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Today’s DDLC Theory is on our shy bookworm, Yuri. Within my analyzation and research, I will reveal how Yuri, the game and her knife play a homage to iconic horror, how her behavior mirrors horror film slashers, and much more! Besides it’s almost Halloween (^_^)/

Edit: Thank you so much for the Feature!!! The weeks I had nightmares due to research paid off OwO

Full Warnings and Reminders!

This theory will contain images and references to many iconic movie serial killers.

This theory will make reference to actually reports and statistics of murders

This theory will make reference to horror, gore and anatomy.

This theory will make reference to suicide

This might be a long read

Sorry for the nightmare fuel

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“A true classic never goes out of style”

Chucky, Child’s play franchise

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The Knife: A Symbol of Creation and Destruction

Firstly, before we go through all the horror and the similarities of DDLC, we are gonna look at Yuri’s knife. It has caused some division within our community, as we can see on the poll the clear division of the community:

The majority said, that the knife should have been fancier. While, the minority said that it was an error, because Dan Salvato had spoken about it on Reddit, and the other said that the knife should remain the same. As we know by the hints of DDLC, Yuri has a fascination and collection of knives, and I have seen the question repeatedly asked, “ Why did she use a normal kitchen knife?”. I am here to propose the idea that the only artist error is in the difference between the gif/images of Yuri’s knife (A), and the still image of Yuri’s knife (B). There must be a more symbolic intent of the knife, and that’s what I intend to prove.

Knives have always been a tool to create, and to destroy. A knife’s blade in particular is used in many types of performances to produce intensity and fear, to create in culinary, and various art forms. Yet, the blade, so sharp and precise, is able to destroy, harm, and kill. This is related to DDLC and in particular, Yuri. This type of symbolism is mixed with Yuri in her time with MC before he cuts his finger. Yuri sincerely says that, “ “[Knives are] just...so pretty...I-I can't help it! I don't know what it is...the combination of craftsmanship and feeling of danger, maybe...", “. The symbolic intent of knives with the game is to demonstrate beauty and danger, as well as creation and destruction. Similar to how the game DDLC appears to be and what it actually is.

The knife used in by Yuri in her death is actually a chef’s kitchen knife based on image B. While, image A appears to be a mixture of different knives, but I’ll be referring it as a mixture of a cimeter and a petty knife. The chef’s knife is always commonly seen in many horror films and is the signature weapon to Micheal Myers from the Halloween franchise.

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“It’s Halloween; everyone’s entitled to one good scare”

Brackett, Halloween Franchise

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There is reason behind every thing and every mistake. Yuri’s knife is not a mistake, and if it was different, the effect would change. A chefs knife or cooking knives in general are always knives that are commonly used. These knives are left in containers or just left loosely in drawers. According to an FBI 2016 Crime in the United States, Murder Victims by Weapon, states that in 2016, there were 1,604 victims that were murdered by knives and other cutting instruments. The article, Under Strict Gun Laws, Japan’s Mass Killers Must Rely on Knives Instead, depicts number of murders that were used by knives. Additionally, knives are also the most common weapon used in suicides. Unlike guns, you are able to purchase knives with ease. With DDLC and horror films such as Halloween and Child’s play franchises they use the effect of danger lingering around the home and in surroundings that are meant to be secure.

The difference in appeal of the knife completely would have changed the effect of the girls deaths, mainly Yuri and Sayori. If, Yuri’s knife had a much more glamorous look, then the reaction would not only be surprise but may produce the idea of not death but sacrifice. With luxury unique designed knives, they don’t bring the feel that any one could get one and have the power to create and destroy, yet only a select few can gain this, and the general feel would be as if it was more cult like. In the case of Sayori, her death was also suicide and had such a troubling feeling, as you watched her depression lead her to self-destruction. Now if Sayori had a blue rope or a message written on the wall, wouldn’t this change how you reacted? While with the average knife and rope demonstrates that this could happen to anyone, and shows how those who are suicidal can take their life taken in the place where they are suppose to feel safe. The average chef knife also demonstrates how anyone can become a murder, all they have to do is take a knife out of the drawer.

