#rodamrix theory

[wilko222]

okay so theory time!

Blue Eye and Red Eye, those guys

from alternate we know they were originaly one bean (wich like, holy shit)

so how the hell does that work? That's what i'm here for!

we know that the Mira HQ beans got infected by parasites (it's why they're so aggresive)

so it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that they got torn appart by one of the new-made imps just as a parasite (or two) infected them

parasites can't change hosts after they infect them, why would they try so hard to keep them alive then?

and since they're shown to be the testers of Unity (yes we apparenly already named the robot) so it's resonable to guess they were in the same room as it

it might have been in maintenance while that happened(why it was in halves), so the parasite(s) made a last ditch effort to save its(/their) host (and by extention themselves/itself) by marging them with Unity

(also lets all vote to call the whole bean BE&RE...wait for it... Whole Eye. I'm hilarious i know)

as for how they both got a brain, they most likely both got torn pieces of it in the halves so the parasite could have regrown it based on the brainmatter left

that would explain why their personalyties are similar but still not the same, that would also most likely make them more obidient since they don't have a full fully-developed brain so it would make sense why they're guards for Indigo

[insomniac-rambling]

Explaining why the parasites from Rodamrix lowkey abuse Shapeshifter

Exhibit A: What even is Shapeshifter?

In both timelines, Shapeshifter, or as I like to call, Forteshifter, is an antagonist who is part of the Impostor species. A race known almost exclusively to be enemies of Crewmates. According to the Rodamrix Fandom Wiki, its abilities are as follows:

Claws

Prehensile tongue

Shapeshifting aka color-changing

Regenaration

And

Not having a goddam jaw apparently

“But Ramble, didn’t the Wiki also say that Shapeshifter was a parasite? How could they be abusing itself?”

Oh how I could go into mental health and how people get abused by their own brains…But to put a lid on THAT topic, I’m just gonna say it here

Shapeshifter is NOT a parasite. But it IS connected to them.

How do we know? Well, let’s look at why people say that it IS a parasite first. Our first scene? In episode three of the main series, Power. Where we first meet the guy, and our first look is this:

I know, really helping my case. But hear me out. I’m gonna call this its ‘parasite form’, where it essentially IS the parasites. And I know what I said earlier, I’ll get to that. In this form, Shapeshifter is just barely in the shape of a bean. With tentacles, mouths, a red eye. The only indication that it’s something we’re familiar with is its round shape and stumpy legs.

The second scene comes here, in episode 5 of the original series, Encounter

Here, Shapeshifter is shown to not have a name. In fact the text glitches out, like it’s trying to find a name for Shapeshifter, but can’t seem to. This would make sense for a parasite being ejected, since I’m pretty sure they don’t have individual names…But who knows, I could be wrong lol. Anyways, Shapeshifter doesn’t have a name. This is obviously significant, meaning it likely doesn’t have an identity. At least not a proper one. No wonder, it doesn’t have an ID, it switches colors, the damn thing doesn’t even have a stable body!

Now, I know what you’re thinking.

“Well, if it doesn’t have an identity, and it looks like that fucked up mess, how can it not be a parasite?”

To which I say BAM!

Yeah, take it all in. This is from episode 6 of the alternate timeline, Red. Specifically the second half of it. In this scene, a parasite tendril has just witnessed Red making up with his friends after revealing to them that he was an Impostor. After learning this, it goes to Shapeshifter, and whispers in its ear the tea. Like your friend from high school telling you about Josh’s new bae.

This makes no sense.

First of all, if Shapeshifter was a parasite, wouldn’t that mean it would be mentally connected to the others? And therefore already know that Red spilled his secret? Why does it need a parasite telling it that like a devil on its shoulder tempting it to sin?

This implies only one thing. Shapeshifter, on some level, is a separate entity from the parasites. It is very clearly connected to them, but they are NOT one and the same. Secondly, if they WERE the same, then how do you explain the tentacles?

The picture on the left is from episode 4 of the alternate timeline, Stranger. The picture on the right is from episode 6, Red. Also the second half. Let’s focus on the picture on the left first.

Here, Shapeshifter is destroying the parasite specimens the Polus team has collected for…why did it do that? I could never figure that out. Anyways, we’re not here to discuss the scene. We’re here for the tentacles.

“😏?”

Not like that. Here, the coloration of the tentacles is a sort of purpleish dark red. Which, if we were really paying homage to the og Fortegreen, I would’ve made bright yellow or red. But then again, that probably wouldn’t be very aesthetically pleasing, so this was a good call. However, later on, the tentacles take on a…different appearance.

For some context, Red, Blue, White, and Tan teamed up with Impostors Pink and Purple to fight Shapeshifter. But they immediately get separated, allowing Shapeshifter to come to Glitchy disguised as their deceased mother/father/parent to kill the poor kid. Dark. In order to save Glitchy, Red uses his own prehensile tongue to stab Shapeshifter in the eye/visor, killing it. But it seems the parasites weren’t quite done with it. Reviving the Impostor, and also…giving it an interesting change.

Upon revival, Shapeshifter’s tentacles have taken on the appearance of parasites. Becoming colored black with bright red eyes, just like the parasites themselves. Again, this makes no sense. If it was the parasites, wouldn’t its tentacles look like this at all times? And not that reddish color from earlier? How come it’s only after Red kills it that it goes from this:

to THIS?

