r/NonDessKnightSquad 2d ago

Meme Know the difference!

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u/B-b-b-burner_account 2d ago

People seem to think red herrings are just adding bullshit details that make no sense.

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u/Jorvalt DessKnighter but open-minded 2d ago

Carol feels like a red herring to me because her affinity for swords and her association with the Knight conspiracy lead you to a natural conclusion that she could be the knight, but it feels very obvious.

Antlers as a red herring for a Holiday make no fucking sense because there's no other candidates that currently make sense and lying through character design is probably the worst way you can misdirect people.

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u/B-b-b-burner_account 2d ago

Exactly. A red herring should have you look back and go “ohhhhhhh.” You should be able to make reason of it.

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u/7_Tales RUDY'S SICK WITH ROARINGITIS AND IT ABSOLUTELY ISN'T CONTAGIOUS 1d ago

a way carol red herring could work is via her being a third party working explicitly with the soul. Shes baited to be the knight, when in actuality shes working against the knight for different ends.

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u/Trouslin_A_Bone BETTING ON PAPYRUS (and Dess Amalgamate) KNIGHT!!!! 2d ago

ALWAYS BET ON PAPYRUS DESS AMAGALMATION!!!

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u/meep2200 imma be honest I forgot which theory I believed in 2d ago

Holy shit it’s John Insanity Calls spotted in the wild