Limebloods are officially recognized as pyrokenetic!
It was one I didn't have much to say on in my original theorizing [X] but the new lore makes room for some fun speculation.
As stated before, a relation to fire sets them up as perfect foils to the seadwellers. The "born leader" theory could still hold up here and explain the source of their conflict. (tldr the other post: the structure of the hemospectrum put limes in a position of leadership over the lowest third that isn't curtailed by midblood superiors, as their priorities are elseware. The position affords limebloods legitimate rule, in tandem with a target on their backs from the highblood empire).
That being said. Here are my new theory proposals:
We now know their skills were valuable in caves, likely placing them close to jade bloods and the brooding cavern. Which I would use to propose a second foil and a theory I've sat on for a while.
All male limebloods theory: Just as the jades are an all female cast, the limes are all male. I like the way it balances the species, and there's some fun biospeculation that can be made. What if they're the same cast that's been dimorphically split to serve some evolutionary purpose? how do olives work into that?
Wait. Why are they mining coal when they have access to a psionic powered grid? One of these guys alone can push a massive ship at nearly light speed. How does that, spread across a whole workforce, not equal an output that doesn't necessitate coal power? Is it a steampunk thing? Are the beforan ancestors steampunk??
Anyways, other theories.
Green sun worshipers: The connection is easy to make. Green... flaming... I haven't extrapolated much beyond, maybe a prophetic doomsday cult or something. You'd think I'd put more thought into this one than the silly one-off joke theory, but remember what comic we're talking about here.
The Guy Fieri thing: C'mon man he's already woven into the story. Might as well build a whole culture of pyrokenetics wearing silly fire themed clothing. And you know what? Give em the frosted tips too.
You know that if you had fire powers, you'd be using them to cook food that comes straight from flavortown. None of the other castes make much archetypal claim to food or cooking, and the more I think about that the more it stands out as kind of weird. Let them cook!
