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As most people probably know by now, Round 1 of Zombie Stage is mainly focused on Mizi and Sua. However, at the very end, we get a small teaser for Round 2, which will most likely center around Ivan and Till.

At first, I assumed the mangled rat was simply a visual motif tied to Mizi's perspective, since it also appears at the beginning of her story. But what really caught my attention is that it shows up again at the very end, right before the Round 2 teaser.

The more I looked at it, the more I realized something.

The rat we see during Mizi's scenes and the one that appears before Ivan's introduction aren't exactly the same. It's not just the color palette that changes. In Mizi's scene, there are still hints of color, and the cookie is almost completely intact. But when the rat appears again at the end, the entire image is gray, the damage to its abdomen is much more visible, and the cookie has already been broken.

It's a subtle difference, but it feels too deliberate to ignore.

That made me wonder if we're actually looking at two different rats rather than the same one twice: one associated with Mizi and another associated with Ivan. If Mizi killed the rat in her story, what if the second rat is one that Ivan killed as well?

If that's the case, then the rat isn't just Mizi's symbol—it becomes a visual parallel between the two of them.

And that's where the latest Zombie Stage promotional artwork comes in.

A lot of people have been theorizing that the hanging human body parts belong to the main cast: the eyes are Mizi's, the arm belongs to Sua, and the heart and intestines may represent Ivan and Till.

That led me to another possibility.

What if the rat shown right before Ivan's introduction isn't just connected to him, but is also foreshadowing Till's fate?

If Till is represented by the intestines, then the rat with its abdomen torn open could be a visual spoiler of what Zombie Till's body will look like... or even a hint at how Round 2 ends.

Maybe I'm connecting dots that aren't actually there, but Vivinos has a habit of hiding important clues in small visual details. And if that second rat really belongs to Ivan rather than Mizi, then its placement immediately before the Round 2 teaser doesn't feel accidental.

Vivinos can be incredibly cruel, so I'm honestly terrified for my boys.

I know this sounds confusing, but I want to explain it clearly.

To do that, I’m building on my past theory about the “true reality” of Welcome Home. It’s a fact that the neighborhood of Home exists in a realistic way: real sets, real food, and real puppets — which are our characters.

But in the most recent updates, we’re shown the “awakening” of the neighbors in a cartoon format, as if their consciousness exists in two places at the same time:the puppet (reality) and the cartoon (concept).

This makes me question how their consciousness actually works, because they seem capable of existing through different formats.

Before I go deeper, I want to admit something: it’s possible I’m overthinking, and the switch between puppet and cartoon is just an artistic choice for the ARG. But if it isn’t just an aesthetic decision, then this becomes genuinely fascinating.

My main reason for believing their consciousness can adapt to different mediums is Wally himself — how he talks to us and how he interacts with the neighbors.

In many updates, Wally speaks directly to us through the website. But I don’t believe the puppet Wally is physically using a computer to edit the site. It feels more like he exists inside the website.

In the ringringring audio, he says:

There you are.

Welcome back.

I was waiting for you.

(The heartbeat slowly rises.)

Do you know… How I know when you are here with me.

When you leave, the screen gets dark.When you return, the screen glows.

So I pick up the phone and talk to you.I am happy you answer.

Do you remember why you came here.

You were following rules to play.

Gather.

He explains that he knows when we enter and leave the site, when the screen goes dark or bright — as if his consciousness were something digital. At the same time, he is clearly present in hidden videos.

It feels like Wally hides things, listens to the neighbors’ thoughts through radio-like sounds, and manipulates them according to his own goals.

That means Wally exists, at minimum, in three places at once:puppet, website, and video. But he isn’t the only one.

In the March 10, 2024 commercials — the Welcome Home Christmas party — when Eddie sits in Wally’s chair and has what seems like a panic episode, we see him shift between cartoon and real puppet formats. Both appear to exist at the same time, as if the realities are overlapping.

Also in the video of Like shooting bugs in a barrel! Specimen R, We can see the same change between reality and caricature at the beginning of the video with Julie's flower, We can see the same change between reality and caricature at the beginning of the video with Julie's flower.

