First of all, I want to apologize. This theory doesn't explain everything. It just hits most of things that we've seen up to this point.
Now then....
Death Stranding is all about the life of Norman-fucking Reedus. It's actually a slice-of-life game putting the player in the shoes of Norman, back when he did drugs.
Let me explain the third trailer.
It's a dream sequence after Norman briefly loses consciousness during a really bad trip.
Lets review the evidence, shall we?
Norman's car crash. Notice that the land is nearly flat, yet Norman managed to crash what appears to be an all-terrain vehicle. Pretty hard unless you're high on drugs.
Magic rain which ages both plants and men at an accelerated pace. Drugs age you fast. It fits.
Orange jump suit guy and trapped guy. Norman's drug pals. They're all tripping together.
The five floating beings who surround Norman. Notice how they always seem to track Norman in every trailer and every promotional piece? They're relentless. They know no mercy. You know what also tracks you everywhere, relentlessly, without mercy? That's right. Ex-girlfriends.
The names of the five floating beings are actually Emily, Cecilia, Glenn, Laurie, and Cheryl. They're old flames from the past who haunt Norman, everywhere he goes. It fits perfectly.
Let's keep going.
Invisible monsters which leave handprints everywhere. They're actually the cops who are searching for Norman. For illegal drug possession. You know. They break into his house when he's out and search his place, but Norman knows how to hide the good stuff. Hence why the monsters never end up detecting Norman. Think about it!
Things go to shit and both of Norman's buds get dragged away. Norman fears losing his buds. Drugs destroy friendships, in the same way that the goo tentacles destroy his friends. It represents his fear. He is powerless to stop drug overdoses from taking his friends, one by one.
Mads Mikkelsen floats down from the sky. I'm pretty sure Mads is actually Norman's inner conscience. This is because it seems like only Norman can see him. He's warning Norman. That's why Mads seems to be pointing to Norman's friend who's about to die. Mads is saying: "Reeeeeduuuus! It could be you next time. Check yourself before you wreck yourself. Mads out!"
Giant dude who explodes. Notice that the explosion originates from The Giant's head? Its mind is literally blown. You know what also blows your mind? Drugs. I assert that Norman's friend has taken so many drugs that 70% of his body is made of drugs, just like how 70% of Kojima's body is made of movies. The Giant eats Norman's friend and its mind literally explodes, because of how big of a drug dose it just had.
Lets keep going. Norman is wiped out in the explosion and wakes up underwater.
The water is just a visual way of showing that Norman has no sense of balance, due to drugs. More interesting is that the water is full of bodies. I'm pretty sure they represent the numerous near-death experiences that Norman had in the past. One body is one near-death experience. That, or he's just tripping like crazy.
Flying tentacle monster. That's just straight-up drugs, man. Nothing more needs be said.
Next, Norman wakes up on dry land.
He wakes up in a strange place. It's very common to wake up in strange places after doing drugs.
Floating tardigrade puke. Notice that Norman seems to feel better after puking the tardigrade puke. It's because after you puke, you usually feel better. They're tardigrades because tardigrades are super fucking cool and Norman is pretty cool guy - he doesn't afraid of anything. (Openly, that is. Inside, he fears losing control of his body.)
The most interesting part of the trailer is the baby. I'm still undecided on the meaning of the baby. It could represent Norman's hope of breaking his drug habit. Hence why his friend throws him the baby. It's as if his friend tells him. "You still have hope. You can break the habit. Watch what happens if you don't. (DEATH)".
It could also represent Norman's innocence. Hence why his ex-girlfriends seem to be following him around. Maybe they want to destroy both him and his innocence. It could also represent other things, like his soul, his ability to come back from crazy trips (feeling fine the morning after), or his past. The baby appears inside Norman, so it seems to be a "part" of him. I'd love to hear thoughts about this.
On a final note, notice that Norman wakes up by a desolate crater. He's alone, except for the floating ex-girlfriends. I think the crater represents his personal life, which has been destroyed by his ex-girlfriends and drug use. It fits perfectly.
Thanks for reading this far. I'd love to hear everyone's opinions on my new theory. Cheers!
TLDR: The third trailer was all one big trip. Don't do drugs!
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