Jun 10, 2011 at 7:05 AM
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Cave Story Theories Quicklist
Robots : (Curly, Quote, Killer Robots, Blue Robots, MALCO, etc)
Mimigas : (King, Jack, Toroko, Arthur, Igor, Chie, etc)
Humans : (Sue, Kazuma, Booster, Momorin, Itoh, etc)
Magic Users and Crown Bearers : (Misery, Jenka, Doctor, Ballos, Miakid, etc)
Other Characters : (Cthulhu, Little, etc)
Items : (Demon Crown, Red Flowers, King's Blade, etc)
Places : (First Cave, Last Cave, etc)
Monsters : (Critters, etc)
Cave Story Universe : (Physics, Language, Sequels, etc)
Pixel : (Related to Pixel)
Odds and ends : (Doesn't fit in another category!)
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Thought this might be useful, as searching for stuff is a real pain. I added descriptions on some of the vague theory threads. Hope it is helpful
EDIT : Updated Tues. April 30th, 2013 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT2 : Updated Fri. January 10th, 2014 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT3 : Updated August 11th, 2014 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT4 : Updated June 23, 2021 (wow!) thanks to HaydenStudio's List 2015 and HaydenStudio's List 2021! (Sorry I didn't update this sooner!!! - X-Calibar)
Thanks!
Robots : (Curly, Quote, Killer Robots, Blue Robots, MALCO, etc)
Mimigas : (King, Jack, Toroko, Arthur, Igor, Chie, etc)
Humans : (Sue, Kazuma, Booster, Momorin, Itoh, etc)
Magic Users and Crown Bearers : (Misery, Jenka, Doctor, Ballos, Miakid, etc)
Other Characters : (Cthulhu, Little, etc)
Items : (Demon Crown, Red Flowers, King's Blade, etc)
Places : (First Cave, Last Cave, etc)
Monsters : (Critters, etc)
Cave Story Universe : (Physics, Language, Sequels, etc)
Pixel : (Related to Pixel)
Odds and ends : (Doesn't fit in another category!)
Robots :
- Quote's father?!
- who made Quote and Curly?
- Why Did Quote take Curly's Panties?
- What happens if Q/C eats a red flower?
- Why Quote and Curly have an amnesia?
- Why does Quote wake up in the Start Point?
- Who Is Stronger, Quote Or Curly?
- Is Quote slow, or is everybody else in CS just really fast?
- The Anatomy and Biology of Quote and Curly
- Quote's Age and Height
- Quote and Curly: Light As Air?
- Quotes, emergancy self destruct
- How does Qoute drown??
- Quote has a Magic Sacthel?
- Quote and Curly are the same person.
- Quote and Curly: Siblings or Not? Vote!
- Quote's Personality
- Why didn't Quote go crazy?
- Quote's personality?
- Quote built on the Island??
- Why Quote is different from other robots?
- Quote and Curly Have "Souls"
- Who created Quote and Curly?
- Who or What woke Quote up?
- When and Why did they wake up?
- Quote's surname
- Robots on the island's power source
- Why is quote called quote?
- Quote's name being Quote.
- My Theory for the whole story (Quote having severe depression and guilt)
- It's canon that Quote's hat was Curly's apparently?
. - if curly is a robot, then why does she have panties????
- why did curly stay in the tow rope????
- Wind Fortress: What are those Naked Curly Clones Doing?!?!
- Was Quote made before Curly?
- Where the killer robots made by the same people that made Quote and Curly?
- The relationship between Quote and Curly
- Just what is the link between Quote and Curly Brace?
- Quote X Curly? Wha.....
- Quote x Curly?
- How Curly gets ambushed while you're fighting Toroko +
- Curly all alone
- Curly ain't no robot
- Curly wants fucking...?
- Why did Curly sacrifice herself? (spoiler)
- How does Curly end up in the Sacred Grounds?
- What does saving Curly have to do with getting to Hell?
- how did curly get to hell and why was she at the door?
- Why didn't Quote steal the key from Jenka?
- Why does Curly ignore Quote?
- So how did Curly remember her name then?
