Twins Theory, AKA I ruin everything with my dumbass theory that makes no sense
Alright, strap in, I'mma light your asses up with my shitty fan theory that's Matpat levels of crazy/probable. I'm dubbing this theory the âTwins Theoryâ for reasons that will become boringly obvious as we progress.
((Huge props to @bl00dw1tch for making the Nodad Theory, which I'm gonna base a lot of this theory on. I adore that theory and itâs only reason this one exists.))
So Iâll start with just saying it outright- I have reason to believe that Skout and the (current) Nomad are twins/siblings of some sort (Iâm going to go with the assumption that theyâre twins throughout the theory so get ready for that). ((Putting this under a fucking readmore so I can spare the general public of my rambling))
My reasoning for this dumbass theory? Well, in episode 1 we caught a glimpse of this mystery woman:
Followed soon after with Skout appearing where the woman had been:
Now, the resemblance is absolutely uncanny, and Iâve heard plenty of theories flying around (mostly people thinking that this was an image of something the Nomad desires, aka he wants Skout to stay with him in the woods/marry him), but my favorite by far has been bl00dw1tchâs Nodad Theory, which states that the current Nomad weâre seeing in the show is NOT the original Nomad, and that heâs in fact the son of said Nomad (implying that the vision we see was a childhood memory of some kind). I feel like this makes sense (and itâs honestly preferable to a love triangle between Skout, Toth, and the Nomad. Please RT, Iâm begging you, donât start that kinda shit).
So even if weâre going with everything in the Nodad Theory, it leaves one HUGE question unanswered- why does Skout look EXACTLY like this mystery woman??? Does she just remind the Nomad of his mother? I think thereâs a better- if not ludicrous- explanation for this: Skout is the Nomadâs sister/twin.
Letâs start at the beginning: long ago, as we know, El Rey began to wipe out the country/worldâs entire population of magic users to feed his magic crown. Along comes a Nomad (perhaps a user of darker magics, Iâll get into my Shitty Father!Nodad rant later), who most certainly doesnât want to get vored by a magic crown. So he flees to a remote forest, and along the way falls in love with a sweet, southern redhead. After (possibly kidnapping, Iâll get into that later) running away with her to the forest, he accidentally (or purposefully) knocks her up, and oh no, she has twins!
Twins are a handful, but they manage, and I assume itâs around the three or four years old mark that magic would start showing in either kid⌠but it only shows up in Nomad Jr, not Skout. Well, great. Not only does one of Nodadâs kids have magic, but the other one (seemingly) doesnât. Now, this is where my theory splits, but Iâm primarily going to go with the Shitty Dad AU for a number of reasons:
The Nomadâs Magic has, notably, been quoted to be Dark Magic. This implies that not only is there Light/Good Magic in this universe, but that the current Nomad has been taught to ONLY USE Dark Magic. Seems a bit⌠messed up, huh?
Why exactly is the Nomad being hunted (BESIDES the fact that El Rey wants to vore him)? Sure, El Rey obviously wants his magic, but I wouldnât be surprised if they revealed that Nodad was a bad guy long before El Rey started fucking things up.
(FIRST Members ONLY, this bit is based on something in episode 8) Every time someone says âHostageâ in episode 8, the Nomad grabs Skoutâs hand, almost like heâs doing it out if instinct. Why does he do that? Was Mystery Woman (his mom) a hostage? Was she kidnapped and forced to have Nodadâs kids? This honestly killed any chance for me that Nodad was a good guy.
Okay, back to the backstory: so Nodadâs got one out of two kids who doesnât have magic, and as a Dark Magic user, he canât waste his time watching some magic-less kid all day- not when he has little Nomad Jr to start training. Cue another split decision, because I could see this going one of two ways: either A, Nodad took Skout and gave her away to a passing caravan, or B, Mystery Woman ran away with Skout to escape her kidnapper and raise her only magic-less child in peace. From there, things are up in the air. I imagine during Nomad Jrâs earlier teens/early childhood, Nodad (and Mystery Woman, if it was option A) dies, leaving Nomad Jr to fend for himself.
He of course never leaves the forest- good oleâ Nodad made sure to teach him while he was young to never wander far from home (cue the big DO NOT LEAVE sign). So he stays there, with only one real magic trick up his sleeve from what Nodad was able to teach him before he died⌠that is, until a familiar looking redhead happens upon him. The reason they donât recognize each other? They wouldâve been separated at a VERY young age, before they could start building any real memories (but if this is the case, how would option B exist? How would Nomad Jr know what his mom looked like? Simple; From old pictures/drawings of her, and from vague memories of her voice, he could very easily build up a fake memory of her), so thereâs no chance that theyâll recognize each other (and Nodad would NEVER let Nomad Jr know he has a twin sister out there- canât risk his son running away to find her).
((Alright, thatâs pretty much all I have, but I have some vaguely related rambling down below for those of you who are interested))
If theyâre twins, I really like the name Hunter (or Humter if itâs spelled weird like Skoutâs is) for Nomad Jr??? I love when twinâs names are alike in some way, and I feel like this name fits him really well- if you donât agree, feel free to hit me up with alternative names for our favorite Nomad.
The Glowy Chest Thing. Thatâs fucking weird as shit, but I have an explanation that ties (at the very least) into the Nodad and Shitty!Nodad Theories. Ever heard the quote âSins of the Father are the fall of the Son?â I wouldnât put it past RT to pull something like that into the show, especially considering their history with âkids cleaning up their shitty parents messesâ ((rvb Iâm looking at you)). So basically, because of all the horrible things Nodad (possibly) did in the past, Nomad is now making up for those crimes with good deeds, slowly but surely making amends for his fatherâs mistakes ((Iâve heard theories that if he does enough good deeds heâll regain his voice??? Kinda hope that doesnât happen, since I want him to stay mute, but whatever)).
((Again,this next bit is for FIRST members only. Read this one if youâve watched the new episode)) My prediction for the next episode (after episode 8): Now that Skout and the Nomad have joined up, I think that Skout is going to try and take him to her old home in order to hide. I think that this, if my theory is correct, will reveal which route was taken. Either the Nomad will unknowingly be reunited with his mother (or knowingly. Cue a tearful reunion), or he will at the very least learn that Skout was adopted by her family (perhaps thatâs why she joined Toth and left home??? Did they lie to her growing up and she found out and ran away as a result???), possibly opening the door for the Twin Theory to start being revealed.
This is an insane, probably wrong, theory, but I really freaking like it. I might write a fic for it even, so stay tuned. And if Iâm right⌠holy shit.