Rule of Rose Mysteries

SithLibrarian says:

I’d like to know where Wendy was during the course of events in the game. Why is it that there is barely in trace of her, considering she essentially rules the Rule of Rose. We always tend to see Amanda really taking charge of the group during particular cutscenes, and then when Jennifer has the flashback of Brown’s death, we see her in all her resplendence before getting beat down by Jennifer.

I still think that the events in this particular flashback didn’t quite happen as we see it. In the past, she may have taken Brown’s death without reaction, but after having to go through the entire thing again and reconnecting with Brown (as well as being older and potentially wiser) she saw the Rule of Rose for what it really was: a stupid game. Having to lose Brown once again puts Jennifer over the edge and lashes out, which is something she should have done in the first place).

Darla says:

Well if Meg had doubted Stray Dog she couldn’t have told Diana because she probably thought Diana would tell Wendy. As much as she loved Diana she probably knew Diana was devoted to Wendy.
Well Jennifer’s “rebellion” against Wendy was a sign of strength and power, something which a leader would need. And Wendy’s response of crying was a sign of weakness which is one cause for her disposal. Even a child understands the basic concept of The strong survive and those with strong protectors survive too.

I think Jennifer wasn’t talking about one lie I think she was talking about everything Wendy had done.

The games and lies:
1) Wendy saying she loved Jennifer, if she did she wouldn’t have killed Brown.
2)Wendy prompting the orphans to kill the various adults(at least Clara because she didn’t leave there was no reason for her too)
3) Stray dog, If Jennifer had known about Wendy training Gregory she would say that. OR if she knew there wasn’t really a stray dog

They’re many other lies and “games” Wendy had told and created that I can’t think of right now but the main thing is Wendy’s supposed love for Jennifer and the other orphans. As Jennifer realized Wendy was doing more harm then good

Kai says:

I have to disagree with two of Darta’s observastions to the story.

1). Wendy saying she loved Jennifer, if she did she wouldn’t have killed Brown.

In this game love is expressed only as seen from a child’s point of view. When Jennifer came to the orphanage Wendy and Jennifer became friends. However Jennifer found Brown eventually and began to spend more time playing with Brown the puppy in the shed. Wnedy found out about Brown and began to grow jealous of their relationship and began to refer to Brown as a “filthy mut” Wendy in a retaliation to Jennifer’s love for Brown began to spend time with the rabbits. However this proved fruitless, eventually Wendy began to ponder if Jennifer was going to abondon her entirely. Fearing this she took brown and had him killed hoping Jennifer would then pay attention to her and return her love, but Jennifer still loved Wendy in their promise. Wendy just couldn’t understand Jennifer’s love for Brown. I found proof of this when i read Wendy’s letters to Jennifer at the final chapter of the game when you visit her room.

2).Wendy prompting the orphans to kill the various adults(at least Clara because she didn’t leave there was no reason for her too)

If you look at the diary entries of the characters that were supposedly killed in the game you see that they never died but left the orphanage one at a time.

The first to leave was the maid or the Queen of Filth, after meeting her it was depicted that she was dragged away by the Imps and beaten to death. But in reality she was one of the first to abondon the orphanage due to her fright of the children spreading rumors and playing strange games. Not only that but she even found out about Wendy training Gregory like a dog at some points. She tried contacting the police about Gregory but their was sufficient evidence to support her worries about Gregory. Fearing the worst or just giving up on the children she was the first to leave. The act of her being killed by the imps was probably Wendy trying to spread the rumors of her being taken away by the imps manifesting in Jennifer’s imagination.

The second to leave was the Administrator (can’t remember his name). In his diary entries he explains about the behaivior of the children and his authority as an adult wavering in the eyes of the children but for one which was Clara. He expressed his joy when Clara said she wanted to be like him, but it wasn’t enough to keep him in the orphanage. After trials and tribulations to control the children he finally gave up and abondoned them.

Clara was the last to leave due to her lack of confidence and her idol leaving the orphanage. She also left out of fear for herself and what could happen due to the children realizing their predicament to now rule the orphanage without any adult supervision, it basically became Lord of the Flies there.

However Wendy was able to seize control due to her relationship with Gregory and her knowledge of his unstable mentality due to the death of his son Joshua. Wendy manipulated everyone using rumors and storys about stray dog, while controling Gregory to get them food and sweets when he could. But sadly Gregory was the downfall of Wendy’s Order when she finally gave up on Jennifer and the Order betrayed her and made Jennifer the new princess. I think Wendy gave up on everything and let Gregory kill everyone before she to was killed and Gregory put a bullet in his head. At least this is what i think.

Kyu says:

I dont know if my post will be read, since this entry was made so long ago—
Anyway, in the last chapter, once upon a time, when the lil’ Jen goes into the classroom, we see that they were being taught about different types of goverment, that really caught my attention.. as I linked it to the whole authority based game the children were “playing” and probably, Wendy must have learnt that one way to keep her people under her power is through fear, as have many dictatorships done in the past; so in that way, making up a story of an evil creauture that devours children made it perfect to keep them all working under her command.

Choco-chan says:

I had a sort of odd idea recently about how Wendy may have had Brown killed. But I’m not entirely sure. I didn’t think it through too much, I’ll admit that much right now.

Maybe, as Ayame mentioned, Wendy told a lie to get the other orphans to kill Brown. Perhaps she told them that Brown was Stray Dog? It would seem pretty epic and heroic of her if she had managed to capture wild Stray Dog so that he can be killed for the safety of everyone there.

There’s more than a few problems with this though.

1.) If Wendy became Princess because she had information and thus the ability to protect the others from Stray Dog, killing him would leave the orphans with no reason to let someone physically weaker than them continue to rule them.

2.) The other orphans might have known about Brown being Jennifer’s dog beforehand, and thus not believe that he was Stray Dog. Unless Wendy told some more lies, but I can’t think of any evidence to support that.

3.) There’s the theory about Brown possibly being only a doll. If that is true, I think the orphans would find it ridiculous that a stuffed dirty dog doll could be capable of killing/eating them, and Wendy trying to reveal such a thing to them as the truth would cast more suspicion on her. Possibly on her sanity, too. XD

4.) In Meg’s journal, she says that the Princess of the Rose describes Stray Dog as “cleanly”; when on many occasions Wendy refers to Brown as “filthy”.

XP Just getting that out of my head so I can focus more on some other ideas I had. >.>