamura-kun, heartstopper, goosebumps series, mashle, usagi yojimbo, promised neverland, beastars, show-ha shoten, gokurakugai, + above
MISC
dawko, matpat, fuhnaff, coryxkenshin, dashiexp, isaacwhy + the group chat, (yep) the boys, sam and colby, cg5, jakeneurton, peso pluma, welcome home, sherlock & co, a shit ton of musicals just ask me or check my spotify { tommfoolery }
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SUPER MARIO BROS COMICS
DONE ↳ mario and luigi superstars ; sketch comic
DONE ↳ bowuigi rewritten ; sketch comic
SMG4 / SMG34 COMICS
DONE ↳ lipbite : prologue
DONE ↳ lipbite : chapter one
CURRENTLY WORKING ↳ lipbite : chapter two
DONE ↳ homo-mistletoe : chirstmas special
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TSB : SMG4 AU
🍔 my smg4 oc, TSB! a yellow, white, blue, burger-loving, cartoon individual with a propeller hat who's beloved for his silly, looney, and mania personality. stick around and attempt to uncover the mysterious lore hidden within this animated maniac! if you want to know more, check out his tags, comics, and spotify/youtube playlist !!
#tsb official ↳ all official art and posts made by me #tsb / emmet eggs + #pipedream + #tsari + #tsmg4 ↳ characters + ships #tsb askbox + #tsb theory + #tsb memes ↳ misc content ↳ official tsb reference sheet + official emmet reference sheet ↳ spotify playlist + youtube playlist
TSB LORE COMICS
comic ↳ strange, unpredictable, dangerous
ask ↳ " smg4, why don't you trust tsb with tari? "
ask ↳ outfit change with a television star
ask ↳ " can you give us a painting tutorial? "
1k event ↳ memories - part two
ask ↳ " so just dance with me baby "
ask ↳ " of course, i can paint with free will! "
bday event ↳ " it took me by surprise "
TSB LORE FANFICS
tari's bday ↳ " happy birthday, bluejay " [2k words]
1k event ↳ memories - part one [2k words]
TSB LORE ANIMATICS
bday event ↳ " the line " [5 mins]
💛 thank you for stopping by, and hope you have a wonderful visit !!
#tiredsmashbros#artists on tumblr#introduction#introductory post#intro post#im fancy now#Spotify#tsb official
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