Is Puu Black related to Balrog?

It's kind of a simple answer- Sure, they look the same. But if you wanted a deeper connection, every re-release of Cave Story made by Nicalis has Balrog call Jenka his aunt, in some format of the term. That doesn't exactly seem like a taunt, and if there is truth to that statement, that would raise a few points.

1. Balrog and Jenka have a connection as family.
2. Balrog and Misery are cousins. Recall that Jenka and Ballos are siblings.
3. Ballos is probably Balrog's father.

But then that raises a small contradiction: In every version of Cave Story, Ballos mentions that both his wife and children were killed by his magical tyranny. So if it were true that Balrog were the nephew of Jenka, he would have had to survive that. For the sake of entertaining this idea, let's say he did that somehow. That still leaves dead children and a dead wife. Which would raise even more points.

1. Puu Black looks like Balrog.
2. The only way this thing described in-game is as a ghost.
3. It inhabits the Island.

Sure, it seems like a really far-fetched coincidence, but Balrog and Puu Black might be siblings.

 

how many of this same thread are there going to be
pixel designed most of the beta enemies after bars of soap. puu is a holdover of that. balrog is a holdover of that. not much else to it.
but i mean yeah sure nice theory
not that the whole 'auntie' thing is a dumb translation discrepancy but like
the whole 'auntie' thing is a dumb translation discrepancy

edit: welcome to the forums. we're dead inside and like the search function.

 

But if you wanted a deeper connection, every re-release of Cave Story made by Nicalis has Balrog call Jenka his aunt, in some format of the term. That doesn't exactly seem like a taunt, and if there is truth to that statement, that would raise a few points.

1. Balrog and Jenka have a connection as family.

To my knowledge the terms "aunt" and "uncle" aren't exclusively used for family members.

 

To my knowledge the terms "aunt" and "uncle" aren't exclusively used for family members.

Same for mommy and daddy ;3c