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[C] Alright. So I took the time to go back and look into Tanya from the recent Kurokumo Episode in the Library Of Ruina. First off, I have strong reasons to believe that Tanya may very well be a victim of the Distortion Phenomenon. https://twitter.com/Khruina/status/1274980146903220224?s=20
My sole reasoning for this is somewhat loose, but I'm basing it off what she says in the image attached to this post. "I coulda crushed you like bugs even before I turned into what I am now." Which heavily implies to me that she was not only strong, but a Distortion as well.
In Project Moon's webseries The Distortion Detective, we learn that distortions, when acknowledgment is achieved, can revert to an entity that seems to be human, with a physical change belonging to their Distortion be present on their body, as seen in Chapter 3: The Photographer:
However, at the same time, it is shown in the webseries that Distortions will mostly act irrationally, which is why Roland is skeptical, as seen in the images attached below. Sadly, I didn't think to grab a screen cap of Angela and Roland's short banter about her rationality.
Among being a possible member of the Bremen's syndicate, I also have reason to believe that Tanya may be in league with the Pianist. It's not clearly stated whether the Pianist was slain or not, so at the moment, I'll continue as if the Pianist was not slain.
During Tanya's short conversation with Kurokumo, she mentions multiple times that she "wants to make music", "her boss may want her to prepare for the performance", "I do wanna earn some bucks, but music comes first."
Tanya prioritizes music-related goals above all else.
Tanya prioritizes music-related goals above all else.
The Pianist, is a Distortion the employs music/sound to physically alter and harm its environment and those within it. Sadly, reading the now year-old google doc made for the 'origins' of the Pianist and how it came to be didn't yield any significant results.
Although I'll attach it to this thread anyways, I may need it in the future. It's a good read, despite having some grammatical/punctuation hiccups here and there. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xioFvBdjzYIH_vmkKdVQedJDG4KZWLHBlz0O7-VaTMA/edit
So, other than Tanya and the Pianist:
- Appreciating Music
- Are fixated on Music
- Have Musical Origins
- Being Distortions [Tanya is assumed to be a Distortion but it isn't directly stated otherwise]
There doesn't seem to be any solid proof as of now that they're allies.
- Appreciating Music
- Are fixated on Music
- Have Musical Origins
- Being Distortions [Tanya is assumed to be a Distortion but it isn't directly stated otherwise]
There doesn't seem to be any solid proof as of now that they're allies.
Also, I should mention that Tanya could very well just be an Abnormality that naturally exists. Other than Trauma/Original Abnormalities, Fairytales can exist naturally. Though this is not to say that the other two classifications can not exist naturally as well. i.e Black Forest
Abnormalities on their own are strong as is, and the Pianist was officially stated to be somewhere between WAW-ALEPH in strength.
...I don't know why I mentioned that, but I suppose at this point I'm just laying my thoughts out.
...I don't know why I mentioned that, but I suppose at this point I'm just laying my thoughts out.
The point is, Abnormalities can be just as strong as any Distortion, perhaps stronger.
Moving on, I would like to bring attention to Tanya's name and Title. Tanya is stated, by Yang to be the "L'Heure du Loup" which looking up means... "Hour of the Wolf" or something similar.
Moving on, I would like to bring attention to Tanya's name and Title. Tanya is stated, by Yang to be the "L'Heure du Loup" which looking up means... "Hour of the Wolf" or something similar.
I won't look up information about the film (yet). Moving onto her name, Tanya's name means... Her name has multiple meanings (like any other name). Trying my best not to just jump to the Biblical meaning, other origins that *appear* to line up with her motives are Greek/Persian.
I'm not saying Tanya's name has any kind of significance, however one should take note of her dialogue. The name origins I'm personally sticking close to are Greek/Persian/Hebrew (duh, lmao).
Hmmm... What else do I want to address....
Hmmm... What else do I want to address....
Right! Jumping back onto the Bremen-Theory boat. I wanted to take a look at the motives Tanya stated here:
Taken from the wiki of the Town Musicians of Bremen, "On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other's backs, they decide to scare the robbers away by making a din; the men run for-
their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening.
Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. He sees the Cat's eyes shining in the darkness and-
Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. He sees the Cat's eyes shining in the darkness and-
the robber thinks he is seeing the coals of the fire. He reaches over to light his candle. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat scratches his face with her claws, the Dog bites him on the leg, the Donkey kicks him with his hooves, and the Rooster crows and chases him out-
the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who had scratched him with her long fingernails (the Cat), a man who has a knife (the Dog), a black monster who had hit him with a club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the judge who had screamed-
from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days."
Tanya's boss wants to drive out all the "noisy syndicates" from L Corp's Nest. In that sounds similar to-
Tanya's boss wants to drive out all the "noisy syndicates" from L Corp's Nest. In that sounds similar to-
the Town Musicians of Bremen's motives in the children's story.
Alternatively, it could very well be the other way around as stated by the same wiki: "In the original version of this story, which dates from the twelfth century, the robbers are a bear, a lion, and a wolf, all-
Alternatively, it could very well be the other way around as stated by the same wiki: "In the original version of this story, which dates from the twelfth century, the robbers are a bear, a lion, and a wolf, all-
animals featured in heraldric devices. When the donkey and his friends arrive in Bremen, the townsfolk applaud them for having rid the district of the terrible beasts."
Seeing how Tanya is called a wolf, she and her allies could very well be the 'robbers' in this situation.
Seeing how Tanya is called a wolf, she and her allies could very well be the 'robbers' in this situation.
Project Moon usually sticks to the main roots of their Fairytale Abnormalities. An example of this off the top of my head being 'The Road Home' in Project Moon's webcomic, WonderLab. TRH keeps the Silver shoes which were in the original novel. https://twitter.com/whitezombies_MI/status/1272666937143685121
So, what I'm trying to say here is that with the way Tanya "drove out" the Kurokumo, who were enjoying their ill-gotten gains she could very well be the 'Dog' in the TMoB group. Although if the original novel were to be acknowledged then Tanya could also be a "robber".
Personally, keeping PM's Fairytale habits in mind, I'm now questioning if Tanya is a 'Musician', a 'Robber', or plain both. Her origins could be a dark LC/LoR style Twist, Like Red and the Wolf. Sticking to its origins, but being changed drastically to fit the world's setting(s).
