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Hey hey, you know how Sydney has a past with Harper? So, I was reading your "Sydney has a darker side" post and I just felt the need to mention, the only ways of leaving the asylum are with 0 awareness (you're innocent. It substitutes your trauma. You're flattered so many people want to spend time with you) or with 0 trauma. I guess Sydney probably has 0 awareness rather than trauma, judging by the way he acts.
Anyways, by doing the temple quest line, you're pretty much let in that only a particularly innocent individual can protect the temple, similarly to how low awareness makes it pretty much impossible that you'll find a tentacle in your game, that's what this individual does for the whole temple.
So, about Sydney being really malleable, I guess it would be fair to say that he was (maybe even unnecessarily) sent to Harper, got his awareness to 0 and now he's clinging desperately to the temple and it's beliefs, for it is the only reality he has left.
The fact that he has phrases like "the temple is all he's ever known" and even while pure panics at the sheer prospect of having even loving feelings for someone, you can say that the Sydney that's the closest to whom he was before being brainwashed is probably mid-corruption Sydney.
Therefore, the act of corrupting Sydney is really saving him from being turned into a shield in the temple. This is specially sad when you consider that his other parent once occupied a similar position. Maybe it's been happening for a couple of generations?
So, it's a matter of choice to the player, in the end. Do you free the mind of this innocent individual, at the cost of the safety of the whole temple? Even a temple with a dark past and a dark present?
Think about Sydney as your typical "prophecy child", protecting the town with his sheer purity.
Then think of the player character as more of an Anakin take on the "prophecy child", specially with them being the Elk's offspring; not so much on either side, but a force to end the stalemate the faith finds itself on.
Wowee!
Sure, one can say I know how Sydney has history with Harper.
Ain't there just lots to uncover. I will try my best to address everything, but no promises!
Forgive me for paraphrasing and shortening, but the major points that you listed out were:
The Temple's shield is an individual with low awareness.
Sydney's low awareness is wanted by the Temple.
Sydney's awareness was lowered to "Innocence" by Harper.
Harper's treatment for Sydney was the Temple's wishes.
Corrupting Sydney is an act of "saving", "freeing" them.
Let's tackle everything individually cause I tend to go on a tangent!
Continuing under the cut <3
1. The Temple's shield is an individual with low awareness.
This is false. I think the Temple's concept of Innocence is different from that of the game mechanic.
You are right that Innocence is achieved through decreasing the PC's awareness to lower than 0. However, this would make no sense if the likes of Jordan's awareness is that low.
Jordan's flock and Jordan themselves is capable of perceiving and injuring Aurigan Monstrositiesâĸī¸. As such, their awareness cannot be low.
Knowing as much as Jordan do, it is impossible for them to be so low in awareness as an Innocent PC.
I cannot say for certain what the Bishop meant when they say "innocence".
However, my assumption that it has something to do with the ideal that "belief is power."
If you have played the Hopeless Cycle event sequence from the most recent update, this is a motif and theme that has popped up pretty frequently, from the collection of the painting to the story that was told.
Belief is power. Something is only as powerful as you believe it is.
This leads me to believe the Innocence that the Bishop speaks of refers to the unwavering faith Jordan has in the order and the religion. Jordan believes in their power, so they are powerful.
The Bishop themselves said how powerful Belief is!
Jordan is left unaware and sheltered from the "dirtier" doings of the Temple because it could make their faith waver. Because without that strong wall of faith, they won't remain standing.
That's how I interpret it at least!
It would make sense when you apply it to Sydney, the potential successor to Jordan, too!
Sydney's faith in the Temple is strong and steady, even when corrupted. They have doubts, they act rebellious but never once did they try to leave the Temple or stopped believing.
Which leads me to my next point!
2. The Temple wants Sydney's awareness to remain low.
Seeing how Jordan has to deal with all the monstrous manifestations that require a good amount of awareness to perceive, I hardly think so!
