[Kotohono]

Originally Posted by Proto

Spoiler for speculation on speculation. references oni and tsukimonogatari:

Am I missing something? I thought that the obvious speculation given the events in Onimonogatari and Tsukimonogatari was the Ougi was an avatar of the darkness, the bringer of equilibrum and maker of all things 'right and proper'. I'm not trying to be pedantic here but I really thought that if this is not a fact then it is a Chekhov gun staring in our face, but still it surprises me not more people are talking about this given that they have made this reference with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

Spoiler for speculation reply:

Yes those arcs clearly alluded to Ougi being the darkness... (both of which take place after this current arc)

But I meant we don't know why or how Ougi came to exist... as Ougi just appeared with and was introduced to Araragi by Kanabaru who just so happens to be also be involved in this arc, which I don't think is a coincidence.

So my speculation wasn't about Ougi being the darkness, but rather the first minion becoming or being Ougi from the beginning.