Cheshire Cat

The Cheshire Cat is a character in BLACKSOULS 2. She’s directly based on the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. She is an important character who appears throughout Wonderland, either giving you some advice or cheeky remarks.

Appearances | BS2

The Cheshire Cat is usually at almost every bonfire in the game – your SEN needs to be high if you want to see her.

Meeting the Cheshire Cat

The first time you will encounter the Cheshire Cat is in the Rabbit Hole, she’ll teleport to a shelf once you come by it after leaving the Crash Chamber. There, you will get the first glimpse of her teasing and cheeky personality. You will get certain dialogue options, but you can’t kill her or rape her even if you wanted to – she will just disappear regardless.

You will never get enough of the Cheshire Cat, as she’ll accompany the majority of your bonfires in the game just like Leaf did in the first game.

Conversations with her are fun and witty, but she can be annoying too.

When you talk to the Cheshire Cat for the first time, she will greet you with “Meowrning!” and then proceed to say: “Thin vertically, narrow horizontally. Roundish Wonderland with no up or down. And where are you in such a hurry to go?”

You will be able to either: tell her that you’re going to Alice, try to rape her, or try to kill her.

If you tell her you’re going to Alice, the Cheshire Cat will ask if you just said “All lice”, and then she will tell you that you’ll be just fine walking around as you please and that you’ll get there someday. The Cheshire Cat says that if you take the red door, maybe you’ll drop dead. She will give you her condolences and say that she never learned how to take responsibility.

Trying to kill her or rape her will make her disappear.

If you talk to the Cheshire Cat again, she will call you miserable and offer you a gift (but you can only take one).

You can take:

• Ring of Life
• Master Key
• Homeward Bonedust
• Girl’s Scent
• Unseen Pepper
• Candy

After that, the Cheshire Cat will just tell you to struggle the best you can.

All Bonfire Conversations

The Cheshire Cat is usually at every bonfire in the game, and there she has some interesting things to say. This section of the post covers all conversations you can have with the Cheshire Cat at all bonfires in the game.

Lutwidge Town – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in Lutwidge Town, she will talk about how building blocks are something everyone plays with as a kid. She says that trained creativity and imagination will come in use in later works, and then goes on to call this “shitty pile of houses upon houses” a real art piece.

Ripon Grand Cathedral – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Ripon Grand Cathedral, she will have something interesting to say about Bill. The Cheshire Cat will say: “Drag-Faggot Ass-Lizard. (Scientific name: Analus Whorus) A species of lizard from the genus Lizard in the Lizard family.”

Liddell Cemetery – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Liddell Cemetery, she will say: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”

Pond of Bloody Tears – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Pond of Bloody Tears, she will say that there’s no need to sit through the dull talks of that “smug titty-bird” (this obviously being Dodo). The Cheshire Cat says that the Cheshire Cats “do so love running prey”.

Spore Forest – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Spore Forest, she will talk about Shisha, saying how that caterpillar, hungry since her birth, chews on hookahs, leaves, and ice. According to the Cheshire Cat, she can no longer turn into a chrysalis, so the rest of her life is pointless.

Duchess’ Mansion – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Duchess’ Mansion, she will begin the conversation with “Why the Cheshire Cat grins, you ask?”, continuing the convo by saying that all cats grin, and that’s how just cats are. The Cheshire Cat will remark that you’re making a face that’s showing that you aren’t convinced yet, so she will say: “Then to begin with, a dog’s not mad. You grant that?” – she will then proceed to explain that since a dog growls when it’s angry and wags its tail when it’s pleased, the Cheshire Cat growls when it’s pleased and wags its tail when it’s angry, which means the Cheshire Cat is mad.

Billingsgate Fish Market – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Billingsgate Fish Market, she will say: “If your caught Snark be a Boojum… Beware of the day, for then you will softly and suddenly vanish away, and never be met with again.”

