History YMMV / LittleNightmaresII

** There’s a theory that the Hunter is a normal person managed to escape the craziness of the outside world, but lost his family and went mad from the isolation. The stuffed people in his house are his insane effort to recreate his family and he’s using Six as a ReplacementGoldfish for his own child, hence why he keeps her alive and presumably feeds her (the tally marks say she’s been there for 55 days).

*** [[spoiler:There are also people who have said that she perhaps knew that he would become the Thin Man, or saw his face and recognized it as the Thin Man's, and thought that dropping him would prevent that, though it led to him becoming the Thin Man in the end anyway]]. Some have even added on that, [[spoiler: after Mono saved her, Six has been dragged into multiple encounters where she gets kidnapped or had her life at risk. As much as she likely grew to care for Mono, this all became too much, especially in the final boss fight where Mono destroys her music box. The one thing Six had to comfort her was destroyed by someone she thought of as a friend. No matter whether or not she knew she was trapped in a nightmare of her own making, it was likely the last straw for her. If she got rid of Mono, who's to say the bad things that keep following her wouldn't stop along with him?]]

* CaptainObviousReveal: The small child you find trapped in the first level, who sticks around and helps you as you progress together, [[spoiler: who has the exact same proportions as Six in a game where Six is on the cover of the game in her iconic raincoat? Partway through the second act, it's revealed by her picking up the iconic raincoat that she is actually Six!]]

** Press [=RT=] to hold hands.[[labelnote:Explanation]] The in-game prompt for the hand-holding mechanic was very well received due to how [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments heartwarming]] it was.[[/labelnote]]

* TheWoobie: Mono. First, he was all alone, then he meets Six who becomes his only friend in the hellish environment of the Pale City, is forced to rescue her one too many times, has to brave the grueling environment while avoiding his own death, has to deal with [[spoiler: Six being captured by the Thin Man (who may be his future self), and finally killing him just to enter the Black Tower, where Six is mutated into a monster. If that wasn't bad enough once he rescues Six and almost escapes the tower, his OnlyFriend betrays him and he is slowly corrupted by his anger, hatred, and a thirst for revenge]].

* CompleteMonster: [[StarterVillain The Hunter]] is a SerialKiller living in the Wilderness, [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting his own kind and other beings]]. He has already killed countless people with mangled corpses, flayed skin, dismembered body parts, and [[TaxidermyIsCreepy stuffed bodies]] shown throughout as evidence. The Hunter has also captured Six, imprisoning her weeks with plans to taxidermize her after she dies of starvation, and upon seeing Six attempting to escape with Mono’s help, he pursues the two children with [[WouldHurtAChild intent]] to kill them.

