something says he should get out of there before he's put in another container of sorts... a hunch

he's just a balloon though

There's nowhere to run now. a THOUGHT from Suzo and that whole island will turn against the main characters. All the way down to the ground under their paws/stomach, and even the air they supposedly need to breathe. They're done for if they anger Suzo, some evils cannot be outrun or outfought OR outsmarted. Only deus ex machina will work.

"Oh, and when, exactly, were you intending to try to steal the eye back from me, insect? You DO know I have never let any of you out of my surveillance, I trust??"

This is fiiiiiiine. Haven't we all created life, like that growing menace in the back of the fridge? This is just a little more... person shaped! Mass produced, cuddly, you might even call them stuffed animals(the stuffing is souls).

You know, i wasn't very concerned about the mold in the fridge. I didn't mind when it started growing but it crossed the line when it called me "mom".
Anyway, the flamethrower is awesome.

Well, well, well... the plot thickens... Seems Mr. Soul Balloony has an interesting opportunity, along with a choice to make.

And I certainly do enjoy a good apotheosis, however, generally speaking, they rarely work out well.

I believe in him. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

Why they reminds me to those clones tubes dispensers of the first pokemon movie?

I think this is enough to tip the scale to "evil," right?

With this world, really hard to tell. To quote Loki, “I know what I want, what kind of god I need to be — for you, for all of us.”

I mean, is it really wrong to prepare ahead of time if you're applying for a vacant job?

Not necessarily. There's worse kind of gods to want to be.

O.o how long was he doin this

I wonder if he’ll actually turn out to be super bad and betray anyone, or he’s legit just a researcher who’s simply grey morality. The sea queen treated him as a grave threat but maybe that’s just her ego and power being threatened instead of Suzukon actually being evil

I think I'm in the same boat. Sure, this is a recipe for a mad scientist with demigod powers, but we've had a lot of evil characters thus far, and a more grey character would be a refreshing turn of events. And while I do think that the main cast is going to be ultimately opposed to Suzokon, there is an opportunity for something more philosophically deep here; yes, his actions show a special disregard for individual life, but at the same time, a life beyond its prime struggling to survive anyways can also describe cancer cells, and such living things - especially in multicellular organisms - are commonplace in nature.

What would be the kinds of life that Suzocon might bring about? If he made Miyo, then he likely had some influence in how she would turn out, and she wasn't exactly a monster. If he succeeds, does that mean a Miyo can life a full life? If he fails, then were the deaths of the Miyos that came before all for naught?

Though, all things considered, he's likely planning to just going to keep Brand and Saida around to charge that eyestone indefinitely

Shoutout to the headless Miyo in the upper left!

I think I know where this is going. Suzocon is gonna offer Roko a new body to inhabit, and in exchange he wants the real stone of Omin.

Maybe? We don't even know if Roko has access to the real Eyestone - or if it exists at all. Vetra's fake stones are all they know of.

Yes. But where do the designs of the fake stones come from. If Vetra doesn't have the real eyestone, she likely knows where it is.

Nothing like a shot through a vat to look sinister.

Yeah. I still don't think you're telling the whole story, Suzocon-sama. I think you've been experimenting with artificial life for a long time. If Miyo-chen ever was real at all, this is an atrocity. Even at best, it's Blue and Orange morality. As long as I've studied and read Japanese folklore, this particular yao no kitsune creeps me right the hell out. Those red tips to his tails and crest ain't there for giggles.

And that's some achievement for  Virmir. Even if my guess is right, Suzocon-sama is a hell of a memorable villain.

MIYOS

So this is a clone factory.

I... don't know how to feel about this.

It's pretty ugly. And the implications of it are a WHOLE lot uglier.

Yeah, I think that's where my feelings are mostly leaning to this being horrifically awful.

I think it's very amusing that some people think that Suzucon-sama is one of the good guys.