Another important detail is Frank’s internal voice, which has that strange radio-like sound.In the Parcel video, Frank says he can’t remember parts of his own past. This gives him a deeply pessimistic view of his own existence, and for a moment we see what feels like an internal conflict inside his mind — until the red letter appears.That internal struggle feels like a split in consciousness, even if I can’t fully define it yet.

What I do feel certain about is that Frank has interacted with the website somehow. Not directly — but his letter with Wally’s phone button appears on the site.

That was definitely written by Frank… even if Wally may have placed it there. I’ve seen theories on Tumblr and YouTube saying that the puppeteers who once controlled the characters became trapped inside the puppets. But that raises another question.

If they were trapped inside something physical — a puppet — then how can their consciousness exist in something digital or conceptual, like a video file or a website?How can they shift between puppet-reality and digital-reality? All of this makes me wonder:Are the walls of this house really real?

Can Wally use a computer?

One more thing, since when there are bugs with eyes, around Julie's house, it can't be that it takes me a week to write them down.

I can’t stop comparing Frank’s current update to the one we got at the end of 2023. If I’m not mistaken, both updates use insects to show us videos about the neighbors’ lives in Welcome Home — but the way these little guys are used feels completely different.In the 2023 update, the insects were cute, colorful, very Welcome Home-coded.And their videos weren’t unsettling at all — they mostly showed the neighbors’ everyday lives, simple and harmless moments.

But now?The insects are realistic.You literally have to squash them to access the videos.And the tone of those videos is darker, heavier, more introspective.Back in 2023, many of us assumed Frank was involved. It wasn’t subtle — Frank loves insects, he has a close relationship with them, and the 2023 videos matched his whole vibe. You could even interpret that Frank knew more than he let on.

But in 2025, these new bugs feel nothing like him.They hide secrets only after being killed.And honestly? I don’t think Frank would approve of treating insects that way.Something else to consider: Frank doesn’t seem fully aware of Home’s true nature.The letter from the News section proves it — he doesn’t even understand the meaning of the letter he supposedly wrote. So if Frank isn’t very conscious ¿ Why is Wally using insects?Why something so strongly tied to Frank?Why not drawings, like he used in the Guestbook?

So… is there something else interacting with the website besides the Restoration Team and Wally?Or is Wally manipueverything?And this brings me to another (smaller) question:Everything we see — Poppy’s panic attacks, Julie crying, Eddie dissociating, Frank’s existential fragments —Are these now, in the present Or are they glimpses of the past?

If they’re happening now, then the tapestry of this house is definitely unraveling.But if they’re from the past… why aren’t we seeing more direct interactions with the other neighbors? Something stronger, something recent?.

This house is becoming a puzzle, piece by piece.Wally definitely watched Shingeki no Kyojin and sided with Eren.

This is something I’ve been wondering ever since Frank’s new update. Let me explain:

I think it’s already common knowledge that the characters in Welcome Home live in a sort of blurred reality. They exist as puppets, and the neighborhood of Home looks physically realistic.I’m saying this because of the videos from the 2023 update, where we could see parts of the neighbors’ daily lives that weren’t filmed by the show’s cameras.

And in the latest update of "Away from the Prying Eyes", it is confirmed that the creatures of "Welcome Home" can exist in our reality. So why do recent updates show neighbors' thoughts and perspectives as caricatures, rather than the physical reality we know? Yes, it could just be an artistic decision. But if it isn't, this suggests some possibilities:

1. Someone is altering the images to show us a different version of events. Perhaps the cartoonish style is a distortion aimed at us, the viewers.

2. The neighbors may not be fully aware of their puppet bodies.Someone —probably Wally— might be manipulating their consciousness so they perceive themselves as animated characters.

3. The cartoon fragments could be real TV material produced by Marlon back in the 70s. And someone outside the Restoration Team or Our friend from Away From Praying Eyes is posting or editing these pieces for us. All of this makes me think that the “cartoon” we see might not be the truth at all —but an altered layer covering the real puppet reality underneath.

