viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11136is a good read for Kusari spec, though outdated.
I'm particularly interested by "Maybe i spoke too soon when I called you human..." :
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20160217What we KNOW about Kusari:She seems to have red glowing eyes (one of many examples):
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20010304and she often displays jealousy or at least contempt about the Oasis Project. She has mentioned to Schlock that she was made in her image and improved
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20081204.
This last link is interesting on several levels. It hints that she considers herself roped in like Riff Torg and Zoe. That whatever is under her mask she should be ashamed of (the "my bad"). I assume this means he knows what is under that mask as in who she is and she should be ashamed because like the others she was roped into this, but the fact she should be ashamed means perhaps, she was given a choice?
She also asks Schlock to make her job easier and leave them out of this:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20081210We know she eats, or at least the first Kusari eats:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20010305Also this is at least the second Kusari:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020213We don't know how the replacement Kusari system works. Whether they take a victim or volunteer (perhaps that's why she should be ashamed?) and transform them somehow or if there are tons of Kusari clones underground. We DO know she takes significantly longer to come back than Oasis.
Here she is still missing:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020609 4 months later and isn't seen again until August:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020824I'm just saying this HAPPENS to be 2 days after Sasha leaves finding a new job:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020822 Which is the main reason why I was on the Sasha=Kusari train until Kusari was seen being at Hereti Corp while Sasha was captured by Monicruel at the same time.
I also found the differences between Kusari and Oasis interesting. Oasis works outside of the web, but Kusari has never been mentioned to. Oasis has stated (I can't find the link) that she doesn't know how to hurt people, only kill them. Kusari however, does know how to hurt and not kill:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20090309Its stated in this comic that unauthorized life outside of the fate-web makes a tangle:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20130925. We can assume Oasis was not given life from the spark itself, but is unauthorized. Kusari is authorized but clearly more than human. I suppose she could be one of Dunuloa's synthetics but i'm not sure then, why, Schlock would expect her to be ashamed.
We also know Kusari has incredible healing speed: kusari hurt:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20090311better later that day-http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20090317
and that she takes direct orders only from the CEO of Hertei Corp him/herself and no others orders can alter them. She seems to have to obey:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20110204We know while Sasha was subdued by Monicruel Kusari was not up to her best:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120312 &
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120314It's also worth noting Schlock (reasonably) has been hostile towards Kusari (one example of many:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20130131) since Chen gained control of her briefly and slaughtered half of the board.
We know Kusari can take off at least her mask, and by this comic we can assume take off the whole outfit:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120629(I've seen spec that she was perhaps a vampire and the outfit shielded her from the sun. The glowing red eyes would support vampire theory).
Probably not important but Kusari knows enough about Bun-Bun to run:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120706Kusari remembers things from her 1st "reincarnation?"-
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120704"Torg it has been awhile". Too my knowledge Kusari has not seen Torg since Le Snootier.
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20010224Also worth noting, she came in knowing Torg's name. EIther provided by Sasha or Riff's notes I suppose.
We also know Kusari over all lacks some "human" qualities. She's not good with symbolism:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20070928She misunderstands:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20110208And has learned sarcasm:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120410 Speculation:
I've seen a lot of spec for Kusari. That she's Valarie, that she's Gwynn, that she's Sasha,that she's a badly burned Zoe from an alternate dimension, that she's crystal, but I had never considered that she could be Dr. Crabtree. That's totally out of left field, but could make a lot of sense. (why she should be ashamed). What gets me is the "make my job easier and leave them out of this". Almost like Kusari cares for the gang. Or maybe its that its her job to protect Schlock and she feels they will kill him.
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I've always been one for the Sasha=Kusari theory. I find it interesting that Kusari's work wasn't up to par during the time Sasha was drugged and how fast Sasha went from drugged to able to defend herself and nearly head shot Riff:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120817 &
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20120820Also not many people knew exactly what the schlock triangle exactly entailed, including Gennaro who was on the board:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20110124 but Sasha knew Schnock's plan to have Oasis kill Riff BEFORE Riff's funeral:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20130108. We know for sure Kusari also knew the exact details of the schlock triangle. I cant prove they're the same person because well they've been seen together in the past with the 1st Kusari and they've been seen at the same time on opposite ends of the earth with Kusari #2.
I've seen some spec that Kusari functions as a hive mind, or that there are many Kusaris and Sasha is the hive queen. Thus while Sasha is drugged and lethargic, "Kusari" Isn't doing as well on her responsibilities. It also could explain HOW Sasha knew Torg was carrying Hertei-Corp's data if the two are somehow linked/ a hive mind.
Sasha also recovers fairly quickly such as when she was shot and sam drank her blood:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20100820 &
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20100824Torg is dizzy from lack of air on shankraft island but Sasha is not:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20091204and Kusari and Sasha being linked is the only reason I can think that Kusari would ask Schlock to leave them out of this AND consider herself roped in.
I propose Sasha did not work for Hertei-Corp until after she was injured here:
http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20020714.
I find the timing of Sasha leaving for a new job and Kusari appearing for the first time in 6 months after beheading more than a coincidence. Perhaps she did work for Hertei Corp but was promoted/became Kusari. Perhaps to save her life? She was badly injured? Whatever the case she considers herself like "those kids roped into all of this" and Schlock expects her to be ashamed. I believe whoever Kusari is, she chose to be Kusari the new one, the replacement, and is someone we know.