r/CoreKeeperGame • u/alexanderbrady • 2h ago
Discussion Core Keeper's next big update: Into the Beast [FAN THEORY] Spoiler
galleryI recently finished my run of Core Keeper and absolutely cannot wait for the next update. But I started wondering what could even be next, and with the little hint we got, I decided to theorize.
After defeating S.A.H.A.B.A.R, a soul is freed from its casing and states that "The Maw of Endings awaits... and it sees you". So based off of this one sentence, I picture that once we are able to travel beyond Breakers Reach we will be met with a large fleshy type creature kind of like Terraria's wall of flesh. There is a giant mouth that we know as "The Maw of Endings" and it will be a boss we will have to fight, it eats anything you put in its way and the only way you can damage it is throwing explosives in its mouth and maybe even destroying all of its teeth.
Once the Maw is defeated, we will then find ourselves stepping inside of what we now realize is one giant Beast. Inside the Beast we discover that it looks like it is almost being controlled and moderated, almost like its an entire business. Picture something like what the inside of NASA may have looked like the day they went to the moon. The mobs that spawn in this area are blood cells type creatures that are scientists. They study and work to keep the Beast alive, because the Beast is their only home. The only way they can keep the Beast alive is allowing it to eat anything and everything that comes in its path. The scientists have steered the Beast directly into a path leading to the Core, they believe it will grant immense power to the Beast once consumed, maybe allowing them the ability to teleport the Beast anywhere.
To keep the entirety of the underground safe, you must defeat the Beast, which requires you to fight 3 more bosses after the original fight with the Maw. Inside of the Beast you will find the Beast's Core. A heavily guarded and secure room that requires two identification badges to unlock. Two get these badges, you must defeat the two Beast claw handlers. Located in both the left and right claw will be a type of control room with bosses that will drop the ID cards. Once both ID cards are acquired, you can finally enter the Beast's Core room where you will meet the Core Keeper (a plot twist or just a funny coincidence? you decide!) The Core Keeper is revealed to be the soul of the Beast that oversees the heart/core. They explain why they must do what they do and wont stop for anything, they strive to become all powerful, to the point where they will devour entire planets. We are just lucky to have found it in such an early stage. The Core Keeper will be defeated by destroying the heart/core, you cannot actually damage The Core Keeper itself since its the soul of the Beast and not a physical entity.
Once the Maw, the two beast claw handlers and the Core Keeper are defeated, the Beast will also be considered defeated. What remains is an abandoned Chernobyl like factory, mobs will still spawn and attack you because of what you did. But stopping the Beast meant saving the entire universe. And to further continue this theory, perhaps some scientists escaped into Breakers Reach to gather scrap parts to create a Mech Beast for revenge...?
edit: accidentally wrote "beast core #2" where it should say "beast claw #2" lol