by Chip » Mon Apr 12, 2004 7:12 pm
At first, I thought that the Phantom Slasher was Serena, killing anyone who seems to come in contact with Rhue to a certain degree. However, someone mentioned that the PS didn't kill Scatha, and that's a very good point, one that I had thought of while playing Episode 4.
Now, I am addressing every shadowed figure that I can remember:
1) The two shadow figures that gave Young Rhue the sword... I believe that that was Rhue and Gauis. I know it's weird, but perhaps the Older Rhue absorbed the aura of Young Rhue, causing him to believe in this Serena figure. Or, it could be vice versa, with the young Rhue absorbed Older Rhue's aura. This, of course, raises the fact of whether the Main Rhue is the real Rhue. Perhaps Young Rhue is somewhere else on the Way, while the Main Rhue is really some guy named Darris. This, of course, means that the Main Rhue/Older Rhue doesn't know Serena at all, if Serena exists at all. That was the most confusing shadow figure occurence to explain.
2) The shadowed figure in the Pits.....We know it can't be Rhue (or at least, if you looked at the #1, the Main Rhue/Older Rhue), for he Plunged with the figure. I truly believe that it was the distorted Traziun. The Shadow Sword is a powerful weapon. The energy could have affected it's weilder's appearance.
3) The PS.....I believe now that the PS is not a monster, but instead a soldier of the Purpose. In Episode 1, Traziun and Rhue find the two wanderers dead in the woods shortly before they encounter Gaius again. That is an example of the Purpose taking control of the situation. Perhaps, if Rhue had met these two Wanderers, his path would have been pointed in a different direction. If this theory is true, then that would explain why the PS hasn't killed characters such as Scatha yet. The Purpose knew that, with Scatha's assistance, Rhue would get out of certain problems, and Slade would be able to encounter someone he was familiar with (if you beat Episode 5, you'll understand what I mean). Therefore, the PS is possibly a soldier of the Purpose.
That's all I can remember. Bring another one up, and I'll address it as soon as possible.