HTP Theory: Door & Ross are Akira & Ryu
So my old Akira Cross analysis ended back up in my purview and with new information I think I've come to a new conclusion about the symbolism within it. I've already stated my theory and maybe you're already putting your own pieces together about it so I'll just cut to the chase.
I think Door and Ross are parallels to Akira and Ryu. Too full explain this I need to give context to the Ross D Clan theory (gonna be alot of lore jargon I'll try my best to explain but this assumes you have baseline knowledge of 40k and htp such as common terms).
[THIS SECTION EXPLAINS ROSS D CLAN THEORY & ROSS WEREWOLF THEORY, IF YOU KNOW THEM FEEL FREE TO JUMP AHEAD]
So Ross is a rather mysterious figure as he only shows up for about a collective minute throughout the new audio log. He seems to be based on Leman Russ from Warhammer 40k. While I won't spend too much time explaining W40K lore here the basics here are; Russ is a Primarch and leader of the Space Wolves. He's one of the missing Primarchs due to lore shenanigans. Being based on a Primarch would like Ross in some way to the D Clan as every other Primach inspired character we've seen in HTP has been related to the D Clan in some way (Marckus = Magnus, Door = Dorn, Horus = Horse, Ect).
We know that at bare minimum D has lost one child (Excluding Anton) to the darkness who was 'seduced' by dark powers. I believe at least one of these children is Ross. Ross and his Employer? (I'm pretty sure Palmer is his employer or at least his boss) are tied to the Black Spiral Dancers (BSD going forward). The BSD are a Garou (werewolves) group aligned with the Wyrm. We know Palmer & Co are connected to the BSD because of the lantern.
This is a Bane Lantern which is a Wyrm Fetish object only used by the BSD. Suffice to say, bad news all around. Now the reason I bring this up specifically is because Palmer seems to be working for Pentex which is a corporation aligned with the interest of the Wyrm. Thus making Pentex the natural enemy of MOST Garou. However due to their alignment with the worm the BSD could work with Pentex. Visually everything about Ross screams masculine and primal. Additionally due to Russ being the leader off the space WOLVES and one of D's children (likely Ross) being seduce to dark powers; Ross being a BSD Garou is a likely possibility.
I mean look at him. (good lord)
[D CLAN & WEREWOLF THEORY SECTION END]
With those two things established hopefully you can begin to see the parallels between Ross and Ryu. As has been established, Akira Cross was used as a massive foreshadowing tool for the events of Chapter 5 and likely events that are yet to unfold. So how do Ryu and what we know of Ross coincide?
As a refresher; Ryu is Akira's brother who was kidnapped by the chiropterans being turned into a hybrid human, yokai, nephlim, chiropteran hybrid.
I don't think Ross is a hybrid or anything but I do think that backstory is a parallel to Ross's backstory. D has made ALOT of enemies and he has knowledge of the Garou and their strength meaning he likely has experience with them. It's possible that D's family (in this case Ross) were targets of an attack/kidnapping which saw Ross being turned into a BSD Garou (either forcefully or by choice). It's possible Ross is also a parallel to Marckus if had succumb to dark powers like the Garou and the Wyrm in search of power. It would make D's fears for Marckus's own development make a lot more sense.
Within Akira Cross Ryu and the Chiros aren't actually 'evil' persay they're taking actions they think are best for the current situation. While I don't know how much of this is really reliable foreshadowing due to how close it is to Boy's mental breakdown due to HORSE; I think Ryu not being pure evil is a notable choice here. He's joined with dark powers but he did it because he was coursed and he's not actively malicious he's still following his own beliefs just under the Chiro's orders.
I think a similar thing is happening with Ross as he still seems very curious about the paranormal as he uh- Violently "Studies" the Fomori business man within the Audiolog. He said he came to the crash site for him specifically so Ross retaining his family's thirst for knowledge of the paranormal would create another parallel with Marckus.
*Also the war against the Exquine could be a nod to D's line about Werewolves being soldiers in a war we don't understand.
Okay so ross is Ryu, but how is Door Akira?
Admittedly the parallels here are much weaker as Akira is evidently meant to be a parallel to Boy and we even have a direct Parallel to Door in Slab. However I think where the two are connected is in Akira and Ryu's connection as brothers. While I'm usually not one to compare design details as evidence, I can't just ignore the most glaring detail in Ross's design. HIS WHITE HAIR IS INCREDIBLY UNIQUE AMONG THE HTP CAST AND ONLY ONE OTHER CHARACTER SHARES THAT HAIR COLOR AND IT'S DOOR. If it where some other color like Black or Grey or Red or anything else then maybe it would be coincidental but Door and Ross are the only characters who have pure white hair.
I don't think Ross is a hybrid or anything but I do think that backstory is a parallel to Ross's backstory. D has made ALOT of enemies and he has knowledge of the Garou and their strength meaning he likely has experience with them. It's possible that D's family (in this case Ross) were targets of an attack/kidnapping which saw Ross being turned into a BSD Garou (either forcefully or by choice). It's possible Ross is also a parallel to Marckus if had succumb to dark powers like the Garou and the Wyrm in search of power. It would make D's fears for Marckus's own development make a lot more sense.
Within Akira Cross Ryu and the Chiros aren't actually 'evil' persay they're taking actions they think are best for the current situation. While I don't know how much of this is really reliable foreshadowing due to how close it is to Boy's mental breakdown due to HORSE; I think Ryu not being pure evil is a notable choice here. He's joined with dark powers but he did it because he was coursed and he's not actively malicious he's still following his own beliefs just under the Chiro's orders.
I think a similar thing is happening with Ross as he still seems very curious about the paranormal as he uh- Violently "Studies" the Fomori business man within the Audiolog. He said he came to the crash site for him specifically so Ross retaining his family's thirst for knowledge of the paranormal would create another parallel with Marckus.
*Also the war against the Exquine could be a nod to D's line about Werewolves being soldiers in a war we don't understand.
Okay so ross is Ryu, but how is Door Akira?
Admittedly the parallels here are much weaker as Akira is evidently meant to be a parallel to Boy and we even have a direct Parallel to Door in Slab. However I think where the two are connected is in Akira and Ryu's connection as brothers. While I'm usually not one to compare design details as evidence, I can't just ignore the most glaring detail in Ross's design. HIS WHITE HAIR IS INCREDIBLY UNIQUE AMONG THE HTP CAST AND ONLY ONE OTHER CHARACTER SHARES THAT HAIR COLOR AND IT'S DOOR. If it where some other color like Black or Grey or Red or anything else then maybe it would be coincidental but Door and Ross are the only characters who have pure white hair.
Obviously the D-Clan are related through their relation to D but I think Ross and Door have the same mother due to their similar hair colors. It would further explain Door's hatred for the supernatural. At bare minimum he's seen Anton get taken by the Fae and Ross turn to the supernatural in search of power. His rigid view being a result of that would make a lot of sense.
Closing Remarks:
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