. - Quote is Megaman X in secret.
- Y2K caused Quote's amnesia
- Quote and Curly are Ness and Paula
- skin thick disguise
- Are Quote and Curly Humans?
- Size of the Quote
- Quote: Ikachan?
- The purpose of MALCO.
- Team 9 retreat?
- MALCO: Gay for Quote?
- Why is Quote a mute?
- Why did King want the key from Toroko at the beginning?
- Why did King hesitate?
- King and Red Flowers
- CONFIRMED: King ate red flowers and survived
- About Sue and also King's Eyes
- The truth about king
- Why did King need the key?
- Why did King want the key?
- why is toroko a hero
- King is Arthur?
- What stopped King from killing the pignons?
. - How did Santa and Chako survive?
- Chako and Chie were locked in the same cage at the Doctor's Table
- Chaco and Santa are actually humans..?
- Could Santa and Chaco have a relationship?
- Why Chaco (and Santa) chose to live isolated?
- Chaco is a mutant and/or alien
- Why is Chako purple?
. - Does everybody (ingame) hate Kanpachi?
- Why was Kanpachi not caught?
. - Mahin: Master of the Universe??!?
- mahiggles (mahin)
. - What Happens to Jack?
- gun hand (Jack's Hand)
- Jack
- Would Jack have gone insane after the events of Cave Story if he was still alive?
. - Sandaime
. - what happened to the colons?
- Who killed the Colons' mother/father?
- Where do the Colons sleep?
. - Igor theory
- Who was Igor.
- Igor + Beast Fang?
- Was Sue already aware of Igor?
. - Arthur and the red flowers
- When did Arthur fight the Red Demon?
- Arthur and the Red Demon
- Arthur: who really was he?
- A thought between Toroko and Arthur
- A theory. (King is Arthur)
- Arthur x Sue
. - Toroko's Boss Fight Symbolism?
. - Mimigas Slaughtered! Why?
- Still don't get it. (Mimigas)
- Determining Mimiga gender, and the consequences thereof
- Mimiga paws?
- What Do Migmas do in Their Spare Time
- Mimiga relationships.
- Mimiga facial hair?
- Important whisker discussion!
- Red Flowers and Mimiga Body Chemistry
- What if the red flower(s) were regurgitated out of a rabid Mimiga?
- How the Demon Flowers make the Mimiga rabbid
- the mimiga are probably dogs.
- If Sue and Itoh turn into Mimiga and back every time they sneeze
- Why were Sue and Itoh specifically turned into Mimiga?
- In the ending, when Sue sneezed...
- Why did Sue survive?
- why sue's mother was on the doctors side.
- How did Sue get in the Reservoir?
- Sue and Kazuma's father?
- Is Sue a furry
- I think Sue was lacking some shame.
- Is there any reason why Sue doesn't wear any pants?
- Sue's Nose
- Itoh and Sue
- Who IS Sue's father?!?!?!!?!11!?
- Relationship between Quote and Sue
. - Where is Kazuma?
- Kazuma Knew Quote Before Cave Story?
- Kazuma Sakamoto
- Kazuma: Retarded?
- Cave Story: Kazuma?!
- How did Kazuma and Booster find out the Doctor located the red flowers?
- Disturbing Theory: Kazuma Rescued Momorin
. - Why did Booster survive?
- The Deal With Saving Booster?
- Booster = Ballos?
- Did Booster create Quote and Curly?
- Booster and Quote
- in the good ending why did booster visit jenka
- Why's Booster visiting Jenka at breakdown?
- Do you think Professor Booster would create a robot (s)?
- Anyone thinking that Booster is the bad guy?
. - Momorin's Survival *SPOILERS*
- Am I the only one who though this? (The Doctor is Momorin's husband?)
. - Everyone Has Green Hair
- Why did they go to the floating island
- sakamoto family
- Some questions... (humans on the island before the war and arthur)
- The king is a total jerk.
- Why did Misery make Ballos create the demon crown?
- if misery made the devil crown
- Could Misery have had no powers before she demanded Ballos to make the crown?
