DONT PANIC!
Warning: Those unacustomed to this thread may feel a bit intimidated. Please dont be. I've strived to make it as user friendly as posible as i can without losing any of the information. 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.

FUN FACT: as of this posting (W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 3), we've gone through a massive 43 pages of Oasis-Spec goodness! (give or take)

At this point i've got one theory to edit into here, but i'll do that later as i'm so totally dead right now.

the contributors list is still almost entirly bare. i worry that i may have to go through the other topics and actually list the contributors manually. so seriusly, if you want credit, PM. i totally dont mind. in fact, i want you too. it'll save me a bunch of work.


Thanking you for all your support and patience,

-RYX


New Since W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 2

-Added links to the 'Facts' section
-Made some changes to the 'How To Use This Thing' section
-Changed the name of 'The Override B-Bun Theory' to 'The Pawn of Bun-bun Oasis Theory'
-Changed the name of the 'MoonTwin' theory catagory to the 'Assorted Deity' catagory (got a better name? PM me.)
-Changed the introduction to the 'Assorted Deity' catagory to better reflect the name change.
-Updated Contributors list to include some of the Theories founded in W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 2. (i missed most though. PM me if you want recognition.)
-Created the "INNOCENCE" catagory.
-Added "The Oasis as a victim Theory" to the newly made 'Innocence' catagory.
-Added "The Oasis as a Psycopath Theory" to the newly made 'Innocence' catagory.
-Added "The Oasis as a Naive Child Theory" to the newly made 'Innocence' catagory.
-Added "The Oasis as a Murderer Theory" to the newly made 'Innocence' catagory.
-Added "The Yin-Yang Theory" to the 'Assorted Deity' catagory.
-Added "The Pete Is Ad-Libbing Theory" to the 'The Future' catagory (for lack of a better catagory).
-Added "The Self-Knowledge Theory" to the 'Fighting Skill Loss' catagory.
-Added "The 'Puppet is the Puppeteer' Override Theory" to the 'Override B1' catagory.
-Added "The Hair Transmiter Theory" to the 'Brains and Memories' catagory.
-Added "The 28 Greeks Later Theory" to the 'Assorted Deity' catagory (sorry. couldnt resist).
-Added "The Cabin Lab Theory" to the 'Location' catagory.
-Added "The Memory Retention Theory" to the 'Brains and Memories' catagory.
-Added "The Enhanced Human Being Theory" to the 'Physical Make-up' catagory.
-Added "The Symbiote Theory" to the 'Physical Make-up' catagory.
-Added "The Physical Brain Implant Theory" to the 'Physical Make-up' catagory.
-Added "The Clone Theory" to the 'physical Make-up' catagory
-Added Assorted Arguments

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 (10 pages), I compile all of the new data into the original post, along with all the old data. I then post it as a new topic, and we repeat the whole process. Fun.

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...

To find a Theory or check to see if a theory you have has allready been brought up, I present the following example...

lets say you have a theory that Kusari is somehow the living embodiment of a magical knife created by the Moon Twin. You would first off all want to check the Table of Contents below, paying specific attention to the 'Kusari' and 'Assorted Deity' sub-headers in the theory section. Now, using your own judgement, if you feel like any of the theories named under those sections do not sound like they match with your theory (no 'Magic Knife Theory' for example), then chances are that you have a brand new theory. so go ahead, share it with us. we wont bite. i promise.

and remember,
-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.
-I am allways looking for ways to improve this main post. if you have any suggestions at all for catagories, name changes, organisation, or anything, please PM me.

