Cuphead and Mugman decide to take care of said rats. While the brothers wait, they hear odd rustling outside and Elder Kettle complains about the uptick in “rats”.The family finishes dinner and is about to clean up when Chalice announces that she has a surprise, darting out to the back and telling the family she’ll be back soon.(Theme Stated) During dinner, the trio discuss the radio show and inadvertently foreshadow their own character arcs and their character flaws.The family is characterized as content and healthy. (Setup) We cut to Elder Kettle’s cottage where the trio listens to Dirk Dangerous while Elder Kettle is making dinner.Currently, the Devil is mentally unstable after months of ceaselessly plotting revenge on the Cup Brothers, but now it’s almost time for him to “return to the spotlight.”.We open with an unsettling description of the empty Devil’s Casino and begin the Devil’s character arc.

(Opening Image) The story begins 6+ months after the Cup Brothers defeat the Devil.

Devil's casino waiter outfit cuphead