About the final boss of Klonoa 2 (Spoilers)

[Ikagura]

Tell me why the King of Sorrow looks a lot like Klonoa.

[Viyerc]

There are several fan-theories that try to explain that. In my opinion the reason is because KoS represents Klonoa's sadness after the events of Door to Phantomile. The story of Klonoa 2 is a metaphor of Klonoa's acceptance of his sad memories from the first game.

[Anti]

Originally posted by Viyerc:

There are several fan-theories that try to explain that. In my opinion the reason is because KoS represents Klonoa's sadness after the events of Door to Phantomile. The story of Klonoa 2 is a metaphor of Klonoa's acceptance of his sad memories from the first game.

To expand on this, one could even say that KoS looks very similar to Klonoa because that's what Klonoa COULD have become if he failed to accept his sadness and instead tried to forcibly repress it. (Leorina might represent the darker path that Lolo could've taken, as well.) When everyone is saying their goodbyes at the end, I also see it as Klonoa trying to comfort both Lolo and his younger self. The entire game feels like a story of learning how to handle sadness.

[eggchjf]

Yeah, the most common theory is that the King looks like Klonoa (or more specifically, PS1!Klonoa) bc he's the physical embodiment of Klonoa's forgotten trauma/sadness over the events of the first game. It doesn't help also that the Kingdom of Sorrow's real name is... "Hyuponia". HmmmMMMMMMM

A lot of people actually think the entirety of Lunatea is specifically KLONOA'S dream, and this whole second game is him processing the shock and trauma of the prequel's events.

[Someone]

both are dream if i am not mistaken (thats why we are called dream traveller cmiiw)
His real world is from Klonoa Heroes

[Ikagura]

Originally posted by Someone:

both are dream if i am not mistaken (thats why we are called dream traveller cmiiw)
His real world is from Klonoa Heroes

I thought Heroes was a Gaiden not canon to the rest of the franchise.