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Just quick recap of the Slayer patch in relation to A.B.A and Paracelsus:

1) No special interactions acknowledging their past encounter prior to GGXX ACCENT CORE. Bummer.

2) However, interestingly updated GG World glossaries and entries related to them. First is that as shown by Kaialone’s post, there’s no longer any ‘not really her husband’ or ‘she thinks of as her husband’ style statements for Paracelsus’ bio. Paracelsus is now plainly stated to be her husband.

And the second update is to Paracelsus’ glossary entry updated to explain how Paracelsus’ shapeshifting works and A.B.A’s part in it. Paraphrasing as I haven’t seen the entry myself firsthand as of writing, but it says that Paracelsus's form is shaped entirely by A.B.A's thoughts and the only reason why he doesn't end up human is because of “A.B.A's subconscious fear that he would leave her if he had a human body".

Both these lore updates are surprisingly very direct. The way I see it, Paracelsus’ bio updated to remove ambiguity of his part and role in their relationship seems to confirm he reciprocates romantically on some level and that it isn’t just in A.B.A’s mind/dreams. It’ll be interesting if he does actually introduce himself as her husband in future interactions with other characters.

It also means Slayer is totally biting someone’s wife in front of her husband when he bites A.B.A. So not Dandy!

And we get confirmation of just how much power A.B.A has over Paracelsus’ form. Apparently she doesn’t just morph him into vaguely key-shaped weapons, she can make him into ANYTHING she wants by sheer will.

And if she goes to therapy and gets over her remaining doubts and fears, human Paracelsus is actually THAT close to being canon. The fact the glossary acknowledges this is so directly is refreshing!

It’s so weird how this changes from previous lore where she had to find another machine to do the process. She now has the power to do it at any time and I don’t think she realizes it.

It also explains why she stopped seriously considering her original plan anymore after the arcade ending. Her heart was never really into the mission of getting Para a human body, she had the lingering fear.