Slaughterhouse – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Slaughterhouse, she will start telling a story called “How Some Children Played at Slaughtering”. Then, the Cheshire Cat will proceed to tell the story: “One day, two brothers saw their father killing off a pig. They imitated what they saw and the older brother ‘the butcher’ killed his younger brother – ‘the pig’. Their mother, who was giving the baby a bath, heard her child scream and abandoned the baby in the bath. When she saw what her eldest child had done, she took the knife out of her younger son’s throat, and in her rage stabbed her older son in the heart. When the mother found out that meanwhile the baby had drowned in the tub, she felt an inconsolable desperation and committed suicide by hanging herself. After a long day of work in the field, the father came home. Finding out that his whole family was dead, he soon also went mad and died from sadness….in the end, no one survived.” After the Cheshire Cat is done with telling this morbid story, she will wonder who could’ve thought up such a cruel and crazy story, saying how it must’ve been the Devil himself.

Carroll River – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Carroll River, she will say that the former Wicked Dragon Jabberwock turned to living a reclusive life while also warning you that she’s dangerous.

Beach of Grief – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Beach of Grief, she will say that everything has its own story, although there are some endings you wouldn’t like or even understand.

Oysters’ Rotted Sea – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Oysters’ Rotted Sea, she will talk about Wolris and how stupid she is. The Cheshire Cat says that Wolris ate too many raw brats and collapsed in a heap. She says: “Not the case to whine about there being too much sand on the beach and such”, and that someone should’ve taught her to roast oysters before eating them.

Garden of the Heart – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Garden of the Heart, she will say that calling her (Lorina) the Queen of the Heart would be an insult. The Cheshire Cat says you should be thinking of the lady’s feelings and be indirect about it, saying how you should call her the Freak of Hearts.

Red Castle Frissel – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in Red Castle Frissel, she will ask you how’s everything, wondering if you came to deliver your neck to the Queen of the Heart on your own. She says that she highly doubts such a tyrant has an eye for men, ending the conversation with: “Do make Alice sad with your thoughtless lust. That is sure to lead to something funny, meow.”

Ruined Brothel – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Ruined Brothel, she will say: “The women who sell dreams to men, and the men who buy them. Mess up the proportions, and ruin awaits, meow.”

Ox Ward University – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at Ox Ward University, she will say: “Sanity and madness aren’t so different, meow.”

Endless Tea Party – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Endless Tea Party, she will say that the events transpiring there are completely pointless and coherently nonexplainable because it wouldn’t have any right to be called Wonderland if it weren’t so. The Cheshire Cat will tell you to try thinking because what if the design became such that meanings and explanations became inevitable? She says that a super comprehensible children’s theme park is ready to go.

Sick Clock Tower – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat the Sick Clock Tower, she will say that Jubjub nests at the summit of the tower, and then she will wonder whether that bird is the source of the headaches or not, but she denies that saying how it’d be just absurd.

Ship Graveyard – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat at the Ship Graveyard, she will ask you if it’s really the time to talk to the Cheshire Cat now because you won’t get past the fish (God’s Odd Fish) unless you hurry.

Mushroom Village – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Mushroom Village, she will say that the Carpenter was one “lively bloke”, ending the conversation with “If only the stupid Walrus learned from him.”

Stomach – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Stomach, she will say: “This sweet smell…is making me puke, meow!”.

Fuming Forest – When you talk to the Cheshire Cat in the Fuming Forest, she will say: “A man who met a rabid dog got so scared, his clothes turned pure white, meow!”

Playing With the Cheshire Cat

When you come to the Park of Fog and start following the lit-up lampposts, you will notice the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bench a little bit next to one of the lampposts. She’ll ask you whether you want to play or not, and it’s up to you to decide what to do.

When you talk to the Cheshire Cat, she will ask if you’re bored, and you will then be able to play with her. She will, in a playful tone, say that you’re going to play “spot the difference” with her.

If you decide to play with the Cheshire Cat, she will show you two drawings and wait for you to spot the differences, but after a bit, she will just come through the drawings and jumpscare you.

She will say “Mischief-loving striped cat～♪”, and leave you with the Cheshire Cat’s Ring (a very useful ring that negates fall damage).

In the Dungeon

After defeating Alice in Ending G and finally leaving Wonderland along with Red Hood, another cycle will start, and you will automatically be inside the Library Dream. If you go to the Dungeon and a little bit to the right, you will see the Cheshire Cat resting in what appears to be her usual habitat.

When you talk to the Cheshire Cat, she will greet you with “Meowrning!”, and then she will be surprised to see that you’re still there even though you already found the “truth”.

