Maybe it’s the fact that the titles that are part of it are inspired by events that actually happened. And no wonder, there’s just something about the true crime genre that draws people in. See: Dark Woods (series)/List of Minor Characters for information about all the charactersĭark Woods/Deity Masks Dark Woods OST Album No.In the last few years true crime podcasts, movies, and shows have become extremely popular. A total of 5 characters are based on the video Deformed Diva (Hatsune Miku), Blue Beast (Kaito), Two-Headed (Kagamine Rin and Len), Ringmaster (Haku Yowane) and Seamstress (Neru Akita), although the appearance of the latter two have been drastically changed. An edited version of the song would also be used in the opening of the game. Some of the main characters are based on the video song ' Dark Wood Circus' performed by Vocaloid's Hatsune Miku. The history behind the creation was very simple. It was later revealed the title of the game would be Dark Woods and would be a combination of adventure and horror while also having various puzzle elements implemented in it.
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It was announced that a new title would be coming which would be much darker than any other series of Dark Heart Games. Hein and the others have more interaction with the events happening in the New Fantendoverse, mainly during the time after Dark Woods III as before Dark Woods III Hein and Ligeia tried to uncover their origins. The Shattering did effect the Dark Woods in the sense that other woods from the Fantendoverse suddenly appeared in it, which Plague Master used to his advantage.Įverything that happens after the events of Dark Woods II takes place in the New Fantendoverse. Hein and the others didn't lose their memories, even though they only briefly left Dark Woods during the Shattering, thus they retained their memories from the Old Fantendoverse, being few of the characters who can. Because the Dark Woods is only slightly connected to the Fantendoverse its inhabitants didn't suffer the same consequences as the rest of the Fantendoverse. He returned before the Shattering was over. Plague Master briefly traveled out of the Dark Woods to witness the Shattering for himself which resulted in him throwing Aurora into the Dark Woods. At the start of Dark Woods II which continues where the first game left off the Shattering also started. The original Dark Woods took place slightly before the Shattering and originally existed in the Old Fantendoverse. *the exact order of these games are unknown Placement in the Fantendoverse Snowy Woods (spans over a time till Dark Woods IV).It takes place around Christmas time in the Dark Woods at several times in the timeline, often seen from Plague Master's perspective. Snowy Woods is a short story written for the Snowytime Writing Contest.Hein and Ligeia go on a quest to resolve Hein's pesters from the Dark Woods but both en up learning more about their past. Dark Woods: Hollow Remnants is one of the miniseries in Fantendo - Drive that takes place between the second and third game outside of the Dark Woods.It is set outside of the canon and one can play as many characters from the series while having to survive as many days as possible in the Dark Woods. Dark Woods: Survival is a spin-off game in collaboration with the Don't Starve series.It also sheds light on how Eden turned into the Dark Woods. It follows Nostradamus who along with his sister joins a circus in Eden after their mother's death. Dark Woods V: Freak Show: the fifth game in the series that takes place before the events of the first game.Ashley and Nostradamus also appear again, having aged a lot since the last time. Not much is currently known about this except that The Threat is, behind the scenes, the main antagonist and send one of her sevants to the Dark Woods. Dark Woods IV: Descend: the fourth game that takes place a certain amount of time after the third game.Hein, Lily and Rai go back to the Dark Woods to discover what's behind all of this. A young girl named Ashley unleashes another Black Death over the world. Dark Woods III: The Plague Returns is the third game in the series which takes place two years after the events of Dark Woods II.Hein, Lily and Rai make it their mission to save the other victims of Lamia but quickly discover that Plague Master is the true villain in this story and wants to gain the Nova powers for his plan. Dark Woods II: New Woods is the second game in the series taking place directly after the ending of the first game.
The first game ends with an open ending, though the main treat is defeated. Multiple characters had been introduced some of which were minor but were confirmed to play a bigger role in the sequel.
It established the plot's framework of the Dark Woods and its inhabitants. Dark Woods is the first game in the series and introduced us to the main character Hein.