With Netflix losing a lot of content and canceling plenty of their shows lately, it was a relief
to see that the second season of The Cuphead Show managed to be released.
While we’re aware that technically this was only supposed to be the second half of
the first season, it is worth noting that it is referred to as the second season.
So, that begs the question, if we get a third season, what would we like to see?
I’m Caleb with WickedBinge and this is The Cuphead Show Season 3 Predictions we LOVE
and HATE.
Before we get started on this list, we do have to issue a spoiler warning, despite the
fact that the stories and lore of The Cuphead Show aren’t super important, we will be
describing the ending of the season as well as exploring most of the episodes, so go watch
the episodes first.
The first prediction we fully expect to see is Saving Mugman.The Final episode of Season
2 “The Devil’s Pitchfork”, features Cuphead and Mugman taking the titular pitchfork.
At the very end of the episode, The Devil decides to kidnap Mugman until Cuphead will
give him back the pitchfork.
Now, much like the jailbreak from the end of Season 1, it’s pretty obvious something
like this would happen, since the show is very episodic, we doubt they’d leave Mugman
in Hell for the entire season.
Reddit user Chips_are_emo mentions that they would like to see Cuphead form an army of
characters from the first two seasons to go save Mugman.
They make mention that Ribby and Croaks consider them “Family” so it would make sense for
them to return, other likely suspects are Ms. Chalice, Captain Brineybeard and Porkrind.
We love the idea put forward by Chips_are_emo because it’s a very interesting way to spice
up something that is surely going to happen.
While we don’t have a lot of hope for it, our next prediction is The Potion.
For those who are unaware, the potion refers to the magic potion that Elder Kettle gives
to Cuphead and Mugman to give them the magic powers they’re known for.
This is the main purpose of the game, and it would make sense for this item to be seen
in the show.
It would also make a lot of sense to appear in Season 3, with Cuphead going to face off
against the Devil.
Now, we also predicted this to appear in Season 2, and obviously that didn’t happen, we
obviously love this idea even if we doubt it will happen.
A prediction, or more accurately a request from reddit user Singer_TwentyNine is Parrying.
Parrying is a pretty major mechanic in the game, where Cuphead, Mugman and Ms. Chalice
are able to parry off of pink objects, either to gain air, move forward or delete a projectile.
Alongside the bullets mentioned prior, Parrying being so common makes sense to have an appearance,
and Singer_TwentyNine mentioned that they’d like to see Cuphead and/or Mugman painting
something pink just so they could parry off of it This is a very interesting idea and
we like it as an idea for Season 3, maybe that’s how Mugman can escape.
The next thing we wanted to talk about is Returning Characters, a thing to note about
Season 2 is that despite some cameos and reappearances, most of the characters we see in Season 2
are new.
Even characters like the Ice Cream Man and Cala Maria who make more than one appearance
were introduced in Season 2 and not the first.
especially considering the Ice Cream Man’s second appearance could have been replaced
by Porkrind.
So, we want to put forward the idea that we may see more characters returning from season
1 and 2.
Now, obviously on the villain side we’d like to see characters we haven’t seen before,
except for The Devil of course.
But returning characters like IPorkrind, Ms. Chalice and Captain Brineybeard would be a
lot of fun to see.
So of course we love the idea of this happening, especially since this didn’t really happen
in Season 2.
Speaking of returning characters, one character we’d like to see more of is King Dice.
King Dice is voiced by Wayne Brady and is the Devil’s right hand man, and while he
is a major character throughout the game he’s been kind of put in the back seat throughout
the show.
Out of the nearly 25 episodes that have been r.eleased for the show, he’s only appeared
in two, and he has been the best part of both episodes he’s appeared in.
Now, the main issue may be the fact that Wayne Brady may be too busy to do more than one
episode a season.
King Dice is such a fun character and it would be a waste to have him only appear once a
season so of course we love the idea of Dice making more appearances.
A semi-theory put forward by Reddit User dhdjjsishsubeisnd is the possibility of Cala Maria and Mugman.
In the episode where Cala Maria appears it’s revealed that only those who love Cala can
break free from her stone gaze and in the Cuphead game, Cuphead and Mugman are able
to break free from her gaze.
Yes, while the game and the show don’t feature the same rules and laws, it’s important
to note this.
Especially considering Cala has a second appearance in the second season of the show.
In “I Scream Man”, Cala appears as the love interest for “Mugbeard” who is played
by Mugman in his fantasies.
This heavily implies that Mugman is extremely attracted to her, which was also hinted at
in her debut episode.
Now, while this is apparently a pretty big ship in the Cuphead fandom, we don't particularly
like the idea of this happening, even if the theory does hold water.
The next thing we’ve seen predicted for the third season is The Devil’s Casino.
The Devil’s Casino is the place where Cuphead and Mugman lose their souls in the game.
The thing about the casino is while it’s the main location for the game, it may not
make sense for the show, for a few reasons, firstly, the show seems to be mostly a kid’s
show and the casino aesthetic wouldn’t fit too well.
Despite this, King Dice keeps the same style and the demonic tropes are still quite strong.
Secondly, we could debate that the show takes place before the game and therefore the casino
might not be open because it doesn’t come around until after the show is ended.
At the very least we think it would be nice to have at least a reference to this iconic
part of the Cuphead lore.
So yeah, we’d like the idea of this being a part of it, even if we don’t feel particularly
hopeful for its inclusion.
One of many characters that people are itching to see is Chef Saltbaker and his Cookies.
