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Shadow merging with Emily somehow would be pretty cool. I know the general hypothesis is that Emily will get infected by something with the Dark trait, maybe Shadow's name will become literal. Some sort of darkness familiar that lives in Emily's shadow, always by her side.Shadow seems to believe that Yuren was lying, it was the only thing she managed to get out through the pain she was in. I was kind of surprised that we didn't offer to heal Shadow there and then honestly. If I was a highly corrupt MC, then it makes some sense, but I'm not. Probably just to keep Emily and Christie's part of the story consistent for the next part. It might also be part of why or how Emily becomes a superhuman, either to use herself to cure Shadow, or Shadow becoming a part of Emily to stop her from becoming a monster. The Chekov's gun is already set up that she might not make it with her own mental strength.
If you're right, then the Eye would almost certainly have to be a remnant of God or one of the other Arbiters. That, or something the story hasn't touched on at all so far, which would feel like a copout if it was some as of yet completely unnamed force in the world. Though that might explain H.E.R.O.'s big three being so strong, if they are the chosen of the last 3 Arbiters (Though I don't know how Bernhart would represent Soul if that's the case, as Malik would obviously be Chaos and Henri even more obviously Paradox) going up against the first of the altered.The one other could be the Eye, him being Evolution has much evidence build up, but is not a fact, he might be something else and what the Memory of Chaos was referring to. Because the Arbiters that did prepared are most likely the last three, as Syla mention that those last Apostles seem 'badly made', so it could be, Outer Twins warp three Arbiters into Six Twin Apostles> The Three Last Arbiters, Soul, Chaos and Paradox fight but lost against their corrupted Siblings and the Outer Twins> Chaos burns the previous universe and vow to their revenge, of the three and the one another, being the Eye.
From what I understand, the big 3 are just people who had something go right for them. Tanos makes mention of a chimera in HERO (someone who absorbed their twin in utero), and this potentially means one single person has the fabled twin boost. It is suspected this person is Henri, which is why he evolved so fast. Malik's faith is what allows him to overcome his corruption, or something to that effect. And according to WW, Bernie is just somebody who is the perfect superhuman. Everything that could have gone right for Bernie did.If you're right, then the Eye would almost certainly have to be a remnant of God. That, or something the story hasn't touched on at all so far, which would feel like a copout if it was some as of yet completely unnamed force in the world. Though that might explain H.E.R.O.'s big three being so strong, if they are the chosen of the last 3 Arbiters (Though I don't know how Bernhart would represent Soul if that's the case, as Malik would obviously be Chaos and Henri even more obviously Paradox) going up against the first of the altered.
My thoughts on Syla's reference to their differences seemed to be more so because the first 6 are additive, meaning there is no overlap, but together they become a greater whole, while the latter 6 were antagonistic, meaning they are equal opposites, but if you could somehow balance them, they could become something all encompassing. More simply, the first 6 are half circles, that create a whole circle, and the latter half are like yin and yang, coming together as an interconnected dichotomy to create the whole that is taiji. (Okay, so the taiji part might be weird, as we use yin and yang a lot over in the west, but not the concepts above them like wuji or taiji, but it can be interpreted as, "source of the world," according to Wikipedia, which would fit an Arbiter.)
If I recall correctly, the Big Three had literally everything possible go right for them in terms of development. They probably had perfect match to their sires, got maximum benefit from their training and evolutions and passed all their trials. Fuckers 100% Full Cleared being a Superhuman.From what I understand, the big 3 are just people who had something go right for them. Tanos makes mention of a chimera in HERO (someone who absorbed their twin in utero), and this potentially means one single person has the fabled twin boost. It is suspected this person is Henri, which is why he evolved so fast. Malik's faith is what allows him to overcome his corruption, or something to that effect. And according to WW, Bernie is just somebody who is the perfect superhuman. Everything that could have gone right for Bernie did.
In fact, WW said that of the main group, Alice was the closest to becoming like the big 3. Well, prior to monsterfying that is.
