SPOILER The 8th Hidden Element

Okay, what kind of theory is this? Let's start with the basics.

The first 5 elements everyone knows is Earth, Thunder, Water, Fire, and Air.

Then what's the 6th and 7th element, let alone the 8th?


The 6th and 7th Elements

In A Journey Beyond quest, The Blacksmith mentions the Darkness element, which allows those influenced by the Darkness element to not be able to damage each other [1] [2].

The Darkness element.
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This element is considered a hidden element as the player is not able to wield Darkness unlike the other 5 elements. The player resolves this Darkness element by clearing it using both dark and light items.

What is the 7th element then? It is assumed to be the Light element as the Blacksmith removes this Darkness element and replaces it with Light through purification [1] [2].

The Light element.
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Forming the 8th Element

It is known that when Light and Dark collide, Corruption forms [3]. Is Corruption then an element? Not necessarily. Corruption looks awfully similar to both Decay and Dark in the way it works in that things turn black/purple/red. However, Corruption, and to an extent, Decay, are just synonyms of just the 8th element.


What is this element then?


Let's explore for signs of this extremely hidden element.


When doing the ONoL raid, there is a 50% chance to encounter the "Pog" room.

The "Pog" room [4].
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The goal of this room is to have a player pick up a light crystal and use that light crystal to guide the rest of the raid team to the end of the room, under the overseer ("Pog" face). The twist is that only the player that picks up the light crystal can see the path and the "Pog" face as seen above decays, causing players who move during the corrupted phase to get launched into the air and take massive fall damage. The "Pog" face turns into a distinctive purple color when decayed.

Let's analyze this further.

What causes this decay? The Parasite. The Parasite has decayed Orphion to the point of near death, and as a result, caused a huge chunk of Gavel to decay as well [5]. The Parasite wields the Fire element as it deals Fire damage [6].

But is it really wielding the Fire element? Let's look at The Parasite at a much closer view:

The Parasite [6].
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See those purple spots? That's similar to the "Pog" room! You don't see it's eyes? Allow me to highlight it for you.

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The Parasite is pogging! Just like the "Pog" room!

Wait a minute...

So since The Parasite is pogging, and the "Pog" room is directly influenced by The Parasite, then that means it must be wielding something else other than Fire...

No it's not decay...

It's...


The Pog element.


I'm sorry, what?


Yes, the Pog element.


Here's more evidence of Corruption and Decay actually wielding the Pog element:

Bak'al wielding the Pog element. Comes from Corruption.


Corrupter of Worlds wielding its hidden power of the Pog element. Comes from Corruption.
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Wielding the Pog Element

Let's look back at A Journey Beyond. Remember how the Blacksmith purified you? He did not use Light to purify the player. Light would corrupt the player instead because the player still has Darkness. Instead, he used it as a way to distract the player from the real element he was using.

The Pog element.

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The Pog element is not able to kill unlike the Darkness and Light elements, but it is able to both clear the Darkness element and use mind control. How so? After the "purification", Elphaba mentions that she doesn't "feel that different. Well... I guess there's only one way to find out." [2]. Yet notice that Elphaba fell easily to the illusion that her liver was "stolen" by the bugs. This is direct influence of the Pog element, mind controlling Elphaba to her eventual death.

Look at A Journey Further. When the player kills Aledar at the sacrifice altar to obtain his soul to open EO, the soul is merely an illusion to both the player and Aledar [7]. How so? Notice that when the player dies, the player loses Soul Points. When the player reaches 1 Soul Point, the player doesn't lose anymore and always respawns, with, of course, literally their entire inventory missing [8]. Death then, is merely an illusion, which is directly influenced by the Pog element that the Blacksmith had used on the player earlier. Where does Aledar actually go then? We don't know.

What about the player with respect to the Pog element? Can the player wield it?


No.


Why?


Everything within Wynncraft can eventually be boiled down to an illusion. Who wields this illusion?


Salted.


Oh god oh fuck...

Salted pogging in Shattered Minds [9].
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No no no no...

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AARONTTI WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?! NOW HE'S MIND CONTROLLING US TO GET OUR CREDIT CARDS OUT!!!

WAIT NO THAT'S NOT JUST CAUSED BY AARONTTI!!!




@Kiocifer WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


WAIT.


KIO MADE :SALTEDPOG3:. THEN THAT MEANS...


KIO IS THE TRUE WIELDER OF THE POG ELEMENT?!?!?! SHI--




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Sorry, @Crokee is now under the control of Kiocifer. Please ignore the thread above and return to spending money on bombs and support my Modeling Contest here.

 

It all makes sense now...

 

:crokeepog:

 

so this is what you spent approximately like two hours doing sitting in vc

 

i lost half my braincell

 

I thought that the 8th element was jank?

 

It all makes sense now!
Only the Avatar, master of all eight elements can bring balance to the world..
To defeat the Fire Lord, Aang had to wield a mysterious light- it must have been POG! Observe:



And that's not all.. This purple energy of Pog is wielded in the Prog Relik:


Notice that the level restriction for Prog is 18. Now, what is the significance of that number? It means that only those old enough can use the Prog. 18 and up only. Hmm, maybe that's why there are no orphanages in Wynn- there's no need because all the orphans are harvested for pure Pog power!

Also note that Prog uses the Fire element, like The Parasite.

What does it all mean? Well, ATLA is of course the most beloved show of all time, and Shaman, the class that utilizes Reliks and therefore Prog, is the most popular class. This comes to the natural conclusion that the unholy bovine himself (OR his evil twinny Peppered [1]) is trying to use the mind control magic of Pog to connect it to Prog which connects to our positive emotions of ATLA, and from there our wallets!

This must be why Wynncraft was so bold to release such an expensive rank that pushes the limits of EULA- with the raw power of Pog, there's nothing they can't do!

Spoiler: Your Vibe

I can't help but picture Crokee as a weird middle aged man who approaches people on the nude beach and starts spouting political opinions about the most mundane things

 

This is the most accurate interpretation of Crokee I've ever heard. Thank you for this.

 

Darkness is not an element that part in AJB is dumb as fuck most definitely 100% not cannon its bs it doesnt exist because i said so never mention that travesty again bye.

 

I spent the first few paragraphs thinking, “damn Crokee made a non memey theory post” and then I saw pog...


Jokes aside we all forget that superneutral exists as an “element” of sorts, it’s just really shit

 

hey crokee, what the fuck

 

i am obliged to say that Bak'al is not a mix of Dark and Corruption. He is a pure Corrupted entity, who serves the Dern Beast.

 

dear god

why

 

ya know, i started to read this in a serious way
i got the the pog room and though "that's a weird name but ye i guess"
i then see that you put the pog face on the parasite and then i started to doubt this theory
and when you just called it the pog element i just quit

 

Why did this spawn from someone accidentally saying they are going to do a WAP build. Why do I love it.

 

fun fact: it’s technically blind. The “eye” inside of its mouth isn’t capable of perceiving visible light.
It “sees” through a mix of infrared and energy emissions instead as well as echolocation.
When it sees you, it really just sees a heat signature-esque outline of a human with a huge amount of energy pouring out of your body. because, you’re you. powerful being.

 

nog>pog change my mind

 

I hate you.

Yeah, when compiling this thread together, I started to realize the inconsistences of Darkness in AJB with regards to the rest of the lore so I just did my best to somehow just ignore it. This part of the lore should be fixed.

Fixed.

Bigger mouth = bigger Poggers

 

This was BS even before the new lore, just adding in an extra element because why not and making it darkness of all things only for it to never be mentioned again before or after pissed me off way more than it was worth tbh.