DONT PANIC!
Those unacustomed to this thread may feel a bit intimidated. Please dont be. I've tried to user friendly it up a bit while maintaining all the info. You dont have to read through every single thing here to participate, though I strongy recomend that you at least read the 'How To Use This Thing' section below.


A Few Words From RYXlord...
If you were part of the previus Oasis discussions, and feel I have missed anything important here (and i'm possitive i did) pm me so I can edit it in or fix it, please. Also, Please visit the "contributors" section at the bottom of this post.

At this point, i have just about edited in all of the finalizations. I will edit in links on all of the 'Facts' soon, and the contributors list is still almost entirly bare, but thats about it. Regretably, the planned 'Interesting Observations' section will be bumped back to W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 3, as it is a nightmare to sort out.

Finally, i'll keep better track of things this time, and will be working any new theories and points into a text document so that W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 3 does not begin a month later than schedual like this one did.

Thanking you for all your support and patience,

-RYX


New Since W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 1

-Big friendly reminder not to panic. ('lookin at you quixoto)
-'New Since Last Version' list
-'How to Use This Thing' Section
-'Contributors' List
-'Future' Theory Catagory (and all theories therein)
-The Override B-Bun Theory
-The 'The Fanatic vs The Conscript' Theory
-The Nanite Theory
-The Oasis is the Sun Twin Theory
-The Steve Stole from hC Theory
-The Daedalus is a Cultist of K'Z'K Theory
-The Alternate Dimensions Theory
-The Highly Expensive Theory
-The One Soul Theory
-Assorted Supporting/Countering points

What This Thing Is, and How it Works
Allright, basicly, W.O.H.P.A.O.H. is a compile of all the Oasis speculation. the original Oasis sepc thread was hitting the page limit (8 over, actually) and wanted to keep going, but it was getting hard for non-veterans to really get into it. It was proposed that we start a more generic Oasis topic and sum up all the info, that way people could get it all right away without having to read twenty pages. every time a W.O.H.P.A.O.H. thread hits the limit, i compile all of the new data into the original post and the thread starts all over again.

How To Use This Thing
Its been commented that the topic is a little daunting, so i'm going to help ease some of the would-be speculators out there...

-You dont have to read every single thing here. if you post a theory that has been stated before, no problem. I'll post the points for and against, and we can do some further speculation concerning that theory.
-There is rarely more than one theory discussed at a time, so if you get here late, you wont need to read back all that far to get fully caught up. reading is good for you however, and going through the whole thing might prove entertaining and give you some ideas.
-This is a pretty generic subject. If you want to talk about Oasis' fashion sense, go ahead. Just keep in mind that the majority of the time discussion is about the nature of Oasis and her past.


Table of contents

A Few Words From RYXlord...
New Since W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 1
What This Thing Is, and How it Works
How to Use this Thing
Table of contents (you are here)
Facts
Theories
Overrides
Restraint Code Theory
Action B1 Theory
Primary Override Theory 1: Defend the Doctor
Primary Override Theory 2: There is No Spoon.
The Theory of Conflicting Command priority
The Theory of Woh-Pah!
The Sooner Dead Than Captured Theory
The Override B-Bun Theory
The 'The Fanatic vs The Conscript' Theory



Physical Make-Up
The Robotics Theory
The Perfectly Normal Human Being Theory
The Nanite Theory
The Part Alien Theory


Brains and Memories
The Brain Implant Theory
The Cyborg Brain Theory
The Artificial Brain Theory
The Stowaway AI Theory


MoonTwin
The Oasis is the Moon Twin Theory
The Oasis is the Sun Twin Theory


Fighting Skill Loss
The Improper Use Theory
The Repeating Error Theory
The Outside Force Theory
The Physical Conditioning Theory
The Magical Phase Theory


Location
The Storage Facility Theory
The Teleportation Theory
The Scattered Pod Theory


Daedalus and Doctor Steve
The Steve Stole from hC Theory
The Daedalus is a Cultist of K'Z'K Theory
The Alternate Dimensions Theory
The Doctor Steve Is Daedalus Theory
The Project Daedalus Theory
The Magical Being Theory
The Daedalus is Mr. Stix Theory


Kusari
The Quality Control Theory
The Physical Control Theory
The New Model Theory


Death
The Serial Immortality Theory
The Highly Fortunate Theory
The Natural Resurrection Theory


The Future
The Kickass Fight Scene Theory
The Noble Sacrifice Theory
The Torg-Zoe Love Theory
The Happilly Ever After Theory
The Oasis Powering Chaz Theory

Contributors

FACTS
These are the facts. All of these points have been lifted from the comic and are presented without interpretation or speculation. keep in mind that any one of them may have been introduced to throw us off track, and that just because a character says something is true, doesnt mean it is. This list is not a complete one so far, and it may never be. if you believe there has been an important fact overlooked, please PM me with details and I will add it to the list as soon as I can.