The yuren in the cultist hideout was a fake one. Personally i never really liked jake but had to give him some special treatment because of the 1st apostle but now US AUTHORITY FANS EATING GOOD! Yuren literally mindcontrolled some dude and used his powers through him, cant wait to see all his abilities!The Authority(1st Apostle) seeing the MC beating up his chosen one again
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It's been a while since I saw that Dead End, so from what I looked up for this post, and not the last, my bad, the Eye seemed to be surprised that 2 of the 3 were still in control of themselves. Specifically Malik and Henri, so I guess Bernhart wasn't bound to Soul at all. Having the Twin boost and being a Chosen of an Arbiter would be different things that could coexist. It could even be the reason that Henri's brother is chosen, for the paradox of being two people in one body, and the paradox of being a Truth hidden by Fantasy, as I'd argue Henri is supposed to be the part that is Fantasy. Henri is, "Ascendant, yet still unborn," which means to me that it's actually his brother who is the Chosen, not Henri himself, while Malik is, "Completed, but kept whole by faith," which means he should be controlled already, but his faith keeps him from being controlled. Though it might be the opposite, that the only reason that he is complete is because of his faith, so his Arbiter hasn't tried to take control of him until he obtains a different form of stability. It seems like that faith was damaged or partially destroyed during his confrontation with Glae though, as that would explain him going to the cult, and the vision we see of him destroying a planet where he seems to be talking to somethings and referring to them as brothers.From what I understand, the big 3 are just people who had something go right for them. Tanos makes mention of a chimera in HERO (someone who absorbed their twin in utero), and this potentially means one single person has the fabled twin boost. It is suspected this person is Henri, which is why he evolved so fast. Malik's faith is what allows him to overcome his corruption, or something to that effect. And according to WW, Bernie is just somebody who is the perfect superhuman. Everything that could have gone right for Bernie did.
In fact, WW said that of the main group, Alice was the closest to becoming like the big 3. Well, prior to monsterfying that is.
Also, we know the make-up of two of the Big 3. Malik is Power/Truth/Fantasy. Bernie is Ether/Truth/Fantasy. We haven't been confirmed about what Henri's make-up is but... it's Truth/Fantasy, it's so obvious.It's been a while since I saw that Dead End, so from what I looked up for this post, and not the last, my bad, the Eye seemed to be surprised that 2 of the 3 were still in control of themselves. Specifically Malik and Henri, so I guess Bernhart wasn't bound to Soul at all. Having the Twin boost and being a Chosen of an Arbiter would be different things. Henri is, "Ascendant, yet still unborn," which means to me that it's actually his brother who is the Chosen, not Henri himself, while Malik is, "Completed, but kept whole by faith," which means he should be controlled already, but his faith keeps him from being controlled. Though it might be the opposite, that the only reason that he is complete is because of his faith, so his Arbiter hasn't tried to take control of him until he obtains a different form of stability. It seems like that faith was damaged or partially destroyed during his confrontation with Glae though, as that would explain him going to the cult, and the vision we see of him destroying a planet where he seems to be talking to somethings and referring to them as brothers.
But this being the case, it kind of brings us back to Emily in a sense. After all, even Ella says she couldn't find a monster that was a match for her, what if it's supposed to be Soul? Like I said, the latter 6 powers are antagonistic, so there would be almost no monsters, if any, that hold both together, and Dark or Light by themselves wouldn't suit her. Even Shadow's name would kind of be foreshadowing in that case. After all, what's a shadow but a mix of Dark and Light?
Fair enough, I'm probably wrong about Malik being Chosen. Though reexamining the Eye's statement kind of implies that Malik might be falling apart right now then, since it seems his faith has been at least somewhat shaken. Thoughts on my guess for Emily, or who might become Chosen of Chaos then? It'd be funny if somehow it ended up being Mia (Jake's friend who he accidently memory wiped for those who don't remember) but that seems really unlikely. I only offer her up because she both seems to have a knack for making things, while Michael says that she got pretty good at fighting, for a girl her size and weight class, when she had forgotten him and their training sessions. There's been nothing to suppose that she has compatibility or that she will become a superhuman, it's just the only person I could think of who just so happens to have some degree of both creation and destruction in them (No, not Deryl. Sure, he likes to fight, but he seems far more interested in making things that would fight for him or keep him at range, while Mia actually seems to have a natural talent for CQC.). Plus, it would be pretty funny for her to suddenly and unexpectedly become really powerful out of nowhere.Also, we know the make-up of two of the Big 3. Malik is Power/Truth/Fantasy. Bernie is Ether/Truth/Fantasy. We haven't been confirmed about what Henri's make-up is but... it's Truth/Fantasy, it's so obvious.
