Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25406123-20160310170046

'This will contain spoilers for episodes 6-8 of season 3. If you are not caught up, please do before reading. Thank you.'

"Gerald" is a character that has baffled me since we first met him. There was always something about him that never sat right, and not just the fact that he was apparently going feral, which is what this theory will be about today. My theory is that "Gerald" is not a ghoul a bit too close to becoming feral, but a very dangerous genius. Lemme go over a few things to back this up, along with some of my own perspective;

To begin, Gerald is the only one of his group that appears to be "going feral", and yet he and his companions seem to have taken the same amount of radiation damage. While his companions don't speak, they way they act definitely does not show them to be going feral like "Gerald". In fact, while he's all over the place and twitchy, the others are static and in line, almost as if afraid of him, and not just because of the constant threat of death. Why would this be the case if their minds are deteriorating at the same rate due to the radiation?

Also, something small, it took "Gerald" a very long time to actually say what his name was. A good few seconds at least, and even then he had to confirm to himself that he was, indeed, "Gerald". Very odd, but not too bad right now.

Also, isn't it very, very suspicious that "Gerald"'s story is strickingly similar to Adam's. The chances of this being the case are next to none, which leads me to believe it's a device to keep Adam on his side. Another suspicion is the fact that "Gerald" was so open with Adam about his past, especially since he had just met him about 10 minutes ago.

Another thing about "Gerald"'s mind, the scene at the crossroads. As we could clearly see, "Gerald" seemingly was ignoring the questions being asked of him by the others as to why he was so intent on making Adam go with him. "Gerald" just went from person to person and ignored them as much as possible, however while doing this he did make one mistake which lead to my suspicions about him. He remembered Adam's name. In his attempt to keep the questions away while still keeping up appearences, he slipped up.

One of the biggest things I must mention here is "The Trap";

1) This hole is 10 blocks wide and 6 blocks deep, about the size of a charged creeper explosion. This must have been very well hidden in order for the explosion to be this big and still get Adam by surprise. Even the others in the group have stated that Adam is the strongest and best fighter out of them all. Plus he was wearing T-51 Power Armour! Adam's been alive for 200+ years, so he has a lot of experience with combat and how to survive in the Wasteland. Plus, aside from Sky, Max, Ross, The Gatekeeper, Kacey Jones and the Yellow Snakes, anyone Adam has been faced with, human or not, he could take them. To suddenly be able to be taken down by someone whose very outmatched to him is terrifying.



2) There are a lot of bloodstains in a multitude of different areas. This is also a considerably large amount of blood that is apparently "still fresh". Meaning that "Gerald" and the others must have been swift with taking away a most likely passed out Adam and leaving the note, while also covering their tracks decently AND fully raiding two houses before Cory came rushing to the scene from the gunshots.

Along with the Trap itself, the letter sent off many alarms. If "Gerald" was really going feral, why is his grammar and writing legible? Surely someone with such a scattered mind as his would have at least scrathy and messy handwriting, let alone good knowledge on grammar and punctuation. Also, the different name "Toby." is what I think is to be his real name.

Here's what I think happened;

Toby knew where Cory's group were since they entered the Radiated Zone, and followed their tracks until they had them cornered. Once confonted, Toby swiftly put his plan into action, acting as if he were nothing more than an annoyance, and someone who would be of no threat. Quickly realising that one was a ghoul, Toby used this to his advantage and quickly got onto Adams good side, answering all his questions with answers he'd want and trying to be as relatable as possible. Adam convinced Cory and the others that he was an important asset to their plan and had Cory and the others keep Toby alive. Once Cory and his teammates had their team meeting, Toby's was to further his own plan, having one member agree to be killed for it, as there are many more at their base. The plan goes through, the outcome was as expected and they continue on. At the crossroads, it takes a lot to convince the others to let Adam go with him as it wouldn't matter either way. However, it works, and now with a fully trusting ghoul in Power Armour and a lot of weapons, they lead Adam into the trap where some other members are hiding to help, setting off the bomb and leaving Adam knocked out cold. They take off his armour, remove his weapons and suit themselves up, leaving a message for Cory to find.

I have not had time to re-watch the episodes, but this is from purely memory and I'm not half bad at remembering. What I think happened is also from imagination as well as theorising, but I hope I did a good enough job of not sucking. So, what do you think? Am I alone in my suspicions? 