- Why did Misery told Ballos to create the Demon Crown
- What happens to Misery in the Normal Ending?
- Misery Died.
- Misery's name???
- Would you have fought Misery if Omega hadn't shown up?
- Misery?
- Misery
- Misery's true feelings towards the Island
- Who is Misery's father?
- Misery's Hair... Blue or Green?
- Misery's on Quote's side.
- does Misery have a crush on Quote?
- Why would Misery volunteer to eat a red flower?
- Why does Misery become taller?
- Magic strength (Misery vs Ballos, Jenka)
- Why didn't misery compensate for quotte's moevent like she did for king?
- Why didnt Misery kill Quote instead of sending him to the labyrinth when Balrog knocked him out?
- Is Misery trying to help Quote and Mimigas all the time?
- Misery is half-mimiga
- Misery = Mimiga
- Magus and Misery - similarities?
. - what is dates background?
- What was the Doctor's motivations?
- The Docter Lives!?
- The Doctor survives
- Reason why The Doctor wanted Sue
- Predecessors of the Doctor?
- doctor who?
- The Doctor = The Doctor?
. - is jenka really ageless?
- Jenka's Husband
- Jenka's name origin
- Is Booster Jenka's husband?
. - Why did Ballos ask you to kill him?
- Why does Ballos try to kill Quote and Curly?
- Would Ballos have died in the second ending after the island crash landed on the Surface?
- Why did Ballos hold back his ultimate power?
- Ballos not really "imprisoned"
- Ballos antagonist or not?
- Ballos' splintered soul
- Ballos: Was he really sealed fully away?
- Moaning faces in final form Ballos' body?
- Ballos's Dog
- Ballos' Eyes
- Did Ballos really die??
- Ballos' Final Words
- Why are Ballos' Teeth White?
- What does Ballos do in his spare time?
- Ballos's master plan?
- Who is Ballos's wife and who is his child?
- Did Ballos Deserve his fate?[End of game spoilers]
- Ballos things
- If Jenka was a 10, what would Ballos be? (Referring to power, of course)
- Is Ballos based on Giygas?
. - The first two crown holders.
- What was the story of Halder, Anatupone, and Miakido(the other wielders of the Crown
- Arthur and Miakkid?
- Who killed Miakid
- CS2 Research: Demon Crown Owners
- The 3rd
- How exactly did Balrog get dragged into the whole Demon Crown affair?
- Proper Balrog Backstory.
- A Very Serious Theory About Balrog.
- where did balrog origionate from and was he not in the form as you see him in the events of cavestory ?
- Balrog's relation to other characters.
- Balrog=part frog
- Balfrog's Frogs?
- why does balrog say huzzah!!!?
- How does Balrog just "jump" from the top?
- How did Balrog get involved with everything?
- Misery and Balrog's Relationship
- what "master" was balrog referring to?
- Balrog Ballos's Son?
- What are the orange lines on Balrog?
- Balrog's feet
- Balrog: Mutant Toaster or Mutant Lunchbox?
- Balrog: Toaster-like or Suitcase-like?
- Who is balrog(Spoilers)
- What does Balrog eat
- Why balrog why
- Why is Balrog?
- How is Balrog?
- Who is Balrog
- When Is Balrog?
- Is Puu Black related to Balrog?
- Most Important Character Without a Facepic
- Jenka's Puppies (and Balrog).
- Plantation Puppy
- Why does jenka just let her puppies roam wildly?
- They sit on his...? (Quote carrying puppies)
- Where did the Hermit Gunsmith come from in the first place?
- Hermit Gunsmith: Madman Magician?
- What is the history of the Cthulhu and did they originate from the island?
- Cthulu?
- How did Mr. Little get the nemisis?
- The Littles...
- The Littles
- What are the Littles?
- Mister Little death aftermath
- The Labyrinth Doctor and the Nurse
- Plantation: a living tree man?
- Strange Island Explorer Guy
- The eye on the demon crown is...
- Why does the demon crown have a red eye?
- The symbol on the demon crown?
- What abilities do the Demon Crown give the wearer?
