Book of Life
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| Book of Life | |
| Use | The Creator's book used to draw things into existence |
| Village Object | Yes |
| Retrieved | N/A |
| Location | Village Hall |
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The Creator drew everything in this book and brought it into existence...”
–Drawn to Life 's introduction
The Book of Life is a key item in Drawn to Life and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter. It is also mentioned in Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii), but has a very minor role. It contains all the creations made by the Creator, including the Raposa World, the Sun, the Moon, the Raposa, and even the Hero. This book is the Creator's tool for creating things, and contains Templates that become real once they are colored.
Raposa do not generally alter the Book of Life with the exception of the mayors of Rapoville, notably Mari and her father. In Drawn to Life, pages from the Book of Life are recovered in all levels except for the Snow Fields and boss levels. In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii), pages are recovered in Jangala Canopy and Jangala Outpost. In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, pages are recovered in three out of the first six levels of Wilfre's Wasteland.
Appearance[edit]
The Book of Life is a thick, hardcover book with gold trimmings and a golden Raposa head drawn onto the front. The pages are slightly worn, while the contents of the pages vary. Some pages have line-drawings, some are blank, and some have written words. It also has a red silk-bound bookmark.
The color of the books cover is inconsistent, as it appears green in the intro of Drawn to Life, Drawn to Life Collection's main menu, the instruction booklets for both versions of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, and key art from Drawn to Life: Two Realms. However, it appears red in Mari's sprites, Wilfre's sprites, and in Creation Hall. According to Joseph Tringali, this is because the Book appears red in the Raposa realm, but in our world, meaning the real world that you, the player and reader, currently exist in, it appears green[1]. It is currently unknown what color the book would appear as in the Human realm.
Story[edit]
Before Drawn to Life[edit]
First, the Creator formed a circle and drew the World and the sea. Then he populated it with beautiful forests. Lastly, the Creator made the Raposa to live in the new world. Before the time where the game takes place, Wilfre drew in the Book of Life, an act forbidden by the Creator. His creations came out as Shadows, and he fled Rapoville as a result. Out of rage, he ripped out many pages, including the Sun and Moon, and threw the shreds into the wind. The damage to the Book of Life caused the Creator to become depressed, sealing off Creation Hall and abandoning the Raposa.
Drawn to Life[edit]
The Creator returns and unseals Creation Ha11 when Mari asks them to help restore the village. Using the remaining pages in the Book of Life, the Creator grants her a Hero to help rescue the captured Raposa and collect the scattered Templates. During each of the levels of the Drawn to Life, the Hero must find four torn pieces of paper, to complete a single Template. Certain villagers, such as Isaac and Samuel, also happen to have Templates on them. Throughout the game, Mayor keeps the Book of Life safe and re-adds the missing pages.
Near the end of the game, Wilfre, now a Shadow being, confronts the Mayor alone, killing him and stealing the Book of Life. He begins to remove many of the creations the Hero had restored, and uses some of them against the Hero during his boss fight. The Hero is able to defeat Wilfre, taking back the Book of Life and entrusting it to Mari. However, as she does not feel ready to be mayor, the Creator signs their name in the back of the book instead of her.
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)[edit]
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At the beginning of Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, Mari and her new deputy mayor, Circi, notice that the Book of Life had gone missing. In her stress, Mari asks the Creator for another Hero, who finds the Book of Life in Crazy Barks' care. Throughout the game, the Hero continues to collect templates, notably the template for Isaac's Door and Banya, but the book plays a much less substantial role in this game.`
Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter[edit]
In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter, Mari continues to protect the Book of Life in the wake of Wilfre's return, although she gives it to Jowee while in Watersong. Shortly after leaving Watersong, Mari vanishes, leaving the Book of Life in Jowee's care. When Mari mysteriously returns, she asks Jowee for the Book and begins to rip out the pages, taking the rest of the Book with her as she jumps through one of Wilfre's portals.
When the group finally arrives at Wilfre's Wasteland, Wilfre has the Book of Life, and uses a page to showcase his Ultimate Creation, a massive, flying throne. After his defeat, the fate of the Book of Life is unknown, as it is not seen again.
Trivia[edit]
- The Book of Life oddly does not appear in Drawn to Life: Two Realms in any capacity. The reason for this is currently unknown.
- The Book of Life may be equivalent to Bible or other religious books.
- In Abrahamic religions, the Book of Life is a list of every person destined for heaven.
- The Instruction Manuals for Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter and Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) are stylized to look like the Book of Life.
- The relation between the Book of Life and the Book of Imagination, if any, is currently unknown.
Fan Works[edit]
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Media[edit]
The game manual for Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter depicting The Book of Life
The game manual for Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) depicting The Book of Life
The Book of Life in the intro of Drawn to Life
The Book of Life flipping open
An unused model of the Book of Life from Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii)
The Book of Life as sent by Joseph Tringali in the Drawn to Life: For All Discord Server
