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Enigmas, Theories and Speculation

This page is for theories, speculation and unresolved mysteries of the Multiverse series. None of the below is necessarily canon to any of the stories, and is entirely unofficial. As more is revealed, the content below will be moved and updated to suit.

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What is GLORWOC? what does it stand for and where did it come from? What is its significance?

• Currently we know GLORWOC reproduces itself and is characterized by a bright blue iridescence wherever it is present. At this point it is likely GLORWOC is a microorganism that can metabolize a wide range of materials, whether organic or inorganic (eg. metal). It is spread through direct contact as discovered by Noah Fulmer, but is likely capable of airborne transmission when in large enough quantities. Its origin is still unknown, but it would make an ideal biological weapon, so it may have been deliberately created rather than come about through chance. Nothing yet has explained what GLORWOC actually is, where it came from or why it is named as such. It may be an acronym, standing for something like 'Genetically engineered Luminescent ORganic Weaponized Offensive Compound'. GLORWOC seems to be significant in that it appears to be unstoppable, even to vast organic entities capable of manipulating the pocket realities of the back paths. If it is intended to be a weapon, it may be quite useful to any one of the various factions.

Who is Laura Thompson? What happened to her? Is she dead or alive?

• Laura Thompson is or was the daughter of Conn Thompson and Cristina Thompson. From the various stories it is assumed that Laura died at some point in the past, which turned Cristina into something of a monster which resulted in the events of the engagement in The Ink on Earth 44, and the creation of The Black-eyed Army. How Laura actually died, or whether she actually died remains unknown, however it is notable that Alek has a sister also called Laura. One theory at this point is that Alek, along with his brother and sister may be the children of a parallel version of Conn Thompson and Cristina Thompson, where their lives followed very different decision paths. There are a few other theories regarding Laura Thompson, one notable one being that she was the lost child in the back paths found by Noah Fulmer's duplicate while programmed with his hunter personality. Whether or not Laura is truly dead or alive remains to be seen, various versions of her have been encountered in both states.

What is on Cristina Thompson's shoe? Why did the Regret Demon want it?

• Cristina's shoe contains dirt from one of the realities she has gone through in the past. How exactly Cristina traveled between realities is unknown, but she may have used various installations of The First World, or through fractures in the realities similar to how Alek lead refugees towards The First World. What the dirt contained is unknown, it is unlikely to be GLORWOC, as it would have spread and destroyed everything around it, so another possibility is another microorganism, such as Temporal Bacteria, or a residue of some sort. Given the Regret Demon's considerable abilities, it can be presumed that whatever was on the shoe is rare and hard to obtain, and provides a material advantage to the Regret Demon, whatever its agendas may be.

How did Heath end up the way he is? Where is he, and more importantly, what is he?

• Heath apparently volunteered for the procedure that turned him into the ultimate network node within the networks of The First World. It wouldn't be too surprising if he was part of the infrastructure supporting Command, as well as The First World shields, given his ability to readily connect with the systems. He is located in a reality somewhere near the Inner Shield, possibly on a Branch World. His reality was visited by the children lead by Danny, indicating it isn't one of the shielded (read-only) worlds previously discovered. One theory currently standing regarding Heath is that he may be related to the creation of the Inner Shield and Outer Shield, which was built with the help of the Brownshirts. He may even be a descended form of Brownshirt himself, which would explain why the Cordyceps Fungus infected Brownshirts reacted as he adjusted the camera Cristina Thompson was using. Another possibility is that there may also be other 'Heath' level system administrators out there, performing similar functions.

Who reprogrammed Noah Fulmer's duplicate? What for?

• Current theories are that the duplicate of Noah was reprogrammed by either The Black-eyed Army or a similarly aligned faction. The party responsible for the shared psychic interrogation of both Noahs and a number of others also used drugs, suggesting a less supernatural influence was at work. Their rapid departure would also match the actions of The Black-eyed Army, who would likely have moved using the Shadow Sphere's portal abilities.

Are there any more Multiverse Titan's? What about other Regeneration Cores?

• It really wouldn't be surprising if more of these existed, Ward Shaw provided a psychic link to allow one such titan to project its Regeneration Core into its deep future, and during the battle with The Mad God other titans may have resorted to similar techniques, or been shattered into fragments that came to rest in or connected to other realities. Other massive organic entities have been encountered, such as the Dreamer on High, or the organic entity in the series 'It Watched Us Play'. One interesting aspect of the Regeneration Core was its ability to affect the minds of many individuals from a considerable distance, in which it leaked its bitterness, pain and anger into the population. The vast collective apathy experienced by The First World may have been due to the loss of the Regeneration Core, or even through the influence of another, similar core elsewhere on or near The First World.

What is with the age differences? Cristina Thompson is in her early thirties, so if she has an adult daughter she must have met Conn Thompson as a child. Why do the ages of various versions of Laura Thompson seem to jump around?

• Hey, anything is possible here. Cristina may look early thirties, but with the advanced medical discoveries from the destruction of the Regeneration Core on The First World, she may actually be somewhat older. Her personality indicates a mental age more typical of an older adult, with greater cynicism borne from experience. As for why different versions of Laura seem to vary in age anywhere from being a child to a young adult, this could be explained by differences between realities. As shown by the Temporal Bacteria, temporal displacement can happen in one reality entirely independently of the other realities around it. As a result, anything from taking a different quantum decision branch to gravitational distortions since the birth of each universe may slightly alter the passage of time, leading to displacements in their respective time-lines of years, or even millennia.

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