THEORY: What is Elias Ainsworth?
I donāt know has anyone come up with this theory yet (i donāt read theories for this series because spoilers)Ā but I wanna bring it up;
Many in this fandom have assumed our beloved Elias might be a perfect/succeed chimera. There has even been someĀ āevidenceā between lines that this could be the case, it could even work very well with the plot in my opinion.
BUT(T), I was reading some Native American mythologies and came across a very known beast you might have heard of; Wendigo.
What is Wendigo? It is a monster, usually pictured to have a face of an elk/reindeer. They are pretty much immortal and were born from humans when a person submitted to cannibalism.
A picture of Wendigo:
Looking familiar?
Back to our dear Elias;
- The first memories he got is that HE ATE HUMANS. He still has this lust, since he kinda wanted to eat his waifu and a jerky brad earlier.
- He has been around a very long time and doesnāt seem to age.
- If he was a human earlier (maybe even a wizard) it would explain how he kinda has human emotions and he understands what they mean even thoughtĀ āhe canāt feel/understand themā.Ā
i.e he shows a lot of affection towards Chise, he confessed he felt annoyed and frustrated about people asking him to have apprentice, he can feel anger and even get lonely and be afraid (< when chise mentioned Eliasā lust for flesh or when chise saw his ātrueā form).
Magic might also go with this but since thereās creatures that can do magic I wouldnāt make it as a main point, although he doesnāt need others to boost his magic and his powers are very VERY impressive.
- He obviously isnāt even nearĀ a human, at least not anymore, but his anatomy is somewhat similar.Ā
- His other forms do fit with chimera description but also as an Wendigo; reindeer/ox looking head, skeleton/skinny body and some fur/hair. Wings and tail can be explained as the fact Wendigos are considered as demons⦠or that he is a wizard and can change his appearance.
- Many also fear Elias and tell Chise not to trust him. They also say heās a monster who tries to play human orĀ āa good, loving husbandā.
Donāt get me wrong, I support both theories Elias being a chimera or a wendigo. As I said, being a chimera would be more lore-wise since they have been mentioned couple of times, like as hints. I just happened to be reading of these creatures and simply couldnāt not see the similarities! There might even be more but I was too lazy to bring everything up.
I hope itās not confirmed Elias is a chimera, otherwise this is awkward, the fox chapter is the last one Iāve read!
EDIT: also, forgot one more detail;Ā Wendigos are known to live in cooler areas, like mines/caves and snowy forests/mountains and they hunt mostly at night. And where did Lindel meet Elias? One winter night, in the middle of snowy tundra.
Id like to add on to this!
I was re-reading the manga. And I actually found exactly WHAT is Eliaās whole head made of.Ā
Itās on Volume 2 in the afterword. Kore makes a sort of Magus Bride Trivia.
and she confirms that Elias Skull is a skull of aĀ āHuge Dogā and his horns areĀ āGoat Hornsā
We can confirm this is accurate because if u look up Dog Skull, itās Elias! XD
Iāll copy and paste everything she said:
āElias Head!
[shows picture]
Huge Dog Skull . Goat Horns.
Thatās pretty much what its made of. It feels less like solid bone and more like a taut membrane, if you touch it. With sort of a matte texture, not slick.āĀ
ALSO to add to the theory there is a book mentioned in manga calledĀ āThe Testament of Carnmagos.ā (Chapter 39) it was written by an AMERICAN author and its said to contain demonic spells and entities. There might be a link from the book to this theory. So for all we know Wendigo just might be in there. Or maybe something else that Elias is?Ā
Guess we can all agree the TAMB is getting good















