The Player Is Antikythera

In RoL V, we fight a mob called "Your Reflection?"



Who are we?

Dark figures are also seen in some other places, like:



They're pretty similar. But the thing is, they're not exactly the same. You can see detail on Aledar Clone, and the shape of his armor is different.

Also, we have this figure from PoNR:



But, alas, the outline is different, and there are no eyes.

So, let's go over some other possible characters.

Tasim? No he doesn't have those arm bracers.
Aledar? Nope.
Lucio? No. Elphaba? Yet again, no.
Not Bak'al.
Not Lari, not Ava.
Not Qira either.
Bob? No... Siegfried??? Nope.
Antikythera Supercomputer ?!?!?! Actually, this one is pretty similar... Arm bracers, somewhat similar leg shape...



Suspiciously similar...

That's it. The player is Antikythera Supercomputer Core. It all makes sense, actually.

Antikythera is (if I remember correctly) the only other character in the game that "respawns."

• Antikythera Supercomputer: IT WAS A GOOD THING I HAD BACKUP CORES PREPARED. MY SARCASTIC STATEMENTS MOST LIKELY TRICKED THE HUMAN INTO THINKING THEY DESTROYED ME FULLY.

Now: you may be asking, "But Antikythera is a robot! A mech! No way anyone would think Antikythera is just a normal person!"

However, in The Envoy II, we see that mechs are able to disguise themselves as humans, shown when a "Farmer" guards a secret mech base.

You might also say that Antikythera in no way could talk like a human. The mech I just mentioned was incredibly sus, WHEN IT TALKED LIKE THIS. But, Antikythera can also talk normally:

• Antikythera Supercomputer: Oh, heya doc. Lemme tell ya, weirdest thing! Some bozo ran up and shoved a bunch of scrap metal in my vent-
• Antikythera Supercomputer: Wait a sec, you aren't an official maintenance worker! Get out of here or I use force! No entry unless registered, ya hear?!

Mechs can also harness magic and the elements. Just like the player. Mechs are shown to be able to wield a multitude of weapons.

But mechs will never be as strong as actual people, right? Wrong. Just look at Legendary Island.

What about effects of other magic forms, like Cosmic magic or Influence? Why is the player able to interact with the Light and the Dark?

Well, actually, is there anything saying that mechs can't do so? Also, throughout quests, the player is shown to be incredibly resilient, getting incredibly close to Corruption, picking up meteor shards with their bare hands, being able to withstand being eaten by a dragon, and walking through the Silent Expanse with no trouble while Lucio and Elphaba are torn apart easily, and Aledar is weakened to the point where cannot even walk; clearly something's up with the player.


Of course, the greatest question: why does the player help humans if they are a supercomputer, a mech?

It's all an act, of course. Antikythera is great at acting. Even if, say, the player raids the Factory, this only builds more trust between humans and Antikythera. Antikythera is a supercomputer, after all. The system can load a back-up easily, anyways.


The player's nature is also similar to that of Antikythera. They only have one objective: eliminate the highest threat. The player commits war crimes and slaughters animals. They brutalize citizens. Without hesitation, they kill. As Lari says in RoL V:

• Lari: I suppose your more ruthless nature is a good thing, in this case. We each will need to fight, if this is as widespread as it feels.

Also, back on respawning: mechs are shown to be able to easily teleport. Whenever the player dies, they are teleported back to a city. Perhaps the player is teleported back to the factory to be repaired, then teleported to a town because it is a place easily accessible, a quick waypoint. Is this... more than just a gameplay feature?

But, what deeper motive does Antikythera have for being disguised as a human soldier? As always: to eliminate the highest threat, through any means.

How did the player end up in Fruma, though? Easy: the player didn't.

• Caravan Driver: I swear I hit this same dang boulder every time I make this trip.

The caravan driver is also a mech. How did the caravan driver get to Fruma, then? Because the driver makes trips to Ragni, at the gate, the original driver could be swapped with a mech. The boulder? No, it wasn't an accident; it was a cover up for the teleportation of the player.

TL;DR - The player is Antikythera (but you already knew that from the title, right?)

 

Quality.

Will receive more comments and views than an actual theory.

 

Idk if this is ironic but the lore behind respawning is explained in beyond the grave

 

please buy vip and post this in the vip plaza instead

 

Shitheories are allowed to be made by people who don't know anything about the lore, so what's the difference? Sure, this one is intentionally a meme, but a lot of the things people say are actual theories are literally the same quality as this. Its like if someone makes a thread where they show off their custom item idea, and its garbage. If that thread is intentionally showing off a garbage idea, is it any different from a thread made by a noob who everyone roasts for having a bad idea?

Why did I write an actually thought out comment here?