-When we first meet oasis, she claims to be 'training' in woodlands.
-Dr. Steve talked into his watch whenever he was giving a command to Oasis.
-According to Steve, Oasis is the "ultimate spy, ultimate weapon for revenge and more powerful than she even knows".
-According to Dr. Steve, Oasis is an example of a "controlled mind made human", and that it was built by Steve himself.
-Steve mourned the loss of thirty years of data when his compound was set to self-destruct.
-The first time oasis was thought to have died was in the explosion and fire caused by Steve's self-destructing compound.
-The second appearance of Oasis was in le snootier six months after the isle of doctor Steve.
-Oasis was impaled with a tree and thrown off a cliff by a magic wielding gwynn soon after her second appearance.
-Nine months after being impaled and thrown from a cliff, she appeard outside le snootier once more.
-Oasis first 'goes B-1' when she sees the Hereti-Corp insignia on one of her attackers.
-Kusari saved Oasis from an explosion only to refuse to fight her immediately after.
-Kusari has said that she and Oasis are 'family'
-A doctor at the hospital Oasis was taken to after her first encounter with Kusari said that Oasis had the most powerful immune system and healing factor.
-Oasis appears right back at the hospital shortly after her death there
-Nine months after BWR, Oasis is in an apartment, being tracked by Hereti-Corp.
-In response to a flashback/memory/vision of Dr. Steve, she reacts with "father?"
-In a flashback/memory/vision, Dr. Steve says that Oasis is lost and that finding herself is key.
-In a flashback/memory/vision, Oasis thinks "my sister?" about kusari
-During most of Fire and Rain, Oasis comments that she "scars, but not where [she is] suppose to."
-After causing Kusari to "lose her head", Oasis was commited to a mental institution.
-during her stay in the mental istitution, Oasis has a vision/memory/flashback of doctor steve. In it, Steve comments that he had hidden several memories, and that it was the start down the path to knowing herself
-Torg proposed to Oasis, giving her his address and saying he loves her and doesn't want her to hurt anybody.
-Oasis was broken out of the mental institution by riff, and planted in the MK5 as part of the siege on AyleeCorp.
-Oasis was inside the MK5 when the EMP was used.
-Last we've seen of Oasis, she was "somewhere in the woodlands of Pennsylvania"
-After DDA, Oasis comments on how everything in her past life is "fuzzy around the edges".
-Oasis set off on the path to find herself, knowing that it may mean she wont see torg for a while.

THEORIES
These are the theories. There are a lot of them. The list here is a compilation of the theories gathered from Override B1, Override B2, and W.O.H.P.A.O.H.1. The organisation of these theories is a difficult matter, and if you had a theory in those topics that I missed, I apologize. I have organized this section by general category, meaning that all theories concerning the nature of Kusari can be found under the 'Kusari' section. Supporting points are in green, while conflicting points are in red. If a point was made to support or counter an established supporting/conflicting point, then it has been tabbed over and colored in respect to weather it supports or opposes its parent point. Make sense? No? Good! Welcome to Oasis spec central. Some are so crazy that they just might work. Conversely, some are so likely to work that to actually suspect it would be crazy. You be the judge.

heres an example of the point/counterpoint system i've used. (thanks to Novae D'Arx for the example)

The Baked-Goods Theory
States that Oasis is made out of gingerbread.

-She can be very sweet at times.

-She can also be very bitter
-She is able to get wet without dissolving.

-Steve may have invented a non-disolving gingerbread

-Steve was a genius and probably quite capable of doing such a thing
-Her being constructed from gingerbread would allow her to be "rebaked" after death, explaining her apparent immortality.

"Statements that support the original thesis can be in red, as long as they're nested so that they are addressing not the main thesis, but instead addressing a sub-statement."


and so, without further adu...

OVERRIDES
Originally introduced in this strip, 'override B1' has become a major part of Oasis character, introducing her rather unique relationship with Hereti-Corp, and the thousands of questions concerning her past that arise from it. The exact nature of the override is shrouded in mystery. Here are some of the theories about it.

Restraint Code Theory
States that B1 is her self-restraint code, and that, upon identification of an hC employee, she overrides it, allowing herself to go berserk. Under this theory, it has been speculated that override A1 may be, amongst other things, the code that corresponds to Oasis’ ability to lie, and Oasis’ inability to flea from combat.

-The way she seems to not remember things that happen while in override mode, such as during the assault on Hereti-Corp, indicate that her higher brain functions are being overridden temporarily.

-The memory loss may have been a result of her insanity, which, combined with her anti-violence mindset, could have rejected the memories.

Action B1 Theory
States that override B1 is the command to override normal behaviour and input processing and focus exclusively on the extermination or incapacitation of any all identified Hereti-Corp employees.

Primary Override Theory 1: Defend the Doctor
The first Theory concerning override A1 states that it would be used to cause her to stop whatever she is doing and defend Dr. Steve, much in the same way override B2 seems to cause her to stop whatever she is doing and attack Hereti-Corp members.

-The way in which she proected Torg more than Steve inthis strip would indicate that the protection of Dr.Steve was not the highest of the priorities.

- but in this strip, Dr. Steve specifically says that Oasis would do anything to save his life, but that was overriden by the order to love Torg.

Primary Override Theory 2: There is No Spoon
The second Theory concerning override A1 states that override A1 simply does not exist.

-Override A1 may have been part of an older "version's" programming, which was removed in Oasis. They could have moved on to the next override code instead of writing a new A1 to prevent confusion.
-The B in override B1 may stand for something, such as 'behaviour', instead of being part of an ordered series.

The Theory of Conflicting Command Priority
States that the names assigned to the overrides are not indicative of their priority

-The way in which Oasis seems to have trouble in this strip when trying to decide between the 'Torgy override' and override B1 would indicate this.

