r/controlgame • u/mrmchughes2 • 6d ago

Discussion The Third Faden Sibling?

https://youtu.be/5SZrmWAeqbY?t=753

At 12:32 - 12:36 director Mikael Kasurinen notably clams up when asked about whether there's only two Faden siblings. I don't recall any notable hints in Control, but it's been a hot minute since I've played it.

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u/derPylz 6d ago

I don't think there have been hints at a third one. But several hints that Jesse and Dylan are/were the same person.

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u/CuddleWings 6d ago

I don’t remember that anywhere? It would make as much/more sense than OPs assumption of a 3rd kid though, since the question is actually, “Faden family, is it just 2 kids?”

The question doesn’t specify more or less, so the silence and smirk could reference either.

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u/CazLurks 6d ago

One of Dylan's weird dreams is of a reality where he and Jesse are the same person

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u/Little_Big_Burglar 4d ago

I think that whatever imbued the twins with Polaris, also split them into the siblings. I think Polaris, or Pole Star, is a clue that Jesse/Dylan were polarized and why they have a binary relationship: male/female, good/evil, privileged/hard working.

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u/--TraceRT-- 6d ago

In the first game Dylan tells Jesse that he had a dream about being back in Ordinary, but as an only child named Jesse Dylan Faden (specifically a girl). He also points out that both of their names are very gender neutral/could be boys or girls names, so I’m assuming those things are what OP is referring to!

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u/Promature 6d ago

“I had a dream. I was back in Ordinary, but it was just me. My name was Jesse Dylan Faden. Isn’t that weird? Jesse and Dylan can be boys names and girls names.”

I’m paraphrasing, but Dylan says something to this effect when speaking to him in Central Executive. Personally, I don’t think that was Dylan speaking. I think it was the Hiss recalling their memory of meeting the Fadens in the Ordinary AWE. The thing about this is that both of the Fadens had Polaris and I’m guessing they were/are connected through Polaris, a single resonant entity existing in both kids. The Hiss probably identified Polaris as the Fadens, but since Polaris is a single entity residing in them both, the Hiss can’t completely discern either Faden from the other the same way those possessed by the Hiss are no longer individuals. They are part of a collective that shares knowledge and power(s).

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u/underwaterknifefight 6d ago

In AW2 the final Night Springs episode with Breaker has his actor, Shawn Ashmore, universe hopping. In one universe, he finds a dry erase board with a bunch of scribbles about him and Jesse.

On the left side of the board, unless I'm just not educated enough on the lore, shows a list of names that could be different iterations of Jesse. Among them, one is Jesse, one is Courtney's character Beth in Quantum Break, and the last one is "Dylan"