I suppose we will have to continue unraveling the tapestry of this house and see what Wally 🐱

In the latest updates, Wally hints that he can “hear” the neighbors’ thoughts as if they were radio stations. But… what if he can do more than that? What if Wally can manipulate other characters’ presence, memories, or even their consciousness in order to deceive them?

A key example appears in the “I’m Proud of You! Specimen E” audio. After the Christmas update, Frank wants to follow Eddie when he leaves the party—but he is suddenly stopped by “Julie,” who says:“What are you doing, silly billy? The party’s this way! Come on, let’s go eat, drink and be merry!”

Frank immediately becomes confused. He notices Julie’s sudden appearance and her unusual strength. The translated audio hints that Frank’s thoughts sound like a distorted radio transmission, and the transcription even notes it:(Frank sounds different.) Was that… was that right? Was she really this adamant?Was it really her? Was she someone else?Right after this distorted “radio thought,” Julie disappears—and Wally appears in her place.He repeats Julie’s exact words: Didn’t you hear me, Frank? I said we should go eat, drink, and be merry.”Frank becomes even more disturbed:(He sounds scared.) It was Wally? Why would he stop me?Julie’s so strong—Wally couldn’t have been the one to hold me back…At the end of the audio, Frank’s confusion reaches its peak:“It was me… I couldn’t go through the door. But then… how did I get here?Why can’t I remember?”

This suggests something important:Whenever Frank’s thoughts shift into that “radio” tone, Wally may be reading his mind and altering his memories—or something even darker, like manipulating his awareness entirely.If Wally can distort what Frank sees, hears, remembers, and even thinks…what else is he capable of behind that cute little puppet smile? 🐱

Hello little stars, I want to share an interpretation of the elemtos we see in Julie's house. Before I start I want to say that English is not my mother tongue and I continue to learn, so I used a translator 😓

1. The exterior being watched: The first shot feels like someone is approaching or watching the house from outside. That point of view already sets a threatening tone.

2. The heavy atmosphere inside: The interior feels heavy, almost melancholic, suggesting that something serious is happening in Julie’s life.

3. Her important connections: In her room, there are two framed photos of the people who matter most to her: Frank and her siblings. Even if Julie doesn’t like living in Home, these relationships seem to be what keep her grounded.

4. Frank’s note: On her vanity sits Frank’s note—the same one he buried near the dark flower in the previous update. This could imply that Julie hasn’t truly communicated with anyone for a long time, even if she still leaves her house.

5. The mirror: the key detail. The mirror doesn’t show Julie at all—it shows a figure that looks more like Wally.The shape of the reflection matches the way Clown draws Wally: two identical circles stacked vertically. Julie’s silhouette is completely different.Why would Wally appear in her reflection? Especially when he has been acting increasingly strange and unsettling in this update.

6. La ventana y la puerta: En el reflejo de la ventana vemos a Julie, pero también la puerta de su dormitorio. Esto podría implicar que si esa puerta se abre, algo malo le sucederá... o que el peligro ya acecha tras ella.

Hello little stars, before I start I want to apologize if the message is somewhat confusing the English ideoma is not my mother tongue and I am still studying.

Julie’s house was finally shown in this update, and I think several details hint at a future danger surrounding her.

1. The exterior shot feels like we’re approaching the house from someone else’s perspective—almost as if Julie is being watched or monitores. 2. On his dresser, we see Frank's note, which appears to be the same one that was buried near the dark flower in the previous update. This suggests that Julie hasn't communicated with anyone for a long time, although she still leaves the house.

3. El detalle más importante es el espejo de Julie. Su reflejo no es ella, sino Wally. La forma coincide con la forma en que Payaso! dibuja a Wally (dos círculos idénticos apilados verticalmente), lo cual es completamente diferente de la silueta habitual de Julie. Esto podría indicar que Wally influye en su espacio o incluso en su percepción.

4. En el reflejo de la ventana, la puerta del dormitorio de Julie también se ve detrás de ella. Su presencia resulta simbólica: si esa puerta se abre, algo malo podría pasarle a Julie, o podría ser demasiado tarde.