* [[WhatanIdiot What an Idiot]]:
** Chapter 1: The Wilderness
*** Six and Mono are running for their lives from the Hunter. They end up in the swamp of the Wilderness and hide from the Hunter there. Now, one particular puzzle involves both kids pushing down a dead tree to make shelter... which just gives away their position to the Hunter. After this, they immediately dive back into the mud to avoid being seen.\\
'''You'd expect:''' For the Hunter to just, you know, ''walk'' through the swamp. Yes, it will get his boots dirty (not that he seems like a neat freak...), but it will allow him to easily find the kids and put a bullet in their heads.\\
'''Instead:''' He keeps walking across the boards on the swamp, despite now knowing where Six and Mono are hiding. Eventually, the children finally escape him and discover an abandoned cabin... with a second shotgun. [[spoiler:Cue the Hunter's death.]]
** Chapter 2: The School
*** Mono has just caused a bookshelf to fall while trying to grab a key to the school elevator. He quickly hides in a box, just as the Teacher arrives to see what's going on. She uses her endlessly-stretchy neck to survey the room.\\
'''You'd think:''' That she'd check inside the box. After all, this mess looks like it could've been caused by one of the Bullies, considering their status, and the box looks like it could fit one.\\
'''Instead:''' She [[FailedASpotCheck fails a spot check]] and gives up the search. She makes the same mistakes when Mono is on high ground and accidentally knocks objects over.
*** The Bullies are such idiots one wonders why the Teacher keeps them as her students. After ''dropping a locker'' on Mono and trapping him inside, they proceed to beat up and kidnap Six.\\
'''You'd expect:''' For at least one of the Bullies to stay and make sure Mono doesn't escape the locker.\\
'''Instead:''' They ALL leave (there IS one bully near the locker but he doesn't seem to be aware of what just happened). This leads to Mono escaping the locker, channeling his inner BigBrotherInstinct, and going to work on saving Six, all while cracking the Bullies' fragile heads open with a hammer.
*** The Cafeteria section. After Mono kills several bullies with a spoon, one of the bullies' heads pops out of his body rather than shattering to pieces. In order to get through the rest of the Bully-infested cafeteria, Mono uses the head as a disguise... except [[PaperThinDisguise said disguise is VERY pathetic]]. First, there's a huge hole on the right side of the bully's head (allowing the player to get a good look at Mono's face. Second, Mono is a head shorter than all the bullies. Third, he's barefoot. And fourth, he is not wearing school attire.\\
'''You'd expect:''' For all the bullies in the area to KNOW something's amiss.\\
'''Instead:''' They just ignore this guy who doesn't look a THING like them and just continue doing what they're doing. This allows Mono to escape the cafeteria and continue his attempt to save Six.
** Chapter 3: The Hospital
*** According to a Playstation Blog, several citizens of the Pale City (that, yes, were actually sane and normal compared to [[AxCrazy everyone]] [[BodyHorror else]] as far as we're aware) tried to find a way to cure their boredom.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Them to find new hobbies to do, even in a place that doesn't exactly feature much aside from its television-addicted populace. Reading a book, visiting someplace, or trying to chase small children like 90% of the monsters in the series do are among their choices.\\
'''Instead:''' They go to the Hospital and try to ask its resident MadDoctor to fix their problem for them.\\
'''Result:''' These normal people are turned into living mannequins by the Doctor, being doomed to wander the Hospital's dark hallways (since ANY light source causes them to stop in place) presumably for the rest of their lives. And because their mouths and vocal cords were removed, ''they can't even voice their complaints.''
*** In quite possibly the most frustrating part of the game, Mono and Six are about tear some wooden planks off a door to get to the next room. However, something starts banging from inside a steel drawer, and while Six tries to keep it at bay, a Living Hand shows up and Mono tries to kill it with a nearby pipe. After two strikes, the steel drawer Six is trying to contain gives way and reveals a [[OhCrap ''second'' Living Hand]].\\
'''You'd expect:''' for Six to try and help Mono by distracting or fighting off one of the living hands (more specifically, the one that escaped the drawer), while Mono kills the other. It will make things easier and save both kids time.\\
'''Instead:''' She IGNORES the Living Hands and Mono and tries to rip out the wooden planks, never mind that 1) Six isn't strong enough to rip out the planks without Mono's help, and 2) if Mono gets killed by both Hands (which will VERY likely happen if the player isn't careful), she would be trapped in there with no way to escape.
*** After Mono nearly kills a patient by disabling it's life-support system, the Doctor quickly rushes in to try and save the patient. With him distracted, both Mono and Six can steal the power cell the Doctor was holding on to and using to open a door... which catches the Doctor's attention. After a long chase sequence that leads to the crematorium, Six opens the crematorium oven and Mono hops inside, all while ''in clear view of the Doctor.''\\
'''You'd Expect:''' for him to realize the kids are trying to trick him, quickly grab Six, who's busy keeping the oven door open and not even trying to hide, quickly close the door and then turn on the oven before Mono can escape. There, both children are dead, GameOver.\\
'''Instead:''' The doctor throws away ''any'' sense of personal safety he has and goes inside the vent to try and kill Mono. It fails.\\
'''The result:''' Six closes the oven door after Mono escapes, which traps the Doctor inside. [[spoiler: To make things worse, depending on player choices, the kids can choose to either leave him there to likely starve, or turn on the handle to burn him alive. Either way, the Doctor has no one to blame but himself for his own death.]]
** Chapter 4: The Pale City
*** At the start of the game, Mono has a weird dream in which he's in a loopy hallway inside the [[EldritchLocation Signal Tower]] which leads to a door with the eye symbol. Throughout the game (specifically, the beginning of chapters 2 and 3), he keeps using a TV to hijack the Transmission and invade the Signal Tower, but every time before he can open the door at the end, Six keeps pulling him out of there.\\
'''You'd expect:''' That at some point after Chapter 3, Six would have a discussion with Mono about this and try to stay away from the televisions for as long as possible. True, this may be a series where characters don't speak aside from "pssts" and "heys" from Mono, but not having an intervention with your friend about a bad habit of his is NEVER a good idea.\\
'''Instead:''' The two never bring it up. This bites them in the ass BIG TIME later on...\\