At best, he's a True Neutral with a completely alien sense of morality. My bet is that he's Neutral Evil, and has been leading the lot of them on this whole time. The moment he thought they might be there to interfere with his plans, event he slightest suspicion, he draws a kami shotgun and aims it at their faces. This guy is no hero.

so that's why he's been creating clones all the sudden!

Ones headless! Eeek

My guess Suzo has already figured out how to construct bodies but is currently failing to create a proper soul. Considering we do not see a ghost come from Miyo and her inability to sleep would indicate she cannot generate mana on her own, but the body is fine. The Miyo's may be running on batteries, whereas Roko has the ability to absorb mana and sustain himself. Which would explain his interest in Roko and his current state of existence.

This definitely what I find be true as quite clear he doesn’t have full understanding of the soul especially with his explanation.

I dont think I like this guy anymore

"Hand over your spirit and a new world awaits you. I demand it."

I shall create an army of Miyos! Then, with their collective sweetness, I will conquer and rule the world!

I get the idea that the Miyos are testbeds for whatever experimentation with the Stuff of Life he's doing at the moment. My guess (?) is that he found the original Miyo dead, and cloned the body.

Or he killed her himself.

Obtuse sure. A mindset that exists outside of the standard morals, definitely. Maybe even creepy.......but I still wouldn't call this outright evil. If Miyo never existed in the first place and is simply a mana golem that he's experimenting with almost puts him on the same level as the gods they casually talk about. In short so far this guy gives off a personal bias but not a completely evil one and doesn't seem like a threat to society and reality.

Might not be a GOOD guy but things are hardly ever straight forward. This guys KNOWS things.....things that they don't and ever lead them to question actual intentions of the people they lived with if I'm reading this right. Could be misdirection or could be a blunt statement of fact of which this guy is quite particular about. I don't think casually screwing him over is going to go well in games like this you have to understand the cards you're working with.

Yeah, at best, he's a True Neutral with a massive case of what TVTropes calls Blue and Orange morality (as opposed to black and white) - completely alien morality system that follows absolutely none of the rules that we would recognize as moral or immoral.

Damn he's a professor of homunculi

I feel like all the sinister tones are red herrings, like the trio does something and gets banished from the island because they acted on gut instinct

Did his parents not explain the birds and the bees to him when he was a kit?

He's gonna feel pretty silly when he realizes theres an easier way.

This feels like the part of an EDM song where the build-up is happening. And the bass is about to drop.

And Roko is the final piece, because he's not a "ghost." He's a soul that's been sucked out of his body. Roko is either going to be used to occupy a Miko, be used as an ingredient for soul-creation, or be analyzed to see what he is made of.

None of these options are good if Suzocon is in charge of the process. His friends found the bandana by now... right?

Very good eye. He left a breadcrumb for them to find in case this all goes south, which I'm betting it does faster than one of Prince Taran's smitings.

I... did not see this coming... I have no idea what to think of Suzocon now, is he dangerous or an existential threat... I mean he's probably an antagonist at least... I think...

Aizens theme playing in the background slowly getting louder intensifies.

Put some glasses on him and call him Hojo.

Honestly, is there anything so wrong with what he wants to do here? Maybe they could just let him have this one. i don't know why people are assuming the worst here; there's details to work out but there's a lot worse ambitions to have than this.

It's more the implication that he'd clearly do most anything to bring her back, and a Lot of soul vore is implied to be in his future if Roko teaches him how.

Creating life? Something tells me that this isn't going to end well...

Admiral Shokaku Yamamoto - Sir Winston Churchill once said, "It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." Suzocon's actions will come back to rip his tail later on.

I'm pretty sure that Nic might be one of the main supporters behind this project.

*random Virmir noises*

Piled Higher and Deeper indeed... Seems like a reasonable level of devotion, given what he's after.

Well this is unfortunate.

Is there any one you can trust that isn't secertly evil!?

It's hard to find good help these days...

(This is a joke)

Wanting to become a god is rarely a good sign. Just ask Dr. Frankenstein!

This is a certified Neon Genesis Evangelion moment (reminds of that one scene with the Rei clones).

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M39U7pa_GNM)