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Severed Heads
Basic Info
Role	None
Collectibles	None
Events	None
Location	White Desert A: White Desert Path
Other
Size	Standard
Killable?	No

Latest revision as of 19:37, 11 December 2024

The Severed Heads are characters appearing in one of the rooms of White Desert A.

Overview

The Severed Heads are grotesque, monochrome, floating heads that fly by at the end of one of the paths in the White Desert in an event. Only one of the heads will appear at a time, with one being a woman with flowing hair and the other being a balding man with dark hair on the sides of his head.

In the White Desert A, the player can find a Dave Spector near a looping tunnel. By stabbing the Dave Spector with the Knife effect and then heading through the tunnel's right hole, you will be taken to a path that ends in a small building. Entering the structure will cause the Severed Heads to fly overhead in a spinning motion, and exiting the structure will cause them to quickly fly away into the distance. The heads also do not react to any effects.

Trivia

Interestingly, the Severed Heads are named "ＵＦＯ" and "ＵＦＯ２" in the game's files. While they do not resemble typical depictions of UFOs, they do move in a similar spinning manner to the UFOs seen around the game.

Theories

An image reconstruction of one of v0.04's Severed Head PK pictures.

Some fans have speculated that the Severed Heads are intended to represent the parents of Madotsuki, or someone else related to her. This, along with their slightly blood appearance, has led some to interpret this as evidence of some sort of accident or other disturbing event in Madotsuki's past that resulted in their death. This appears to fit well with the speculated theme of traffic accidents present in the game. The heads only appearing when Madotsuki is inside the building could be a representation of her not wanting to confront this trauma after remaining in her room.

The heads may also be included due to a scrapped minigame, snippets of which can be found in the Thumbs.db files of version 0.04. Said snippets show images of a scrapped Famicom minigame named Severed Head PK in which the player seemingly kicks severed heads into a soccer net. It's possible that the Severed Heads were intended to be imagery that resulted from Madotsuki playing the game, much like how NASU appears to affect her dreams. This minigame may also be an explanation for other aspects of the dream world which appear to be associated with the severed head motif such as the Mouth Monsters, the Henkei Shita, and the background of Eyeball World, though this explanation is left blurred due to the minigame not being implemented.

Gallery

The severed female head flying by.
The severed male head flying by.
GIF of the Severed Heads floating in the sky.