The Theory of Woh-Pah!
States that the way in which Oasis exclaims "Override B1" before she attacks is an unconscious or unintentional result of years of training and conditioning, similar to the way martial artist may say "hi-yah!" before an attack.

-People have been known to recite things to help them remember things; this may be the case with Oasis.
-Oasis has displayed similar behaviour, such as talking to herself in this stripand constantly reciting 'Nosce Te Ipsum' to herself.
-During Fire and Rain, Oasis may have been reciting 'Nosce Te Ipsum' out of insanity than for practical reasons.
-Fails to explain the conflict between override B1 and 'Torgy override' in this strip

The Sooner Dead Than Captured Theory
States that override B1 may have been programmed to ensure that Oasis was never taken alive by Hereti-Corp.

The Override B-Bun Theory
States that Bun-Bun has had control over Oasis since the end of her initial arc.

-Bun-Bun is never around when Oasis is around.
-Bun-Bun's commands to "break nerd-boy's neck and bring me alphalpha hay" may have gotten jarbled by the computer to a command that gave him control over her.
-Oasis has never done anything that would indicate Bun-Bun control.

-Bun-Bun may be playing it very subtly, and using her to manipulate the Torg/Zoe dynamic
-they are both accounted for during DDA in the same place.
-We never see them 'on camera' together through that entire arc though.
-Bun-Bun went with Riff to pick up Oasis, he could have given her some commands there.

The 'The Fanatic vs The Conscript' Theory
States that the true potential Steve mentioned is that Oasis is capable of carrying out orders with fanatical devotion due to implanted emotional interest, as opposed to following out orders for orders sake like Kusari does, and that the Overrides are there to ensure certain behavior during special cercomstances.

Would explain 'Torgy/B1' conflict, as the emotional commands would have been the priority of the programming.

PHYSICAL MAKE-UP
Are we not all remarkable machines? Oasis is, of course more so than most. From incredible feats of acrobatic skill to the mastery of balanced throwing and several forms of martial arts, to a death defying immune system and healing factor, Oasis' exact physical nature, like all things about her is a great source for speculation. The following are the theories concerning the nature of Oasis' body.

The Robotics Theory
States that Oasis is a robot.

-The blood we've seen from Oasis may simply be oil and rust.
-Dr.Steve never outright denies Oasis being a robot.

-He never confirms it either.
-Oasis has the ability to love and feel, so she's no less human then Torg or Zoë.

-Several movies have featured Artificially Intelligence robots capable of that level of human emotion.
-To our knowledge, no one in sluggy has the abilities to create that level of intelligence within a machine.
-This strip shows that medical professionals have given Oasis a clean bill of humanity.

-Dr.Steve may have built her out of entirly organic parts. an organic robot, if you will.

-Unless she resembled a human inside, chances are they would have noticed something amiss.
-how good of a covert assassin would she have been though, if she could be found out with just a simple medical look-over
-We see herethat Oasis scars, which would make little sense in a robot.
-Oasis has survived an EMP blast

-The MK 5 may have acted as a faraday cage.

-The MK 5 also survived, so it is likely the EMP never actually got inside
-Had Oasis ever been weak against EMPs then hC would have known and had been persuing her with them right away.
-Kusari has shown no evidence of being a robot besides being capable of resurrection

-Kusari has never shown signs of not being a robot either (we've never seen her exposed to an EMP, for example).

-We've seen that Kusari needs to eat, something a robot would not.
-Oasis has needed food in the past

-she may need it for organic fuel

The Perfectly Normal Human Being Theory
States that Oasis is a perfectly normal human being, physically.

-There has been nothing that Oasis has done that may appear super-human is theoretically within the limits of an extremely well trained human.
-Bizarre mental state may be due to fact that Oasis has been through enough to screw anyone up.
-fails to explain Gwynn's vision

The Nanite Theory
States that Oasis' healing factor and revivificational abilities are a result of Nanites integration

-Dr.Crabtree may have worked for hC, so the technology would have been available to them
-Crabtree was far from being able to get results in a human subject even by the time we had allready seen Oasis

The Part Alien Theory
States that Oasis and Kusari were created using technology gleaned from the Art Belal Aliens, and that Oasis and Kusari may have alien DNA within them, which are responsible for all of their seemingly super-human abilities.

-Art Belal aliens had tubes and could produce copies of Art should he die.
-According to this strip Art Belal took a long time to produce, whereas in this strip we see that Oasis is created rather quickly.
-Kusari might be wearing mask to cover up disfigured area where alien DNA caused deformity.

BRAINS AND MEMORIES
As fire and rain clearly illustrates, Oasis' mind is more than a little mixed up, and who can blame her. Subject to control by doctor Steve for who knows how long, a memory filled with hidden memories and blackouts, heck, we don't even know if she actually remembers having a past, let alone weather its true or not. Oasis memories seem spotty from death to death, as does her psychological status. Here are some theories on just what's going on in that head of hers.

The Brain Implant Theory
States that Oasis has an implant in her brain that transmits memories to either the next Oasis or to a central computer and then the next Oasis, whenever she dies.

-There is no one to oversee the download.

-Doctor Steve may have set it up to be automatic
-May have it set up so that if Oasis' implant sends the memories at given intervals, and that if it fails to report, the next Oasis receives the latest memories
-Steve hasn't come back yet. If he had an implant that could transfer a mind into a new body, why not use it on himself?

