| FACE | |
|---|---|
| |
| Basic Info | |
| Role | Displays a full-screen event and forces Madotsuki to wake up |
| Collectibles | None |
| Events | None |
| Location | |
| Other | |
| Size | Huge |
| Killable? | No |
FACE (also known as 赤の王様, Aka no Ō-sama, "The Red King") is an event that occurs when Madotsuki opens the door at the top of the Stairway in Number World.
Overview
The FACE event, and by extension the character itself, is only accessible through a Zippertile located near the southeast corner of Number World's first room. Occasionally, the Zippertile will have an unhappy expression, which is determined by a 1/4 (25%) chance every time Madotsuki goes to sleep. Using the Knife effect on the tile while it is unhappy will lead to the Number World Stairway, which has the FACE event's door at the end of it.
After opening the Stairway door, the screen will fade to black for a moment. Slowly, a flashing animation that looks like some sort of face or mask fades in, accompanied by a crescendoing rushing sound. FACE cannot be dismissed until it has been playing for approximately ten seconds. When the event ends, the rushing sound momentarily speeds up and Madotsuki awakens abruptly, as if from a nightmare.
Trivia
- FACE bears a great resemblance to Louis Wain's cat art, especially his more abstract and kaleidoscopic pieces. Some of these pieces are considered precursors of psychedelic art, which may have influenced FACE's flashing appearance and other bright/flashing imagery in the game, such as the Aztec Rave Monkey.
- The only other events that wake Madotsuki up are the Famicom Glitch and the Witch's Flight events. The FACE event is the only one of these three where the wake-up condition is not due to Madotsuki's own actions.
- In version 0.09, the image of the character scrolls horizontally and imitates the Thing with the Quivering Jaw in the Debug Room, blocking off the player from accessing it. By hacking, the player can bypass this.
- While unused, a smiling gate known as FACEtile appears in the files for the characters in version 0.08, with it being wider than other doors. It is thought to have been planned for the door to FACE. Supporting this theory is the fact the event for the door shows that it was supposed to have animation.
The graphics of the FACEtile. The left version has an animation of the head bobbing up and down.
The animation of the two FACEtile variants opening.
- Thumbs.db files in the same version reveal a zoomed-out version of FACE itself. There is an additional unused frame with a green background.
Gallery
The FACE animation.
The image being used to block the Debug Room in version 0.09.
FACE as it appears in the light novel.