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-{{infobox character
+{{Template:NPCBox
-| name       = Severed Heads
+| headercolor = #ffffff
-| image      = File:severedheads.png
+| headerfontcolor = #333333
-| caption    = ＵＦＯ, ＵＦＯ２
+| image = severedheads.png
-| location   = [[White_Desert#White_Desert_A|White Desert A (White Path 3)]]
+| location = [[Yume Nikki:White Desert A#White Desert Path|White Desert A: White Desert Path]]
-| role       = None
+| name = Severed Heads
-| size       = Medium
+| role = None
-| effect reaction = None
+| size = Standard
-| notes      = There are two of them; one of a man, and one of a woman.}}
+| killable = No
+}}
+The '''Severed Heads''' are characters appearing in one of the rooms of [[Yume Nikki:White Desert A|White Desert A]].
 ==Overview==
-The '''Severed Heads''' are grotesque, floating heads that fly by at the end of the third White Path accessible from [[White_Desert#White_Desert_A|White Desert A]] in an [[Events#Severed_Heads_in_the_Sky|event]]. They appear only when the player goes inside the small building at the end of the tunnel, and they go away once the player exits, making them [[List_of_Characters#Decorative_Characters|decorative characters]].
+The Severed Heads are grotesque, [[Yume Nikki:Monochrome|monochrome]], floating heads that fly by at the end of one of the paths in the White Desert in an [[Yume Nikki:Events#Severed Heads in the Sky|event]]. Only one of the heads will appear at a time, with one being a woman with flowing hair and the other being a balding man with dark hair on the sides of his head.
-==Appearance==
+In the White Desert A, the player can find a [[Yume Nikki:Dave Spector|Dave Spector]] near a looping tunnel. By stabbing the Dave Spector with the [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Knife|Knife]] effect and then heading through the tunnel's right hole, you will be taken to a path that ends in a small building. Entering the structure will cause the Severed Heads to fly overhead in a spinning motion, and exiting the structure will cause them to quickly fly away into the distance. The heads also do not react to any [[Yume Nikki:Effects|effects]].
-[[File:Severedheads2.png|frame|left|Their graphics in-game.]]
-The Severed Heads have a [[monochrome]] appearance just like everything else in the White Desert, with bright red blood flowing from where their heads are supposed to be attached. The first one is of a woman with dark, long hair, mouth open and eyes filled in with black. The other one is of a man wearing a distraught expression, with dark hair only on the sides of his head. They both merely float near the top of the screen, similarly to the [[UFO]]s and [[Falling Men]].
-==Interpretation==
+==Trivia==
-Some fans have [[Theories|speculated]] that the Severed Heads are intended to represent the parents of [[Madotsuki]], or someone else related to her. This, along with their slightly blood appearance, has lead some to interpret this as evidence of some sort of accident or other disturbing event in Madotsuki's past that resulted in them dying. This appears to fit well with the speculated theme of traffic accidents present in the game. The heads only appearing when Madotsuki is inside the building could be a representation of her not wanting to confront this trauma after remaining in her [[Madotsuki's Room|room]].
+*Interestingly, the Severed Heads are named "ＵＦＯ" and "ＵＦＯ２" in the game's files. While they do not resemble typical depictions of UFOs, they do move in a similar spinning manner to the [[Yume Nikki:UFO|UFOs]] seen around the game.
-[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION.png|right|thumb|An image from v0.04 depicting Severed Head PK.]]
+==[[Yume Nikki:Theories|Theories]]==
-The heads may also be included due to a scrapped minigame, snippets of which can be found in the Thumbs.db files of [[Old Versions#Version 0.04|version ''0.04'']]. Said snippets show images of a scrapped Famicom minigame named ''Severed Head PK'' in which the player seemingly kicks severed heads into a soccer net. It's possible that the Severed Heads were intended to be imagery that resulted from Madotsuki playing the game, much like how [[NASU#Interpretation|''NASU'' appears to affect her dreams]]. This minigame may also be an explanation for other aspects of the dream world which appear to associated with the severed head motif such as the [[Mouth Monsters]], the [[Henkei Shita]], and the background of [[Eyeball World]], though this explanation is left blurred due to the minigame not being implemented.
+[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION.png|right|thumb|An image reconstruction of one of ''v0.04's'' Severed Head PK pictures.]]
+Some fans have speculated that the Severed Heads are intended to represent the parents of [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]], or someone else related to her. This, along with their slightly blood appearance, has led some to interpret this as evidence of some sort of accident or other disturbing event in Madotsuki's past that resulted in their death. This appears to fit well with the speculated theme of traffic accidents present in the game. The heads only appearing when Madotsuki is inside the building could be a representation of her not wanting to confront this trauma after remaining in her [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki's Room|room]].
+The heads may also be included due to a scrapped minigame, snippets of which can be found in the Thumbs.db files of [[Yume Nikki:Old Versions#Version 0.04|version ''0.04'']]. Said snippets show images of a scrapped Famicom minigame named ''[[Yume Nikki:Severed Head PK|Severed Head PK]]'' in which the player seemingly kicks severed heads into a soccer net. It's possible that the Severed Heads were intended to be imagery that resulted from Madotsuki playing the game, much like how [[Yume Nikki:NASU#Theories|''NASU'' appears to affect her dreams]]. This minigame may also be an explanation for other aspects of the dream world which appear to be associated with the severed head motif such as the [[Yume Nikki:Mouth Monsters|Mouth Monsters]], the [[Yume Nikki:Henkei Shita|Henkei Shita]], and the background of [[Yume Nikki:Eyeball World|Eyeball World]], though this explanation is left blurred due to the minigame not being implemented.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Femaleseveredhead.png|The female severed head flying by.
+YN Severed Head Female.png|The severed female head flying by.
-Maleseveredhead.png|The male severed head flying by.
+YN Severed Head Male.png|The severed male head flying by.
 Floatingby.gif|GIF of the Severed Heads floating in the sky.
 </gallery>
-[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Characters]]
-[[Category:Decorative NPCs]]
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Decorative NPCs]]
-[[Category:Events]]
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Events]]
-[[Category:Characters With Official Names]]
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Characters With Official Names]]

Severed Heads

Basic Info
Role	None
Collectibles	None
Events	None
Location	White Desert A: White Desert Path
Other
Size	Standard
Killable?	No