'''Eventually''': Mono invades the Transmission again using ANOTHER TV inside a run-down apartment in the Pale City, and this time, Six doesn't stop him.\\
'''You'd THEN expect:''' For Mono to think things through. After all, the Pale City is a CrapsackWorld filled to the brim with monsters, and the Tower he keeps invading just to access a hallway slows down his movement unnaturally, has a weird ambiance, and in general, is just freaky. Whatever's behind this mysterious door can't possibly be a good guy, thus it's best to just leave and not take any chances.\\
'''Instead:''' He opens the door anyway.\\
'''End Result:''' [[spoiler:[[SarcasmMode Congratulations, Mono]]. You've unleashed the [[BigBad Thin Man]].]]
*** [[spoiler:Later, after Mono's earlier blunder and freeing the Thin Man from the Signal Tower, both him and Six are now fleeing from this new enemy, who can distort reality, make Mono move slower, and seemingly teleport. Both kids find a bedroom, complete with a round table and a bed, to hide in.]]\\
'''You'd expect:''' [[spoiler:For Six to hide under the bed like Mono's doing.]]\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:She hides under the table, where she can ''easily be spotted''.\\
'''Sure enough:''' [[spoiler:The Thin Man easily finds Six, kidnaps her, and takes her to the Signal Tower, forcing Mono to brave two levels worth of hell just to get through the Viewers and the Thin Man, invade the Signal Tower, and save Six from it's corrupting influence...[[UngratefulBitch Not that she's grateful]] in the end...]]
** Chapter 5: The Transmission
*** [[spoiler:Mono, after killing the Thin Man with his powers, braving the weird Signal Tower, and freeing Six from her corruption, gets [[EtTuBrute betrayed by Six]] and left behind at the Signal Tower not long after. Saddened, he takes a seat in a chair inside the tower and waits... [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and by the way]], his powers consist of [[RealityWarper reality warping]] and world bending, which means he can probably rip apart the Signal Tower using only his ''mind''!]]\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler:For Mono to y'know, USE these powers?! He still has a chance to escape! He can't give up now!]]\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:He just completely gives up and stays seated there. Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop. And speaking of a stable time loop...]]
** Theories
*** [[spoiler:While not exactly confirmed, a famous theory about the ending is that the Thin Man who kidnaps Six and chases Mono throughout Chapter 4 is actually ''Mono's future self'', trying to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong prevent Six from betraying his past self and making him stay at the Signal Tower]]. Now let's go back ALL the way to Chapter 4 in the scene where Mono freed the Thin Man from his prison and is now being attacked by him. Assuming the above theory is right and that the Thin Man here is really Future!Mono...]]\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler: [[BoringButPratical The Thin Man to just tell the kids who he is and what he wants, and then just LEAVE THEM ALONE.]] That way, both kids will go their merry way and escape the Pale City without betrayal or death.]]\\
'''Alternatively:''' [[spoiler: If he was feeling [[RevengeBeforeReason vengeful and sadistic enough]], to just kill Six instead of kidnapping her. That way, Past!Mono, while sad and grieving for his friend, can't do jack about avenging her and would be forced to escape without her.]]\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler: Future Mono doesn't do ''either'' option. He chooses to kidnap Six and take her to the Signal Tower rather than just getting revenge (though one could say that making her get corrupted by the Transmission is a way of doing it), and he does it without saying a word or dropping a hint of who he really is. Again, this may be a series where characters don't talk, but is not revealing to your past self about something horrible your OnlyFriend will do to you in the near future REALLY a good idea?! This just gives Past! Mono all the more reason to evade the Thin Man and go after Six. Not helping is the Thin Man being a dick and trying to ''capture'' his past self rather than just leave him alone.]]\\
'''Granted:''' [[spoiler:Future Mono's time in the Signal Tower may have made him go as [[AxCrazy completely insane]] as everyone else in the Pale City, but still, he's supposed to be the one who KNOWS how this entire thing will go out.\\
'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Future Mono dies, Past Mono helps Six only to get betrayed, gets left behind in the Signal Tower, and grows up to become the Thin Man, [[HereWeGoAgain thus resulting in another loop]]. Oh well, better luck next cycle]]!\\
'''Even Worse:''' [[spoiler:''ANOTHER'' theory states that judging by the "6" engraving on the mysterious door if you look closely, this implies the loop has happened ''6 times already'' but Mono hasn't learned ANYTHING from his failures and why he always ends up trapped in the Signal Tower]].
*** [[spoiler:Tying into the above "Mono is the Thin Man" theory, another theory may explain why Six betrayed Mono at the end. Rather than just selfishness or blind rage at him for destroying her precious music box (which by the way, was the thing keeping her in her monster form), she may have left him for another reason; after catching him with her hand, Six finally got a good look on Mono's face without his paper bag in the way, compared it to the Thin Man's, and ended up realizing that the Thin Man who kidnapped her and the boy who just busted his ass trying to save her are [[MyFutureSelfAndMe one and the same]]. Now she's there, having grabbed Mono and stopped him from falling to his death, and pondering what to do next while Mono hangs on for dear life]].\\
'''You'd Think:''' [[spoiler: For Six to just suck it, pull Mono up, TELL him about her discovery, and take steps to ensure he doesn't grow up into a monster]].\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler: She drops him. If it wasn't a PayEvilUntoEvil situation done out of anger or shock, then it was her desperately hoping Mono wouldn't survive the fall and thus grow up into the Thin Man. Either way, it's VERY dumb of her.]]\\
'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler: Mono not only survives but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are correct, then what's quite potentially the most powerful and terrifying monster in the ''Little Nightmares'' series was created only through Six's less-than-brilliant decisions.]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** Many felt that the Lady from the first game didn't work as the main BigBad due to having very little presence and an [[AntiClimaxBoss anticlimatic boss fight]]. Here, the Thin Man feels like a proper main villain as he is foreshadowed and play a bigger role.
** The game is much longer, whereas short length was a criticism of the first one.
** On the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Nintendo Switch]] port, the loading screens are much shorter compared to the first game.

