Wild Theories Thread, You know you have some.

OK, well, over in the FAQ thread there were a couple theories mentioned concerning various things about Far Out There, and I figured I could make a thread such that anyone could post a theory in a place where validity isn't a concern.
I know there isn't all that much activity here on the forum, but I'd like to see people other than myself posting some theories here. I do know that there are readers that do come up with some pretty interesting theories, and that it would be nice to have a place for them so we can find them easily.

So, basically, any theory no matter how wild is allowed a place here in this thread, as long as it somehow concerns Far Out There.
(Of course the best kind would be the ones that are based on a single thing from the comic, and then taken to a possibly extreme conclusion without contradicting anything else established in the comic - I might even make one of those at some point)


Well, I said wild theories, but this first one isn't that wild. It is to do with Avatar's name.

Now, Tabitha said that Avatar stood for Absolute Void Anti-Total Apocalypse Recept-o-tron, which frankly is a bit silly. But we do know from the title of that strip AND from the author's comments that that is a backronym. Now, you might be thinking that is because the author chose the name Avatar without thinking to start with, but NO!
We know that Avatar was designed by the mad scientists to store all the information of the universe, since their goal was to keep information safe indefinitely they would not be willing to destroy any existing information, and thus we can determine that Avatar's memories from before she was experimented on by mad scientists must be intact. Now, people tend to keep their names all through their life even if they don't really like them, since they are part of what we use to identify ourselves, and Avatar seems unlikely to actually accept a name given to her by a mad scientist anyway.
So, I propose that Avatar's name was in fact her name even before she was made indestructible, and she was called that because her parents became fans of the game Habitat after going to a reenactment of early Internet history (specifically one focusing on persistent online virtual worlds) and since they didn't think the name "Caribe" would be any good, they decided to name Avatar after the denizens of the world depicted in those two games. They also encountered The Legend of Korra at some point and liked it, which led them to watch the Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoons, which may also have been a cause for Avatar's name.
Of course, some suspect that naming Avatar after these could be a cover story by Avatar's parents in order to hide Avatar's true origins as an avatar. As you may well know, an avatar is simply a representation of a higher being or idea. So, our avatars in forums or games represent us (we being higher beings than mere bunches of pixels) and so Avatar could have originally been some kind of higher being that manifested itself as an infant or young child because it was bored and was looked after by Avatar's parents, and so they named her after what she was. Personally I believe this to be unlikely for numerous reasons I am currently unwilling and/or unable to go into without being threatened by a certain indestructible female person.
Now, since the Mad Scientists couldn't be bothered thinking up a new name for her, they simply invented a backronym and then said that they invented the name, an act with aided in shrouding Avatar's true origins in mystery.

Oh, I am SO posting a big ol' link to this topic everywhere I can Wild theories are FUN!

And you know what the best part is? I think you inadvertently uncovered a bit of a plot hole. I was actually operating under the assumption that the mad scientists DID erase Avatar's memory during whatever they did to make what she is... except you're absolutely right: it WOULD be counter-productive for them to allow that to happen, given what the whole point of the project was. Hmmmm, this will have to be addressed...

Inadvertently nothing! You occasionally encourage nitpicking around here, but I tend to disguise it a little anyway. (I hope I haven't revealed anything here that will make it difficult to manipulate 'help' people in the future)
But yeah, I basically came up with that one by thinking about her name and how her memories being lost would have gone against the whole idea of preserving information. And thus that her name is in fact her name.

I feel I should do a bit more on Avatar's past:
Firstly, we know that Avatar enjoys learning new information, and I doubt this is solely because of what the mad scientists did to her, and more why they chose her in the first place. They would have known that an inquisitive person would have suited the task of actively seeking out new information to store.
Also, one thing about Avatar's memory being intact would be why she didn't go back to where she came from. Well, there are a few possibilities. Firstly, it is unknown exactly how long Avatar was floating around in space for, and how long the mad scientists experimented on her. It is quite possible that she was floating around for decades, centuries, or even longer, and thus all the people she knew were likely to be dead already.
Other possibilities include: her home being wiped out by mad scientists during their celebration on Avatar's creation being a success; her parents being among the mad scientists that experimented on her (also helps explain how they managed to get hold of her); Cap'n Crosby is actually her father (explains why he gave her a free ride); Avatar actually has gone home and/or called and was given permission to travel around with Cap'n Crosby; being very far away from her original home and too lazy to get back; being embarrassed about her past; being embarrassed about her current situation (after all, her playmates of the same age would have grown up by now); having information that Vengeance is actually following her around rather than Ichabod or any other reason and not willing to lead him back to where she came from; simply enjoying travelling because she likes to learn new things; actually likes pretending that she doesn't know something (in this case her past before she was made indestructible); or possibly a combination.