- The power of the Demon Crown (new)
- How the Demon Crown works
- The power of the Demon Crown
- Thoughts on the demon crown
- What if the demon crown never existed?
- The Demon Crown's true control over Misery and Balrog?
- In the form of this... red crystal
- Where does the Crown end and Red Crystal begin?
- Why did it take so long for people to discover the demon crown?
. - Red Flowers and The Demon Crown... Are They Attainable?
- Could the Demon Flowers Have No Negative Effects AT ALL?
- What determines the effect of the Red Flowers?
- Thoughts about red flower transformation *spoilers*
- The Red Flowers
- The flowers in Arthur's house.
- What happened to the Red Crystal?
- How does the Booster 2.0 work?
- Booster, Scooter, Rocket Fuel
- Who wrote the script on the map system?
- who wrote the note by the map?
- The Notebook... *spoilery*
- Why does Momorin have the mimiga mask?
- How do life capsules work?
- Weapons and Reality
- How do the Polar Star/Machine Gun/Spur work?
- The Location of the Bubbler
- Why the Fireball is Required
- Curly's Machine Gun
- Machine Gun Jetpacks
- Sacred grounds machine gun
- Machine gun trade?
- Explosive
- Where Curly's Air Tank is worn...?
- Sue's pendant
- Curly and the nemesis
- why does curly wants quotes polar star even when she has a better gun?
- Conection between boost 0.8 and Rope
- How Did the Tow Rope Disappear after getting the Booster 0.8
- Misery's staff
- Kings Blade
- Arthur's key
- Map System and Nikimaru Counter
- What is the Iron Bond?
- Curly's Panties?
- Quote's hat?
- Quote's cap
- What's on Quote's hat?
- Kazuma's Lab Coat?
- Save points on the island
- The Beast Fang's Intent
- Blackboard in Arthur's House?
- "Welcome to Hell! Sign"???
- On top of the Island?
- What is inside of the island's mountain?
- The Pier Walk ORG was Meant to be the Song for The Plantation
- Balcony Breakdown Or Where are Those Bricks From?
- Balcony = Castle Ruins
- That voice after you beat Ballos
- Why the island stopped falling
- What happens to the island?
- Of all the places. (First Cave)
- Sun Stones
- Sand Zone's Stoned Sun? Real?
- Martini symbol?
- Was the house built when culry woke up?
- Why was there even a storehouse in the first place?
- Labyrinth Rock
- Why did the Egg Corridor explode?
- What caused the explosion in Egg Corridor?
- PIXEL ANSWERS: "Why did the Egg Corridor explode?"
- Egg. 00
- Did lots of mimiga use to live in Grasstown?
- Grasstown
- Execution Chamber
- Wind Fortress: What is it and where is it in the timeline?
- Wind Fortress
- Wind Fortress in Cave Story 3D
- Original Wind Fortress Location?
- When would Wind Fortress take place?
- So now we've seen the Wind Fortress...
- The labyrinth shop was not burgled
- Destroyed Sky Dragon Eggs
- Santa's strange house
- Why are there red flowers in Arthur's house?
- important find! (Waterway Cabin message)
- Prof. Booster and Waterway Cabin?
- Who constructed the Core Room?
- The Core the Island and other stuffs
- Shutter No. 4
- The robots in the core chamber?
. - The Island's Name?
- How was the island made / By whom
- Cave=Kingdon
- Is the Island bigger than what we see of it?
- What's on the Island and how big is it?
- Connected areas
- Any idea what the name of... (the kingdom)
- How was the Floating Island created?
- Talking to myself... (map of island)
- The Mother of All Cave Story Questions (Lighting in the cave)
- The Map Doesn't Match Up!
- What exactly IS the Surface?
- Where are all the bathrooms on the island?
- Why did Pixel make the Deathtraps do 127 damage?
- Skeletons
- Is Chinfish a boy or a Girl?
- On the topic of Critters... Spore time
- Connection between Midorins and Drolls?
- Drolls native to the island?
- Omega was possibly a reference to this boss:
- Omega
- Re: Monster X
- Monster X: cat or somthing else
- What is the Core?
