The Symbols

[category]Zombies[/category]

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The use of alchemical, religious and Chinese symbols has been found in Ink’s multitude of tattoos and other areas of the show. These were first seen in the cover art for Chapter 27 and their possible significance to the overall plot was initially discussed by Red Shirt in the zombie theories.

The symbols play a large role in Chapter 42-3 when Carl, Puck, Muldoon and Robbins investigate the prison. They find a wing in solitary with doors labeled with various symbols. These symbols are described verbatim as:

1. A three-lines rainbow with a five-lined fan beneath it
2. A fish on fire
3. Snake
4. Bird foot
5. Cross with a triangle
6. Egyptian eye

During the discussion of Chapter 42-3 Kc provided a full face picture of Ink. With help from Footbutt and FunkyDung this picture was lightened up enough to make out many of the symbols on Ink’s face. Some of the symbols found on Ink’s face match those found in the cover art for Chapter 27 and the symbols described in Chapter 42-3.

Kc mentioned that the “fish on fire” symbol cannot be seen in either of the available pictures. One other picture does exist in the cover art for Chapter 11. Unfortunately, this picture does not provide enough detail to be able to make out any specific symbols on the back of Ink’s head.

Here is a map of the symbols found in the picture of Ink’s face and those in the cover art of Chapter 27: [ATTACH=CONFIG]2959[/ATTACH]
A starting point for the description and possible meanings of the symbols is here: [ATTACH=CONFIG]2960[/ATTACH]