* EvenBetterSequel: Unanimously considered an improvement over the first game which was already good on its own. Indeed, this time there is more story, a longer game, new combats mechanics and very memorable new characters.

'''Instead:''' They go to the Hospital and try to ask its resident MadDoctor to fix their problem for them. And the Doctor's M.O. is turning into mannequins...\\

*** [[spoiler:Mono, after going through a marathon of monsters, a TraumaCongaLine, and finding out he has superpowers similar to the Thin Man, gets [[EtTuBrute betrayed by Six]] and left behind at the Signal Tower not long after saving her. Saddened, he takes a seat in a chair inside the tower and waits... [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and by the way]], his powers consist of [[RealityWarper reality warping]] and world bending, which means he can probably rip apart the Signal Tower using only his ''mind''!]]\\

'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:He just completely gives up and stays seated there. Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop. And speaking of it...]]

*** [[spoiler:While not exactly confirmed, a famous theory about the ending is that the Thin Man who kidnaps Six and chases Mono throughout Chapter 4 is actually ''Mono's future self'', trying to [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong prevent Six from betraying his past self and making him stay at the Signal Tower]]. Now let's go back ALL the way to Chapter 4 in the scene where Mono freed the Thin Man from his prison and is now being attacked by him. Now, assuming the above theory is right and that the Thin Man here is actually Future!Mono...]]\\

