In Spoiler:the Weird Route version of Chapter 4, one pivotal scene depicts Spoiler:Kris, possessed by the SOUL, forcing Noelle to re-don the Thorn Ring from Chapter 2 by slowly creeping towards her as she backs away in fear across a couch. In the original release of the chapter, this gives way to an animation Spoiler:of a rose blooming and then crumbling against a black screen, located in the same place as Noelle's sprite. In the Version 1.01A update, this was replaced by Spoiler:a single red pixel, possibly as a placeholder graphic, which in turn was replaced in Version 1.01C with another animation depicting cracking red glass. The original animation is outright removed from the game's files in these later updates rather than being merely disabled.

The reason for this alteration was not explained in the official changelogs, which vaguely described the changes as a "Small graphical alteration to a certain scene" and "Strengthened imagery while maintaining a scene's intended meaning". The animation changes were likely made initially in response to complaints and discussion among players who misinterpreted the scene as Spoiler:Noelle being forcibly "deflowered" (taking her virginity, in this case through rape) literally, in addition to being driven insane, and then to counter-complaints Spoiler:lamenting the reduced impact when the single red pixel was implemented.

Both earlier revisions of this sequence are referenced if the player continues the Weird Route into Chapter 5. Spoiler:The chapter's opening cutscene on the route depicts the same red pixel as the Version 1.01A rendition, after which Noelle is heard echoing her line, "thank you," which follows the Thorn Ring sequence in Chapter 4. If the player aborts the route during the lake scene, Kris' title is changed to "Shattered Rose," with the accompanying description reading "Only one knows the rose's meaning." While not the only "rose" title in Chapter 5, the specific use of the descriptor "shattered" aligns with the crumbling animation from Chapter 4's initial release.