Also, Team Salvato handled the effects of suicide, hints of abuse and depression with respect. It wouldn’t have respected Yuri’s suicide if her weapon was fancy. Suicide is meant to be taken seriously and show to people around that things down and said can effect a person down to their mental state. It would have glamorized her death not it being her own self-destruction being shown but sacrifice. All of this proves that any change to Yuri’s death and suicide weapon would have changed the feel and meaning of her death, and the handling and image of suicide.

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“ Hi I’m Chucky, and I’m your friend till the end! Hidey-Ho!”

Chucky, Child’s play franchise

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Now why does that look familiar?

Now on to some blood shed. I will now be discussing two victims from films from both the Child’s Play and Halloween Franchise. These films have one victim that mirrors directly like how Yuri dies, and after watching many scenes and rewatching their movies, their signature weapons aren’t used a lot as I thought. But first as we see from the DDLC, Yuri actually stabs her left lung once and a large intestine twice. If you stab your left lung, you don’t not actually hit your heart. While if you stab your intestines, you will eventually die over a few days if it goes untreated. In DDLC, we watch Yuri die after the span of two to three days. Her wounds have to be deep enough to cause great amount of harm yet leave her to slowly die til the end of the weekend. From Halloween 5: The Revenge of Micheal Myers, the character Tina Williams jumps in front of child to end up being stab once at the top left of her lung by Micheal Myers. While, in Child’s play 2, Grace Elsie Poole gets stabbed by Chucky three times at the top left of her lung while Andy and his foster sister Kyle watch. In regard to DDLC and these two murder victims, though they die instantly, they show what brute force it takes to truly cause torture that has to be dragged on for days when left untreated.

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“I have a date with a 6 year old boy and you have a date with death!”

Chucky, Child’s play franchise

I’m sorry if this one is weird but I need some funny ones for my sanity

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Yuri’s Sanity

Finally, now time to take a deep dive into the mental state and similarities of Yuri and Micheal Myers and Chucky. Firstly, to clear up a misconception to Yuris death symbolism and if she is just overly passionate or completely obsessive. If you take a look at the poll:

My own idea of her death is that her passion was turned against her. And that can be literally her romantic and hobby passion. Her love of knives and what I had previously said about them being a symbol of creation and destruction, and with a blade that allowed her to have a moment with MC, yet with a other it took her life away. In a way she is extremely passionate, whether it’s from poetry, reading or knives, but as Act 2 play she becomes obsessive. Yet that being said obsession does blame into the hands of these horror icons. Micheal Myers has an obsession with the day Oct. 31st and murdering his family, while Chucky has the obsession with being human once more. Yuri is obsession is with not only her knives but with MCs love. Each one of these characters has a certain tragedy with their obsession. With Micheal Myers, he was abused and bullied to his breaking point. With Chucky, he lost one of the most treasured and protected physical being, being human. Yet, recall this event, when Mc accidentally cuts his finger, Yuri licks his finger and helps him heal in a sense. She wants that same type of care and love from MC, in a more exaggerated form she cuts herself deeply wanting to be cared for by MC even if he does or doesn’t accept her love. But, we let her die, we don’t help her, and we are just stunned and are unable to care for her.

Though Yuri is not a serial killer like Micheal Myers or Chucky, she has the mentality and type of obsession to drive her to be. Yet, she only wants to be cared for and not cause harm to others to gain your love.

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In Conclusion

In conclusion, Yuri’s knife is not a mistake due to it symbolic intent, and her death mirrors victims from horror films. Additionally, though she has characteristics and mentalities of becoming a murder, Yuri chooses a different yet unsuccessful attempt to gain your love again.

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Thank you for Reading this DDLC Theory!

Comment down below you reactions, arguments, or whether this brought of memories of you watching these movies!

I hoped you enjoyed reading and hopefully this changed some of your feelings about Yuri

If you missed the last theory about Natsuki, here it is:

The Next Theory will be on JUST MONIKA

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the photos used in the edit are not my own, here is the credit for the yuri art: Kiboiru, and none of the other images are mine

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