'''Instead:''' [[spoiler: Future Mono doesn't do ''either'' option. He chooses to kidnap Six and take her to the Signal Tower rather than just getting revenge, and he does it without saying a word or dropping a hint of who he really is. Again, this may be a series where characters don't talk, but is not revealing to your past self about something horrible your OnlyFriend will do to you in the near future REALLY a good idea?! This just gives Past! Mono all the more reason to evade the Thin Man and go after Six. Not helping is the Thin Man being a dick and trying to ''capture'' his past self rather than just leave him alone.]]\\
'''Granted:''' [[spoiler:Future Mono's time in the Signal Tower may have made him go as [[AxCrazy completely insane]] as everyone else in the Pale City, but if this is the case, you'd think he would have more rational thought when it comes to the night his life was ruined.\\

'''You'd Think:''' [[spoiler: For Six to just suck it up and pull Mono up, TELL him about her discovery, and take steps to ensure he doesn't grow up into a monster]].\\

'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler: Mono not only survives but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are right, then what's quite potentially the most powerful and terrifying monster in ''Little Nightmares'' series was created purely because of Six's less-than-brilliant decisions. Nice going, you dumbasses.]]

* AbandonShipping: Many fans stopped shipping Mono/Six the moment she [[spoiler:betrays him and leaves him to die inside the collapsing Signal Tower]].

'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:He just completely gives up and stays seated there. Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop]].

'''Instead:''' They ALL leave (there IS one bully near the locker but he doesn't seem to be aware of what just happened). This leads to Mono escaping the locker, channeling his inner BigBrotherInstinct, and going to work on saving Six, all while ''cracking the Bullies' heads'' open with a ''hammer''.

'''Instead:''' They just ignore this guy who doesn't look a THING like them and just continue doing what they're doing. Which allows Mono to escape the cafeteria and continue his attempt to save Six.

'''Instead:''' They go to the Hospital and try to ask its resident [[MadDoctor]] to fix their problem for them.\\
'''Result:''' These normal people are turned into living mannequins by the Doctor, being doomed to wander the Hospital's dark hallways (since ANY light source causes them to stop in place) presumably for the rest of their lives. And since their mouths (and presumably their vocal chords) were removed, ''they can't even voice their complaints.''

'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Congratulations, Mono. You've unleashed the [[BigBad Thin Man]].]]
*** Later, after Mono's earlier blunder and freeing the Thin Man from the Signal Tower, both him and Six are now fleeing from this new enemy, who can distort reality, make Mono move slower, and seemingly teleport. Both kids find a bedroom, complete with a round table and a bed, to hide in.\\
'''You'd expect:''' For Six to hide under the bed like Mono's doing.\\
'''Instead:''' She hides under the table, where she can ''easily be spotted''.\\
'''Sure enough:''' The Thin Man easily finds Six, kidnaps her, and takes her to the Signal Tower, forcing Mono to brave two levels worth of hell just to get through the Viewers and the Thin Man, invade the Signal Tower, and save Six from it's corrupting influence... [[spoiler: [[UngratefulBitch Not that she's grateful]] in the end...]]

'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler: The Thin Man to just tell the kids who he is and what he wants. Thus, both kids will go their merry way and escape the Pale City without betrayal or death.]]\\

'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Future Mono dies, Past Mono helps Six only to get betrayed, gets left behind in the Signal Tower, and grows up to become the Thin Man, thus resulting in another loop. Oh well, better luck next cycle]]!\\

'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler: Mono not only survives, but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are right, Six may have not only created one of the most powerful and horrifying monsters in the world but also made the closest thing she had to a best friend pull a FaceHeelTurn completely!]]

'''You'd think:''' That she'd check inside the box (not just any box, the ''very'' box Mono is hiding in).\\
'''Instead:''' She just checks the room, doesn't look inside the box despite it looking like it can a fit a Bully inside, and gives up the search. She makes the same mistakes when Mono is on high ground and accidentally knocks objects over.

** The game is much longer, whereas short length was a critism of the first one.

* TheWoobie: Mono. First, he was all alone, then he meets Six who becomes his only friend in the hellish environment of the Pale City, is forced to rescue her one too many times, has to brave the grueling environment while avoiding his own death, has to deal with [[spoiler:Six being captured by the Thin Man or his future self, and finally killing him just to enter the Black Tower, where Six is mutated into a monster. If that wasn't bad enough once he rescues Six and almost escapes the tower, his OnlyFriend betrays him and he is slowly corrupted by his anger, hatred, and a thirst for revenge]].

