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I imagine being lost in the Dark for years could have left her mind a bit fucked, similar to Flowey losing his emotions.
ERAM being Dess just fills so many boxes
>Why are the glitched games sent to Noelle? It's Dess reaching out.
>The FRIENDS it summons are the heads of the Headless Cats in Noelle's games
>It is literally found in a virtual version of the Shelter, where we all assume Dess is/went missing
>It claims it can see in the dark
>It talks to Kris VERY personally, as if it knows their true nature
>It has been watching us the whole time, just like Dess seems to be given the phone call at the end of Chapter 4 the moment Kris almost wavers and goes after Susie
>It ends the fight saying they "both have work to do" with this fight being situated right before the boss fight with The Knight where Kris is clearly colluding with it to force the loss
She made the Sword Games and stole the Shadow Mantle so we'd drive Kris there, to play her sick little game she made for them. And she made it because she wants to ignite passion in Kris. As the name suggest, she wants to see Kris' BURNING EYES. When they do it, she rewards them with the Shadow Mantle which can let them survive the fight longer, pushing them towards trying harder instead of just sandbagging the fight entirely. Perhaps that's the actual reason why Kris only does normal damage to the Knight when Ralsei and Susie are down, cause the implication is they're wearing the Shadow Mantle and getting to fight the Knight fairly for a bit one on one.