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Actually, you know what? Adding on to my previous post, I think Snatcher using souls for aesthetics instead of eating them makes more sense, because it’s honestly a heck of a lot darker and more evil a thing to do.
They’re no longer people, they’re just décor, mere objects to be used to decorate his contract dimension. It dehumanizes them; even food has the honor of having been alive, at one point, but décor isn’t any meaningful source of sustenance, merely something to set a scene. It’s inanimate, not alive, just props to be used for a scene.
What use does he have for souls, anyway? He doesn’t eat them- but spending an eternity locked away in a contract dimension to be used for aesthetic is like some sick, twisted form of community service, and they’re going to spend an eternity locked away in there, never seeing the sun or knowing rest, ever again.
I think that makes Snatcher a lot more insidious than simply eating souls- and I think it blends even better with how much of a ham he can be, and makes him a way better villain, overall.
You. You get it.
Actually, you know what? Adding on to my previous post, I think Snatcher using souls for aesthetics instead of eating them makes more sense, because it’s honestly a heck of a lot darker and more evil a thing to do.
They’re no longer people, they’re just décor, mere objects to be used to decorate his contract dimension. It dehumanizes them; even food has the honor of having been alive, at one point, but décor isn’t any meaningful source of sustenance, merely something to set a scene. It’s inanimate, not alive, just props to be used for a scene.
What use does he have for souls, anyway? He doesn’t eat them- but spending an eternity locked away in a contract dimension to be used for aesthetic is like some sick, twisted form of community service, and they’re going to spend an eternity locked away in there, never seeing the sun or knowing rest, ever again.
I think that makes Snatcher a lot more insidious than simply eating souls- and I think it blends even better with how much of a ham he can be, and makes him a way better villain, overall.
You know, I’ve suddenly been reminded of the fact that you never actually see Snatcher eat souls. He says he eats them, but he never actually does eat them on-screen. Even in the finale, he never says he’s eaten souls, he says he’s taken a few hundred souls.
I think he doesn’t actually eat souls, but just says he does to scare people and uses their souls for aesthetic purposes in his contract dimensions, instead.
I have finally made a reference doc posting for AO3 for all of the characters that appears in To Defend the People to the Utmost of Your Power!
You can read the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27424321/chapters/67036600
(Because the new post for links won’t let me put in custom tags with XKit, I’m forced to use a regular post.)
Chapters: 100/100 Fandom: A Hat in Time (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: None Characters: Snatcher (A Hat in Time), The Prince (A Hat in Time), Queen Vanessa (A Hat In Time), Subcon Dwellers (A Hat in Time), Nomads (A Hat In Time), Rough Patch (A Hat in Time), Snatcher's Minions (A Hat in Time), Fire Spirits (A Hat in Time), Oldster (A Hat in Time), Tim the CEO of Time, The Shapeshifter (A Hat in Time), Thor (A Hat In Time), Badge Seller (A Hat In Time), Redd (A Hat in Time), Greg (A Hat in Time), Walter (A Hat in Time), Lazy Paw Gang (A Hat in Time), Science Owls (A Hat in Time), Tim's Friend (A Hat in Time), Express Owls (A Hat in Time), Goats (A Hat In Time), Shady Sunburnt (A Hat in Time), Vanessa's Mother (A Hat In Time), Moon Penguins (A Hat in Time), The Conductor (A Hat in Time), DJ Grooves (A Hat In Time) Additional Tags: Domestic Violence, Horror, Angst, Comfort, Dadtcher, Grief, Snatcher realizes how horrible Vanessa truly is, Massive guilt, A bit of self-blaming because of what happened to the children, Snatcher is still just a big dad to The Dwellers and his minions when no one is in the forest, Don't lay a hand on his kids or he'll kill you, May add more to this later on, Teeny bit of violence, just a smidge, Tell me if there are any tags I missed, I legitimately don't know what all I need, Also the spiders and statues are here, Also the explosive fruit, Also plenty of adorable moments, Some people get frozen, Mind Manipulation, Soul Addiction, Murder, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Canonical Character Death, Minor Character Death, Some spiders get killed as well, Some ghosts get consumed and don't come back, The talking nooses are here as well Series: Part 1 of Subcon Forest Summary:
After his death at the hands of his ex-fiancée, the former Prince of Subcon Forest has tasked himself with taking care of the ghosts of his former kingdom. On top of that, he also has to figure out how to protect a kingdom of ghosts while he, himself, is one.
It's a learning experience.
Since I’m currently working on a little something relating to it, here’s a link to my fic!
Now’s a good time to read up on it again, refresh your memory for what’s to come! :3
(Note: you will need an AO3 account to read this, it’s locked due to Musk’s stupid attempts to steal authors’ writing for his stupid AI.)
Considering how many chapters I wrote, here’s a link to the start!
For those of you who haven’t read it, my fic for Snatcher is complete. If you’d like to start reading, I’ve taken the liberty to post the first chapter.
Happy Reading!
Chapter 100, the final chapter, is up!
Snatcher sees an old friend and looks towards the future.
Chapter 99 is up!
Finally, the hero and the villain face each other.
Chapter 98 is up!
Snatcher finally snaps.
Chapter 97 is up!
Snatcher spends even more time with the kids, and Penelope and Denise make amends.
Chapter 96 is up!
Snatcher spends more time with the kids, and Penelope spends more time with their new friend.
Chapter 95 is up!
Snatcher finally gets some downtime!
Chapter 93 is up!
Anarchy ensues in Subcon Forest.