Maybe. But the longstanding theory is Valravn will infect Emily. And the setup for that potential interaction was just clicked into place this last update.Fair enough, I'm probably wrong about Malik being Chosen. Though reexamining the Eye's statement kind of implies that Malik might be falling apart right now then, since it seems his faith has been at least somewhat shaken. Thoughts on my guess for Emily, or who might become Chosen of Chaos then? It'd be funny if somehow it ended up being Mia (Jake's friend who he accidently memory wiped for those who don't remember) but that seems really unlikely. I only offer her up because she both seems to have a knack for making things, while Michael at says that she got pretty good at fighting, for a girl her size and weight class, when she had forgotten him and their training sessions. There's been nothing to suppose that she has compatibility or that she will become a superhuman, it's just the only person I could think of who just so happens to have some degree of both creation and destruction in them (No, not Deryl. Sure, he likes to fight, but he seems far more interested in making things that would fight for him or keep him at range, while Mia actually seems to have a natural talent for CQC.). Plus, it would be pretty funny for her to suddenly and unexpectedly become really powerful out of nowhere.
Could also be Shadow. A best of great intellect and loyalty seems the kind of being Valravn would acknowledge as worthy.Maybe. But the longstanding theory is Valravn will infect Emily. And the setup for that potential interaction was just clicked into place this last update.
Could be he infects her, I have thought about that before. Heck, I'm pretty sure I've posted about the possibility, but Ella's seen Val, heck she had him so weak she could tie him up for who knows how long. If Val was compatible, she probably would have seen it. She might have said something like, "Well, there was one, but I couldn't guarantee he wouldn't just kill you," because she doesn't seem to want to lie to either Emily or Christie. Really stretch the truth sometimes, but not out and out lie if she can help it.Maybe. But the longstanding theory is Valravn will infect Emily. And the setup for that potential interaction was just clicked into place this last update.
The arm for sure should have been healed, Stephen has very recent memories that could guide us on fixing it, and we're not short on power after that. The eye though, it's been about a decade since he had it, and the MC is still bad at fixing brains, so I could see him not fixing that. Thinking about it though, Syla did say that Stephen was really compatible with Body, dangerously so, that might be the reason we didn't fix his arm. If we did, Stephen might end up turning even if we were as careful as possible about it. Could also be that WW's going to give him a robotic arm like Dexter has, maybe not with all the capabilities that Dexter's has, but something that would allow him some measure of defense even if he doesn't have another weapon on him. That would be cool too.the entire time i was waiting for mc to heal his fathers hand and eye, if i rem correctly mc can fix that and that was the only thing i was thinking about when they were interacting is when is homie gonna heal dude lol.
That's not how that works. A superhuman can't infect someone. Or at least, I'd think we'd be told if that were possible.Stephen might end up turning even if we were as careful as possible about it.
Definitely possible it's not how it works, but it could be we just lack the instincts necessary to do it safely without just killing people. Heck, we're somewhat capable of fixing the minds of people who were corrupted into monsters, what's to say superhumans couldn't infect compatible people if the right amount of energy, DNA, or both were put into a compatible person without the intent to hurt or kill them. (At least, not the conventional type of kill them.) I mean, even putting monster parts into a person doesn't definitely turn someone, Bramon put a lot of it into Tanos before Tanos found the Rebis to turn him, and he was still technically human. Plus, if anyone would know, it'd be Bramon or Tanos, and neither is exactly forthcoming with everything they know. Especially if they think the need to know is almost zero. There might be a book in the H.E.R.O. library about it, but that's searching for a needle in a mountain, even for us.That's not how that works. A superhuman can't infect someone. Or at least, I'd think we'd be told if that were possible.
Stephen isn't Alice tho. Alice's situation was very special, and I don't think they'd be able to reconstruct it for Stephen. He didn't ingest the monster based steroids Alice and Michael did as a child, wasn't a superhuman, and didn't have a reason to resist monsterfying as hard as Alice did.One interesting thing about Stephen, is that according to Syla, he's a perfect match for the body trait, but he would just end as a Monster rather than a Superhuman, though, would that really be a bad thing?, Alice is able to keep her mind intact, mostly, Stephen could just Shapeshift to his proper human form or have MOON regain his humanity and ending as a Spawn.