Who is Puppy's father?

[Brooklyn]

It's never stated outright, other than the Elder saying "Your mother and I forced you to have her". Personally, since Laika yells for Jakob in the flashback. I think Poochie and Puppy were secretly siblings.

[dorohn]

I was thinking elder may be the father lol.

[Brooklyn]

Originally posted by dorohn:

I was thinking elder may be the father lol.

That would be a...tough breeding. Elder is *huge*.

Lending credence to my hypothesis it's mentioned in the first journal that Poochie and Puppy were like brother and sister.

[jdmenendez22]

Originally posted by Brooklyn:

Originally posted by dorohn:

I was thinking elder may be the father lol.

That would be a...tough breeding. Elder is *huge*.

Lending credence to my hypothesis it's mentioned in the first journal that Poochie and Puppy were like brother and sister.

According to the wiki, The Elder and most of Where We Live are women. I am not sure what sources they have for the genders but it was confirmed in the discord that Jakob is not the puppy daddy.

[[G] Erold]

It's just a hypothesis, but I'd like to think that the bone memorial Laika's tending to at the very start of the game is her late husband's. My argument is that you can see a book inside the memorial, and at the final cutscene, you can see two books under the memorial Puppy tends to. To me, this could mean that Laika was "buried" next to her mate.

Of course, looking at the wiki, there's this on Laika's page:

"The culture of Laika's people is a descendant of the one presented in the game Grotto by Brainwash, in that game children are conceived via a ''special night'', this suggests that Laika had in fact multiple partners.[3]"

So the memorial might have been just one, the latest of her mates, or someone else entirely. Still, it's a nice thought I think.

[GullsForSale]

I believe that from a story perspective it doesn't matter at all. It's a women's tale!

[Bohun]

Originally posted by G Erold:

It's just a hypothesis, but I'd like to think that the bone memorial Laika's tending to at the very start of the game is her late husband's.

This was the grave of her first daughter.

I think Jakob is the best shot here. In the memoirs when Laika was pregnant with Poche she shouts to Jakob "Coming, Jakob! Go and Iead the group!". This was the moment when they left their old place. Immediately as labor began, she called out to him "Help, Jakob!" and not to her mother. If she called out to him then I suspect they must have had feelings for each other at the time.

[[G] Erold]

Originally posted by Bohun:

This was the grave of her first daughter.

How do you know that?

I suspected Jakob too, but I don't see why they would keep it a secret, and if a developer said that Jakob is not the father, then his identity is deliberately kept vague, or he's just not relevant at all... I do find that a little sad though. But then, maybe Laika was raped. Laika was forced after all, so perhaps he was a rapist, and not a loving husband that died before Puppy was born.

[Lycan]

Originally posted by G Erold:

But then, maybe Laika was raped. Laika was forced after all, so perhaps he was a rapist, and not a loving husband that died before Puppy was born.

Lol, who the heck can rape Laika? She draws the gun faster than anybody could.
Make an attempt and she will decorate your wall using your guts instantly.

[[G] Erold]

Originally posted by Lycan:

Lol, who the heck can rape Laika? She draws the gun faster than anybody could.
Make an attempt and she will decorate your wall using your guts instantly.

No idea. All I know is that she was "forced."

[Lycan]

Originally posted by G Erold:

Originally posted by Lycan:

Lol, who the heck can rape Laika? She draws the gun faster than anybody could.
Make an attempt and she will decorate your wall using your guts instantly.

No idea. All I know is that she was "forced."

"Force" doesn't always mean rape.
Based on how Maya trained Laika in the past and Laika's mindset as being a pawn, I think she just treats the childbearing act as her 'duty'.
If you finish the quest to see Laika's past where Eva died, Maya casually told her at that time to bear another child. Laika talked back, not because she minded the act part, but because she doesn't want to see another child of hers die. Maya and the Elder have always treat Laika as breeding stock until she breed an immortal like her.
Somehow, this is even more disgusting than just 'rape'.

[jdmenendez22]

Originally posted by Bohun:

Originally posted by G Erold:

It's just a hypothesis, but I'd like to think that the bone memorial Laika's tending to at the very start of the game is her late husband's.

This was the grave of her first daughter.

I think Jakob is the best shot here. In the memoirs when Laika was pregnant with Poche she shouts to Jakob "Coming, Jakob! Go and Iead the group!". This was the moment when they left their old place. Immediately as labor began, she called out to him "Help, Jakob!" and not to her mother. If she called out to him then I suspect they must have had feelings for each other at the time.

It's been confirmed on Brainwash Gang's discord server that Jakob isn't the puppy daddy (Forgive me for saying that). Besides, it's stated that he was like a brother to Laika and it would take a lot of convoluted writing to explain why he HAS to be called Uncle. Calling him "Dad" would be much easier to explain to Puppy if she were also told that she didn't need a father figure.

[Miles-_-|||121]

According to information from Wiki and developer
‘special night’ mean ‘multiple sex party’
So to be precise, Puppy’s father could be anyone. (including Elder and Jacob)

[Miles-_-|||121]

And I personally think that force means
Laika doesn't want to see her child die again, But the tribe still needs someone to inherit the position of guardian. So sacrifice Laika for the tribe. A classic trolley problem

[Lycan]

Originally posted by Miles202:

And I personally think that force means
Laika doesn't want to see her child die again, But the tribe still needs someone to inherit the position of guardian. So sacrifice Laika for the tribe. A classic trolley problem

Laika is very aware of this. 'You bleed, then you become a pawn for someone else.'

[jdmenendez22]

Originally posted by Miles202:

According to information from Wiki and developer
‘special night’ mean ‘multiple sex party’
So to be precise, Puppy’s father could be anyone. (including Elder and Jacob)

I mentioned before, the Elder is a woman. Most of the characters in Where We Live are as well.