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Malevolent: Chapter 269 [POLL] (Patreon)

Published:
2025-06-17 11:00:09
Imported:
2026-06

Poll

Malevolent: Chapter 269 [POLL]

  • Yes, I think she's here 140
  • No, I don't think she's here 333
  • 2025-06-16
  • 473 votes
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Comments

Dani S.

As much as I’m tempted to pick “I think she’s here” for being more interesting, I just can’t feel like John would want to say to Arthur that he thinks she’s in this place…and while I see some thoughts on giving Arthur hope by letting him believe he could find her, I think that would backfire anyway because: 1. Maybe he’d lose track of their current goal later on if he ends up getting too anxious to actively look for her 2. It’s not actually very comforting to hear “hey your daughter is in this awful awful death world” 3. Even if she was here in some form, the dark world warps people…I cannot possibly believe that if Faroe were here she’d just be the same little girl she was when she died. I think she’d be something completely unrecognizable. If she ends up actually being there, Arthur’s hope is going to be crushed anyway seeing what the dark world would have done to her, I think.

Dani S.
>>177515503

And to clarify I feel confident that this poll does not determine if we end up seeing her later or not, just that it’s a choice of encouraging Arthur what to believe. I just don’t think him believing she’s here will ultimately do much for him (or at least much positive). I can’t lie though, telling him he thinks she’s here does sound interesting anyway

Rianne Wright

I think the answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no. I think she's been with Arthur and John this entire time, courtesy of the Manager and the lighter. She never made it to the Dark World; but she's here with us now, still lighting the way and keeping us safe.

scoutgar

Clicking yes because I genuinely think it would be so funny, considering how consistent and impactful this show has been with its themes, for that baby to be in superhell

scoutgar
>>177522276

Faroe is the spark in every fire you light Arthur. And now she’s in the Sinew Swamps

Sakura aka Kam

I think her being in the dark world is the opposite of hopeful. No thanks!

Isi

Faroe is attracted to Arthur's light, so as long as he holds onto that light she's not truly in the dark.

Layali

I don’t think the question this poll is based on is the one Booth John offered (“Does offering hope help?”). That’s not the question being asked. The actual question was posed by Arthur, and directed at John: “Do you think Faroe is here?” This matters, because Arthur isn’t asking John to give him hope- he’s asking for his honest answer. We really don’t know what Arthur is thinking right now. Is the possibility of Faroe being here a hope to him, or torment? Shutting down this conversation only means we won’t get the full grasp of what is bothering Arthur. I really think, this choice is about honesty, not comfort or hope. What is comforting about saying yes, your little daughter is in the dark world, anyways, for people who don’t want to vote ‘yes’ bc it might give him hope…? What kind of hope is it to think your dead daughter might be trapped in a cruel, decaying world? It’s an emotionally destabilizing thought. Whatever hope it gives him will be very double sided. But if that possibility exists, it must be addressed early. Repression & avoidance doesn’t protect anyone. It just means you’ll be overwhelmed when the truth forces itself into the light. Anyways, the context of the vote matters. John has just shared his doubts. Arthur immediately pushes back, but the important thing is: John was honest, and Arthur engaged with that honestly, even if he didn’t agree. That moment defused potential tension and allowed them to move forward with a better understanding of each other AND the choice they’re really making, in trying to stop Kayne. If John hadn’t spoken up, those doubts would have festered and possibly exploded at a worse time. Or it would’ve quietly colored his guidance of Arthur and his decisions, without Arthur being aware of them already having a possible divergence in goals. Now Arthur is following John’s lead. He’s probably been carrying the possibility of Faroe being in the dark world too, ever since he stepped foot in it. He’s confronting an idea before it can blindside him later. This is for all intents and purposes their last quiet moment before they jump into unknown territory and approach the source of the bell only they can hear. It makes sense to have this conversation now, to allow them to be more whole-hearted and on the same page. Airing their doubts and desires and all that now. And John owes Arthur honesty. John is the reason Arthur is even thinking about Faroe again - he was the one who asked Arthur if he wouldn’t rather be with her, in these final days. To now say “I don’t think she’s here” feels insincere at best, and at worst, manipulative: Why bring it up if you didn’t believe it? Just to hurt me or to sway me? Arthur deserves for his doubts or desires or whatever this is, to be engaged with honestly and straightforwardly. No, we can’t take away whatever emotions this causes in him - the knowledge that Faroe might be somewhere in this world - but Arthur has had practice carrying unbearable and unfixable truths for many years now, with nowhere to put them down. Worst case scenario I can see is Arthur wanting to save her. And even that outcome doesn’t derail the mission. Kayne still exists. As long as Kayne remains, no one can be saved, not even Faroe. Arthur knows this. John knows this. If Arthur has asked this question, then that’s it, it means it’s already on his mind and will continue being on his mind even if John goes ‘nooo why would you say that??’ At least now that John knows what Arthur’s thinking, if Arthur loses focus, John can help him, ground him, or stop him. So yeah, can you let go, Arthur? It’s a question that John asked this chapter, that the Manager seemed to ask. All of Malevolent was the asking of it. More importantly, it’s a question that needs to be asked and will demand an answer one way or another, by the end of the story. So there’s no avoiding it. And personally, what I’ve seen from Arthur is that all these seasons have been him letting go. So yeah, I’ve got my bets on him. I’m definitely voting yes.

