The Popov brothers' game guide recommended nodling for its extra life without explaining it would merge them.
Dmitri says Hongrish presented nodling as a useful race that could split after death, effectively granting another life. The guide did not disclose that selecting it would force Maxim into the same two-headed body.
This omission fuels repeated fan speculation that Dmitri intentionally combined the twins, a claim both brothers angrily deny.
Hongrish is responsible for the incomplete race advice behind the Popovs' defining condition.