Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26854521-20151231173311/@comment-5693502-20160115125318

This was definitely a mouthful to read, very extensive Rachellover, very extensive. I've replied to your stuff in numbered sections; makes it easier for myself hehe. Oh, and just for clarification, I'll be using the term "Outsiders" to refer to the non-Tower native Irregulars; reason being it helps the theories make more sense in my head.

1) "God" made the Tower for the man to climb, not vice-versa That's a theory I've heard before but I'm really indifferent to it since either possibility is as likely as one another.

2) Ancient Outsiders are Guardians and/or "Demons" & The Process of Revolution The idea of "fallen" Outsiders sounds a little iffy to me. For someone to 'fall', they need to be corrupted by something and usually the corrupter is a demon, devil or at least something vaguely evil/incomprehensible (which would indicate demons or thereof are already existent). That being said, if these ancient Outsiders died on their climb up the Tower then I suppose their soul/essence could've been twisted and deformed enough to become something demonic. With the Guardians, it wouldn't sound out of place to me if they were 'transcended Outsiders' i.e. Outsiders that were transformed into 'gods' of their own Floor. So many theories now pouring into my head... but I won't discuss them here (there's too many popping up in my brain and some of them conflict with each other). I don't think the process of Revolution is completely necessary for Outsiders. For example, Urek Mazino most likely didn't need it since he was already powerful, had clear goals/motives and probably knew his "true self". Not to mention, the entire concept of Revolution (i.e. finding one's true self) sounds like something applicable to anyone and everyone regardless of whether they're a Tower native or an Outsider. As for a Tower without natives, that's an interesting thought for another discussion.

3) Headon the Usurper The Guardians still retained complete control over their Floors even after the Zahard 11 passed and conquered them; the Guardians are the utmost authority over their respective Floors. I've not heard anything indicating Headon conducted tests on behalf of the other Guardians..? I do find it odd that Headon works with the Zahard Empire by selecting Regulars to climb. What reason would he have for doing so ? What contracts has Headon made with Zahard ? I don't think Headon is using the Zahard 11 to take control over the Tower's Floors. My reasoning comes from fact that Guardians are completely invincible; if a Guardian wanted to annihilate everything on their respective Floor, I can't see anything that could stop them from doing so (bar sufficiently powerful Outsiders, like Enryu). But then even in the case of the Zahard 11, what's stopping the Guardians from just breaking their contracts with them ? I'm pretty sure that would severely hinder the Zahard 11 (and their empire) if such a thing were to happen. Then what power would Headon have ? If anything, from the way that Headon has spoken as well as his ability to go anywhere in the Tower, it seems more likely to me that Headon is already an extremely authoritative being in the Tower; something similar to second-in-command below the actual "god of the Tower" (if there is a god of the Tower).

4) Headon, Zahard, the Kingship and the Empire Now, rather than being something Headon proposed, I feel like it was Zahard who is more to blame when it comes to Mirchea's rebellion and subsequent formation of FUG. Remember when the "god" of guardians hoped that Baam didn't take the same path as Zahard during the first stage of Revolution ? Well it seems like Zahard chose the path of "conquer, subjugate, control" and thus used his power to build an empire that he was king of and had control/authority over. This empire allowed Tower natives to climb (like Outsiders can) and gave them to chance to gain power and riches but whether Zahard's empire was a product of Headon's meddlings doesn't seem completely apparent to me. I mean I have no way of telling what contract Zahard initially made with Headon, but I don't think it directly affected how Zahard became king or the empire he created. Headon is too big of a mystery for me to properly wrap my head around but, kind of like how I mentioned above, to me it seems like Headon is a direct subordinate of the Tower itself. So rather than Headon being the one who wants people to reach the top of the Tower, I think it is the Tower itself that wants people to reach the top, with Headon being a 'retainer/living vessel' to help the process along.

5) The Workshop Gong Bang are just as mysterious as Headon is. They exist inside and outside the Tower so what do they seek to achieve ? Here's an outrageous theory: what if the Gong Bang are the creators of the Tower itself (or at the very least, the original builders of the enigmatic structure) ?

6) The Princesses Hmmm, not a bad theory. Although I don't think there have been enough Princess pregnancies for their children to be made into Ignition Weapons. Does make me wonder exactly why Ashul Edwaru made the 13 Month Series... I refuse to believe they are 'ornamental' weapons or just possessions to denote great influence/achievement. Ugh... Enne were Baam's mother, for him to be an actual Outsider he would've had to have been born outside the Tower i.e. Enne would've had to leave the Tower (something considered nigh impossible) to give birth to him before somehow re-entering the Tower again. On the other hand, if you go with the premise that Baam was birthed inside the Tower before being chucked out, then that makes him a Tower native and not an Outsider which instantly negates the theory.