Table of contents

A Few Words From RYXlord...
New Since W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 2
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 Pawn of Bun-bun Oasis Theory
The 'The Fanatic vs The Conscript' Theory
The 'Puppet is the Puppeteer' Override Theory



Physical Make-Up
The Robotics Theory
The Perfectly Normal Human Being Theory
The Enhanced Human Being Theory
The Nanite Theory
The Part Alien Theory
The Symbiote Theory
The Physical Brain Implant Theory
The Clone Theory


Brains and Memories
The Brain Implant Theory
The Cyborg Brain Theory
The Artificial Brain Theory
The Stowaway AI Theory
The Hair Transmiter Theory
The Memory Retention Theory



Assorted Deities
The Yin-Yang Theory
The 28 Greeks Later Theory
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
The Self-Knowledge Theory


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


Innocence
The Oasis as a victim Theory
The Oasis as a Psycopath Theory
The Oasis as a Naive Child Theory
The Oasis as a Murderer 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
The Pete Is Ad-Libbing 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 insists on "No hankey-pankey till after (her and torg) are married"
-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 he had seen
-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, W.O.H.P.A.O.H.1, and W.O.H.P.A.O.H.2. 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 Pawn of Bun-bun Oasis 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.

The 'Puppet is the Puppeteer' Override Theory
States that the 'The puppet is the Pupeteer' line in the border of Gwynn's vision refers to the way in which Override B1 takes over Oasis. Therefore deducing that since Oasis is the puppet, she must also be the controller.

-It could be claimed that if B1 is a left-over from Dr.Steve's tampering with her mind , it is quite logically her mind that is controlling the B1, just under the conditions that Dr.Steve set and not of her own will.

The Memory Retention Theory
States that Oasis retains her memories from when in B1

-Oasis remembers Kusari saying 'were familly' during her emotional crisis in Fire and Rain, despite the fact that she was in B1 mode when she heard Kusari say it.
-The emotional trauma she was experiencing at the time may have triggered memories supressed by B1.
-Oasis does not remember her killing people with pencils during DDA.
-This may have been due to her pacifist mentality supressing the memories afterwards.

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 Enhanced Human Being Theory
States that Oasis is a biologically enhanced human, in so far as her physical abilities are concerned

-She has demonstrated on numerouse accounts her heightened agility and reflexes
-She has demonstrated super-human strength in her ability to break through a straightjacket and drive pencils far enough into someoneas to have them stick.
-The incident at hC was, additionally, a good amount of time after being stuck in a mental institution as a pacifist. Odds are she wasnt working out all that much.
-This may be within the limits of a normal human, depending on the quality of the jacket and the structural strength of the pencil.
-They were Hereti-Corp pencils after all.
-The tensil strength of the canvas most straightjackets are made of are about 6-7000 PSI, and would most liekly have re-inforced seems. not an easy feat to tear through, even if it is a relativly poor quality jacket.

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.

The Symbiote Theory
States that Oasis is a form of Symbiot, possibly of Nanite or Alien nature, capable of altering a host to look like her and taking over control of the body.

-The discrepencies in Mental stability may be a result of different hosts original personalities influencing the Oasis symbiot
-The doctors found found Oasis to be a normal human

The Physical Brain Implant Theory
States that Oasis has an implant that sends signals to varius parts of her brain in order to stimulate or suppress natural processes in a controlled manner (example: stimulating her immune system to make her more resistant to disease, or subduing her sense of pain when in combat)

-This could also contribute to Oasis' mind control. see "The Brain Implant Theory" in the Brains and Memories section below.

The Clone Theory
States that Oasis and Kusari are both clones of a mutual subject

-Kusari did say that they were family.

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.

The Hair Transmiter Theory
States that Oasis' hair acts as a transmitter of as of yet unidentified purpose

-If Oasis was created to be a super-assassin, as we know she was, then why would she possess such a glaringly identifiable trait unless it served some function?
-Oasis comments, after her death in DDA, that her memories of the previus life are unclear. this may be due to the fact that she cut her hair, thereby reducing their effectivness as transmiters sending out memories after her death.
-Kusari has similarily large 'hair', though we never actually see it, suggesting that it is in fact a part of the design.
-It may have something far more practical from a storytelling purpose, creating a unique character design for example
-Dr.Steve may have just liked the style, and as such, taught Oasis to like it.
-It may serve as either a functional or metaphoric symbol to tie Oasis and Kusari to the Moon/Sun Twins, rather than act as a technological device.
-Herreti-Corp has not yet shown any proficiency in regards to Magic, as such, it is doubtful they would incorporate the element into the design for this reason unless they knew.

