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This approach unifies the development of the Daodan Chrysalis, the reason for the WCG and the cause of the BioCrisis, and explains all of this with a single change in our recent past, which is the successful development of experimental phase technology in Oni's world and not ours. | This approach unifies the development of the Daodan Chrysalis, the reason for the WCG and the cause of the BioCrisis, and explains all of this with a single change in our recent past, which is the successful development of experimental phase technology in Oni's world and not ours. | ||
==Premise== | |||
Oni 2 would take place months after Oni ends. | |||
After the events of Oni, the WCG is going to be staggered by the task of rebuilding the ACCs, and things will probably get pretty chaotic. The Syndicate knows at least some of the secrets of the Chrysalis and may try to sell them to the populace since the ACCs that formerly sheltered everyone will take a while to rebuild. And we can also assume that the Rebellion (who, depending on the version of the Oni manual you read, are either hinted at or [[Quotes/Manual#Pre-Mission_Briefing|directly mentioned]]) will see this as an opportunity to fight the WCG. | |||
Konoko (now going by her birth name Mai) will initially think that the Daodan Chrysalis is the solution to the problem, but will learn over the course of Oni 2 that it is actually the gravest threat of all. Her father (who she will be reunited with) still thinks that the Daodan is the answer, putting them in eventual conflict. She will at least temporarily work with the Rebellion while they share the same goals, and familiar faces from Oni will show up as reluctant allies and as old enemies. Additional possible factions include Daodan-powered warlords in the Wilderness, a WCG research group attempting to kill the Wilderness with nanotechnology, a [[Oni2:Slaves_of_War/Factions#Agency_RED|counter-symbiote WCG agency]] headed by Griffin, and Syndicate-funded nations that are breaking away from the WCG. | |||
The nature of the place on the other side of the phase veil will probably be an important component to the plot, explaining why the Daodan Chrysalis is not the panacea that Hasegawa thinks it is. One possibility is that, rather than a random alien environment, the "other side" is actually our distant past — a failed society populated by an alternate branch of evolved intelligent life. As they become aware that "our side" is their future and that this means they are one day going to disappear, they decide to come through the veil and take over the present. Mai is going to have to figure out how to stop this invasion plan and keep those ghosts of the past where they belong. | |||
The only problem with putting the Daodan back where they found it is that Daodan-based life on this side of the veil may depend on the Wilderness to live. An energy network composed of Screaming Cells and other living things could be the source of an Imago symbiote's energy, which leaves the question of what happens to Mai and other symbiotes if the Wilderness is removed from Earth. | |||
Due to the complexity of the story, potential exists for additional Oni sequels, or at least an Oni 3, but the story could also be told in a single game if necessary. | |||
==Themes== | ==Themes== | ||