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Hey guys, Bawss Jesse here with a theory that my colleagues and I have been developing for the past six months: Baam is, in fact, his own son.
First, we need to acknowledge a couple of key assumptions. The first, supported by SIU's acknowledgement of Fullmetal Alchemist as a major influence of Tower of God, is that All is One and One is All. That means that Baam is Baam.
Second, we need to acknowledge the ability of time travel, which has shown to be possible through the transfer of data which allowed Baam and friends to encounter the past forms of Zahard and his cronies in the form of data. We'll come back to this.
Third, we must remember that Shinsoo is capable of cosmetic enhancement, and reversing the aging process is only one way of demonstrating this. The year is 2019, and in these modern times, Shinsoo is more than capable of altering sex or gender.
Now, onto the real meat. Tower of God has always been filled with religious references to Christianity, and many astute readers have noticed Baam's parallels to Jesus. And for the even more astute, they would notice that there are three main characters: Baam, Rak, and Khun. A "holy trinity" of sorts. There's also the princess trinity of Yuri, Garam, and Maschenny. But what if the first is a red herring? You see, the thing about the holy trinity is that all are, ultimately, different parts of the same entity. Rak and Khun are simply companions, but Baam, as Jesus, is just a bigger part of a whole. In fact, Baam is just a part of Baam. And Baam.
Baam is his own holy trinity.
The classic holy trinity consists of the father, the son, and the holy spirit. My own father is very religious, so I know this well. Of course, as a man who lived in a cave before entering the tower (as Jesus had lived in a cave for a little bit after his resurrection), Baam is the son. But then, what of the father? And the holy spirit? Well that's obvious. They're Baam and Baam.
The father is where the time travel comes into play. A very wise user before me once theorized that Baam is, in fact, Enryu. That user was truly his own Jesus. We hated him because he was right... but the other way around. Baam isn't Enryu. Enryu is Baam. Truly, he was the Baam before Baam. The same way the Hidden Floor preserves the data of those that came before, so too does the tower preserve its own data in the form of Shinsoo. Baam climbed in the past long, long ago, before even Zahard. He was the first to fully ascend the tower, collecting all of the thorn pieces, and at its top, became an Axis as many of us predicted. As an Axis, Baam gained control over a set amount of space with complete control of the reality inside. Being inside the space himself, he first dyed his hair red for style. Second, he changed his name to commemorate his ascension. Third, he waited. For thousands of years. Because there is one thing absolute control of reality can't give you. And that's true love.
Enter Zahard and the Eleven Great Warriors. It was at their entrance that Enryu saw their companionship and camaraderie. And he was instantly reminded of his own climb up the tower. He longed for his own companions, who had died long ago. And he sought to give himself the experience once again. Using his axis powers once more, he did the only thing that he could: Create an avatar of himself to experience the journey of an irregular all over again. And that avatar's name?
Arlene Grace.
As Arlene climbs up the tower, the axis Baam reminisces and experiences true happiness through his connection to the other irregulars. And as he lives vicariously through her, he learns to love his creation. He falls in love with Arlene, but knows an Axis loving a mere human is akin to Urek Mazino loving Sunwoo Nare. So he continues to watch as she bonds with two potential candidates for true love: Zahard and V. Ultimately, his avatar chooses V, but this presents a problem: V is impotent. Using his greatest, most notable power for the final time, Enryu creates life. An immaculate conception akin to the biblical impregnation of Mary. Except instead of Mary, it's himself.
And this brings us full circle: Baam is born. The Baam we know and love acknowledge as the protagonist. The story of the Tower goes on as usual, but soon the tower falls into civil war and breaks the mind of Arlene by killing the baby Baam. One of his avatars broken and another physically dead, Enryu goes into a rampage and creates the floor of death. But he will have his revenge. Both his ultimate form, and his beloved Arlene. Leaving his ultimate power and exiting the Tower for good to witness his plan come to fruition, he leaves the thorn for his avatar to collect. And ages later, Baam awakens in his cave and climbs the tower for reasons he does not yet know.