Layali

I would be so infuriated if I was in Arthur’s place, and my confidant decided his response based on emotionally managing me. I asked a question that’s been on mind for a while - a question that you brought up yourself just now! - and I want to confront it with you. I want an honest response. I don’t want you to protect me from the pain of saying yes - whether you think it’s the pain of hope or torment or despair or anything else. Especially after I’ve dragged myself through this hell, you condescend to me? And why would you lie to me? And why did you ask me if I wouldn’t rather be with my daughter, in these final days, only to now say “I don’t think she’s here”. Why bring it up if you didn’t believe it was a possibility? Just to hurt me or to manipulate me into giving up? If I were John I’d tread carefully, bc his response would absolutely change how I view his earlier heart to heart.

Queen
>>177577062

Meant to respond with this here, just putting it in this reply also for clarity: I believe the reason John brought Faroe up the way he did was due to what he was actually trying to convey that Arthur kept missing: just because they're trying to push forward doesn't mean they shouldn't savor their last moments. Bringing up Faroe was an attempt to connect Arthur to the idea of cherishing what he has now AND remaining focused on survival because both are important. I don't think John is trying to emotionally manipulate Arthur or be cruel to him, he's trying to make a sincere point- that Arthur doesn't have to spend his last days being completely miserable if he chooses not to, but that doesn't have to mean giving up. I think it's better to tell arthur she isn't here. I think that's truly what John believes, and I think that's the truth of it anyway.

Aura

I agree that this necessitates a sincere response, but from my perspective the sincere answer would be no. It doesn't feel like repression, avoidance or manipulation to me, I genuinely don't think that a tangible version of Faroe is here in the dark world beyond a warped memory or haunted echo. If "the bad parts" of a person are what make it to the dark world, then "the good parts" of Faroe are already with them, accompanying Arthur on his journey (based on the conversation with Malam). I see John talking about Faroe as a hypothetical, I don't think "child in superhell" as some people have said would make narrative sense. If there some memory or remnant of Faroe here - I don't think that's the same as her being here, and I don't think John would see it that way either. She's dead. Saying yes to me feels like it would change Arthur's goals and trajectory from leaving the dark world to saving Faroe from the dark world - and I highly doubt there's a version of her that can be saved in a classically happy ending. I don't think either answer would be emotional manipulation, I feel that both would be framed as what John genuinely thinks. Which works, because there's logic present for both, the logic for "no" is stronger to me. My optimal answer would have truly been "I don't know," because they don't, but "no" feels closer to me than "yes" to a neutral option.

Susie

I think saying she’s not here, given what we know, isn’t entirely lying to Arthur. I trust what Malam said, that Faroe was in the light of the fire. That being said there’s still plenty of reason to believe that Faroe’s in the dark world but I don’t think Arthur would do anything really stupid (yet) purely to go find her.

IdleMoon

Didn't The Manager tell them to "Let go"? What if this is what he ment? John honored, and let go of his past with the eulogy. .. Did The Manager mean they should let go of the awful thing that that happened to them both, that they both still hold on to? As in a " Yes what happened to, and because of you, is awful, but you need to let go and heal so you can focusyour collective butt on killing kayne" kind of way? Also i think a previous comment was right, in trusting Malon, he said that Faroe is attracted to Arthur's light, be that the lighter, Arthur, or both.. So I dont think any part of her that we want to actually meet, is here..