The only explanation I can think of is that it’s a parasite-infected Impostor, such as Indigo, Gun Bean, or Red. After all the parasites did change his appearance once they took full control of him, maybe something similar happened here? Shapeshifter’s consciousness was temporarily taken out, allowing the parasites to take over completely. Maybe even permanently. Its visor did stay red by the end of the episode.

So now that we’ve established that Shapeshifter is its own entity, why don’t we take a look at its relationship with its…‘partners’?

[wilko222]

ANOTHER THEORY

in fight with Glichy, Shapeshiftrer uses very specyfic colors

you probably reconize them but in case you dont.... let me show you

(dont count gray)these are colors of alternative team: red/shapeshifters greates enemy, blue/enemy ally, white/enemy ally, pink/stupid traitor, yellow/the one who convinced the enemy to fight, purple/enemy

they all were from skeld crew, they all fight/try too fight him, they were his enemies he knew them

BUT on to the theory: i think that alternative and orginal aren't diffrent timelines/universes i think they just happen after each other

alternative is first where shapeshifter gets his power isn't invinceble where he got too know these crew/imps... where he got to hate them

and orginal is second where he fights the little brat that reminds him of them. Why do you think he tried to team up with glichy? He was afraid his power won't be enouth this time(spoiler it wasn't) and when he understands his mistake he correct it as fast as he can.

and another prof, imagine that your kid turns into a killing machine that doesn't wan't anything else than too kill (crewmates think that of impostors) A normal person would just run of but what did yellow do?

looks at the child wyth face:"ah shit here we go again"

suriesly? this is why i think that yellow from orginal is mini yellow from alternative

(does it make sense? no idea)

Theory status: we'll know when the lore gets there

[wilko222]

THEORY TIME(gosh its been a long time)

here we see that indigo would buy red (same as the sientists)

at first i was thinking it's becouse he was leader of impostors like in og but when they arrive....

this is just paradise sooo..

why would they buy him? why would they buy an impostor?

my theory/headcanon is that on miraHQ are impostor fights and indigo is part of it

Just look

in og we see that impostors were traped in some lower part

we saw only part where sientists work so one of lower parts might be a fight ring or cage where if you pay you'll see impostors kill each other in order to survive

probably some guards are occupated by indigo(or other owner if there is) so they will sell red too them and there will be some rescue mission

i think that red might be parred to fight with some champion(and that they'll put him in there with mini y.) running around and when kid gets hurt murder mode turning on, champion almost getting killed but mini y. will start crying and red will let the champion live(classic), go to the kiddo and probably that's when rest of the group comes to the recue

what do you think?(the chance of that happening is sooo small)

Theory status: we'll know when the lore gets there

[wilko222]

RODAMRIX ANONGUS THEORY!!!!

we all know that red can see only impostor ghosts

while purple can only see crewmates

but why? that's what i'm here for

but first let's go back to the place where it all began

this is what red sees while he's transformig

whats is so spesial about thys?

it's the only moment he can see crewmate ghosts

he can see green, lime, black and cyan

but why?

becouse The Device is still in one piece

for example

when purple tells his story

we can see that he was tormented by impostors

just like red was

while Glichy(OG timeline) can see both the crewmates and impostors!

and here comes the very anticlimictic end to the theory

Theory status: we'll know when the lore gets there

[wilko222]

okay i think i need to get this straigth

this

is not just any water, it has some chemicalias, chlorine, maybe even hight level of oxigen

this substance kills parasides

water doesn't

this is a distraction

it's a totally diffrent reaction

its not panic to get rid of it ,it's just annoyance

plus some fun detal

they not only have veins but its a realistic reaction they dont have time to get rid of poisoned part

it just spreads trought whole organism in seconds

[wilko222]

HELLO RODAMRIX FANDOM I HAVE ANOTHER THEORY

but first priorities

who are those two?

what is this?

why does it look like mouth?

no jk i don't have an answer on this one(probably just design)

NOW lets get with first question:

could it be purple and snapeshifter? well probably not since one has a kid, so i think it's gray and yellow. Why?

Well they are the only two crewmates who red blames himself for the death off(and thank god i could not handle another "everyone is dead cuz of me" kind of character) and since it happens in a subcontious state of his i think it has a high chance of being true

AND what is this? Well i have 3 ideas about that

one: this is rodamrix himself as somekind of god (this is worst idea i had)

two: this is simbol of the universes/timelines

yellow one represends og timeline

and red one alternate, if you look at them yellow shines brither than red one wich can be simbol of red being corupted

three: this is a simbol of parasides and the device: device, the good, lets you get stronger and keep your mind, while parasides, the bad, turn you into their vesel, a puppet they can use with only one objective in mind(or minds ig): KILL

Theory status: we'll know when the lore gets there

[wilko222]

now here more of a fact than a theory but still

doctors say they can't heal glichy withwout this "thing"(no idea what it's called)

but then this bitch just comes in and is like "i can heal him " with what? the power of frendship?

but it's not enougth of a red light for yellow so he tells them to wait outside..

yeets the child...

just sprays another kid as replacement (with graffiti spray i think)

and gives them too yellow

this guy deffinitly knows his boss did some shit

angry glare from green and they live

and i think while they fly away green will ask them (child) where's the device kid will ask what the device is and then they just check if kid is scarred of impostors(probably green will siut up again)

Theory status: inncorect