Thread:Mabian/@comment-4383275-20160827050912/@comment-27907368-20160828072001

There are some other references that may hold weight. I usually don't go on others' walls to post, and I'm hoping you'll forgive me for this transgression. ^^'

If you don't get the connection, please let me know; I sometimes assume that I make sense when I don't. Thank you for your time!

Points are mostly from Earthbound and Mother 3. I think. I'm bad with names of games. I'll leave video links when I can. :'D

'''HUGE NOTE: I cannot spell "Gigyas" and "GieGue" right. Ever. I'm sorry.'''

Biggest references:
 * Dr. Andonuts's Final Chimera (went rogue, has an off button on its back) and his SOUL robots, seen in Dr. Alphys's Mettaton and Mettaton.
 * Porky and Flowey go mad from the same situation: ability to time travel and immortality.
 * The final bosses being beaten by (in most cases) not Stats, but instead something else.
 * Photoshop Flowey Relates to Giygas, and Asriel relates to GieGue
 * Flowey samples Pokey's pre-Gigyas lines pretty hard.
 * GieGue's storylines follows Asriel's closely; he is initially defeated when the protagonist appeals to his compassion. When he returns, he has lost feelings of compassion and love.
 * Ness collecting memories of his babyhood as "A Flash of Memory" plays relates to the track "Memory" in both context and name.

Undertale and Earthbound, Many Parallels
I'll get right to it. If it seems too much like a stretch, let me know. :D

{{dropdown In all three encounters, the solution is not to brute force down the boss.
 * 1 =
 * Giygas requires prayers, Flowey requires help, Asriel requires friends.
 * In this way, Giygas relates to Photoshop Flowey and Asriel relates to GieGue.

Asriel and GieGue
GieGue is defeated when the lullaby his human mother sang him plays; the protagonist plays to his love and compassion in order to defeat him.

GieGue then runs away and feels guilty about what he did. He returns later as Giygas and has lost this compassion.

Gigyas and Flowey
Before the second phase of Giygas (I believe), Pokey says: }}
 * "Do you want to scream for help here in the dark?! Say 'Mommy! Daddy! I'm so frightened!' ... I know you have telepathy or something, so just try and call for help... No one will help you now!"
 * Flowey's dialogue: "Call for help. I dare you. Cry into the darkness! 'Mommy! Daddy! Somebody help!' See what good it does you! ... But nobody came. Boy! What a shame! Nobody else... is gonna get to see you DIE!"
 * Photoshop Flowey relates to Giygas the closest, as he wants to destroy everything (we believe). In this way, Flowey's "You Idiot" theme matches him well, as Pokey calls Giygas "an all-mighty idiot."
 * 2 = Giygas/GieGue Encounters and Photoshop Flowey/Asriel Encounters

Definitely editing this tomorrow; if it seems incoherant, wait until then to read it! Thank you for your consideration. :D