In fact, the reason why Sydney is so fainthearted is because they were sheltered by Jordan, and the Bishop expressed gratitude if PC managed to aid Sydney in progressing in the Temple.
I am aware this refers more to their lack of willpower than awareness, but progressing in the Temple will naturally increases your awareness, being enlightened on all that's wrong with the world and trained to combat it.
So Jordan might want to shelter Sydney, perhaps out of love and care, but I wouldn't say the Temple as a whole wants to keep them unaware.
3. Sydney's awareness was lowered to "Innocence" by Harper.
I cannot comment on this! We do not know enough about Harper's treatment for Sydney.
... Not that it means we know nothing
The last part especially intrigues me, it's oddly similar to the Innocence mechanic does it not? You gain zero trauma during the Innocence status, but the moment you get out of it, all of the trauma you gained is dumped on you all at once. Quite fascinating!
Now you read all of that and come to your conclusions, I shan't comment further!
4. Harper's treatment for Sydney was the Temple's wishes.
I do not know if the Temple was involved in the choosing of Dr. Harper for Sydney! All I know is that Sirris seeked out a psychiastrist for Sydney and followed their instructions.
The Temple could have recommended Harper to Sirris, but I am reluctant to conclude so, seeing as Harper is a member of the Children of Auriga.
If anything, I am more to inclined to believe that Sirris' connections/coworkers, likely Auriga worshippers, at the Compound directed them to Harper.
Other than that, I have no idea! We have no information on how the Temple feels about Sydney's reaction to their other parent's disappearance. We don't know how they reacted to Sydney's treatment either.
They did aid in raising Sydney though! And there doesn't seem to be any visible animosity that they have towards Sirris, so who knows?
5. Corrupting Sydney is saving them.
Where do I start?
Short answer, are you sure?
Long answer, it depends on how you are viewing it.
First things first, the Bishop is fine with Sydney not being the next High Priest(ess).
So it's not like the Temple will fall apart without Sydney, they're not that important. The Bishop is perfectly fine with Sydney being corrupted. For what reasons I cannot tell.
One way or another, Sydney being corrupted isn't as big of a deal that you might have made it out to be.
Sure, their unmoving faith in the Temple is essential but from the way the Pale Yellow One put it, I will not be surprised if it is possible to force them back to obedience.
And again, they do not stop believing in the faith even after their corruption! So if my theory was correct, it shouldn't matter that much.
Moving forward, I disagree with the notion that corrupted Sydney, at any stages in their corruption, is "true" or "most like themselves pre-brainwash".
Corrupt Sydney is unique to only after meeting PC, because only PC have managed to make them succumb to lust.
In fact, I doubt Sydney even know who they are for there to even be a "true" Sydney.
I have many things to say about what PC's salvation means for Sydney.
For sure, corrupting Sydney opens up their eyes to lewdity, introduce them to "freedom" or however you interpret it and get them to let loose and just live life for once. Perhaps one can even see it as enlightening them for their own sake, letting them know just how fucked it is out there and how corrupt the Temple can be (to a small extent). But at the same time, they ruined Sydney's future, damaged their reputation at the Temple, and let's be honest, is that really Sydney or just who you shaped them into.
How do you know that is who Sydney actually is and not a mold they mended, nay, YOU mended for them to lie into and be reshaped?
On the other hand, keeping Sydney pure is going to ensure them a future, their support system still stable and their relationship approved by everyone around them. With the price of Sydney actively participating in a toxic and harmful mindset, staying ignorant and essentially playing puppet under the hands of the temple. But ignorance might just be bliss.
In the end, I think it is pointless to try and figure out what is better for Sydney. The entire point of Sydney's character is that they are what others shape them to be, and they do what is decided for them.
PERSONALLY, I feel like a "true" Sydney is something not for us to decide, but for Sydney to discover on their own.
As for me, everything about Sydney is true, and real, and Sydney. Me from a few months ago at 3 am worded it not the best but the sentiment is there!
