Recently started rewatching Invincible (idk why tbh) and I realize I'm probably not saying anything new here and for all I know this might already be a popular fan theory that I'm just not aware of bc I don't really do fandom. but it just occurred to me that the whole "in most dimensions where Invincible exists he joined his father to conquer earth" thing in season 2 could be read as at least partially a product of survivorship bias. As in. There was probably a lot more alternate dimension versions of mark who refused to join nolan in conquering earth, but the vast majority of them didn't survive the ensuing fight.
From a thematic perspective it's a reading that shifts the pivotal point of this phenomenon from mark's decision to refuse to join nolan in his mission to nolan's decision to have mercy with his son. Which I think is at the very least an interesting perspective idk.