-The implant may only be installable into an undeveloped body such as an unborn child or an incomplete clone.
-Steve is shown here with blood on his smock, yet Oasis is at a point where she has hair.
-Oasis revivifies even after being hit by an EMP blast

-if implant was set up to transmit at intervals, it wouldn't matter.
-Implant might have been survived, only to have errors transmitting, which is why Oasis can't remember address of the house here

-Oasis comments that everything from her last life is fuzzy around the edges

The Cyborg Brain Theory
States that Oasis' brain is partially artificial in nature, and that the human side feeds input to the robotic side, which, when trigger conditions are met, will take control of the human side, and make changes, such as manipulating her emotions and personality, or taking direct control, such as when override B1 is activated.

-The memory loss during the assault on Hereti-Corp may indicate that the robotic side had taken over.
-Fails to explain how the Torgy override and override B1 came into conflict here.

-The robotic aspect of Oasis' brain may have been programmed to think of love as more important than anything else. Love was clearly important in the eyes of her creator/s, as evidence by the puritan values shown here, and the way Steve uses love as the ultimate test here.
-Even after an EMP blast, Oasis is capable of activating override B1
-One could argue that she was in a Faraday cage, and was thusly protected
-Oasis knew exactly when the train in this strip was leaving

-Kusari may have given her that information along with the information about Zoe

The Artificial Brain Theory
States that Oasis has an entirely high-tech robotic brain.

-Dr. Steve commented that he did build Oasis' mind.
-A brain transplant would be nigh impossible for the body to survive through, and even pushing what we know of Sluggy technology, grafting a brain to a new spine is far fetched.
-Oasis has survived anEMP blast

-One could argue that she was in a Faraday cage, and was thusly protected.

The Stowaway AI Theory
States that Oasis was fitted at one point with a brain implant containing an artificial intelligence used to control her, and that that AI grows weaker with every revivification.

-Kusari, who is similar to Oasis, has shown increased amounts of free-will. Maybe this is because of a lack of a control centre for her 'AI', or maybe hers was programmed differently.
-Each time Oasis dies, it could be viewed that she becomes more human and less 'cold-blooded' killer.

MOON TWIN
(Yes, it's warranted its own section, dagnabit.) One of the more widely believed theories (or, at least one of the more debated theories) concerns one of the more obscure characters, the Moon Twin who was originally featured hereand here. Some believe that the moon twin is the one that caused Gwynn's vision, which would link the Moon Twin and Oasis arcs. For more information on the Moon twin and theories related to her, please see this thread. Here are the theories and the arguments concerning Oasis potentially being the Moon Twin or her other half, the unmentioned 'Sun Twin'.


The Oasis is the Moon Twin Theory
States, simply, that Oasis is in some way or part, the Moon Twin.

-The Moon Twin is presented as a deity-like figure, which would explain all of Oasis' supernatural seeming abilities, such as her immortality and her fighting skill.
-The Moon Twin was represented with a similar figure ("the Sun-Twin") in her first strip. This can be viewed as implying that the two compliment each other in a yin-yang relationship similar to the relationship between Kusari and Oasis

-Kusari has said that she and Oasis are related.
-Fails to explain the connection with Dr. Steve and Hereti-Corp.

-Oasis and Kusari may be clones of, reincarnations of, or embodiments of the sun and moon twins, all of which have the potential to be captured and experimented with.
-The crescent moon in the first panel of this vision implies that the Moon Twin sent it, and the vision does contain much information about Oasis.

-If Oasis is the Moon Twin, how could she have sent the vision, and why?

-Possible that it was a subliminal manifestation of her power, seeking help or delivering warning.
-In Mr. Stix' background story, Moon twin was shown as being a kind being capable of great wrath. We see that Oasis is very kind in her interactions with a neutral character such as Kiki, and we see her wrath in her interactions with everything that stands between her and Torg.
-When first found by Torg, she was bathing nude, just as Artemis (who was depicted with a crescent moon) was when found by Actaeon.

-Artemis was big on purity, and Oasis has puritan values
-Some of the border text in Gwynn's vision reads "from heaven"
-If Oasis' body was artificially created, it may have been a soulless void. Theoretically, this soulless void may have inadvertantly sucked in a non-corporeal entity, such as the Moon Twin.

The Oasis is the Sun Twin Theory
States that Oasis is in some way or part, the Sun Twin, and Kusari the Moon Twin. Much supporting and countering points in the moon twin theory above also apply to this theory, and, as such, have not been repeated here.

-Both the sun and Oasis are associated with fire.
-The moon receives its light from the sun. Kusari could be seen as emulating Oasis in many ways, just as the moon could be seen as emulating the sun by reflecting its light.
-Oasis has four pillars for her hair, which could be seen as four rays of sun. Kusari has cresent-moon shaped hair which could be seen as the moon.
-Oasis can be easilly associated with Pheonix imagery. The pheonix is a bird of flame, and therefore, can be linked to the sun.
-Chen comments that he needs a 'Replacement Kusari', implying that Kusari's (and potentially therefore Oasis') revivifications are technological in nature.

FIGHTING SKILL LOSS
Kusari once commented that Oasis had gotten weaker. This managed to spark a number of theories concerning the reasoning behind the apparent weakening. These are those theories.

The Improper Use Theory
States that, following the 'part alien theory', Oasis may have reduced fighting ability with each incarnation because skills and abilities are damaged along with memory when mind transference is done.

