Maze
The Maze is the main setting of the Extinction Party episode.
Description
The Maze consists mostly of identical hallways decorated with orange wallpaper with a green and dark orange vine design. At times, the halls contain a green fog that makes viewing beyond the halls of the Maze impossible for anyone on either side of the fog clouds. There are portals within that allow for instantaneous travel between different rooms and hallways. Near one end of the Maze is a long, dizzying, green path filled with lots of fog. Said path ends at a canyon-like landscape with a single stairway leading to an eye-shaped room.
Within the Maze are also what appear to be strangely shaped furniture, decorations, or possibly living entities. The two types of furniture appear to be a table-like piece with a curved blue base and red vein-like legs (which also has a figure on it resembling a woman) and a bed-like piece consisting of a rough blue bottle-like body with six legs projecting from its sides and a diamond-shaped headboard. Dark humanoid beings outlined in red also appear in the Maze, sitting on tables and unmoving. No character mentions the strange furniture or humanoid creatures, nor do these try to interact with each other or Ena.
Overview
While Merci, Robert, Rubik, and Moony are all found within the Maze, further details concerning their presence in it are unknown. The Keeper prevents unwanted visitors from entering the labyrinth without first presenting a blood sample, including Ena, due to her appearance not meeting the "community's typical standards."
Merci and Robert's translated dialogues imply that the Maze is dangerous to some extent. Merci tells Ena not to "accept anything from people around here" while Robert states that events happen in the corridors of the Maze that are "too shameful for words". These events are mysterious in nature, as they are never outright seen in the episode or described beyond the two character interactions.
Gallery
Entrance to the Maze, after Keeper lets Ena in.
Green fog is in some hallways of the maze.
Rubik's room.
Robert's room with shadow creatures.
Moony's room.
Lady in table.
Blue creature.
3D layout and concept art of the Maze.
Trivia
- The skateboard Moony uses at the beginning of Temptation Stairway has a similar pattern and design to the Maze walls.
- The Maze was modeled by Utu-Nui in Unity, as stated in the Extinction Party YouTube description.
- The background used for a preview involving music set to appear in Dream BBQ bears a striking resemblance to the walls in the Maze.[1] Whether this means this setting will appear in Dream BBQ or not is unknown.
Cultural references and inspirations
- The Maze seems to have been inspired by the screensaver for Windows 95, a brick maze.
- The Maze also appears to be inspired by the Premium Suite area in the game Middens, a game stated to be an inspiration for the aesthetic of Extinction Party.[2]