One redditor by the name of AnAuctualVoiduser puts forward the thought that they would like
to see Ms. Chalice break into Saltbaker’s cookie factory and steal one of the Astral
Cookies she uses in the game to get out of her ghost form.
Now, we put forward the theory that maybe the cookie factory we see at the very end
of the first season may actually be owned by Saltbaker.
Saltbaker has very quickly solidified himself as a fan favorite in the community and one
of the strongest bosses in the game to deal with, so it’s no surprise that people were
asking him to pop up in Season 3 and even Season 2 before it . We love the idea of Saltbaker
appearing, and we’re honestly surprised he didn’t pop up in Season 2.
Speaking of game characters that would be fun to see pop up, redditor BrownGirlMagic00
brings up Dr. Kahl.
Dr. Kahl and his robot are fought pretty late on in the game and are considered one of the
strongest bosses to face off against.
The idea that BrownGirlMagic00 put forward is that Cuphead and Mugman are wandering through
a junkyard and accidentally activate Kahl’s robot despite multiple “DO NOT TOUCH”
signs.
Now, they mention any episode with a major appearance from Kahl would be sufficient,
but talking about this episode idea specifically we love it.
It’s a very specific idea but it fits Cuphead and the Cuphead Show particularly well so
seeing this would be great.
Jumping back to the DLC, The Moonshine Mob is another set of characters Redditor DinoKingGoji73
wants to see.
They wrote out an entire plot for this episode so we’ll summarize their points.
Cuphead and Mugman come across the Moonshine Mob because their prison breakout has been
on the news for a while and the Mob wants to recruit these fellow “criminals”.
The Mob would then employ the cups to help them “borrow” or “retrieve” something
of theirs, which really accounts for just stealing something they want.
Of course the cups would acquire this item, but it, like the fight in the game, would
end with them being found and arrested by the police forces of Inkwell Isles.
The Mob is one of the weirder bosses added in Isle IV, being a group of bosses instead
of a singular boss you face off against.
It’s unknown if we’ll see any of the DLC Bosses in The Cuphead Show, but if we do,
we’d definitely love to see this kind of plot come from the show.
A theory put forward by redditor Cuphead4life is that Cala Maria and Baroness Von Bon Bon
are returning.
Now, we discussed Cala coming back and probably having some sort of interaction with Mugman
prior, so we’ll be skipping that, however, Bon Bon intrigues us.
Bon Bon is the main villain of a singular episode in Season 2, the baroness of a place
called Sugarland, where she has two rules, you cannot tell anyone about Sugarland, and
you cannot eat part of her castle.
Cuphead brings Mugman into Sugarland and we learn that Bon Bon cannot leave the sugary
land.
When Cuphead and Mugman manage to escape she says that “they always come back” which
implies to us and Cuphead4life that she may be a returning villain in Season 3.
Bon Bon is probably the writer’s favorite villain from Season 2 if you disregard King
Dice’s appearance and the episode is one of the better ones.
So we’d love to see Bon Bon and her amazing facial expressions pop up in Season 3.
Going to our final reddit entry, An Episode featuring Cagney Carnation was put forward
by redditor Chips_are_emo.
Now, unlike the previous entrants, the redditor doesn’t put forward specific ideas for this
episode, so we’ll chat more about the idea in a general sense.
Cagney is interesting because he’s usually the final boss you face off against in Inkwell
Isle 1, and is a boss who has made a pretty big impact in the fanbase.
Cagney is a giant flower who you face off against in “Floral Fury'' and he’s usually
seen as one of the best bosses in the game with an erratic and angry personality that
would be fun to adapt into the show.
We could see him tricking the cups using his cute flower form only to slowly get angrier
and turn into his typical form because of how the cups would annoy him.
Cagney is an iconic boss for good reason and we would love to see him pop up during the
third season.
Another prediction that makes sense is Follow-ups on Cameos.
Season 2 of The Cuphead Show was interesting because it featured two major cameos we’d
like to see followed up on.
In Episode 2, the Isle 1 Boss Hilda Berg makes a small appearance, and while she doesn’t
do much, she is in her zeppelin form from her first phase rather than her more humanoid
form.
Whether she has a whole episode or just gets a second appearance doesn’t matter, but
as long as she appears again.
The other character that falls into this category is Sally Stageplay who appears in the other
Ms. Chalice episode.
Sally has a few lines, although she does have a different appearance from her game version
and doesn’t act as an antagonist, and honestly, if more villains popped up like this,it would
make the world feel more lived in.
So, while we like the idea it makes sense that they wouldn’t pop up if they wanted
to drop more villains like this throughout the show.
The final prediction we’d like to talk about is Leading into the game.
Now, while not many people have talked about this, it does make a bit of sense if you think
about it.
The version of Cuphead and Mugman we see in the show seem to be in their pre-teens, maybe
their teens if you squint.
However, the version of the boys we see in the game are implied to be adults considering
they are gambling without anyone giving them the side-eye.
So, it would make sense if Season 3 or the eventual finale of the series actually leads
into the game.
Now, while this is a fun idea, it also has a few holes in the theory.
Firstly, Elder Kettle doesn’t seem to be a different age in between the show and the
game which implies that they’d take place around the same time.
Secondly, The Devil seems more lenient on the soul stuff in the game, but only because
he can find a usage for Cuphead to grab the other souls.
Finally, and the biggest one is Chalice, in the game she’s a spirit that turns into
a physical form at the expense of Cuphead or Mugman’s physical form while in the show
it has no relation to the boys as far as we can tell.
Now, all of this could be solved with the lead in, but we have to say we sort of hate
this idea after thinking about it for a few moments.
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