-Wouldn't have been much of a problem with the mostly unskilled, such as Art Belal or with aliens such as the Gray Team.

The Repeating Error Theory
States that, just as one loses quality each time one photocopies a photocopy, each time Oasis is killed, her skills, and to a lesser extent, her sanity, decrease in quality.

The Outside Force Theory
States that the apparent decrease of skill pointed out here was caused not by an error in the revivification, but was rather due to an outside force.

-If Oasis had been waiting outside the restaurant for so long, she may have been suffering from a lack of training
-Kusari's comments that Hereti-Corp was using special bullets, which had nicked Oasis. These may have been responsible for the apparent weakness.
-Oasis seems to be capable of doing many other things with no loss of skill or signs of difficulty whatsoever.

The Physical Conditioning Theory
States that if clones were being produced, they wouldn't have any of the calluses, physical conditioning or muscle memory of the original, as those things are not genetic and wouldn't be duplicated in a cloned body, regardless of weather not the clone may retain all of their predecessor's memories.

-If Steve had been able to create fully developed clones, he may have been able to duplicate the physical conditioning.

The Magical Phase Theory
States that, following the Oasis is Moon Twin theory, if Kusari is the "Sun Twin", then as one rises in power; the other would sink in power, following a constant cycle.

-Oasis does seem to follow a mental state cycle, going from sane the first time we see her, to crazy the second, to sane the third, to crazy the fourth, to sane the fifth.

-Kusari exhibits no such cycle as of yet

LOCATION
No one knows exactly where Oasis wakes up after each death. Claiming to have awoken outside the still burning rubble of Dr. Steve's complex after her first death, it is unknown where she has awoken the other three times. The following theories concern the location of oasis' awakenings and her ability to get where she needs to be immediately afterwards.

The Storage Facility Theory
States that Oasis' spare bodies are kept together someplace safe, such as underneath or nearby 'The Isle of Doctor Steve'.

-Dr. Steve would have set the self-destruct sequence to destroy anything that Hereti-Corp could have used to learn his secrets, so such a cache would have been the first to go when the lab blew up.

-Dr. Steve may not have been able to bring himself to destroy Oasis, especially seeing as, if the revivification is automated, she may have been meant to avenge Dr. Steve's loss or the loss of the lab.
-In this stripOasis is shown arriving at the hospital an indeterminate, though presumably short, time after her death, not leaving her with enough time to go from an area near the lab to the hospital.

-The locations of neither the hospital nor Dr. Steve's lab have been established. They may not be very far from each other at all.

The Teleportation Theory
States that upon one of Oasis' revivifications, she somehow teleports to the general vicinity in which her previous incarnation had died.

-Not necessarily beyond the reach of technology seen in Sluggy Freelance.

The Scattered Pod Theory
States that Oasis' spare bodies are kept in a number of hidden locations scattered throughout an undeterminably large area.

-Would explain how Oasis managed to arrive at the hospital quickly, and how she would come to arrive in Pennsylvania.
-Oasis' spare bodies (if she has any) would be totally vulnerable in hibernation. If there was only one storage facility, and that facility was located, Project Oasis would end right there.
-Scattering Oasis in multiple locations increases the likelihood of Hereti-Corp stumbling upon one of the cells and stealing Dr. Steve's technology.

DAEDALUS AND DOCTOR STEVE
Doctor Steve is a blown-up megalomaniacal mad scientist. Daedalus is the shadowy head of a seedy conspiratorial evil corporation. Get them to room together and you've got yourself the latest sitcom from fox! Seriously though, Dr. Steve was the self-proclaimed trainer and mentor of oasis, Daedalus wants Oasis captured; both are important parts of the Oasis story. for more information concerning dr.steve and Daedalus, please refer to this thread. Here are the theories concerning their identities and history. (also, for more information on Daedalus through his Roberts connection, please see this topic.)

The Steve Stole from hC Theory
States that Hereti-Corp is after Steve because he stole research concerning the Oasis Project from them.

-Chen as good as says so here
-That may just be a cover story Daedalus has been using. Chen, while an important member, is hardly the sort to be trusting big secrets too.
-why would Steve need to steal technology from his own company?
-it may have been after Steve left Hereti-Corp
-Daedalus never confirms Chen's suspicion.

The Daedalus is a Cultist of K'Z'K Theory
States that Daedalus is a memeber of Chilus' Cult of K'Z'K

-this seems to be the first time Daedalus is given any information regarding the cult.
-Daedalus lost Dan-met in the 28 geeks later fiasco. the cults actions hindered him in that instance

The Alternate Dimensions Theory
States that Daedalus may be one of the main characters from a different dimension

-hC does not have a Dimensional Flux Agitator
-The dimensional transfer may have been unintentional

The Doctor Steve Is Daedalus Theory
States that, when read upside down, the third panel of Gwynn's visionstates "Dr. Steve is Daedalus" and that such is to be taken in its literal sense.

-The message is cut off at both ends, and may say something entirely different.
-The symbols at the bottom don't match up exactly with the symbols at the top, and may just be there to detract people from the "Dr. Steve" at the top.
-If Daedalus was Dr.Steve, why would he need to interrigate torg to discover the location of the baselab?
-Both Daedalus and Dr. Steve have expressed interest in world domination.

