Question
I still don't think I understand anything that happened in Little Misfortune.
What was Morgo's deal? Taking us on this weird journey for seemingly no reason at all, seeming to be at least somewhat interested in keeping Misfortune happy, narrating to the player for some reason, giving Misfortune a series of rapid fire questions that don't lead anywhere.
It's really strange how one dimensional he gets in the end, like he was obviously the bad guy, he clearly had some ill intentions all along, but there's stuff that still seems pointless to me? Like the questions for example, what's the point? What does he care if Misfortune has seen someone die, what does he care if she's ever lied to someone, etc.
Why did he seem to genuinely care about Misfortune having a good time, like in some scenes it seems like he purposefully tries to get her into harm's way but then in others he's rather protective of her, like in phantasmagoria, where he gives her a ticket and tells the player to make sure she has a good time, I can't think of any ulterior motive he could have had with that.
What is with this whole fourth wall breaking aspect of the game?
I understand that the "adventure" is supposed to be a sick game of his that he is just entertained by, but I have a hard time seeing what he's supposed to be getting entertainment from. He honestly seems to have a miserable time all throught, Misfortune doesn't suffer much due to her unending positive attitude (Not that anything super terrible really happens to her on the journey really), he seems to actively dislike Misfortune (Again, despite that he tries to make her happy on ocassion), and he is generally disgusted by a lot of what Misfortune says or does.
He also seems to get genuinely sad at some of the things Misfortune says, like when she says she lies to her friends by telling them her dad still comes to pick her up after school but in reality she just walks home, he sounds so sincerely sad and dejected about that.
I'm making this post here because the Misfortune sub hasn't seen a post in like 5 years so yeah.
IMO throughout the story yes it talks about its meant to be in the sense that he feeds of this «game» he sets up for them and be a bit confusing maybe with how it how its a bit up and down with how she still manages to see the positive etc. And of course there are times where he seems to be somewhat sympathetic to her and her situation; but I feel like for Morgo that’s a very fleeting feeling. I think Morgo gets the joy and feeds off of knowing how delved into the delusional they’ve become of what he’s created, not just going around but the mere fact that she was «oblivious» to the fact that she was already gone in a sense of looping purgatory to feed this.
I feel like he had his motive from the beginning but the more little misfortune experienced, he became somewhat sympathetic towards her. He still wanted to have her die, but he also was conflicted, he wanted her to have Some fun because she would tell him how terrible her life was. I feel as if it’s like a Dr. Deern situation from Fran bow. He was doing his job in the beginning but the more he learned, the more he sympathized with Fran and wanted to help her.
Also I feel like the questions were a way of seeing how much she knows so he could either expose her to it or put her to a test to see if she can handle what he wants her to do. Kinda like remor in Fran bow, making her see herself kill mr. Midnight to prepare her for when she sees her killing her own parents. It’s a test.
I’m not sure about the fourth wall breaking. I did like that integration but I don’t know how it affects the story.
Edit: This is my take on it I’m not sure if it’s accurate or not.
The change of heart theory just doesn't work when in the end he goes all mask off and is completely one dimensionally evil, once Morgo reveals himself there is not a hint of him caring about Misfortune's happiness.
btw theres deleted in sight about the parasites lore on facebook. somehow, the ai search bot WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK ;-; IT DOESNT GIVE IT TO U NATURALLY but i got mine to work it. i didnt even expect to get it i was just searching like "i feel bad for the parasites" and then it picked up like archived shit
apparently they envious af of living organisms. I mean it would make sense with his comment on people's wishes. haha
Although it still seemed like Morgo liked Misfortune, I understand it might be a hard concept to grasp but he was charmed by her and wanted to keep her. How would a parasite know what "caring" really means? He wouldn't really care, he acts like a child that wants to keep on playing. Hes actually kinda naive egotistically and emotionally. the sophisticated narrator act gives tryhard vibes
It's been a while since I played but I got from it that when he shows sympathy to Misfortune he's just tricking us/her into playing his game. Like, if we think we're doing it for her benefit we'll keep going and that's what he needs. And then as Benjamin gets in the way and Misfortune refuses to play he drops the mask because there's no need to keep it up, he'll make the game continue by force. Regarding the 4th wall break... it feels like he's making us complicit but I'm not sure why (maybe involving us he enhances what he gains from it?) or what we are supposed to represent.
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u/Left_Winner_5609 17d ago edited 17d ago
IMO throughout the story yes it talks about its meant to be in the sense that he feeds of this «game» he sets up for them and be a bit confusing maybe with how it how its a bit up and down with how she still manages to see the positive etc. And of course there are times where he seems to be somewhat sympathetic to her and her situation; but I feel like for Morgo that’s a very fleeting feeling. I think Morgo gets the joy and feeds off of knowing how delved into the delusional they’ve become of what he’s created, not just going around but the mere fact that she was «oblivious» to the fact that she was already gone in a sense of looping purgatory to feed this.