I've noticed a running theme in the horror of Red Candle Studio's games: Guilt In Detention, iirc it's about the guilt the main character harbors for basically being a snitch, which led to the deaths of her classmates and teacher In Devotion, it's about a father whose guilt is of him failing as a father, which led to the death of his daughter Then we have Nine Sols in which we have Lady Ethereal racked with guilt from failing her people in her quest of helping them This probably doesn't mean anything, but it's still an interesting detail i've noticed of this studio lol
Not just Lady Ethereal, I think Yi also harbors guilt for leaving his sister behind, and being responsible for the use of the apemen in the project after getting close to Shuanshuan
And not only she failing their people, she hide the problems and turn her eyes away from the dangerous signs, risking everyone's life and make smooth surface while she is terrifying what will come eventually.
4:38 the modeling of the machine is really similar to Taiwan’s traditional grave, this may be interpreted as indicating that the failure of the experiment is doomed😢
Lady Ethereal's trauma and madness is literally the stuff of nightmares, especially the horrific image of her colleagues killing themselves and Xiaohe in a state of psychosis and despair trying to strangle her and it's implied she lost her body to the infection, most likely caused by Xiaohe. Atleast Yi sort of helps make peace with her past guilt and allow her to reunite with everyone in the end.
Nobody at fault here. They just want the best for the Solarians and Yi suggested the Soulscape so he asked help from Lady Ethereal until the find cure. Sadly the experiment was too successful that who experience it, either never want to wake up or stuck in the dream
@@OddWorlderer gonna say, SPOILERS: Eigong be like, she did a mistake, ok, but instead of admitting it, she thought it might be opportunity… I still don’t see her as totally evil tho… just kinda insane
@@philrei2797SPOILER i definitely agree. she made a bunch of mistakes, ultimately i think the fault here lies with her ‘ego’? im not sure how to word, but she tried so hard to achieve what she hoped for, that she ended up on the wrong path in the end. Just Guo mang, her intentions were noble to feed the starved, she got what wanted but the things she did along the way.. i really like this games message honestly, strive but not too harshly that you do the wrong things
That cortex center scene at the beginning? With the eventual deterioration of the scene and the jumpscare? That is the most Red Candle Game thing to do, a signature even.
I didn’t realize that, during the really heavy flickering jumpscare at the end of the First Visit section, it’s showing Yi facing towards a heavily distorted Lady Etherial. I don’t know if that actually implies anything, but that’s such a cool detail!
She looks like an Undertale character, but that's probably just the similar looks. (Especially in the memory fragments (flashback crystals as I call them) ) But I hope there's peace out there for her. (Although I don't fully know this) That's it, that's the comment.
I love her personality, she's nice, has a pleasant and calm voice and cares about people in need. Her intelligence does amaze me a lot. And she has the perfect shape for hugs and cuddles and since she's fluffy, it is even more perfect.
Man, everything about Lady Ethereal was amazing. Her world is was the coolest thing in the game, her boss fight was incredibly fun, her world and the unraveling of heavenly dream into hellish nightmare was AMAZING A kind benevolent woman warped by the guilt of her failures. The road to hell truly was paved with good intentions.
Out of all of the Sols she was more pure hearted (besides ●●) even more so than Yi himself, I hope that there's an update or dlc where Yi is able to save her and use the biofactory to give her a new body😔
13:28 So you CAN parry the Spirit Bomb! I could never get the timing and every other video always seemed to dodge it, so I wasn't sure you could... Glad it is parryable, so much cooler!