'''Instead: He keeps walking across the boards on the swamp, despite now knowing where Six and Mono are hiding. Eventually, the children finally escape him and discover an abandoned cabin... with a second shotgun. [[spoiler:Cue the Hunter's death.]]

'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler:The Thin Man to just tell the kids who he is and what he wants. There, that way, both kids will go their merry way and escape the Pale City without betrayal or death.]]\\
'''Alternatively:''' [[spoiler:If he was feeling [[RevengeBeforeReason vengeful and sadistic enough]], to just kill Six instead of kidnapping her. That way, Past!Mono, while sad and grieving for his friend, can't do jack-shit about avenging her and would be forced to escape without her.]]\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:Future Mono doesn't do ''either'' option. He chooses to kidnap Six and take her to the Signal Tower rather than just getting revenge, and he does it without saying a word or dropping a hint of who he really is. Again, this may be a series where characters don't talk, but is not revealing to your past self about something horrible your OnlyFriend will do to you in the near future REALLY a good idea?! This just gives Past! Mono all the more reason to evade the Thin Man and go after Six. Not helping is the Thin Man being a dick and trying to ''capture'' his past self rather than just leave him alone.]]\\

*** [[spoiler:Tying into the above "Mono is the Thin Man" theory, another theory may explain why Six betrayed Mono at the end. Rather than just selfishness or blind rage at him for destroying her precious music box (which by the way, was the thing keeping her in her monster form), she may have left him for another reason; after catching him with her hand, Six finally got a good look on Mono's face without his paper bag in the way, compared it to the Thin Man's and ended up realizing that the Thin Man who kidnapped her and the boy who just busted his ass trying to save her are [[MyFutureSelfAndMe one and the same]]. Now she's there, having grabbed Mono and stopped him from falling to his death, and pondering what to do next while Mono hangs on for dear life]].\\
'''You'd Think:''' [[spoiler:For Six to just suck it up and pull Mono up, TELL him about her discovery, and take steps to ensure he doesn't grow up into a monster]].\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:She drops him. If it wasn't a PayEvilUntoEvil situation done out of anger or shock, then it was her desperately hoping Mono wouldn't survive the fall and thus grow up into the Thin Man. Either way, it's VERY dumb of her.]]\\
'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler:Mono not only survives, but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are right, Six may have not only created one of the most powerful and horrifying monsters in the world but also made the closest thing she had to a best friend pull a FaceHeelTurn completely!]]

*** Later, after Mono's earlier blunder and freeing the Thin Man from the Signal Tower, both him and Six are now fleeing from this new enemy, who distort reality, make Mono move slower, and seemingly teleport. Both kids find a bedroom, complete with a round table and a bed, to hide in.\\

'''Sure enough:''' The Thin Man easily finds Six, kidnaps her, and takes her to the Signal Tower, forcing Mono to brave two levels worth of hell just get through the Viewers and the Thin Man, invade the Signal Tower, and save Six from it's corrupting influence... [[spoiler: [[UngratefulBitch Not that she's grateful in the end]]...]]

*** Mono, after going through a marathon of monsters, a TraumaCongaLine, and finding out he has superpowers similar to the Thin Man, gets betrayed by Six and left behind at the Signal Tower not long after saving her. Saddened, he takes a seat in a chair inside the tower and waits... [[MoodWhiplash Oh, and by the way]], his powers consist of [[RealityWarper reality warping]] and world bending, which means he can probably rip apart the Signal Tower using only his ''mind''!\\
'''You'd Expect:''' For Mono to y'know, USE these powers?! He still has a chance to escape! He can't give up now!\\
'''Instead:''' He just completely gives up and stays seated there. [[spoiler:Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop]].
*** [[spoiler:While not exactly confirmed, a famous theory about the ending is that the Thin Man who kidnaps Six and chases Mono throughout Chapter 4 is actually ''Mono's future self'', trying to prevent Six from betraying his past self and making him stay at the Signal Tower. Now let's go back ALL the way to Chapter 4 in the scene where Mono freed the Thin Man from his prison and is now being attacked by him. Now, assuming the above theory is right and that the Thin Man here is actually Future!Mono...]]\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler:The Thin Man to just tell the kids who he is and what he wants. There, that way, both will go their merry way and escape the Pale City without betrayal or death.]]\\
'''Alternatively:''' [[spoiler:If he was feeling vengeful and sadistic enough, to just kill Six instead of kidnapping her. That way, Past!Mono, while sad and grieving for his friend, can't do jack-shit about avenging her and would be forced to escape without her.]]\\