The Project Daedalus Threory
States that Daedalus is a prototype or early version of the Oasis.

-Daedalus, despite having run Hereti-Corp for since Dr. Steve's departure, has a very youthful head of hair when we him in Burger Meister.
-Seems to have an impeccable knowledge about Oasis.
-Roberts may have been one of the scientists who created Daedalus, which could explain why he is so unafraid of him.
-'Daedalus' is almost definantly a code name.
-Dr Steve may have used the memory transfer procedure on himself to create Daedalus, which would explain how Daedalus knows so much, but due to imperfects, resulted in Daedalus not knowing where Steve's base is.

The Magical Being Theory
States that Daedalus is a magical being of an unknown nature.

-Would explain how Daedalus maintains a youthful appearance.
-There are several aspects of the nameless one still unaccounted for, and Daedalus is pretty evil.

-Daedalus has shown no signs of knowledge concerning K'Z'K whatsoever, and has only just recently been informed of the cult.
-Daedalus has shown no signs of magical abilities whatsoever beyond an uncanny ability to succeed in the business world

-May explain aversion to light, as there are several magical beings opposed to light, such as vampires.

The Daedalus is Mr. Stix Theory
States that Daedalus is Mr. Stix in disguise

-Mr. Stix is constantly seeking out new bodies, and a company that can produce them would be a logical target.
-It makes a lot of sense for the Hereti-Corp board to be so afraid of him if he is indeed a murderous, sentient puppet.
-Following the Oasis is the Moon Twin theory; Mr. Stix would want to find her to lift his curse.
-Daedalus does not age, and Mr. Stix would be capable of stealing the same clone's face over and over again
-would explain the 'puppet is the puppetmaster' comment in border text of Gwynn's vision

-Could also explain why Daedalus avoids light, as it would show just how rotted his face may be.
-Mr. Stix and the other Halloween monsters are trapped behind the obsidian gate
-Mr. Stix is involved in the Holiday wars story arc, and it is unlikely that Daedalus could take the time off.

-He's the boss, and he's got a knife, he can do whatever he wants
-Mrs. Claus once said that time doesn't always flow as well as some people think, maybe he somehow managed to not need to take time off.

KUSARI
Kusari; weapon in name and body alike. A harlequin styled member of the Hereti-Corp board, a large part of the Oasis retrieval program, and most importantly, not unfamiliar with having a psychotic assassin cut her head off, Kusari is almost as mysterious as Oasis is. Here are the theories concerning her.

The Quality Control Theory
States that an army of Kusaris have not been unleashed all at once because doing so may cause errors in the memory recovery method.

The Physical Control Theory
States that an army of Kusaris would attempt to overthrow the Hereti-Corp board, and that the only thing keeping her in line is the fact that if she dies, Hereti-Corp will bring her back to life.

The New Model Theory
States that Kusari is a different version of Oasis, be it an improved upon model, or a previous model.

-Dr Steve has commented that emotions are very difficult to duplicate. Kusari seems to be very unemotional, suggesting that Oasis was created to add emotions to a Kusari-type project
-Kusari may wear a mask because she's physically flawed, an error that would have been corrected in a later model, which could be Oasis.
-Kusari seems concerned about being viewed as inferior to Oasis, which may be a side effect of Oasis being a more advanced model.

The Highly Expensive Theory
States that Hereti-Corp does not manufacture an army of Kusaris due to the expence associateced with the creation or maintanence of any given Kusari unit.

-Would explain why it took so long for Kusari to revive
-It could take a long time to grow a clone to adulthood
-Still, Hereti-Corp would have had backup Kusaris already on standby if it wasn't somehow prohibitive
-Oasis doesn't have any problems coming back to life, and, following the "Multiple Bodies Theory", Dr. Steve doesn't seem like he has that much money.
-Dr. Steve seemed focused solely on Oasis, as if he would spare no expense for her.
-This could explain Hereti-Corp's attempts to acquire Dr. Steve's knowledge; he has developed a significantly cheaper method of producing assassins.

The One Soul Theory
States that, assuming the "Oasis/Kusari are magical entities" theories (to be added), there is one particular soul that is Kusari's, and Kusari can only be controlled through that soul. Hereti-Corp can only have one Kusari at a time because the Kusari Entity can only have one body at a time.

-Does not explain why Hereti-Corp has no Kusaris on standby
-that may split the Kusari Entity's control over two bodies, weakening both.
-Hereti-Corp has not shown itself very adept in magic.
-One of the high-ranking Hereti-Corp-ers could be involved in magic, keeping this knowlege, along with Kusari's true nature, a secret for some other agenda.
-May explain why Daedalus keeps Roberts around.

DEATH
Death really isn't a big factor for Oasis. Here's why we think why.

The Serial Immortality Theory
States that each time Oasis dies, she is given a new body, thusly keeping her alive forever.

-Chen once commented on needing a 'replacement' Kusari.
-Oasis does not scar from one death to another

The Highly Fortunant Theory
States that Oasis has never actually died and that Pete is just jerking us around.

-Medical professionals have pronounced Oasis dead
-Oasis appears in full health and clothed after her death at the hospital

The Natural Resurrection Theory
States that Oasis is naturally capable of coming back to life each time she dies.

-In Fire and Rain, Oasis was symbolic of fire, an element commonly associated with the phoenix, which is capable of rising from the flames, born anew.

