Under the sea, smoke rises in bubbles, and flames burn green and blue and black, patchface sang somewhere. When he washed ashore and was found his skin was said to be cold and white. Maybe patchface truly drowned and was resurrected by the drowned god. Well i dont think he could actually be the drowned god. Spoilers all a twist on a popular patchface theory.
Many of the theories about patchface suggest that he is some version of a wight we. Drowned god provides some unusual puzzle challenges imbedded in a disorganized hodgepodge of plot fragments relating to just about every conspiracy theory ever created. Why are there so many similarities between the faith of the drowned god and that of the lord of light. Patchface theory general asoiaf a forum of ice and fire. Whenever patchface makes rhymes it is actually the red god speaking through him. There are no trumpets in the drowned god s watery halls. I just thought id get all that out of the way right at the beginning. Only the fools awakening went awry, and left him broke. This is a theory that brings them all together and tells the story of a song of earth and water. In this manner, the religion of the drowned god is closer to a qualified monotheistic setup, much like the worship of rhllor which has one god and the wicked evil other. However, whether steffon baratheon, his 100 men, and patchface were victims of circumstance or the storm god, tragedy struck as the boat returned to shipbreaker bay, and sank within view of the lord of storms ends eldest sons, robert and stannis. Grrm wrote on one of those little towerofthehand blurbs that the drowned god was an ironborn king. The seven asoiaf theories every game of thrones fan should.
I have a theory that patchfaces drowning was supposed to be his greenseer. What are the hidden meaning in the songs of patchface. The religion of the drowned god is old, dating back to before the coming of the andals, and the attempts of the andal invaders to supplant it with the seven all failed. It is mostly believed that patchface became prophetic after drowning. Patchface and the mermaids kiss revisited blue winter roses. The strangest winds of winter theory is more plausible than. The drowned god norse mythology life of ice and fire. Jun 15, 2016 the seven asoiaf theories every game of thrones fan should. Regardless of whether thats true, there are a lot of theories, including that he may have been saved by the drowned god and returned to life and land for some unknown reason. The last topic i posted discussed the origins of the ironborn myth of the grey king, his sacrificial drowning and rebirth and its parallels to a christlike figure, a mortal avatar of their drowned god. Some of the things patchface says make no sense yet, but many of what he said was quite prophetic. This is one under the radar gem that never got its day.
Seriously, this is a long theory, and probably the most comprehensive on patchface, if i may so myself. He washed up on shore three days later, halfmad, and. While were there, what are some theories about the. Doesnt this remind you of one of patchfaces declarations from jons last chapter in adwd. Stannis jester patchface is an emissary for the drowned god. Oct 12, 2015 there are two supernatural creatures in game of thrones that relate to the dance of ice and fire idea the others ice and the dragons fire. The rhymes are references of events that happened a long time ago, events that are happening right now or events that will happen soon. Patchface fits perfectly into the red god style of resurrection because we know thanks to beric dondarrion that when you are resurrected with the magic of the red god you forget a lot of your old life, which would explain why he lost his memories after the sinking. Not a mechanism, a highly evolved organism, a figment of gods imagination. The game was mysterious and as said before the conspiracy theory theme was awesome.
The rhllor priest that victarion takes on board says that the drowned god is an extension of the god or darkness which may account for melisandres evil visions around him. A very extensive theory that attempts to shed light on what is going on with patchface, and ties him together with other characters very important to the plot of asoiaf. The game propounds the conspiracy theory that all of human history is a lie and that the human races development and evolution were aided by. Drowned god and the seven are bottom tier religions. He was lost for two days at sea and speaks of lying dead at the bottom of the ocean, then washed ashore alive and with strange powers. Sep 06, 2017 prophecies hold great power in the world of game of thrones. I have a theory that patchface has the greensight and his neardeath experience of drowning was supposed to open his third eye, much like brans near death experience of falling awakened his. According to melisandre, patchface is some kind of agent of the great other, the cold, clammy god of death in her religion. I cannot conclusively say if he is ironborn he was after all from volantis but his prophecies, especially those that relate. You might also be interested in water magic which includes a theory on the relationship between virulent diseases such as the grey death and the magic of the others. Feb 29, 2020 patchface, stanniss fool, also seems to know the secrets of the sea. Are they linked in some way, or is this a simple case of reading too much into the text. The idea of his being hung from the mast is also a callout to odins hanging on a tree, especially he re in the context of aeron gaining the ability to hear the drowned god and speak with his voice. In part two we found the inspiration for these drowned resurrections in merling legend and also found the common denominator that ties patchface to the drowned god.