Assorted Deities
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 (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. There have also been a number of discussions regarding Oasis' soul, and the spirituality of the sluggyverse as a whole. Here are the theories and the arguments concerning Oasis' ties to the gods, goddesses and spiritual forces that currently, or once did, dominate the world.
Warning: The Theories in this catagory tend to blur and mix with eachother quite often. it is very possible for all of them to be true, however, for ease of organisation, they are all writen without making assumptions that would tie them into any other theory in this catagory, unless specificly stated otherwise.

The Yin-Yang Theory
States that Oasis and Kusari are representative of the concepts of Yin and Yang (with Kusari being the yin to Oasis's yin)

-Would allow for the symbolic duality of the sun and moon
-Kusari spared Oasis' life outside of the restaurant in BWR. therefore showing that there is a bit of warmth (yin) in her otherwise cold cold, heartless demenor (yang)
-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. despite the way this contridicts with the rest of their symbolism.
-The Moon/Sun twins were shown joined back to back in the Kron story, completing eachother, much like the yin and yang.

The 28 Greeks Later Theory
States that Oasis and Kusari are in some way or part, the Greek Gods Artemis and Apollo.

-Legend states that Artemis would bath naked in a lake. Oasis was bathing naked in a lake when we first met her.
-Artemis was symbolic of virginity. Oasis states that she wouldnt fool around with Torg until after they were married.
-Artemis was Goddess of the hunt. Oasis has proven her ability to survive in the wilderness and to hunt woodland animals.
-Artemis was represented by the moon, her brother Apollo by the Sun, therefore linking the sun/moon imagery to them.

-This could be seen as contradictory evidence, based upon the fact that Oasis normally has the Sun imagery and Kusari the Moon imagery.
-It may be that each gets a different aspect of the Greek Twins' traits, with Kusari getting many, but not all of the darker traits.
-The Pheonix is an egyption myth, but the word and imagery associated with it today is of greek origin.
-The 'Know Thyself' phrase that Oasis is fond of can be found on a column in a temple of apollo.
-Daedalus (of myth) built a temple to Apollo after the death of his son.

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

The Self-Knowledge Theory
States that Oasis invariably loses fights because, (Bearing in mind the proverb "If you know yourself as well as your enemy, you will come out of one hundred battles with one hundred victories") she does not 'know herself'

-Oasis tends to win many of her battles, even if she does die at the end
-She lost to Kusari in Not A Good Idea, and Witch-Gwynn in Love Potion II, not to mention her defeat in DDA.
-The Not A Good Idea loss could be the fault of any of the other theories in this section, Witch-Gwynn could be considered 'out of her league', and she did manage to put down most of the company during DDA.
-May have been the reason she was able to defeat Kusari at the end of Fire and Rain; she had begun to 'find herself'
-She had caught Kusari off guard though, so it may have had less to do with her knowing herself and more with tactical advantage

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.

The Cabin Lab Theory
States that 'the reasonably current log cabin with all the amenities' was set up by Dr. Steve, and that there is another lab under it.

-The Cabin would be an ideal location, as it is close to Steve's Lab, but is inconspicius and wouldnt get caught in the baselab's destruction.

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
[i]States that Hereti-Corp is after Steve because he stole research concerning the Oasis Project from them.[/i]

-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.
-Alternativly, Dr.Steve may have built his baselab after constructing Daedalus, but doing it in secret for his own protection.
-The 'The Puppet is the Puppeteer' line from Gwynn's vision may be refering to Daedalus being the pupeteer, as he is the guy 'pulling all the strings' whith regards to hC. therefore, given the context of the vision, you could say he's as much a 'puppet' (as in, an artificial being) as Oasis 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.

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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.

INNOCENCE
Every society has there own opinions regarding innocence. what may be considered a horrible crime in one place may be perfectly common somewhere else. considering her cercomstances, Oasis can be said to be a cold blooded murderer, a violent psycopath, a tragic victom, a child at heart, and much more.

The Oasis as a Victim Theory
States that Oasis cannot be held responsible for her actions, good or evil, because of the mind control she endured and may still be under the influence of.

