Are the blank mannequins sapient? Alive and aware in any way?

[MysticArks]

I've been wondering this since Temptation Stairway. Let's not(?) even get started on their connection with the ENA entities...

[MoonLitMeadow]

i dont really know but i do have proof that they are caused by Ena death https://youtu.be/Dc__X8xhJXU

[MysticArks]

Yeah, that's made me think about if all mannequins were once ENAs, or if other kinds of entities can become them too.

Also in the end when ENA turns into one, I figure she's just unconscious for a while since it was thankfully temporary (unless she got reset/replaced after completing the job??). Death isn't that big of a deal for most of these characters anyway.

In any case, I'm happy with Joel G keeping things open for interpretation cause it's fun to make theories :)

[MoonLitMeadow]

It also makes me wonder why some are able to move. Maybe there’s another way for them to turn into mannequins or maybe thats how ENA(s) see each other

[criptfiv3]

its implied that mannequins are inactive enas or at least serve as a vessel for ena/the player.

the new interaction they added also implies broken mannequins are enas that died somehow.

[SpiderGlitch]

My guess is that it's kinda the opposite; the mannequins exist simply as "less important" characters, and Ena takes them over kinda like a computer virus. Maybe not intentionally, but just because that's how she works. She doesn't exactly die, just move to a new host. Or maybe there are multiple Ena-Viruses, explaining the different ones in the show. That also connects to why so many people hate her: viruses are, shockingly, a bad thing
(Though it's hard to tell if this is right or not. Or uh, if there even is a right answer lol)