User blog:Lance the simp/Analysis of the Lockdown Era

So in light of recent events, I've decided to analyze the Lockdown Era in order to figure out how Dream is going to escape.

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Because, I mean, it's pretty obvious that he's going to get out, now that Tommy is living(just barely) proof of the resurrection book working, so Wilbur and possibly Shlatt are likely back into the picture.

So, we know Sam and Tommy have some beef now, Sam still surprised to see that he lives, and Tommy pissed that he left him in the cell with Dream for so long. Tommy stated in his most recent stream(At the time of writing this) that he needs to take Dream and potentially Techno out, and that Sam was irresponsible with his power over the prison. Now, this is likely currently unimportant, considering there's little Tommy can do right now except reinstate his presence on the server.

Dream however, the Green Boy himself, has a few cards at his the disposal. But we'll talk about that in a sec. Dream's actions during Lockdown were some what confusing at a passing glance. When the TNT went off, he wasn't unkind to Tommy, and in fact seemed to be trying to calm him down, reassuring him it's most likely just a security issue, and that he has nothing to do with it. This is sort of countered by the fact that Dream was making it clear that Sam was gone and that he was Tommy's only company, and the fact there was an underlying threat in his tone while doing so. It was a warning, for sure, that Dream wasn't as clueless or kind as he was attempting to seem. In the chaos though, it was hard to see that. I only realized it after Tommy's death, personally. As time went on, though, Dream became more aggressive, and more transparent with his nature and intentions. This leads me to believe that one, being stuck in a room with Tommy is brutal, and two, that he had a plan that original involved manipulating and using Tommy. Whether this plan was to escape or not is questionable, but likely, mostly because every time Tommy expressed a desire to leave, he would either cheerfully say there was no way out or suggest they escape together. I think that him continually denying and ignoring that suggestion is why Dream began to drop his act. He had been counting on him being easy to brake, and found that it was harder than expected.

This is all important for a few reasons. For one, it means he has several long term goals and plans to get Tommy back under his control, and in such a way that what happened during exile wouldn't happen again. He knows that Tubbo is a soft spot, considering what happened during the final disc confrontation, and he knows that Wilbur is a sensitive one.

Now, you're going to hate me for suggesting it, and I hate myself for thinking it, but let me just throw this out here:

Ranboo and Tubbo are platonic husbands. They have an adopted son. Ranboo has for sure associated with Dream in a friendly manner, albeit in his Enderwalking state, but still. Dream seems to know how to trigger Ranboo's Enderwalking, or at least has down the idea, judging from the note with the smiley face he told Sapnap to pass on. That gives Dream an indirect, but still incredibly close eye(haha get it? Am I funny yet??) on Tubbo, whether he knows that or not.

So, that means Dream has three almost god-like cards to play, even though the rest of his hand is shit. He has the revival of Wilbur and Shlatt, Techno's owed favor, and Ranboo. All of them are useful in different ways, and all of which will probably be put into play during Dream's escape. He may be behind bars, but he's probably smarter and better at getting out of tight squeezes than anyone on the server, save Wilbur. And Tommy, through all his insults, had a point. Dream is pretty damn vain, and will want to prove the reach his power has when he escapes. So it's safe to say that if he manages it, Dream will destroy any security that Tommy has left, and bring the whole damn server down with it, getting revenge on everybody who wronged him, and proving a point at the same time. I mean, we know by now that he's not above beating someone to death just to prove he's right.