Patchface is one of the weirdest characters in the game of thrones books a creepy jester who lives with shireen on dragonstone. He drinks more than anyone, then he drowned and was reborn. Maybe even patchface saw some fire from a sea dragon. This may be why melisandre considers him dangerous, as she may associate the drowned god with the great other. The drowned god story forum world of warcraft forums. They both perished in a shipwreck, of which patchface was the sole survivor. I think hes your drowned god incarnationfeaturewhatever word you want to use. He was a talented fool, nimble as a monkey, witty as a dozen courtiers. If there is a cohesive story in this game, we couldnt find it. Patchface and the drowned god general asoiaf a forum of ice. A mystery knight named the knight of the laughing tree fought at the tourney at harrenhal and defended the honor of howland reed. Dec 27, 2017 patchface was a boy as well when he drowned, it should be noted. How is patchface connected to white walkers, deep ones, and greyscale.
Patchface, the jester of stannis court, used to be a really witty and clever slave in volantis. There are two supernatural creatures in game of thrones that relate to the dance of ice and fire idea the others ice and the dragons fire. The voice in the bequest globe compares life to a wheel, always turning in place, like the clock on the cryptowheel. Patchface will either help melisandre try to sacrifice shireen or try to take her for to fulfill some purpose of the drowned god. The god of the deep nzoth has great interest in us opening the way to that sunken city and in all likelihood wants the drowned god for himself. The drowned god also does not seem to be part of a pantheon, other than having an antagonist storm god whom the ironborn do not worship. Conspiracy of the ages is a 1996 science fiction adventure game developed by epic multimedia group and published by inscape. The story behind drowned god takes place under the notion that the human race was genetically engineered by god like aliens that even guided us.
That somehow the event or the drowned god gave him the power of. Patchface prophecies and forgotten courtesies acok a. Yet the fathers of the deep ones are the truth behind the drowned god, and they were creatures of the salt seas. Is he a harmless fool or the avatar of the drowned god. Patchface and the drowned god are homeboys art by bokuchan a bit of back story first. He was a slave boy from volantis, who served as a fool, and was bought his freedom by steffon baratheon, father of robert, stannis, and renly. A genuinely terrifying patchface theory the sudden storm. These gods all have plans apparently and it is mighty convenient for patchface to end up on the wall if he is controlled by the drowned god and therefore the dark god. How is a fool like patchface able to make prophecies.
The wild world of game of thrones fan theories, part 2. Those who only know about a song of ice and fire through the hbo tv show havent had the pleasure of meeting patchface, a roly. Its gameplay might be a little outdated but still quality enough to pull me in every time i dust this off and play. It was anticipated with great expectation, in that it would give insight into mysteries which arose at times when there were no explanations forthcoming for unusual events. May 17, 2016 patchface made it there, but neither of stannis parents did. Publication date 1996 topics windows games, vintage computer games, adventure games you are chosen.
The drowned gods halls are located beneath the ocean, while the storm god lives in a castle in the sky with his thunderclouds. Like he spit out the damphair to have him reawaken as a servant or else he just survived, he sent the dark flame dude to victarion or else he was just floating in the water there. Patchface, stanniss fool, also seems to know the secrets of the sea. Ive seen the theory on here that patchfaces prophecies are a prediction from the drowned god, and that under the sea means in death. Water probably three, because it would be just like grrm to draw a line between a mentally damaged, fat, tatooed clowncreep and jesus christ.
Drowned god promises to be a beautiful, challenging, and thoughtprovoking product. Patchface is essentially what damphair is trying to do with the followers of the dg, put them under water until they come up different. And to think its inspiration was a gleefully perpetrated grand hoax. The god of the ironborn drowned for them, they believe. His true identity remains unknown, but he could have been played by lyanna stark, howland reed, or one of the younger stark brothers.
The storm god is constantly trying to send storms to dash ironborn ships against rocks to their ruin. Lord god who drowned for us, the priest prayed, in a voice as deep as the sea, let emmond your servant be reborn from the sea, as you were. Seeing as patchface is from volantis and contemporary to everyone elses lifetime in the series, that theory can pretty much be debunked, in my opinion. The truth behind the drowned god 30 minute read original reddit post 95% upvoted the drowned god. Septa lemore s belly shows stretch marks suggesting she has given birth before. My theory is patchface died in the sinking and was later revived by the red god who now uses him as a vassal. There are no trumpets in the drowned gods watery halls. Many times have you lived before, so use wisely your intuition and your wit. World of a song of ice and firearchive 1 wikipedia. Us being exposed to nzoths dream is one of the steps to granting nzoth access to nyalotha and the drowned god whether he be the seven eyed goat or the players unseen true form.
Most of the songs he sings begin with under the sea. In its panconspiratorial worldview, drowned god sees connectedness. The rhymes my theory is that red god speaks through patchface s rhymes. Patchface drowned and was resurrected after a few days. The drowned god and the tides of religion i cant possibly. A rumor among fishermen was that a mermaid had taught him to breathe water in return for his seed. First, the under the sea part he says that a lot, a. There is also the theory that under the sea simply means in secret.