-One could claim based upon Oasis' actions in The Isle Of Dr Steve, that she responds to orders such as 'you love torg' and 'throw him in the cell' in the most literal manner possible. therefore, her love for torg is so singular that all the emotions (from happiness to jelousy) that come from it overwelm her completely, leading her to extreeme actions.
-Following this theory, it may be claimed that Kusari is also a victim and an innocent. A trait many would feel ill at ease to apply to her.

The Oasis as a Psycopath Theory
States that Oasis cannot be considered innocent as she has willingly destroyed property, and caused serius bodily damage (and possibly killed) a number of people while fully in control of her actions

-The "The guy I'm in love with loves someone else. Guess I'll just kill her" thought process can be considered quite psycopathic and deranged.
-Regardless of this, it is a very human feeling and is often the motivation for murder.
-Many murderers could also be considered psycopathic and deranged. Additionally, they are very rarely considered innocent.
-Oasis once told of plans to sew herself to Torg.
-We dont know the extent to which she was willing to carry those plans out.
-Oasis, having being trained as an assassin removed from society, would be quite likely to think objectivly and logicly, therefore allowing her to arrive at a different set of conclusions in any given situation than people who think differently. therefore, she is not insane per say, but rather follows a different thought process. Much as a native american and a colonial spaniard might have. Neither were insane or evil per say, but they may have viewed the other as insane or evil due to differences in thought process.
-This point is quite valid when taken into certain context. Most consider Aylee to be a very innocent character, yet she has in the past eaten a large number of humans in quite cold blood. Who is to say Oasis isnt as innocent, if not more so than Aylee?

The Oasis as a Naive Child Theory
States that Oasis can be considered innocent on the grounds that her actions and decisions are arrived at without a wealth of worldly experience, and are as such, good in intention, principal, and justification, if not execution to an outside audience.

-Oasis, when out of B1, has only ever killed or attempted to kill people who have hurt her, threatened her, or threatened those she cares for in some way.
-Assuming that Oasis was, in fact, raised in complete isolation, she would have no understanding of what love really is, and, as such, would treat it much like a child raised on second hand, often flawed accounts, such as those from 80s movies, in which Jealousy and silly plans play a large part, or from love novels that preach the triumph of love above all else.

The Oasis as a Murderer Theory
States that Oasis cannot be considered innocent based, simply, on the grounds that Oasis has in fact commited a crime (several in fact).

-Alt-Riff accidentally killed Alt-Torg and Alt-Zoe aided in kidnapping Torgs from across the multiverse, yet they were still considered innocent (in the 'eyes' of Chaz, at least).

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.

The Pete Is Ad-Libbing Theory
States that Pete really doesnt have any idea Who/What Oasis is and is just making it all up as he goes along.

-Many other writers follow this style of writing/plot set-up
-Every hint and foreshadowing is so ambiguous
-it is often the case that ambiguous foreshadowing becomes blatenly apparent once the payoff is unveiled.
-Pete has shown in the past that he enjoys setting things up far in advance. Oasis, being an important character with many ties to villains and other characters, would most definantly have her backstory fully planned out.
-Really, wheres the fun in believing this theory?

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 contributor request for all theories before W.O.H.P.A.O.H.2. 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:
-Creation, Updates, Upkeep and Maintinence.

Mao:
-Provided the "Facts" list

Blackcat Moebius:
-The Pawn of Bun-bun Oasis Theory

Mewtarthio:
-The Highly Expensive Theory
-The One Soul Theory

Taurus II:
-The Yin-Yang Theory
-The 'Puppet is the Puppeteer' Override Theory

Ale:
-The Pete Is Ad-Libbing Theory

Raptor:
-The Self-Knowledge Theory

Dr_P
-The Physical Brain Implant Theory

s73v3r
-The Symbiote Theory

And You!
-Thanks for playing!

wow, who woulda thunk we'd break the post length limit? i'm impressed. i'll see if i cant work something out with that for next time.

sorry about the lateness of #3. i had some personal issues spring up at the last minute i had to take care of. you'll notice once again no interesting observation section. i'm gonna make a safe promise this time and tell you all it'll be up sometime before #7.

