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Poppy Playtime Ch. 2: Who's Leaving Messages When You Die
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In Poppy Playtime Chapter 2, the protagonist continues to see mysterious messages upon dying, leaving players wondering who the messages are from.
In the highly-anticipated Poppy Playtime Chapter 2, the protagonist continues to see mysterious messages upon dying, leaving players wondering who the messages are from. The screens players see when they die in both chapters of Poppy Playtime show words of encouragement, telling the player to get up and keep going. While it hasn't been confirmed who these messages are from, many clues within the messages reveal their author. Poppy Playtime has been praised for its lore, and the latest installment, "Fly in a Web," provides fans with even more information about Playtime Co. and its employees. Poppy Playtime Chapter 2: Fly in a Web was released on May 5, after much speculation and rumors surrounding the release. Chapter 2 introduces a new antagonist, the Betty Spaghetty-inspired Mommy Long Legs, replacing Chapter 1's Huggy Wuggy. Chapter 2's storyline picks up where Chapter 1 left off, continuing from the point where the player releases Poppy Playtime, the game's titular character, from her case. After freeing Poppy, the player continues to explore the Playtime Co. toy factory, meeting new characters along the way.
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There are several theories as to who's talking to the player when they die, based on the messages displayed on-screen to the player and how these messages are worded. The first theory is that the person talking to the player when they die is the Scientist. The Scientist is a Playtime Co. employee responsible for Playtime Co.'s experiments, heard talking on the Experiment 1006 VHS Tape. One death screen says: "INNOVATION IS KEY. THANK YOU SCIENCE." Another says: "Exp. 1006. Isn’t he wonderful?" hinting the player could be Experiment 1006, not Huggy Wuggy. The scientific references in these messages could suggest the Scientist is behind them. The Scientist is a minor character in Poppy Playtime, with little known about him, so a more prominent character may be the one talking to the player when they die. Therefore, Laithe Pierre, the Head of Innovation at Playtime Co., could be responsible instead. Many players believed Poppy herself was behind the death screens in Poppy Playtime Chapter 1, encouraging the player to get up so they could reach Poppy and free her from her case. However, the death screens reappeared throughout Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 since its release, despite Poppy now being free. Poppy could be cheering the player on for another reason, often referencing "her plans" in her voice lines.
The Scientist is a minor character in Poppy Playtime, with little known about him, so a more prominent character may be the one talking to the player when they die. Therefore, Laithe Pierre, the Head of Innovation at Playtime Co., could be responsible instead. Many players believed Poppy herself was behind the death screens in Poppy Playtime Chapter 1, encouraging the player to get up so they could reach Poppy and free her from her case. However, the death screens reappeared throughout Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 since its release, despite Poppy now being free. Poppy could be cheering the player on for another reason, often referencing "her plans" in her voice lines. With Poppy Playtime's second chapter Fly in a Web being released soon, fans of the survival-horror game are already looking forward to future installments, hoping their monsters will be as good as Poppy Playtime Chapter 1’s Huggy Wuggy. Chapter 2 introduces a new antagonist, a Betty Spaghetty lookalike called Mommy Long Legs that moves on all fours in a spider-like fashion. Despite Mommy Long Legs’ body resembling a spider, her character design is nowhere near as frightening as Chapter 1’s Huggy Wuggy, who would gobble up the player when he caught them, bearing his grin full of terrifyingly sharp teeth, and Chapter 3 will need a monster that can compete.