It's a newer less MCU take on the Baam = Enryu theory
First, we need to acknowledge a couple of key assumptions. The first, supported by SIU's acknowledgement of Fullmetal Alchemist as a major influence of Tower of God, is that All is One and One is All. That means that Baam is Baam.
Second, we need to acknowledge the ability of time travel, which has shown to be possible through the transfer of data which allowed Baam and friends to encounter the past forms of Zahard and his cronies in the form of data. We'll come back to this.
Third, we must remember that Shinsoo is capable of cosmetic enhancement, and reversing the aging process is only one way of demonstrating this. The year is 2019, and in these modern times, Shinsoo is more than capable of altering sex or gender.
Now, onto the real meat. Tower of God has always been filled with religious references to Christianity, and many astute readers have noticed Baam's parallels to Jesus. And for the even more astute, they would notice that there are three main characters: Baam, Rak, and Khun. A "holy trinity" of sorts. There's also the princess trinity of Yuri, Garam, and Maschenny. But what if the first is a red herring? You see, the thing about the holy trinity is that all are, ultimately, different parts of the same entity. Rak and Khun are simply companions, but Baam, as Jesus, is just a bigger part of a whole. In fact, Baam is just a part of Baam. And Baam.
Baam is his own holy trinity.
The classic holy trinity consists of the father, the son, and the holy spirit. My own father is very religious, so I know this well. Of course, as a man who lived in a cave before entering the tower (as Jesus had lived in a cave for a little bit after his resurrection), Baam is the son. But then, what of the father? And the holy spirit? Well that's obvious. They're Baam and Baam.
The father is where the time travel comes into play. A very wise user before me once theorized that Baam is, in fact, Enryu. That user was truly his own Jesus. We hated him because he was right... but the other way around. Baam isn't Enryu. Enryu is Baam. Truly, he was the Baam before Baam. The same way the Hidden Floor preserves the data of those that came before, so too does the tower preserve its own data in the form of Shinsoo. Baam climbed in the past long, long ago, before even Zahard. He was the first to fully ascend the tower, collecting all of the thorn pieces, and at its top, became an Axis as many of us predicted. As an Axis, Baam gained control over a set amount of space with complete control of the reality inside. Being inside the space himself, he first dyed his hair red for style. Second, he changed his name to commemorate his ascension. Third, he waited. For thousands of years. Because there is one thing absolute control of reality can't give you. And that's true love.
Enter Zahard and the Eleven Great Warriors. It was at their entrance that Enryu saw their companionship and camaraderie. And he was instantly reminded of his own climb up the tower. He longed for his own companions, who had died long ago. And he sought to give himself the experience once again. Using his axis powers once more, he did the only thing that he could: Create an avatar of himself to experience the journey of an irregular all over again. And that avatar's name?
Arlene Grace.
As Arlene climbs up the tower, the axis Baam reminisces and experiences true happiness through his connection to the other irregulars. And as he lives vicariously through her, he learns to love his creation. He falls in love with Arlene, but knows an Axis loving a mere human is akin to Urek Mazino loving Sunwoo Nare. So he continues to watch as she bonds with two potential candidates for true love: Zahard and V. Ultimately, his avatar chooses V, but this presents a problem: V is impotent. Using his greatest, most notable power for the final time, Enryu creates life. An immaculate conception akin to the biblical impregnation of Mary. Except instead of Mary, it's himself.
And this brings us full circle: Baam is born. The Baam we know and love acknowledge as the protagonist. The story of the Tower goes on as usual, but soon the tower falls into civil war and breaks the mind of Arlene by killing the baby Baam. One of his avatars broken and another physically dead, Enryu goes into a rampage and creates the floor of death. But he will have his revenge. Both his ultimate form, and his beloved Arlene. Leaving his ultimate power and exiting the Tower for good to witness his plan come to fruition, he leaves the thorn for his avatar to collect. And ages later, Baam awakens in his cave and climbs the tower for reasons he does not yet know.
It's a newer less MCU take on the Baam = Enryu theory
