Crystal Miner

[Noki]

Does anyone know why the Little Miner bug stopped singing and got violent. She would hum and talk about her devotion to her mining but then she randomly changed. I didn't know what to do so I killed her, then she let out a cry and died. Has anyone else experienced this and if so why did it happen?

[Xychosis]

She succumbed to the infection like everyone else.

[Nomenanza]

She goes mad over time because of the crystals she mines over the progress of the game. The first trigger I found is when you get the ground slam ability in Soul Sanctum, if you return to her her eyes start having the same glow as those ones who are infected, and the dialogue of hers also becomes distorted. There is another trigger later on, I think that might be the super dash from the mines, though I am not sure 100%, which completely changes her into an enemy.

[Noki]

Alright thank you I would go there and listen to her hum and see if she had any new dialogue.
But now I will Avenge her!

[squattop]

So I stumbled upon this (after getting Desolate Dive) and struck her with the Dream Nail and this are her "inner thoughts" (I assume that's what it's showing is the subconscious)

"...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...DANGEROUS ...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...KILL THE EMPTY ONE ...how much longer ...must I dig...?"

She also now talks about burying a body and covering the shell. She also seems to be saying something about a darkness that remains and a dangerous light (player?)

[Kein Zantezuken]

Yeah, she got infected with Radiance's light/plague.

Obviously, the Empty One is you, the Hollow Shell. You are the threat to Radiance so all the infected bugs attack you.

As far as we know there is no way to save her, she explicitly made to show the progression of infection.

[Grey_Moment]

Originally posted by squattop:

So I stumbled upon this (after getting Desolate Dive) and struck her with the Dream Nail and this are her "inner thoughts" (I assume that's what it's showing is the subconscious)

"...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...DANGEROUS ...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...KILL THE EMPTY ONE ...how much longer ...must I dig...?"

She also now talks about burying a body and covering the shell. She also seems to be saying something about a darkness that remains and a dangerous light (player?)

I came back after she was fully corrupted/violent, and hit her with the dream nail again anyway (it was a bit of a pain). Her inner thoughts and outer thoughts seem to have switched places. The violence is on the outside. Inside, she still sings "Burry my sisters... two by two..."

[Colonel Mustache]

Legitimately the most emotional thing in the game for me. One of the most adorable characters ever in an already adorable game, and that's her fate...She even has a unique death cry. Breaks my heart :(

I was thinking there'd eventually be a way to cleanse the infected crossroads and, by extension, Myla. That wasn't the case.

[Noki]

Originally posted by Colonel Luckstache:

Legitimately the most emotional thing in the game for me. One of the most adorable characters ever in an already adorable game, and that's her fate...She even has a unique death cry. Breaks my heart :(

I was thinking there'd eventually be a way to cleanse the infected crossroads and, by extension, Myla. That wasn't the case.

Liek if You Crie every time

[Gold]

Wish there were even more secrets in the game that let us reverse all the bad through immense challenge. Like if the steel soul version would let me help everyone and restore them in some way, I would totally put up with the hardcore grind of beating that mode for just a chance to save her and some others. Not zote though....

[squattop]

Originally posted by Grey_Moment:

Originally posted by squattop:

So I stumbled upon this (after getting Desolate Dive) and struck her with the Dream Nail and this are her "inner thoughts" (I assume that's what it's showing is the subconscious)

"...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...DANGEROUS ...how much longer ...KILL IT ...how much longer ...KILL THE EMPTY ONE ...how much longer ...must I dig...?"

She also now talks about burying a body and covering the shell. She also seems to be saying something about a darkness that remains and a dangerous light (player?)

I came back after she was fully corrupted/violent, and hit her with the dream nail again anyway (it was a bit of a pain). Her inner thoughts and outer thoughts seem to have switched places. The violence is on the outside. Inside, she still sings "Burry my sisters... two by two..." :2016villain:

Interesting, she must have different quotes. I was just goofing around and messing with my double jump/shade dash and ended up back at the crossroads and noticed they became the Infected Crossroads. Explored a bit and came back to her and hit her with my Dream Nail as well but she said "Bury... the priest..." I agree though it was a pain, she got me from 9 hearts down to 2 before I managed to get an opening to hit her.

Originally posted by Colonel Luckstache:

Legitimately the most emotional thing in the game for me. One of the most adorable characters ever in an already adorable game, and that's her fate...She even has a unique death cry. Breaks my heart :(

I was thinking there'd eventually be a way to cleanse the infected crossroads and, by extension, Myla. That wasn't the case.

This was honestly so upsetting to me, when I first found her I was hoping there was some kind of song we could learn to sing with her, especially after meeting Marissa...

Speaking of adorable characters, is there anything special with the bug npc (can't remember her name) who develops a crush on us? Her house is completely filled with stuff dedicated to us and we can sit on the bench next to her and she'll blush, but is there anything else?

[Attentive Red Sausage]

Her name is Bretta. Nothing else, just heartbreaking when you save Zote too.

[Cat of Ulthar]

Originally posted by squattop:

Speaking of adorable characters, is there anything special with the bug npc (can't remember her name) who develops a crush on us? Her house is completely filled with stuff dedicated to us and we can sit on the bench next to her and she'll blush, but is there anything else?

Nothing really happens between Bretta and the main character. you can sit next to her and see her sleeping in her house sometimes and dreaming about you, and she'll update her journal with romantic prose she writes about the two of you.
However, if you save Zote, and then beat him in the coliseum(?), she apparently stops having a crush on you and falls in love with him instead. I'm almost tempted not to save him...

[Cardboard III Division IV]

I have not beaten the game yet, but can't you beat the so called radiance (or stop it) and just never kill the miner, then just pretend you saved her :D?

[Kronos]

In theory once you consume the Radiance all of the light is gone (no evidence of infection in cutscene). Though what that means for infected bugs is questionable. Hopefully Hornet can figure that out and save them.

[4thQueen]

Most of the infected bugs are, in fact, dead. Quirrel often mentions this, referring to "corpses" in City of Tears, etc.