: Recurring motifs include card soldiers and Pino’s "rabbit" PJs. The scattered cards found by Senex's body—the ten, jack, king, and ace of spades—suggest that Ergo Proxy acted as the "wild card" or Joker that killed the Queen (Senex).
Vincent and Pino arrive at the war-torn dome city of (or Halos). The city is locked in a brutal conflict with the invading AutoReivs from the neighboring dome, Asura. Ergo Proxy Episode 8
The episode is dense with "extravagant" mythological and philosophical allusions: : Recurring motifs include card soldiers and Pino’s