- Just What Is The Core???
- Question (About the Core)
- Why do the Gaudi in the labyrinth shop act friendly, but the ones outside try to kill you?
- Gaudi's?!
- The Gaudis
- Pooh Black Origin
- Puu Black is Puu from the Beta.
- The eye door
- If the Rabil in the Grasstown Hut is not defeated
- Gliding? Hidden Rockets? Just Epic Skill?
- If there are sentient mushrooms does that mean that there are vegetable tribes around the island?
- enemies on the island
- Cave Story Timeline
- What was the Story of Cave Story Beta
- the Cave Story beta Story can it be used as a prequel?
- What happens to every one after the best ending?
- Do the inhabitants on the island die in the normal ending?
- the unknown what happend in that period
- what hapend on the island be for the events of cave story..
- Timeline
- Full-timeline theory I have worked on for a while.
- How did everything on the island evolve?
- Plot Differences in Cave Story Wii
- How and why Ironhead and Ika are in the Waterway
- Sand zone curly brace fight and jenka's puppies
- If there's creatures and magic on the Island, what's the rest of the earth like?
- The Science of Cave Story
- Magic in Cave Story
- The Island and Cthulhu
- Misery, Balrog, Ballos, and Jenka related?
- Prequel Requirements
- Ending Canon
- After Cave Story
- Cave Story 2?
- Who lived in the kingdom Ballos destroyed?
- It wasn't about the enraged mimigas...
- Do Humans and Mimigas speak the same language?
- The age old debate - Is CS based on Earth?
- How Stuff Works @ CS. XP, life caps, missiles
- Is Kero Blaster in the Same Universe as Cave Story?
- Everybody's dads in CS
- I have a theory that connects Cave Story, Ikachan, 1001 Spikes, and Tempura of the Dead
- Is Cave Story A prequel to Undertale?
- Chrono Trigger = Cave Story?!
- Cave Story making of? (or beta info, whatever)
- Cave Story music got ripped off?
- Pixel and Cats
- Pixels and Almonds
- Pixels Fav Games - References to Other Games in Cave Story
- Is pixel gonna make a sequel to cave story?
- Quote has a beta icon?!?
- Logic behind the names of guns
- If Curly and Quote were real... (What gun would they have?)
- The easy , normal and hard modes
- Day and Night
- I found something AMAZING. (hidden sprites)
- *spoiler alert* What does the password mean?
- Interesting factoid about the plantation password
- The real meaning behind Cave Story
- Hidden Messages in Cave Story
- Meaning of "Litango Motscloud"?
- Spikes. really
- Plotholes and gaps: What we DON'T know
- Unanswered Questions
- When? (When does Cave Story take place?)
- Wife bore child 4-8-08?
- The origin of star blocks?
- Hell's Narrator
- Almost every protagonist in Cave Story has blue eyes
- The official "I believe %5Bx%5D is a Supreme Being" thread.
- Cultural Stereotype??
- Ages of the characters
- What do people think the heights for CS chars are?
- Theory... (Quote is a woman?)
- sexual references in cave story
- Secrets behind characters?
- Stupid questions that, BY GOD you'll all answer with something stupid.
- Why is it so?
- Random Cave Story related questions/comments/stupidity
- something i noticed
- Nukes in Cave Story
- What if... (energy triangles are triforce pieces)
- Cave Story is an Allegory for the Vietnam War to be Specific.
- The H. P. Lovecraft references in Cave Story
- Let me just put this here... (Cave Story Symbolism)
- Cave Story = Mario?
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Thought this might be useful, as searching for stuff is a real pain. I added descriptions on some of the vague theory threads. Hope it is helpful
EDIT : Updated Tues. April 30th, 2013 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT2 : Updated Fri. January 10th, 2014 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT3 : Updated August 11th, 2014 thanks to HaydenStudio's List.
EDIT4 : Updated June 23, 2021 (wow!) thanks to HaydenStudio's List 2015 and HaydenStudio's List 2021! (Sorry I didn't update this sooner!!! - X-Calibar)
Thanks!
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