u/redditowl03

So, I saw a post talking about the "Onyn's hometown is perfectly normal" theory, and after reading it, I've decided to give my own two cents on this. You see, here's my thing: If that DOES happen, and Onyn Ring turns out to be completely in the wrong here, then that just leaves me with one question:

What is CHIKN'S arc here?

Let's be absolutely clear: Chikn is the protagonist of the show. Out of the main cast, he's the "mainest" one, so to speak. And not only that, but he's the TITLE CHARACTER, so you'd expect him to be a major player in the story.

Now, let's consider what would happen if the scenario described above happens: They get to the town, and it turns out Onyn was just blowing things out of proportion. So...what exactly is Chikn gonna do here? Help Onyn see the error of his ways, tell him "It'll Be OK", and then go back to living his life? I mean, that's fine, I suppose, but it's not really too interesting, is it? Doesn't exactly scream "Main character arc" to me.

It gets worse if Onyn rejects that and tries to manipulate Chikn to cause the apocalypse, because then it'd just become a retread of the first arc, except for one thing: Chikn's motivation, or rather, his lack thereof.

See, while Chikn WAS manipulated to cause the apocalypse in Arc one, he still had his own reasons for doing so. Bezel may have planted the seeds of doubt in Chikn's mind, hinting at Chikn's demi-godly nature directly to him, but what really caused the dominos to fall was Chikn seeing Chee, the person who was supposed to be his "Bestest friend forever and ever", completely neglect him in favor of her girlfriend. This led to Chikn thinking about how out of all his friends, he was the only one to not really have a "partner". This further compounded into him feeling straight up abandoned, which was the perfect opportunity for Bezel to feast on Chikn's insecurities and make Armageddon happen. When all was said and done, Chikn eventually realized that he couldn't force Chee to be with him, and he learned to be more accepting of her and other's choices.

OK, decent character arc, right? Now imagine that, but Chikn HAS no insecurities for the manipulator to feast on. THAT'S what you get if Onyn becomes evil due to there being nothing wrong with his town. Putting aside how Onyn wouldn't have anything to manipulate Chikn with, Chikn himself would be stripped of all his agency and basically be turned into a walking plot device. Now, I don't know about you, but to me that seems like pretty bad writing for your MAIN CHARACTER.

However, that brings me to my next point: What do I think WOULD be good writing for Chikn in this arc?

Let's go back to arc one. Specifically, the end of the first half, before Cofi and Chee's date. Chikn thinks about how good everything feels when he's with his friends. As if his problems don't seem to matter... A nice sentiment sure, but I think this highlights one of Chikn's flaws: his inability to deal with problems.

I mean, he COULD'VE talked with someone about his problems, but he instead just stayed away from everyone else, as he didn't want to face the issue. He just wanted things to stay the same. He wanted "Normalcy", if you will. Thus, he let himself be led astray. And after the Demigod thing got wrapped up, though Chikn's attachment issues got better, his aversion to problems only seemed to get WORSE; take the "Little Treat" short, for example. Instead of dealing with the problems around him, he just hides himself with "cute and nice" things, but as one of the comments says, the problems don't actually go away, they just seem more bareable. But they're still there.

And therein lies the crux of Chikn's arc: his escapism. He wants to escape anything bad, so that he can continue living without a care in the world...but pretty soon, he's going to have to face reality. And it seems like Onyn is going to teach him the hard way...

Anyway, thanks for reading this long, long post. Pease, don't think I'm trying to act like this is the only correct way for the arc to play out, or that you're wrong for wanting Onyn to be evil. This is just my silly rambling opinion, and it's fine if you disagree. I'm just putting my thoughts out there for anyone who cares.

I've seen SO MANY people talking about how Groove sucks and doesn't feel like Rhythm Heaven, but...these are FIVE GAMES. Out of EIGHTY. People are REALLY quick to jump to calling this game bland and uninspired when this is only ONE SIXTEENTH of the game. And that's not even counting all the other stuff! We have NO IDEA where Groove is going, and it sucks seeing it be judged off of such a small sample size.

Please just be patient, everyone. I'm sure the full game will surprise us all.