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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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The most significant of these gifts, however, was a jar, (later mis-translated as "box"), given to Pandora either by Hermes or Zeus. Before he was chained to the rock, Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to take any gifts from the gods. Epimetheus did not listen to his brother, however, and when Pandora arrived, he fell in love with her. Hermes told him that Pandora was a gift to the titan from Zeus, and he warned Epimetheus to not open the jar, which was Pandora's dowry. | The most significant of these gifts, however, was a jar, (later mis-translated as "box"), given to Pandora either by Hermes or Zeus. Before he was chained to the rock, Prometheus had warned Epimetheus not to take any gifts from the gods. Epimetheus did not listen to his brother, however, and when Pandora arrived, he fell in love with her. Hermes told him that Pandora was a gift to the titan from Zeus, and he warned Epimetheus to not open the jar, which was Pandora's dowry. | ||
Until then, mankind had lived a life in a paradise without worry. Epimetheus told Pandora never to open the jar she had received from Zeus. However, Pandora's curiosity got the better of her and she opened it, releasing all the misfortunes of mankind (plague, sorrow, poverty, crime, despair, greed, etc.). Once opened, she shut it in time to keep one thing in the jar: hope | Until then, mankind had lived a life in a paradise without worry. Epimetheus told Pandora never to open the jar she had received from Zeus. However, Pandora's curiosity got the better of her and she opened it, releasing all the misfortunes of mankind (plague, sorrow, poverty, crime, despair, greed, etc.). Once opened, she shut it in time to keep one thing in the jar: hope. The world remained extremely bleak for an unspecified interval, until Pandora "chanced" to revisit the box again, at which point Hope fluttered out. Thus, mankind always has hope in times of evil. | ||
In another version of the myth, hope (Elpis) is considered the worst of the potential evils, because it is equated with terrifying foreknowledge. By preventing hope from escaping the jar, Pandora in a sense saves the world from the worst damage. | In another version of the myth, hope (Elpis) is considered the worst of the potential evils, because it is equated with terrifying foreknowledge. By preventing hope from escaping the jar, Pandora in a sense saves the world from the worst damage. | ||
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The daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha, who married Deucalion and was one of the two who survived the deluge. | The daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora was Pyrrha, who married Deucalion and was one of the two who survived the deluge. | ||
;'''''There are a few parallels with the Biblical myth of the Original Sin. Epimetheus was a Titan, and was ascribed by Zeus to give a positive trait to all living creatures (just as Adam gave out names). Pandora comes as Eve, and the opening of the box triggers a process similar to the Flight from Eden. | ;'''''There are a few parallels with the Biblical myth of the Original Sin. Epimetheus was a Titan, and was ascribed by Zeus to give a positive trait to all living creatures (just as Adam gave out names). Pandora comes as Eve, and the opening of the box triggers a process similar to the Flight from Eden. Initially, Man was moulded out of clay by Prometheus and Epimetheus (which, in another way, links to Adam too). | ||
;'''''Another guy Heracles freed as a bonus to one of the 12 labours is Theseus : that was during his descent to Hell, to steal Cerberus. | |||
===Hope as a form of evil=== | ===Hope as a form of evil=== | ||
Isolating the part of Pandora's myth (see above) that deals with hope... | Isolating the part of Pandora's myth (see above) that deals with hope... | ||
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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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