*** [[spoiler:Tying into the above "Mono is the Thin Man" theory, there ''may'' be a reason for why Six betrayed Mono at the end. Rather than just selfishness or blind rage at him for destroying her precious music box (which by the way, was the thing keeping her in her monster form), she may have left him for another reason; after catching him with her hand, Six finally got a good look on Mono's face without his paper bag in the way, compared it to the Thin Man's and ended up realizing that the Thin Man who kidnapped her and the boy who just busted his ass trying to save her are [[MyFutureSelfAndMe one and the same]]. Now she's there, having grabbed Mono and stopped him from falling to his death, and pondering what to do next while Mono hangs on for dear life]].\\

*** [[spoiler:Tying into the above "Mono is the Thin Man" theory, there ''may'' be a reason for why Six betrayed Mono at the end. Rather than just selfishness or blind rage at him for destroying her precious music box (which by the way, was the thing keeping her in her monster form), she may have left for another reason; after catching him with her hand, Six finally got a good look on Mono's face without his paper bag in the way, compared it to the Thin Man's and ended realizing that the Thin Man who kidnapped her and the boy who just busted his ass trying to save her are [[MyFutureSelfAndMe one and the same]]. Now she's there, having grabbed Mono and stopping him from falling to his death, and pondering what to do next]].\\

'''Instead:''' She drops him. If it wasn't a PayEvilUntoEvil situation done out of anger or shock, then it was her desperately hoping Mono wouldn't survive the fall and thus grow up into the Thin Man. Either way, it's VERY dumb of her.]]\\
'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler:Mono not only survives, but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are right, Six may have not only created one of the most powerful and horrifying monsters in the world, but also made the closest thing she had to a best friend pull a FaceHeelTurn completely!]]

'''The Result of all of this:''' [[spoiler:Mono not only survives, but goes on to [[ForegoneConclusion grow up and become the Thin Man ANYWAY]]. Assuming BOTH theories are right, Six may have not only created one of the most powerful and horrifying monsters in the world, but also made the closest thing she had to a best friend pull a HeelFaceTurn completely!]]

*** While not exactly confirmed, a famous theory about the ending is that the Thin Man who kidnaps Six and chases Mono throughout Chapter 4 is actually ''Mono's future self'', trying to prevent Six from betraying his past self and making him stay at the Signal Tower. Now let's go back ALL the way to Chapter 4 in the scene where Mono freed the Thin Man from his prison and is now being attacked by him. Now, assuming the above theory is right and that the Thin Man here is actually Future!Mono...\\
'''You'd Expect:''' The Thin Man to just tell the kids who he is and what he wants. There, that way, both will go their merry way and escape the Pale City without betrayal or death.\\
'''Alternatively:''' If he was feeling vengeful and sadistic enough, to just kill Six instead of kidnapping her. That way, Past!Mono, while sad and grieving for his friend, can't do jack-shit about avenging her and would be forced to escape without her.\\
'''Instead:''' Future Mono doesn't do ''either'' option. He chooses to kidnap Six and take her to the Signal Tower rather than just getting revenge, and he does it without saying a word or dropping a hint of who he really is. Again, this may be a series where characters don't talk, but is not revealing to your past self about something horrible your OnlyFriend will do to you in the near future REALLY a good idea?! This just gives Past! Mono all the more reason to evade the Thin Man and go after Six. Not helping is the Thin Man being a dick and trying to ''capture'' his past self rather than just leave him alone.\\
'''The Result:''' Future Mono dies, Past Mono helps Six only to get betrayed, gets left behind in the Signal Tower, and grows up to become the Thin Man, thus resulting in another loop. Oh well, better luck next cycle!\\
'''Even Worse:''' ''ANOTHER'' theory states that judging by the "6" engraving on the mysterious door if you look closely, this implies the loop has happened ''6 times already'' but Mono hasn't learned ANYTHING from his failures and why he always ends up trapped in the Signal Tower.