-Kusari has no such symbolism associated with her, yet is capable of escaping death
-Supports the Oasis is the Moon Twin theory.

THE FUTURE
There has been some speculation on what the future has to store for our favorite assassin. Here it is.

The Kickass Fight Scene Theory
States that whenever Oasis goes up against any character with significant combat powers (bunbun and aylee included), there will be a totally kickass Fight Scene

-This is the single most agreed upon theory.
-This is more an undeniable fact then it is a theory.

The Noble Sacrifice Theory
States that Oasis will nobley sacrifice herself (for good) to save Torg, even after her programming is removed

-Would be a very dramatic moment.

The Torg-Zoe Love Theory
States that Oasis will end up being the element that finally gets Torg and Zoe together

-Would be very fitting, concidering her earlier role as the thing keeping them apart.
-Oasis, realizing that Torg loves Zoe, may make the ultimate sacrifice for her love and help Torg and Zoe get together
-Oasis, by putting Zoe or Torg in danger, may make them better appreciate their love for eachother, thereby indirectly helping them get together.

The Happilly Ever After Theory
States that Oasis will live happilly ever after

-would be inconsistant with Oasis dramatic development.
-would meen either she stops loving Torg, or Torg ends up not loving Zoe.

The Oasis Powering Chaz Theory
States that Oasis' blood will be used to power Chaz during an important battle

-Would be a convenient means of powering Chaz in an important battle.
-Oasis' innocence is questionable.

Contributors
The following is a list of people who have contributed to the collection of theories and thoughts gathered here. If the list seems short, it is because names are listed only upon request of the contributor. That being said... If you were part of the previus discussions and would like to be credited for any of the your theories, PM me with details!

RYXlord:
-Made the thing

Mao:
-Provided the "Facts" list

Blackcat Moebius:
-Override B-Bun Theory

And You!
-Thanks for playing!

The Puppet is the puppeteer Hmm................
Oasis is the puppet...........
Maybe Oasis is will be the one in-control of the finale HC vs. Sluggy Gang fight.

And to think back-in-the-day the only decision was between the Multiple Oasis Theory and the Single Oasis Theory. Ah, simpler times...

You clearly put a lot of work into this - go you! *admiration and praise*

Poor Kusari. Everybody's focused on Oasis, and she only has three undiscussed theories about her... I know what to do!

The Highly Expensive Theory
Hereti-Corp does not manufacture an army of Kusaris because Kusari is extremely expensive to build and/or mantain, so that they cannot afford to construct a new Kusari unless it is absolutely imperative (namely, when they have no more Kusaris).

+Would explain why it took so long for Kusari to revive
>-It could take a long time to grow a clone to adulthood*, so this time could be normal
>>-Hereti-Corp would have had backup Kusaris already on standby if it wasn't somehow prohibitive
-Oasis doesn't have any problems coming back to life, and if the "multiple bodies" theory is true, Dr. Steve doesn't seem like he has that much money.
>-It's Dr. Steve. He is focused solely on Oasis, and can spare no expense for her.
>-This could explain Hereti-Corp's attempts to acquire Dr. Steve's knowledge; he has developed a significantly cheaper method of producing assassins.

The One Soul Theory
Based off of the "Oasis/Kusari are magical entities" theories, this states that there is a particular soul that controls Kusari, and Kusari can only be controlled by that soul. Hereti-Corp can only have one Kusari at a time because the Kusari Entity can only have one body at a time.

-Does not explain why Hereti-Corp has no Kusaris on standby
>-Unless, of course, that would split the Kusari Entity's control over two bodies, weakening both.
-Hereti-Corp has not shown itself very adept in magic.
>-One of the high-ranking hC-ers could be involved in magic, keeping this knowlege, along with Kusari's true nature, a secret for some other agenda.
>>+We have several other plausible theories about Kusari; any one of them would suffice as an excuse to limit the number of Kusaris to one.


*assuming Kusari dies on Jan. 14, 2002 (the realtime date "Fire and Rain" began) and is revived on Sept. 1, 2002 (the realtime date "Dangerous Days Ahead" ended), and has the body of a fifteen-year-old (intentionally underestimated), she grows at over twenty times the rate of a normal human--and this with the numbers skewed to give here the longest growthtime possible!

You can put me in the credits for the Override Bun Theory, if you want. (I still like calling it PoBBOT - Pawn of Bun-bun Oasis Theory - but OBT works).

Another piece of meta-evidence for that.... it might explain why Pete was so hell-bent on diving into Oceans Unmoving so soon after That Which Redeems. Having thoroughly messed with the Torg-Zoë dynamic, he'd want to throw Oasis into the mix; but he can't bring her in until Bun-bun's back.

Finallized, for your convenience.

Sorry about the incomplete post earlier, didnt want to have to worry too much about it being later than Christmas. that being said, is the main post occasionally going buggy to anyone else?


Maybe hC will actually get control over her for her the last fight. Oasis and Kusari leading an army of hC goons. Torg actually having to fight Oasis, being the one to finally kill her for good (maybe the 'for good' aspect being thanks to Chaz?). With her final breath uttering "i'm sorry... my love...". Very dramatic.



Words cannot express my thanks for phrasing those like you did. as a bonus of getting it in before i finallized the final copy, and phrasing it in proper form with arguments and everything, i've added those to W.O.H.P.AO.H. 2.