with any luck, we'll be seeing Oasis again real soon, so heres hoping we get some more juicy info on our favorite assassin (and much much more spec matterial and many new memebers :D)

heres my big response to all the stuff said in W.O.H.P.A.O.H. 2. since i last gave a big response.



hmm... again, this starts to tie in with the art belal aliens and there motives...

hmm... perhaps if hC managed to steal enough technology from the art aliens... they could have started up the 'gray force' project... but it seems very uncharacteristic of them. too 'straight to the point', if you will.

allthough someone might have waved the "world domination" flag around. hC leaders seem to have allways been suckers for that.



Its very possible that there are still 'grays' left around. in the X-com games it gets to the point where cleaining up crash sites gets to be an extremly frequent occurence, causing most players to only clean up the big crashes and let the aliens in lesser crash sites go. given the leadership qualities exhibited by the people who tend to be in charge in the sluggy world, i wouldnt be surprised if they just got lazy after a while.



agreed.



i believe this was commented on before... i thought i had something like it in the theories list, but it seems i dont... i cant for the life of me activly recall the previus debates either...

Regretably though, i dont dare dive through the pages again so soon. i will edit this theory into W.O.H.P.A.O.H.3. (with arguments), as soon as i am able. i appologise deeply for missing this.



fun ones ;P



this is a good side to the brain chip theory, definantly very probable, i'm impressed. the only problem i can think of right now is the EMP issue, but we've specced around that one allready. this also raises some interesting questions regarding the whole 'sanity' thing, as minute differences in chip location, quality of insertion procedure or chip quality could potentially cause the abnormalities.



Interesting. it would definantly explain the whole personality discrepency, but it seems rather unlikely, as there is very little coraberating evidence, and a few problems associated with it. Dr.Steve's control, for instance. and why would the symbiote chose to wait in an insane assylum instead of simply taking another host and moving on (appart from being a few spideys short of a venom, that is)?



The Tok'ra is not a sub-species. All Goa'uld are capable of communicating with, and relinquishing control of the body to the host. The Tok'ra are just morrally opposed to the total enslavement of the hosts practiced by most Goa'uld, and as such, allow their hosts equal, if not greater, control over the shared body.

Okay here we go
1) Starting the New model theory I not as good at the over anlizeation as RYXlord but I've been working on this theory Oasis and Kusari are really very simalir, they are both well experts in the martial arts and have shown superhuman speed, agility and strength. They both would fit into the category of ninjas but Oasis seems to be based on a more covert ops / intelligence model and Kusari seems based on the special ops / covert ops model. To begin to understand them we most first start with the ninja, the ninja were combat experts but also masters of disguise, poisons, information gatherers and more, their mission profile was:
-Espionage
-Covert Ops
-Combat
If you needed a bridge blown behind enemy lines you sent in ninja, if you needed the plans to a fort, ninja, assassination; ninja again. One tactic would have been to come up to guards dressed as an old man with a walking stick that would not draw attention until he turned into a young man or woman with a bow staff two feet away. Kusari has never been seen in anything other than her ninja suit which places her infuses on combat and covert ops and away from Intel gathering and assassination. to see if this worked out I put them into a real world example based on an old WW2 MI-6 plan to kill Hitler that was planned but never executed and Oasis and Kusari’s fighting styles. Hitler’s personal retreat was the Eagle’s Nest, a mountain loge for him to get away from it all. Hitler was notoriously erratic in his movement every were but the Eagles Nest, there he had a routine, he had a daily walk that he went on every day, he also hated to feel as though he was being watched, except when giving speeches, so there was no guard with him on the walks, and there was a good 15 moment stretch were he was not in sight of the guards. Oasis could be implanted as a maid or a secretary or what ever. Ones she was into the Eagle’s Nest security Oasis can stack out the rout of Hitler’s walk and find the best hiding spot, slit Hitler’s throat before he even had time to scream, then either she would get out by a pre-planed escape route or if she had time before anyone noticed The Fuehrer was missing get out by way of the front gate, and with one of those hats that women wore in the forty’s to hide her hairs style could easily make her way to the Swiss border or even the front lines in France or Italy. Kusari on the other hand would have to plain her operation out completely before even parachuting into Germany, sneak onto the grounds without any of the SS troops seeing her, set up for Hitler at a prearranged spot on the path, kill Hitler, sneak or fight her way out. The danger of the SS seeing the sniper and spotter before Hitler could be eliminated or before they could get out was the reason Allied High Command denied the MI-6 plain in the first place. Add to this that once out of the Eagle’s Nest the sniper team like Oasis can just blend in to the population were as Kusari would have to work her way to a safe haven with out the entire German military and secret police seeing her it would seem she is ill-suited for this mission. So if the mission Kusari does Oasis can do as well and other more subtle missions as well then this is a good argument for Oasis being the next generation of what ever Kusari is.
Okay been working on how this would work and I'm going to divied them into three groups 1)Marvel type symbiotes Goa'uld type and the Nanotech type. If they were Marvel type then they would easly be detectable by the modern medics, but it is inportent to say that if they were Gou'ald and Nano tech then they may be able to pass a modern pysical in SG-1's second episode The Enemy Within and the season 2 In the Line of Duty a Gou'ald and a Tok'ra pass a basic physical without being found, so it is posable for her to be a synbiote not saying she is though Okay RYX I would agree that it may just be part of Pete just making that charcter or somting mondain like Steve's favrit style if it were unsaid or only Torg saying it once but Sasha said it and Oasis became deficeve about it and Sasha seems to be able to have insit into this stuff.