*** The Cafeteria section. After Mono kills several bullies with a spoon, one of the bullies' heads pops out of his body rather than shattering to pieces. In order to get through the rest of the Bully-infested cafeteria, Mono uses the head as a disguise... except [[PaperThinDisguise said disguise is VERY pathetic]]. First off, there's a huge hole on the right side of the bully's face (allowing the player to get a good look at Mono's head), Mono is a head shorter than all the bullies, he's barefoot, and is not wearing school attire.\\
'''You'd expect:''' For all the bullies to KNOW something's amiss.\\

*** At the start of the game, Mono has a weird dream in which he's in a loopy hallway inside the Signal Tower which leads to a door with the eye symbol. Throughout the game (specifically, the beginning of chapters 2 and 3), he keeps using a TV to hijack the Transmission and invade the Signal Tower, but every time before he can open the door at the end, Six keeps pulling him out of there.\\

'''You'd THEN expect:''' For Mono to think things through. After all, the Pale City is a CrapsackWorld filled to the brim with monsters, and the Tower he keeps invading just to access a hallway slows down his movement unnaturally. Whatever's behind this mysterious door can't possibly be a good guy, thus it's best to just leave and not take any chances.\\

'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Congratulations, Mono. You've unleashed the [[BigBad Thin Man]]. Bravo]].

* TheWoobie: Mono. First, he was all alone, then he meets Six who becomes his only friend in the hellish environment of the Pale City, is forced to rescue her one too many times, has to brave the grueling environment while avoiding his own death, has to deal with [[spoiler:Six being captured by the Thin Man or his future self, and finally killing his future self just to enter the Black Tower, where Six is mutated into a monster. If that wasn't bad enough once he rescues Six and almost escapes the tower, his OnlyFriend betrays him and he is slowly corrupted by his anger, hatred, and a thirst for revenge]].

'''Instead:''' He just completely gives up and stays seated there. [[spoilers:Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop]].

'''You'd expect:''' That at some point after Chapter 3, Six would have a discussion with Mono about this and try to stay away from the televisions for as long as possible.\\

'''Eventually''': Mono invades the Transmission again using ANOTHER TV inside an apartment in the Pale City, and this time, Six doesn't stop him.\\

'''Instead:''' He just completely gives up and stays seated there. [[spoilers: Years pass and Mono turns into the Thin Man, becoming the VERY monster he ''just'' killed a few hours ago in [[AmbiguousSituation what may or may not]] be a StableTimeLoop]].

* TheWoobie: Mono. First, he was all alone, then he meets Six who becomes his only friend in the hellish environment of the Pale City, is forced to rescue her one too many times, has to brave the grueling environment while avoiding his own death, has to deal with [[spoiler:Six being captured by the Thin Man or his future self, and finally killing his future self just to enter the Black Tower, where Six is mutated into a monster. If that wasn't bad enough once he rescues Six and almost escapes the tower, his OnlyFriend betrays him and he is slowly corrupted by his anger, hatred, and a thirst for revenge]].

'''You'd expect: For all the bullies to KNOW something's amiss.\\

'''Instead: The doctor throws away any sense of personal safety and goes inside the vent to try and kill Mono. It fails.\\

* WhatanIdiot:

*** The Cafeteria section. After Mono kills several bullies with a spoon, one of the bullies' heads pops out of his body rather than shattering to pieces. In order to get through the rest of the Bully-infested cafeteria, Mono uses the head as a disguise... except said disguise is VERY pathetic. First off, there's a huge hole on the right side of the bully's face (allowing the player to get a good look at Mono's head), Mono is a head shorter than all the bullies, he's barefoot, and is not wearing school attire.\\