That's what my takes on this! Thank you for the question!
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Do youâĻ do you have a plethora of Sydney facts by any chance
Sure thing! As per usual, these are just the ones that I can remember off the top of my head, so I may add more to the list in the future.
Sydney's name was originally going to be Amber.
Sydney's favorite flowers are white roses.
Sydney's favorite animals are sheep and goats, which just so happen to be Sirris's least favorite animals.
Sydney's favorite color was origionally yellow, but is now bronze.
Sydney can play the piano.
Sydney has strawberry blond hair, which they wear in a ponytail.
Sydney wears glasses.
Sydney burns easily.
Sydney dislikes running.
Balding does not run in Sydney's family.
Sydney spent time in the mental hospital after what happened with their other parent.
Sydney can not remember much about their other parent, including their face, but all of the memories that they do have are positive ones. This is because Dr. Harper, with Sirris's permission, hypnotized Sydney.
Sydney saw the Ivory Wraith while they were at the mental hospital.
Sydney dislikes Dr. Harper.
Pure Sydney is not repelled by Gwylan's collar.
Pure Sydney is being groomed by the temple's higher ups into becoming the next Jordan, though, they have a backup plan for if Sydney is to lose their purity before this can happen.
Science is Sydney's worst subject.
Female Sydney wears long skirts regardless of their purity levels.
Sydney used to be best friends with Kylar before Sydney's other parent/the temple made them cut ties.
Sydney was once pranked by Kylar into asking for Jordan's permission to marry kylar.
Sydney, hypothetically, could have fallen in love with Kylar if they had stayed friends or made up before they both met the Pc instead.
Being in a relationship with Kylar would not have stopped Sydney from falling in love with the Pc as well, which would have caused them to have a crisis over being in love with two people at once.
In the canon time line, Sydney has no interest in polyamory.
Sydney misses being Kylar's friend.
Sydney thinks about, and depending on our input, may dye their hair black because they liked Kylar's hair color.
Sydney never dyed their hair before because Jordan prefers their natural hair color.
Sydney would let the Pc choose their child's name, but if given the choice, they'd choose the name June.
If the Pc were to die before Sydney, they would never move on.
Sydney has attempted to become a monk many times, but will only succeed with Pc's aid.
Sydney's cross necklace used to belong to Sirris.
Sydney's conception was filmed and is the sex tape that Sirris shows the Pc's class for, 'scientific purposes.'
Sydney will eventually join our science class, this will be intertwined with their pregnancy event.
Sydney, Jordan, the Ivory Wraith, Gwylan, and the pc, all know the same mysterious melody.
Sydney is a sadomasochist, but is far more masochistic than sadistic.
Sydney is one of the kinkiest characters, but they themself don't know that.
Sydney is an exhibitionist.
Sydney has a sweet tooth, but tries to hide it because they don't want to appear immature.
Sydney's favorite food is apple crumble, as their other parent used to make it for them.
Sydney is a chronic people pleaser.
Sydney would be a bit of a helicopter parent.
Sydney enjoys rock music.
Sydney will only agree to kiss Kylar during the school play if they've already lost their first kiss to you.
If the li's could get tf's, Sydney would get the angel tf.
Sydney has a victim blaming mentality because of the temple. They would even blame themself if they were to become a victim.
Sydney is 5'9.
Female Sydney wears makeup.
If you get promised to pure Sydney first you can't unlock the rite of defilement. But if you corrupt Sydney, defile them, and then repurify them, you can become promised to them while also having access to the hidden prayer room.
Sydney is adverse to bodily fluids, except for breast milk.
Sydney never wants to leave this town, even for the Pc.
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your doodle with bilbo and edgeworth had me thinking about a swap. the fellowship doing a murder case in cali. our favorite lawyers running around the shire or wherever. the possibilities
I like to think lotr exists in the ace attorney world so people just think they're very committed cosplayers. meanwhile wright and co think they teleported to new zealand or something
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