Mutant Hound Fusion Ingredients Announcement Breakdown

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@MutantHounds kicked off Supermoon week with a cryptic announcement pertaining to the first stage of fusion. 🧵 breaking down what the announcement means and how it relates to fusion (along with other speculation). ↓ twitter.com/MutantHounds/status/1676078013396709376

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If you're not sure what fusion is then take a moment to revisit the VIP AMA 🧵 below that provides an overview of everything we know about Fusion and the Fusing process to date: twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1637582247011184641

Also ICYMI, make sure you're caught up with the latest lore update before reading further. twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1671677300172283904

Now how do the items shown in the latest announcement relate to Fusion? There are 4 items shown in the announcement from yesterday which correlate to the 4 different types of Fused Hounds that are available: - Berserkers - Juggernauts - Ironbounds - Reapers

Taking this a step further, based on the various lore drops we can see that the different rituals are broken into types of categories: 1.) Science Based (Juggernaut and Ironbound) 2.) Magic Based (Reapers and Berserkers)

Taking it a step further, it is known that the First Stage of Fusion is a burn event where burning hounds yields an ingredient that is used during the second stage: Fusion The 4 items shown in the announcement are 1 of 4 potential ingredients that will be yielded by Stage 1

So the question then remains, which ingredient corresponds to which type? See below for each of my best guesses and why

The first item I'll cover is the Serum jar with the hound skull and organs. I believe this ingredient is used to create Juggernauts.

The reason I believe this is because this item is very prominently featured in the Juggernaut lore drop. This also confirms my theory at the time that this is what one of the ingredients yielded by Phase 1 will look like. twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1671677505668026368

The next item on the list is the tablet. I believe this item is used to create Ironbound hounds.

The reason I believe this is because I view the Mechanical Rebirth process more science based and the tablet fits that theme better than the vials we see. Additionally, if I'm right then this has some major lore implications as well.

Recall the Bekin and AllCity Interactive Mega reveal event. During the event, Darkfang coerced the secrets out of Caleb and the @mutant_cartel, among which was the secret to fusion. twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1634356796230868994

Taking a closer look at the Ironbound Hound tablet we can see it shares many similarities with the tablet which appears in the Juggernaut lore drop.

If this is true then a major lore implication is that Darkfang created the Ironbound Hounds using secrets obtained from Caleb during the interactive Mega reveal. This also would imply that Ironbounds are Darkfang's take on creating perfect mirrors to Juggernauts.

Next up is the flask with the ghost skull in it. I think this item is used to create Reapers. This is purely a guess on my part however I believe creating Reapers requires dark magic and they will be associated with death and Anubis. Given that this item is very fitting. twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1641494176893394944

Lastly, the dark vial with bubbly liquid. I believe this is used to create Berserkers. This comes purely from process of elimination. (Note: These last 2 items could be swapped and it would still make sense if you recall what kicked off the Unbreakable Bond.) twitter.com/avis1ash/status/1644923591526600706

This concludes the breakdown and speculation 🧵 on the latest @MutantHounds announcement and how the ingredients shown relate to fusing. Drop your thoughts on how you think Stage 1 and the ingredients yielded will in the comments below! ↓

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