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In Oni, the word "hope" is rarely spoken or written. Apart from Chung's (fake) datapad, all occurrences relate to [[Konoko]] and/or the [[Daodan]]. | In Oni, the word "hope" is rarely spoken or written. Apart from Chung's (fake) datapad, all occurrences relate to [[Konoko]] and/or the [[Daodan]]. | ||
==Relevant quotes== | |||
===Konoko=== | ===Konoko=== | ||
*I just '''hope''' they're smart enough to stay out of my way. | *I just '''hope''' they're smart enough to stay out of my way. | ||
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*The warehouse manager has suspected this for some time and has been warning his office personnel to get out over the last month. If I'm dead, then he's probably next. He's a good man, I '''hope''' you can find him in time. I '''hope''' you have better luck than I did. Be careful. | *The warehouse manager has suspected this for some time and has been warning his office personnel to get out over the last month. If I'm dead, then he's probably next. He's a good man, I '''hope''' you can find him in time. I '''hope''' you have better luck than I did. Be careful. | ||
(in [[Quotes/Consoles#{{C1}}|his datapad]] : it turned out, however, that it was planted by the Syndicate) | (in [[Quotes/Consoles#{{C1}}|his datapad]] : it turned out, however, that it was planted by the Syndicate) | ||
===TCTF scientists=== | ===TCTF scientists=== | ||
====On Chrysalis removal==== | ====On Chrysalis removal==== | ||
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(in a [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama/Konoko Relationship|{{C13}} console]]) | (in a [[Quotes/Consoles#Shinatama/Konoko Relationship|{{C13}} console]]) | ||
==Pandora's box== | ==Pandora's box== | ||
Hope is featured in Greek mythology in the episode of Pandora's box. Since there's no page about Oni 2's Pandora yet ^^, I'm putting this here. | Hope is featured in Greek mythology in the episode of Pandora's box. Since there's no page about Oni 2's Pandora yet ^^, I'm putting this here. | ||
===Pandora's myth=== | ===Pandora's myth=== | ||
In Greek mythology, Pandora ("all gifted") was the first woman, fashioned by Zeus as part of the punishment of mankind for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire. The myth of Pandora is very old, appears in several distinct versions, and has been interpreted in many ways. In all versions, however, the myth is a kind of theodicy, addressing the question of why there is evil in the world. | In Greek mythology, Pandora ("all gifted") was the first woman, fashioned by Zeus as part of the punishment of mankind for Prometheus' theft of the secret of fire. The myth of Pandora is very old, appears in several distinct versions, and has been interpreted in many ways. In all versions, however, the myth is a kind of theodicy, addressing the question of why there is evil in the world. | ||
*[ | *[[wp:Pandora|"Pandora" on Wikipedia]] (mini-summary above and summary below) | ||
*[http://www.physics.hku.hk/~tboyce/ss/topics/prometheus.html Another good resource] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20061029203858/http://www.physics.hku.hk/~tboyce/ss/topics/prometheus.html Another good resource] | ||
The titan Epimetheus ("hindsight") was responsible for giving a positive trait to each and every animal. However, when it was time to give man a positive trait, there was nothing left. Prometheus ("foresight"), his brother, felt that because man was superior to all other animals, man should have a gift no other animal possessed. So Prometheus set forth to steal fire from Zeus and handed it over to man. | The titan Epimetheus ("hindsight") was responsible for giving a positive trait to each and every animal. However, when it was time to give man a positive trait, there was nothing left. Prometheus ("foresight"), his brother, felt that because man was superior to all other animals, man should have a gift no other animal possessed. So Prometheus set forth to steal fire from Zeus and handed it over to man. | ||
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In a wicked way, both interpretations come together. Evil alone can plague mankind into numbness, or "suicide", while hope (delusion) ''helps it suffer through''. It's complementary to evil because it ''draws out'' the suffering, indefinitely. Without hope, we'd be in ''purest'' hell, while delusion ''dilutes'' it a little bit. Whether that sort of illusion is good or bad is up to anybody to decide. | In a wicked way, both interpretations come together. Evil alone can plague mankind into numbness, or "suicide", while hope (delusion) ''helps it suffer through''. It's complementary to evil because it ''draws out'' the suffering, indefinitely. Without hope, we'd be in ''purest'' hell, while delusion ''dilutes'' it a little bit. Whether that sort of illusion is good or bad is up to anybody to decide. | ||
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