As old as this subject must be, there may be another topic regarding it, but a search hasn't yielded anything.
What is the hypothesis on all the faces that seem to make up the terrain during the eclipse. There are thousands of smaller faces that tend to make up mounds or "hills' in the shape of bigger faces. The sky seems to be a gaseous version of this as well, made up of faces swirling together almost like a storm. From the wider shots, it seems like these two terrains are interconnected and roll into one another, which makes it even more otherworldly.
The faces aren't uniform either. While none have facial hair, their appearances are all distinct. Some even appear as skulls. And we see several instances of them reacting in an animate fashion as opposed to some form of 'architecture.'
What, if any, is the significance of these faces? Is it just a cool design that Miura had? Or does it somehow relate to the vortex of souls or some other aspect.
To me the Vortex seems to be a good candidate. These faces could represent the individual souls from the vortex. There are definite similarities. But there's no great evidence to support this other than some visual cues.
Another possibility is that they represent previous sacrifices during both apostle and occultation ceremonies. If so, this would indicate a lot of victims of the God Hand. Again, pure speculation.
Or this could just be a cool idea that Miura had that bears no further relevance in the plot.
What is the general consensus?
What is the hypothesis on all the faces that seem to make up the terrain during the eclipse. There are thousands of smaller faces that tend to make up mounds or "hills' in the shape of bigger faces. The sky seems to be a gaseous version of this as well, made up of faces swirling together almost like a storm. From the wider shots, it seems like these two terrains are interconnected and roll into one another, which makes it even more otherworldly.
The faces aren't uniform either. While none have facial hair, their appearances are all distinct. Some even appear as skulls. And we see several instances of them reacting in an animate fashion as opposed to some form of 'architecture.'
What, if any, is the significance of these faces? Is it just a cool design that Miura had? Or does it somehow relate to the vortex of souls or some other aspect.
To me the Vortex seems to be a good candidate. These faces could represent the individual souls from the vortex. There are definite similarities. But there's no great evidence to support this other than some visual cues.
Another possibility is that they represent previous sacrifices during both apostle and occultation ceremonies. If so, this would indicate a lot of victims of the God Hand. Again, pure speculation.
Or this could just be a cool idea that Miura had that bears no further relevance in the plot.
What is the general consensus?