>>530138390
It shows up in the dark in a secret room towards the end of chapter 4 (briefly, watching you before it disappears)
It shows up on the file select before it gets replaced with the knight's visor.
It shows up during the backstage game, specifically if you destroy the trees and enter the hidden pyramid entrance
This thing/these things will absolutely be relevant during, I'd guess, the shelter.

>>530015041
>Why would that be something anyone would want if the result was unambiguously worse?
Because a lot of people are doing Weird Route "just because it exists" and a lot of people are doing it to mindrape Noelle. The number of people doing it to find some better solution to the prophecy is far smaller.

Have you given any thought to how many times Toby uses apples to relate to Kris? Do you remember what the fruit was that Eve was tempted to eat by the serpent in the garden? Do you remember that said serpent was saying that Eve should seek freedom from God's nonsense rules?

Hey whatever happened to Adam and Eve? Did that pursuit of freedom work out well?

>>529469563
>became the villain based on a freak accident filming
I guess this is the equivalent of Toby's fever dream influencing the entire game.