Igor theory

Sep 7, 2012 at 1:30 AM
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When you fight Igor in Egg corrider, he reverts back to a regular mimiga and dies. but later on the balcony he's there alive and well. So does that mean igor came back to life or is it another mimga?
 
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I'm pretty sure that the Mimiga on the Balcony is an entirely different one from Igor, and that just that Pixel just used the same entity. After all, he did use the same entity for the not quite as dangerous Mimigas that were enraged. It would be very far-fetched to say that Igor not only came back to life, but also became enraged again, as well as somehow made his way to the Balcony. Captain Obvious, signing out.

I wonder what kind of theory Quote99 would cook up.
 
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Yeah That seems about right. and what the deal with Quote99?
 
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It may be possible that he didn't really die and that the Doctor 'relocated' him when he (presumably) ransacked the Egg Corridor
 
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That's a good point too. I think he just fainted after the battle like in Pokemon.
 
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Well seeing as how Toroko clearly died when you fought her, I think you probably killed Igor as well. Then again, Toroko disappeared, whereas Igor's body could still be seen. And the former is how most Cave Story characters die, so I guess it's not impossible that Igor lived, especially considering that you had less powerful weapons when you face him that when you faced Toroko. Then again, Curly's body doesn't disappear if she dies. That is a good point, but I still think Igor died.

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Simply Doctor has offered to Igor to taste the red flowers that gives a lot of power to mimigas and has accepted his egg corridor guard work but after fighting Igor in Egg Corridor he gets knocked out and probably he comes back to doctor on Sue's cutscene then the doctor enrages him again and leave him on balcony
 
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Simply Doctor has offered to Igor to taste the red flowers that gives a lot of power to mimigas and has accepted his egg corridor guard work but after fighting Igor in Egg Corridor he gets knocked out and probably he comes back to doctor on Sue's cutscene then the doctor enrages him again and leave him on balcony
where did the doctor get the red flowers before he located them at the sand zone?
 
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Actually, there was four mimigas that Misery found in the Sand Zone. She must've sent them to the Doc to be force fed flowers. Later on, you see four frenzied mimigas on the Balcony...
 
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where did the doctor get the red flowers before he located them at the sand zone?

It's actually unknown but we know that some mimigas has found some red flowers around (ex. In grasstown hut on the bed) and you can find red flowers petals around the bed inside egg corridor's cabin that i belive Its Igor's house ans thise flowers in arthur house looks a bit suspictous..., even wikipedia says that igor has ate the red flowers and fact he's a guard to the balcony stays for fact he works for doctor, and the only person i think he would call master must be the Doctor again (nicalis has changed the translation to professor so maybe he means the doctor or maybe not)
 
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it's another mimiga dude, another one who previously ate a red flower :)
 
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and fact he's a guard to the balcony stays for fact he works for doctor, and the only person i think he would call master must be the Doctor again (nicalis has changed the translation to professor so maybe he means the doctor or maybe not)
Igor's master was a character that died before the events of Cave Story, some time after that Igor found some red flowers and the rest is history. Pixel mentioned this in an interview.

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Early on in the game a character inside Egg Tell us about "Master's Eggs." Some players are under the impression that Igor is referring to the evil doctor.

I don't usually any character settings that are confirmed or set in stone during development....

In the Egg Corridor, one of the flying dragon eggs hatches. There was a professor who managed and examined the eggs inside the Egg Corridor. This doctor was not THE doctor nor Professor Booster. (And of course not even Dr. Gero) This person does not appear in the game, but performed tests alone. Before dying from old age, this professor met a lost Mimiga (Igor). Igor loved and respected the professor and continued the work. At a later time, though, Igor ate a red flower. Players see the result pretty early on in the game.
 
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Well, the thread's title is Igor theory, so here's my theory:
It's kind of obvious that Igor was working in the Egg Corridor, as we can see red flowers in the laboratory. he ate them, either to be stronger or because the doctor made him to do so. Anyways, Doctor managed to made him protect the eggs, because he wields that crown. When we defeat Igor, he reverts to his mimiga form, and then dies, because when we re-enter the corridor, he disappears. I don't know why was he dying slower than Toroko, maybe Toroko ate more flowers?
 
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Well, the thread's title is Igor theory, so here's my theory:
It's kind of obvious that Igor was working in the Egg Corridor, as we can see red flowers in the laboratory. he ate them, either to be stronger or because the doctor made him to do so. Anyways, Doctor managed to made him protect the eggs, because he wields that crown. When we defeat Igor, he reverts to his mimiga form, and then dies, because when we re-enter the corridor, he disappears. I don't know why was he dying slower than Toroko, maybe Toroko ate more flowers?
read the post literally before you
 
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I've just noticed something. i
Igor must be important, because when you defeat him, message 'You've defeated Igor' (or something like that) appears. Why does pixel want to tell us his name? I mean, he could've just leave it without pop-up or write something like 'protector'.
 
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I've just noticed something. i
Igor must be important, because when you defeat him, message 'You've defeated Igor' (or something like that) appears. Why does pixel want to tell us his name? I mean, he could've just leave it without pop-up or write something like 'protector'.
The same reason why Pixel wanted us to know the names for Omega, Monster X, Dragon Sisters, Ma Pignon, and Red Demon. He could've just written them as "Rock Chomp", "X Tank", "Flying Lizards", "Blue Mushroom", and "Droll Reskin".
 
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The same reason why Pixel wanted us to know the names for Omega, Monster X, Dragon Sisters, Ma Pignon, and Red Demon. He could've just written them as "Rock Chomp", "X Tank", "Flying Lizards", "Blue Mushroom", and "Droll Reskin".
Oh. Right :p
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Well, the thread's title is Igor theory, so here's my theory:
It's kind of obvious that Igor was working in the Egg Corridor, as we can see red flowers in the laboratory. he ate them, either to be stronger or because the doctor made him to do so. Anyways, Doctor managed to made him protect the eggs, because he wields that crown. When we defeat Igor, he reverts to his mimiga form, and then dies, because when we re-enter the corridor, he disappears. I don't know why was he dying slower than Toroko, maybe Toroko ate more flowers?
read the post literally before you
Novakid's theory doesn't actually contradict the information given to us by Pixel about the professor who worked with Igor. The reason why Igor ate red flowers is not specified, so the Doctor could have shown up after the professor died and made Igor eat them, and taken command of him. The line Igor made about "PROTECTING MASTER'S EGGS" might have been a combination of the Doctor making him guard the eggs, and remnants of his previous loyalty to the professor. Novakid's theory is plausible.
 
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