I don't know if this exact theory or one like it has been approaches, but my theory kind of goes along with pasquirlio. I think that Oasis and Kusari are clones, but Kusari is the newer clone of the same original person. Also after each Oasis "dies" the current Kusari awakens (as if the brains were connected, but the memories are merely stored and unaccessible until the "death" of Oasis) as Oasis and HeretiCorp makes a new clone. When she awakens as Oasis she has no memory of having been Kusari, she basically takes over exactly where the old Oasis left off. This might explain the sudden sanity of Oasis after the death of Cloney. A bit crazy, maybe, but who knows.

Impressive as always to read... the only thing I can really comment on the use of Alt-Riff and Alt-Zoe kidnapping other Torgs and being innocent as being an innocence destroyer.

The Dimension of Lame ideally, when removed of those from other worlds and accidents, is basically a pristine paradice. While kidnapping all the Alt-Torgs would technically be wrong, it is also a in a way saving them and giving them paradise.

Ah! I'm daunted!!

I think I may have solved the EMP problem with the brain implant theory, If we were to assume that the chip could somehow keep the basic functions of the body alive when in a critical condition then what is to say that Dr Steve didnt design it so that the body can reboot the chip after a emp blast. This would fit with the idea of a perfect assasin because it would mean neither electronical weapons or damage to the body can stop her.

I got a idea for the DAEDALUS AND DOCTOR STEVE section of the conversation, I was working out the Ninja part of Oasis and Kusari, when it hit me that Ninja were merssonareis, up for hire by the highist bidder, Steve's talk with Torg seems to tell me he is really not telling the truth at all we know Steve was the founder of HC so it is my guess that Steve was working on macking a high tech arms and personel dealer, and Daedalus wanted to rule the world so he took over.

I don't know if these have been put forward before, but here goes...



FIGHTING SKILL LOSS
The Psyche Out Theory
Kusari could have just been trying to psyche out Oasis to get an advantage.
- If Kusari really was stronger then why didn't she subdue a severely weakened Oasis at the end of Not A Good Idea?
- They were using live rounds against her
- They only started using live rounds when she went Override B-1

DEATH
The Natural Resurrection / Oasis Is The Sun Twin Theory
- The sun renews every day
- Oasis resurrects quickly
- The moon renews every 28 days
- Kusari resurrects slowly

NICE CALL, Sanity Assassin! I can't believe the rest of us missed that. Well spotted.

Thanks! Anyone feel brave enough to actually check resurrection times?

i'm determined to stay on top of my replying this time.