The Cheshire Cat will then go on to declare how the story is “never over”.

She says: “Even if you struggle through the pages all the way to the back cover, just turn it over and you’re back to the start.”

The Cheshire Cat will say that every time you “awaken”, all “actors” will die, “and dance, and chat, and lose their minds”. She says that all that is quite insane, asking you if you think the same.

If you talk to the Cheshire Cat again, she will say: “The Cheshire Cat, and not the Cheshire Cat. Dinah, and not Dinah. I’m everywhere, and nowhere.”

She says that it’s not her fault though – the rabbit (Node) saved her, so she was just repaying the favor.

The Cheshire Cat will then go on to talk about how her role was to be the beast that tears you from the fake Alice, she says that it wasn’t a pleasant role. She says that many Cheshire Cats killed Alice’s imitations, and “some nine were killed by curiosity too many times to count, meow.”

She says that even now, the Cheshire Cat is seeing the dream of dear Alice, and that even if her purity and innocence have vanished, Alice is still Alice, and the cat’s eyes are the eyes that see Alice.

If you talk to the Cheshire Cat some more, she will say that the gears are almost there now and that the Cheshire Cat too “visited missing time and was made to not exist”. She says that it’s all because everyone loves you, proceeding to call you “the humble, the tolerant, the lecherous, you”.

The Cheshire Cat will say that she’s glad she got to talk to you at the end – she’s not sure how many times she already said that before. She says that she will do very well in the next loop.

If you talk to the Cheshire Cat some more, she will ask if you have searched for the deep meaning in the words of the Cheshire Cat. She will then proceed to question whether there’s any meaning to the words of the Cheshire Cat, continuing with a laugh, saying how she loves to lie.

She will ask if you’re tired of her talks, and then will ask you if you want to mate with the Cheshire Cat, or if you want to kill the Cheshire Cat – she says “let’s end it with your choice”.

You will then be able to have sex with the Cheshire Cat, have her service you, kill her, or show her the Girl’s Photo.

If you have the Cheshire Cat’s ring, she will ask if it is useful.

After the sexual things with the Cheshire Cat, she will tell you that she forgot to “meowtion” something. She says that if you’re looking for another conclusion, you should look for a little boat on the Carroll River. She says that you don’t have to if it’s too much of a bother, but if you walk long enough, “you’re sure to get someowre”. This is a hint for entering the DLC3 part of the game.

If you show the Girl’s Photo to the Cheshire Cat, she will space out and be very confused. She will be disgusted, calling the photo gross and saying how it would be better if you didn’t show it to her in the first place. And if you don’t have the photo with you, she will say that she doesn’t have the Girl’s Photos.

If you leave from Cheshire Cat’s dialogue options, she will sing this: “Moe, miny, meeny, eeny♪ Drown in a bottle of martini♪ Sad, depressed, tired sinner～♪”

Misc | BS2

Miscellaneous interactions with the Cheshire Cat.

Fighting the Tearing Beast, Dinah

During the events that precede endings A, C, and D, the Cheshire Cat will attack you, and you will enter a boss battle with her. There, you will also find out that she’s called Dinah, who was Alice’s cat in the books.

Ending H

When you defeat Grand Guignol, Node will come to congratulate you and confess her true feelings. She will send Grimm through the door before the Crawling One comes.

After Grimm is gone, the Crawling One will come and surround Node, but that’s when Dinah, i.e. the Cheshire Cat, will appear to protect Node.

H Scenes | BS2

The Cheshire Cat’s H scenes can be a bit difficult to unlock.

Amount of H scenes: 2

Personality

The Cheshire Cat is quite cheeky and bratty. She doesn’t care that much about you, and you can’t do anything to her at the start of the game, but she isn’t an enemy either. Sometimes she can give helpful advice, but most of the time she’s just making fun of you by teasing you.

Design

Her design is one of my favorites in BLACKSOULS. The Cheshire Cat is wearing a dark grey bodysuit that reveals her cleavage and thick body curves.  She has a thick collar around her neck that says “DIE”, and her luscious medium-length purple hair is really beautiful. Her cat ears and tail are pretty cute too.

The most immersive part of her design is her bratty smile and sharp cat-like eyes.

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