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Xiangliu and the Allegory of the Cave

Can we talk about how the Nine Headed Demon’s story is a direct use of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave!? Like aaaaughhh. I believe the show references this but not in the English version.

The Allegory of the Cave goes as follows (obviously simplified for time): Several prisoners are chained in a cave, facing the shadows and away from the sun. They think the shadows are all that exist. One of them gets away and sees the sun. He returns to the cave to free the others, but they kill him.

Like, I think it’s SO COOL to use the allegory of the cave as a backstory for a villain.

Xiang Liu is such a fascinating character, and my favorite villain so far.

(oh also, yes, his story is also very Pandora’s box. I love mythology aaaahhgh)