After the most recent update, I can confidently say one thing.
I KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS! HE IS
PHANTOM BLOT!
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Okay, you most likely don't know him. But let me explain. Phantom Blot is a character that was originally created in 1939 as a one off villian in the Mickey Mpuse comics. He had another appearance in 1055, but only bevame a known character in Italy in the 60s in the Topolino comics. His origins are unknown/not really agreed on. He, unlike Pete, is characterized as being actually smart and a terryfying threat, being willing to steal and harm others with the use of dangerous weapons and occasionally guns (when he's not being cencored)
Now his appearance is just a costume, he is a normal looking guy underneath. But the sihlouette is identical to what we see in Myth! And why do I think it's him?
Because Blot appeared in Epic Mickey, as the main villian. Quoting directely the wiki:
"Il personaggio compare anche come antagonista principale nel gioco con un ruolo totalmente diverso rispetto a quello presente nei fumetti e nei cartoni animati: è una mostruosa creatura cataclismica, conosciuta semplicemente come l'Ombra di Macchia Nera (in originale Shadow Blot, "macchia ombra"), creata accidentalmente da un giovane Topolino, fatta di inchiostro e solvente magici per creare una copia di se stesso (ciò rende Macchia Nera la nemesi di Topolino), che porta disordine e caos nella città dei personaggi Disney dimenticati, Rifiutolandia."
"The character also appears as the main antagonist in the game with a completely different role than in the comics and cartoons: he is a monstrous cataclysmic creature, known simply as Shadow Blot, accidentally created by a young Mickey Mouse, made of magical ink and solvent to create a copy of himself (this makes Shadow Blot Mickey's nemesis), who brings disorder and chaos to the town of forgotten Disney characters, Wasteland."
Epic Mickey is an extremely important ispiration for Myth of the Machine, as it's where the fact that Oswald and Mickey are brothers comes from, Yen Sid and Ortensia appear, and the concept of Ink made creatures is very present. And I believe that you already guessed where I'm going:
Phantom/Shadow Blot was either created by the experiment Mickey made, just like MOTHER, or in an ever more twisted way, was a normal person who became terribly mutated and disfigured by Mickey's experiments, now hiding under a black veil and mask. His knowing Mickey and wanting to kill Bendy and Boris for the map would make sense, as he would need the Ink Machine to stabilize himself.
I am still unsure of how to fit the Katana in all of this since his signature weapon is usually a gauntlet, but for all we know, he could have made a deal with the celestials and got a weapon, just like the Cupbrothers. But Blot could actually be loyal to them, maybe the reason why he is after Bendy and not the cups even though they also want the map, is because he was not supposed to make that deal with Cuphead, since he interfered with the Celestials' will. AND he directely works for the celestials...
What do you think?
if ur right about this it'll be the CRAZIEST PULL IN HISTORY. you've actually lowkey convinced me I was just going with the crowd and assuming it was astro...
I have like. ZERO knowledge of mickey or disney character lore so this is actually very helpful thank u doodle
my theory abt dyle rn is that mickey and bugs collaborated (bugs with all the robotics, mickey bringing dyle to life with ichor) to create dyle as an advisor for dandy, so maybe phantom blot could be a prototype or another experiment similar to that? he seems far too stable and mentally there to be like ortensia!