It seems that patchface might be an avatar for the drowned god. My theory is that red god speaks through patchface s rhymes. Because i read ill crawl home to her and got an idea for a bit and then realised i didnt have a plot, so decided it was far more simple to offer this to gingersprite as a companion piece to that story. As patchface apparently drowned but was revived, and makes frequent references to events underwater, it is theorized he may be connected to the drowned god of the ironborn. Below the waves, the merlings hail their lord by blowing into seashells. Ill try and divide them based on when the events actually transpired. Sep 12, 2018 aeron had drowned and been reborn from the sea, the gods own prophet.
Made by epic multimedia group plc and published by inscape, this adventure game is available for free on this page. Moqorro, the red priest who is traveling with victarion, states a simpler theory in dance. This common denominator ultimately led to evidence of the grey king and his grey grace being the same figure. Alt shift x theorizes that the drowned god revived patchface after the fool drowned in the waters off dragonstone in a shipwreck that killed 100 baratheon men, plus the parents of robert, stannis. Ive read some theories that say this means patchface could be the drowned god that the ironmen worship, but im not sure. Her past and her people original reddit post 96% upvoted. Likewise, melisandres distrust of patchface, outright stating he is a creature of the great other, makes the connection between the great other and the drowned god also, the deep sea water is very dark and full of terrors, and icewater connection. His brain, like drogos, berics, and cats has permanent damage. I dont think it is in any way relevant to the story, but i.
Can someone explain patchface or the theories around him and how its related to the drowned god. The great other, also known as the lord of darkness, the soul of ice, and the god of night and terror,1 is the god of darkness, cold, and death in the faith of rhllor. The first group evens that happened a long time ago are all the rhymes that cointain the phrase under the sea. Apr 08, 2018 patchface is one of the weirdest characters in the game of thrones books a creepy jester who lives with shireen on dragonstone. Patchface made it there, but neither of stannis parents did. Patchface is one of the most enigmatic characters in a song of ice and fire. I put the mention of patchface back into the drowned god section because i believe he is heavily linked to the drowned god. Patchface the fool from the game of thrones books is the. All his rhymes are events that happened a long time ago, events that are happening right now or events that will happen soon.
Waterprobably three, because it would be just like grrm to draw a line between a mentally damaged, fat, tatooed clowncreep and jesus chr. So this is how theon persuaded the drowned god to let him rise again. Feb 06, 2016 however, whether steffon baratheon, his 100 men, and patchface were victims of circumstance or the storm god, tragedy struck as the boat returned to shipbreaker bay, and sank within view of the lord of storms ends eldest sons, robert and stannis. In this manner, the religion of the drowned god is closer to a qualified monotheistic setup, much like the worship of rhllor which has one god. Feb 28, 2014 most of the songs he sings begin with under the sea. The strangest winds of winter theory is more plausible. The lifestyle of the ironborn that worship the drowned god is very much akin to that of the vikings raping. Patchfaces prophecies have come true in the past predicted the red wedding so it is worth looking at. Many religious factions and practitioners of magic put a great amount of faith into prophetic.
If there were a supernatural force involving water, would. In fact, the story of drowned god is so unbelievably convoluted that i half expect it was done on purpose by someone just to see if any game players were actually paying attention and would try to figure the thing out. It is suggested that magic built into the wall traps the others in. It seems natural that, having lost his wits and nearly drowned in the sea as a boy, its only natural that his sayings should be related to the sea anyway. My theory, instead, is that under the sea refers to. Crackpot asoiaf theories spoilers posted by tigerintheno on 5716 at 3. Ive always believed that patchfaces prophecies came from the drowned god. Could be about the faceless men or iron islands mermen men who worship the drowned god all the serving men are crabs all men must serve. Patchface is the drowned gods representative at the wall for the battle of ice and way more dangerous than we think super tinfoil. The drowned god religion supports the ironmens naval, pirate culture.
Mar 04, 2017 he is a real mystery but i have a coherent theory. The game propounds the conspiracy theory that all of human history is a lie and that the human races development and evolution were aided by extraterrestrials. Patchface apparently drowned but was revived, and makes frequent references to events underwater, it is theorized he may be connected to the drowned god. What are your favorite patchface theories in a song of ice and fire. It might be that the part of the ironmens religion which involved drowning as a sort of baptism damphair has his drowned men could be seen as an attempt to achieve patchface like foresight for their priests. Patchface is a threat to mellissandre general asoiaf. Drowned god was published sometime in 1996 and sailed forth to wreak havoc on the composure of many of the prophets of adventure gaming.
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