I was trying to make a pun on override b-1... wasnt really noticable enough for my liking... i changed it to 'The Override B-Bun Theory' for now... i might go with PoBBOT for W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 3.

Man!
Just cuz I logged into the Oasis thing (er... WOHPAOH #1, unless I'm missing a word or two) at a time where everything was so confusing that any rational human being would panic.... I mean, come on! They were talking about Egyptian gods taking over the soul of some clone or Wait, was this clone a god???? Dammit, now I have to quantify my own rationality. Man, come on!

In actuality, I do apreciate the small token RYX has given to me out of the good nature of his heart. It's like a late Christmas presant from the online world.

Thank you.

Ha haven't we seen this before with Val......Don't care still Very dramatic must see.

I know, I know, no double posting but this dose not fit into my last post.
I call it the Anakin and Luke Skywalker theory, it started from the puppet is the puppeteer.
It starts out with Oasis coming back this time instead of Riff recruiting her to take out Hc she recruits them, she is no longer Override-B1 and wants to redeem Kusari, so she lets her self be captured and led to Daedalus, outside Riff is acting like Han and Torg is making as many Jedi jokes as he can think of as they fight Daedalus' minions. Inside Oasis refuses to fight Kusari and Daedalus starts to electrocute her, Oasis goes, "Sister help me............... Sister Please." And suddenly Daedalus finds a Ku-sari in his back. Oasis and Kusari hug and as they are leaving Oasis takes Torg's hand and says, "Thank-you for every thing Torg." and kisses him on the cheek and then she puts his hand in Zoë's and then leaves.

Okay, sorry about the length, but I had an idea: combine the Sun/Moon Twin Theory, the soulless void thing, the magical cycle thing, and a variant of the one soul theory. Now think about a yin-yang. Black and white, each opposite, but each with part of the other within it. If Oasis and Kusari are embodiments of the duality of the Sun/Moon Twins, even if only as a result of their created bodies being soulless voids, each will possess some of the other's traits (yin-yang balance thing). Thus, we can have Oasis, associated with flame, the pheonix, and thus the sun, undergoing a magical cycle (which is always passionate in some way; again passion=flame=sun) because of the bit of the Moon-essence in her, while Kusari, primarily associated with the moon, is more mentally constant (as the sun provides constant light), but cold in her attitude (as the moon's light gives no warmth), for the same reason in reverse.

The yin-yang connection further explains the crescent moon symbol (alternate meaning: Kusari is hanging/watching over Oasis?) in Gwynn's vision, and when combined with the One Soul and Soulless voids bit, explains why there are only ever one each of Kusari and Oasis. Unless the previous body has died, whichever half of the duality cannot occupy a new body, making the production of an army of Kusaris a waste of resources, since only one will work. (the Moon/Sun Twin half can only occupy one created, soulless body at a time.)

This one soul thing seems to me to be the most logical reason why we don't see Sluggy Wars Attack of the Oasis's or some thing like that.

Thinking about the whole idea of WOHPAOH2... I'm musing about the chances of the mods to give you a second sticky, RYX. It just doesn't seem likely to me. Your best bet is to just update the first one with the changes you made in the sequel.

Of course I know this is asking a lot. You put a lot of time and energy into this particular thread. I mean, to ask you at this point to format your thoughts about this subject matter just so that the fans of said subject matter can muse and spec at a greater degree of lucidity... that's not necessarily judicious but I know it is pretty much one of those "hey, it's life" things.

What's my point here? I just wanted to say that I'm happy to post on WOHPAOH2 as long as it goes.... but I have doubts about it ever reaching the "sticky thread" status. This doesn't really matter though until it gets to 10 pages... and even then... hell, look at Chaz...

I'm drunk and I souldn't really be allowed to talk.

no time for quotes today... busy busy...

Quixoto-

actually, part of the deal with the W.O.H.P.A.O.H. threads was that when one hit the limit it would get replaced by another.

i just dont think the mods have been paying much attention to SRC lately >>

also, i blame the lack of recent posting on the holidays and post-holidays.
also also, bad Quixoto. No drunken posting.


Taurus II-

i'm liking that view of the yin-yang thing... theres some good supporting stuff for it too...

-Kusari spared Oasis' life outside of the restaurant in BWR, so she's not all cold.
-Kusari was prancing (by the looks of it), after the survelence team was wiped out at the begining of Fire and Rain. she was also sitting cross-legged on top of the van a few panels later, so she's definantly not as entirely serius as we're led to believe.
-Oasis, despite representing pasion and intensity, follows orders much more willingly than the cold, logical Kusari, whos symbolism suggests the follower
-The Moon/Sun twins were shown joined back to back in the Kron story, completing eachother, much like the yin and yang.



[broken record]sorry i havnt been posting very much lately, been really busy[/broken record] i assure you it wont last much longer.

that being said... can anyone make out whats written on the blade in the second last panel of this one? i'm pretty sure it says something... might be important... might be the brand of knife she uses... might just be random scribbles. i'm positive it says something though.

Looks like scribbles to me, RYX. I copied it onto my computer so I could zoom in. The resolution got horrible pretty quickly, but it didn't look like letters from any magnification. It may still be letters, but if they are, I doubt we're ever going to find out what they are. I then deleted the copied image.

I don't believe it is letters, just some texturizing.


One thing of note--stickies are immune from the 10 page limit. They are made because they are a long-term, high volume topic of interest.