Well, there was her Howdy Kitten costume...



if memory serves, that was one of steves arguments when he declared Oasis the perfect assassin. she could play any role perfectly, as she would actually believe it, yet wouldnt think twice about carrying out orders when the time came.

though in terms of extraction, while i suppose its nice to get a flawless recovery rate on your assassins, Kusari and Oasis wouldnt necissarilly need to surive their missions if extraction would be too dangerous.



-i'm stretching my memory a bit here, but i seem to recall a simple microscope being able to detect the symbiotic cells that would one day become 'venom' quite clearly.

-The Symbiotes from stargate show up in x-rays.

-Nanites i believe are the problem. we dont receive any indication on weather or not doctors could have actually detected the Y2K bug way back in the day. however, i am willing to bet that they would also be visible under a microscope, based on Schlock saying they were microscopic.

though there are probably other ways in which a symbiote could work, especially one of alien origin.





i dunno... seems to me that if that was the case, hC would just need to lock up Kusari and kill Oasis to capture her, as opposed to continually trying to capture her in the feild. granted, they may need Kusari to kill her, seeing as generic hC goons are pretty week... but hC would be taking a bit of a risk actually sending Kusari out to hunt her, seeing as if she accidentally killed her, hC would still have an Oasis running around.





well sure. it may seem like a paradise.... at first





sorry! i've been trying to make it more user freindly... really i have... its just a whole lot of information and i'm working with limited resources...

dont get discouraged though, its still the same W.O.H.P.A.O.H. it allways was... just on a terrifyingly massive scale... >>

i'll see if i cant clean it up even more for next time... i know a big part of the problem is all that rambling i have at the top... maybe if i move a few things around...

if anyone has any suggestions, i'd really appreciate your opinions. despite late i allways am with these things and how long it takes me to respond, i really do care about this post, and i want to make it as accessable as i can without losing any information.





thats actually a pretty probable solution... granted it would be tricky... seeing as he cant program the brain itself to order a reboot... but with some careful situating, he could probably have put it in a good enough spot that the brain activates it later.

i would also argue breifly that EMPs wipe out magnetic storage devices (we are still using those as hardrives, right?), which is why Aylee's EMP destroyed bunbun's baywatch tapes... but riff's robot didnt seem to have that problem, as it was moving around again just a short bit later...





:D 5-points for having it formatted and everything (me having less work is allways awesome) :D

i dont believe the psyche out theory has been mentioned before, but we do know that your first argument there, Kusari leaving Oasis at the end of not a good idea, is one of the big mysteries surrounding the assassins.

and really, nice work on the supporting points for the sun/moon twin theory. i totally would never have made that connection.





hmm...

this is most likely a day or two after Kusari's death, if not on the very same day. observe...

-Oasis has been processed and commited
-Zoe was likely not in the hospital overnight (wearing same clothes, looks a bit worse for ware, sister was there whole time.)
-Zoe changed into a camel on the way back from the hospital
-Torg went to fly out there as soon as he heard about the incident, which would mean just after kusari's death and the media blitz that would have ensued. he was catching a plane, so that gives him a time frame of arriving same-day or overnight. since its nighttime after busting Zoe out, it would likely be safer to assume that its same day.

notice how chen says he still doesnt have a replacement Kusari? he was clearly expecting one much earlier. it doesnt look like Kusari takes all that long to revive.

as for Oasis. we've seen her come back same day at the end of BWR.


and i'll have that last theory edited in by the end of the night. :D

Just a comment about Riff's Robots. From what I understand, they are all shielded.
http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=010311

Also a comment on EMP effects. When an EMP burst occurs, it creates extreamly high potential differences (voltage) accross all non-sheilded metal surfaces. The reason electronics shut down after an emp burst is not so much because the memory is wiped, but becuase the circut boards have shorted, burned, or simply melted. After all, the normal voltage on a motherboard is what, 5V? Imagine what is going to happen whet it hits five thousand volts. I don't think it could reset.

Remember: All electronics run on smoke.


When the smoke has escaped, they no longer function properly.