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OASIS
Oasis is more than a little bit shrowded in mystery. since the topics in which we were discussing theories about her got too hard to follow, the oasis discussion has been summarized in this topic.

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.

at this point, i have finished going through and editing in the pre-marked links. if you can think of a more appropriate link for anything, or think specific points need links, pm me.

-RYX

Table of contents
    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

      Physical Make-Up
        The Robotics Theory
        The Perfectly Normal Human Being 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

      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 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

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, and Override B2. 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.


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.

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.


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.
    -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 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.
    -We see here that 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 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.

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


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


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 is the theory and the arguments concerning the Oasis potentially being the Moon 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.
    -Some of the border text in Gwynn's vision reads "from heaven"


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.



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 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.

    -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.


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.


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.


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Whoa, Good God, Man! You actually did it!
Seriously, this seems incredibly... almostly insanely... comprehensive. I didn't read all of it, but I do have one question and I hope you didn't already answer it: What's up with the red and green text?

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I think that green means backing the theory or point and red means against the theory or point. It's a kinda of pros and cons thing.

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Yep. Just keep in mind that if a red/green evidence point is nested, then the following red/green point is not color-coded to agree or disagree with the main point, but instead to agree/disagree with the parent statement.

Thus:

Theory: Oasis is made out of gingerbread.

She can be very sweet at times.
....................But she is able to get wet without dissolving.
....................................But she could be constructed from gingerbread, allowing her to be "rebaked" after death, explaining her immortality.


See? 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.

...You know, this is a lot easier after taking some C++ classes. Logic is my biatch. Ask me sometime about how omniscience is logically impossible as it implies an infinitely recursive loop....BWAHAHAHA!!!11!!!

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Very well done! I like the layout you've got there RYX. Could use an editor to go through and clean up some typos and such, but it's very nicely done for all that. :sasha:

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thank you very much for the compliments, yes i do need to go through it for typos, but i gotta get the links all up and running first.

in the mean time, i noticed a few things while doing research for this post...

allright, you know how in this strip the computer muddles everything BunBun says?

well, it occured to me... Kiki pressed ALL the buttons in this one right? so... logically bunbuns transmition actually went through. now, obviusly, oasis not under bunbuns control, nor did she break the resident nerd-boy's neck... so i'm wondering what Oasis heard...

Oasis you are = oh-uer-rie = override?
bring = breein = begin?
alfalfa hay! oh and = allfaa-ay-oh-n = Alpha A-1?

really this is probably way off... more so than i'm used to... but i want to hear your thoughts on it.

edit: also, that cabin that oasis takes torg too when we first meet her... i'm betting we'll see something about it again later... somehow... i mean, nice abandoned reasonably modern cabin with all amenities, reasonably close to dr.steve's complex... a bit convenient, no?

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One thing I noticed while looking at the strips around there just now (just before the self-destruction of the Isle of Dr. Steve) is that while Dr. Steve never denies that Oasis is a robot, he never confirms it, either.

Most tellingly, I think, when Torg comes straight out and says, "She's a robot?" Dr. Steve's response is quite evasive: "Are we not all glorious machines?"

Incidentally, this kind of evasion is very much like what we see from Oasis herself later, in Le Snootier, when Sasha is trying to question her about her own nature.

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perhaps she is indeed a robot, but made entirely of organic parts... and a grown and pre-synapsed brain.

It would explain why hC is after her, because Dr. Steve would probably be the only one capable of programming an organic brain.

If this doesn't make sense, then just ignore the ramblings of the new person who wants to join in :)

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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.

Ah, 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.

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now, obviusly, oasis not under bunbuns control, nor did she break the resident nerd-boy's neck... so i'm wondering what Oasis heard...


Actually....

She didn't break Torg's neck, and she didn't bring Bun-bun alfalfa hay.

But are we sure that she's not/never been under Bun-bun's control?

This is an old pet theory of mine (no pun intended). There are problems with it, but... well.

Let's look at Oasis' appearances since the first one.

Love Potion: Where was Bun-bun?
He left right before she showed up.... and right after giving an uncharacteristically long speech about Torg's feelings for Zoë.
He didn't show up again until right after the whole mess... and casually asked Torg, 'Hey, nerd-boy! Why so glum?'
(Yes, I know, he had another reason to head out of town.... that was around Easter, and he had eggs to deliver.)

Not A Good Idea: Where was Bun-bun?
He was supposed to accompany Torg as protection against Oasis. He found a convenient excuse to stay home. Also, let's not forget that the whole excursion started as an attempt to get Torg and Zoë together. Much mayhem later, Oasis dies, Torg leaves the hospital... and Bun-bun's first words to him are, 'What are you so glum about, nerd-boy? (Sounds awfully similar to what he said after Love Potion, doesn't it?)

Fire and Rain: Basically focused on Nebraska, so it's not as surprising that Bun-bun was completely absent (except in photos) from this whole storyline. But it did strike me as odd that Gwynn, Sasha, Riff, and even Kiki had cameos... but Bun-bun didn't.

Dangerous Days Ahead: Here it gets fuzzy. Bun-bun was around for this appearance of Oasis... however, he managed to never be in the same place with her 'on camera.' And... he did go with Riff to pick her up from the asylum. And he did seem a bit curious about her fate after the big battle.

So, what have we got here?

It does seem unlikely that if Bun-bun had control over Oasis, all he'd use it for was to tweak the Torg/Zoë situation. He does have a history of doing exactly that... but not of admitting to it.

Also, if Bun-bun is trying to tweak the Torg/Zoë dynamic, with or without Oasis, what's his goal? Does he want them together, or apart? (And why?) Or is he just adding mayhem (Oasis certainly does that) for his own amusement?

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I think that it's far more likely that Oasis is under Torg's control, rather than Bun-Bun's. She's obeyed his "Don't hurt anybody" command, except when Override B-1 kicks in. And in DDA, we see that she can't seem to decide whether to obey Torg or Override B-1.

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Theory: Oasis is made out of gingerbread.

She can be very sweet at times.
....................But she is able to get wet without dissolving.
....................................But she could be constructed from gingerbread, allowing her to be "rebaked" after death, explaining her immortality.


Maybe she has a thin candy shell that protects her from the rain.

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