My personal theory involves Cap'n Crosby being her brother's granddaughter's nephew that travelled back in time in order to find her as she was floating in space (you didn't think Avatar got caught in that engine by coincidence did you?) as a dare which he won and received several tons of Red Frogs and Reese's Pieces for his efforts, the few kilograms of which are left are stored refrigerated in the Mystery Room, alongside his time capsule and a large vat of shampoo.

Since we're on the forums and not in the comments, and I don't have to feel QUITE as uptight about spoilers, I'm gonna go ahead and say that ONE of those possibilities is actually very close to what I was already planning (though there's a few significant differences) I won't say which one, though, 'cos that'd spoil all the fun!

Also, that may be my favorite theory about the Mystery Room I've heard yet.

Personally? I'd like to theorize on just WHAT IS UNDER THAT SPACE SUIT Captain Crosby wears.
Like...It's Probably a human, but what if it's not?
Mad Scientists are quite prominent in this setting. What's to say the Captain isn't more than he appears to be?
It'd explain why he (she? Not out of reality considering it's possible right here on earth.) is so close to Avatar, though it could raise other issues, though I can't think of em at the moment.

Another thing to theorize on- What's Vengance's deal? What's he look like under that cloak?
The impression I have of him is some kind of embittered vigilante, judging by his interaction with Kevin/Layla, but I'm really grasping at straws in this case...
Alternate theory, and this one is spooky-he KNEW Layla would rip Kevin a new one when he confronted Kevin, this being because he either believes himself to be some sort of 'spirit' of Vengance, and wants to see acts of vengance occur throughout the universe, and potentially travels to do so.
Could very well have gotten a ride, but doesn't have whatever collateral he needs to encourage the Captain to hurry, which could involve either a 'ride till you disembark policy from the Captain, or outbidding ALL the other passengers, which would be extremely difficult. Yet, he does has the time to wait, considering he's been riding with the Captain longer than even Ichabod, which I presume to be no mean feat...But then again, Vengance is a dish best served cold...

OOOOOOOooooooooh, INTERESTING.

It's especially interesting that you bring up Cap'n Crosby, because... well, just wait a few weeks

Sooo...Having recalled you mentioning other companions for Ichabod...I wonder when that will happen, and who it will be...I'm guessing we won't know them when they appear, and they're not coming till...gee...2014?

Oh man, at the lethargic rate I've been getting these arcs out, two years is if we're LUCKY...

Sooo new theory: Taz.
Sure, she's cute, and seemingly harmless...But then, if she's so harmless, how exactly did she manage to gain the companionship of Stilz? Sure, from what we've seen of her, she's relatively harmless...She could very well be Stilz's equal in combat, if not worse and Stilz acts as a bodyguard to attempt to control the chaos (Not providing a lot of control, being Stilz, but I imagine it, in this case, as being the difference between a city being wreaked, and anywhere from a country, to the ENTIRE! FRIGGIN! PLANET! Reduced to nothing but space dust!) That Taz would bring, and living in infamy for her...Hrm, well, I suppose that's the 'Zaealix' take on Stilz and Taz...

The Nitpicker in me needs to point out that the character is called "Tax"... though the notion of Stilez hanging out with the Tasmanian Devil IS an appropriate one. (Man, I just might have to draw that)

Meanwhile, the rest of me wants to mention that I actually HAVE thought up an explanation for who Tax is and why she and Stilez are together... but the telling of that story will be VERY complicated. Thus, I can't really even hint at whether or not any of your speculation matches up with my own...

Well, okay. I'll tell you this much: part of that DOES remind me of the ideas I've got, but not in the way you'd think (and this has been THE VAGUEST STATEMENT EVER)

My theory:
Avatar is, at the least, as old as Captain Crosby, if not older, and that she, is related to him.
Simple, so it fits Crosby's 'I don't got time for a convoluted backstory!'

...so simple, in fact, that I can't really think of anything to say about it that isn't either a "Yes" or "No" (and I don't want to give anything away in either direction)

I...goofed and posted my latest chapter of Far Out Here (What I'm tentatively calling my version of Far Out There.) In this thread. I've since gotten the post to where it belongs, and this, as an eternal shameful reminder of my mistake.