Kikimora heard Emperor Belos speaking about his plans for the day of unity with The Collector. To the point that she knew EXACTLY what The Collector was.
Kikimora witnessed first hand Belos discarding children that were hyper loyal to him and replacing them without batting an eye. To the point that she knew where their remains were.
Kikimora knew that the Coven Sigils could be used AGAINST those that had them. To the point that she could wield that magic.
AND KNOWING ALL OF THIS THE BITCH DECIDED TO REMAIN LOYAL????????
TO THE POINT THAT WHEN BELOS TOLD HER TO FIND A HOLE TO ROT IN SHE DID EXACTLY THAT??!?
Holy shit, I know I should feel bad cause Im sure there are underlying reasons for desiring praisal so bad.
But you cannot fucking tell me that a part of it also wasn’t the benefits that came from being part of the oppresors circle perpetuating the cycle of oppression.
Kikimora had more information on Belos than anyone else on the Isles, shit, she might have even figured out that his name was Phillip and he was a human but she was too fucking happy running The Emperors Coven to give two shits.
She got comfortable placing the boot on everyones neck that forgot she also had one on hers.
Something I’ve been trying to figure out - if she knew about this pit with all the Golden Guards remains, if she knew how he discarded the “failures”, how could she WANT to be a Golden Guard?
Maybe she believed that she couldn’t fail, not like all the other Golden Guards and Hunter had.
Maybe the one thing she didn’t know, was that the golden guards and Hunter are grimwalkers of Belos’ dead brother and she simply thought that they were recruited people.
Recruits, who outshone her by being the golden guards.
Also keep in mind that shes been watching for so long. Shes been watching each of these children fail over and over again, so shes probabbly taken note of what their failures were and learned about them.
But again, he forgets that at the end of the day it doesnt matter. Your proximity to the oppresor will not save you when push comes to shove.
After watching the season finale a few times, there’s one story thread I don’t see being talked about much: Kikimora.
First, she’s instrumental in leading King to the Collector. Yay for spite!
But most importantly is present when the Collector is released.
Kiki was in the perfect position to realize King’s collar/amulet will hide someone from the Collectors sight. And, as we never see King pick up the collar again, it may no longer be in his possession but in Kikimoras :shudders:
With her flying abomination and the ability to evade the Collector with King’s collar escaping Belos’ lab would be easy.
And she is definitely connected and ambitious enough to seize this opportunity for power. Especially if the coven heads are shaken and fighting each other. After all, the guards are used to seeing her as an authority figure; even demoted Kiki would be a familiar voice in the confusion.
TLDR - In the wake of the Collectors chaos and the power vacuum left by Belos, Kikimora may be in the best position to take over. Especially if she has King’s collar (maybe) in her possession.
Not to mention, Kikimora can easily replicate the symbol, since it’s essentially a glyph and not so much a specific artifact! I can definitely see her trying to leverage this information for power, she def recognizes secrets as very important in her eavesdropping of Belos; Dude looked down on her and was right to a degree, but underestimated Kikimora’s tenacious clawing for power that allowed her to listen while Philip was too arrogant to pay attention.
Also, the idea of Kikimora trying to take over in Belos’ place is absolutely hilarious to me, I can see Kiki trying time bargain with Eda, but she’s pissed and concerned for her kids, so she and the CATTs and Coven Heads turn it around and instead threaten to beat the shit out of Kikimora if she doesn’t explain. Which of course, she does because she’s already used to her prize just having herself spared.
Kikimora knowing what happens to Golden Guards who are deemed failures by Belos, puts all her interactions with Hunter in a new light. Cause she was straight up rooting for Hunter to fail, knowing that he’ll be brutally murdered and disposed of…
Kikimora knowing what happens to Golden Guards who are deemed failures by Belos, puts all her interactions with Hunter in a new light. Cause she was straight up rooting for Hunter to fail, knowing that he’ll be brutally murdered and disposed of…
