Unanswered Questions

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Various Questions that have come up in the series, and still don't have an answer. Please keep them in chronological order.


How did the outbreak start?
Clues:
  • Could happen in rings around certain areas in cities.
  • Happened in islands like hawaii where they differed from the zombies at the tower.
  • Couldn't have been random as it happened in several different areas all at the same time.
  • The area around Inglewood is known as "Ground Zero" and is thought to be where the outbreak originated.


How do the zombies decide between turning a human or using them as food?
Clues:
  • At a store during the first supply run, half of the bodies were human while the other half were infected.
  • A pile of infected bodies were kept outside of the arena.
  • Inside the arena there was a pile of human remains used as food.


Why doesn't Pegs want to use a gun?
  • Michael says something may have happened with guns in her past, but this is speculation.


Where did the different types of zombie come from?
Clues:
  • One of the little ones had a tattoo of the number 5 on its hand (Chapter 21)
  • Several characters say that they don't seem like the different types were ever human
  • In 23-3 Kalani and Riley go through Cain Mental Hospital, and there is lots of blood and fingernails on the floor, and a machine that may be used for tattoos.


What is the deal with the one with markings?
Clues:
  • This zombie has been seen at 2 convoy ambush sites, the tower twice, the arena, presumably the other tower and the hospital. It is likely but not certain that all these appearances are the same zombie.
  • It can talk (Chapter 11)
  • It can input numbers into a keypad after a few attempts.
  • It can run very quickly
  • It understands the danger of weapons
  • It can catch arrows
  • It is covered in tattoos and that makes it possible that it could be Bill Roberts aka "Ink", who was transported to a mental hospital after his trial, as is mentioned in Chapter 2-3
  • It seemed to know that Riley was about to shoot at it with the arrow, yet did nothing to try and get them once the shot had been fired


Why does Scratch recognize Angel?
Clues:
  • Angel wanted to simply kill her and Latch when they first arrived at the Tower.
  • Angel knows how to hotwire cars, but hasn't stated why.
  • Scratch uses military language in Chapter 21


Why did Riley go on the mission to the pumping station and to follow the trackers?
Clues:
  • Riley writes in her journal that she was kicking herself for volunteering, but deep down she knew why she did. (Chapter 8)


What happened to Michael at the pumping station?
Clues:
  • Michael always avoids answering that question which implies he is trying to hide something.
  • Michael says his arm was "crushed in a doorway" (chapter 18, part 2)


How did Skittles survive without being captured by the zombies?
Clues:

What exactly happened in the Arena?
Clues:

Who tipped off the Mallers with the radio?
Clues:
  • Kelly tried to organize the first mutiny
  • People were in talks about somebody else taking over
  • Shots were fired from a 3rd floor window, which ended negotitaions between the tower and the mallers.
  • Bill stole supplies from Riley's Shop and Burt's Gun Store
  • Bill had a rather eerie moment when the Mallers showed up. He said that the party didn't have to stop just because the lights were out and then laughed a rather creepy laugh
  • Bill shouted an invite (when possibly drunk) from a window for the Mallers to join the party
  • Although Michael and Burt defended Bill for "fighting alongside them 'til the bitter end", Bill never actually fired a shot against the Mallers. He was killed in a pipe bomb explosion shortly after coming down with his shotgun
  • Bill's last words were "I'm sorry"
  • Scratch says in conversation with Tardust that there is someone already there, but they haven't responded for a while.
  • After Chapter 24, it seems likely that Kalani could have been the rat, because the mallers may have had someone he knew hostage, and he kept his journal hidden.


Where is the other tower located?

Were there survivors living on the Yacht?
Clues:
  • There was a boathook onboard, which could mean there was a smaller boat in tow.


Why was the big one at the Army Reserve Center dying?

What was the slime on the crate of M.R.E's?
Clues:
  • Could be something to do with the little ones on the roof


Who is Randy and how does Michael know him?
  • In Chapter 19 - 1 Hope says that Michael had been talking in his sleep about someone called Randy.
  • In Chapter 23 - 1 Michael encounters Randy who has been turned and tried to take Tanya alive.


Is Marcus dead?
Clues:
  • Victor assumes that he is after the guardians return to their posts.


Why do the Mallers need Slaves?

Why is Lizzy sick?
  • There is a theory that she could be pregnant, and is having morning sickness.
  • May or may not be Saul's child, could have gotten pregnant before the outbreak.


Why does Scratch want to keep Lizzy alive?
  • Scratch changes her mind as soon as she finds out that Lizzy is sick.
  • She is used as a bargaining chip for Pegs, but there could be more to this.


Who does Scratch mean when she says "we still have her"?
Clues:
  • In Chapter 20-3 Tardust asks "what about the other one" to which she replies "we still have her"?
  • Could be reference to Hanna/Hannah who is someone that Kalani knew, who was killed in chapter 24.


Where did the mallers go?
Clues:

How did the Jolly Green Giant get shot?

Who shot Pippin and the radio?
Clues:
  • A silenced weapon was used, a silenced pistol seemed to be missing from Burt's bag.
  • Pippin is revealed to be a rat, so the shooter is possibly the rat, who has changed sides and is now wanting to protect the tower.


How does Victor know about the zombies smelling them, when Tanya says the colony doesn't know about sweat?

Why does Ground Zero make people feel sick?

Who did Scratch, Tardust and Bricks find after the credits in chapter 24?
Clues:
  • They say they found a man who is badly injured yet still breathing.
  • Scratch tells them to put him with the 'Old Man' and that she has found what she was looking for.


Who/What did Scratch find that she was looking for?
Clues:
  • Could be Angel because of uncertain history between the two.
  • Can't be Kalani's journals, those are in Hope's backpack.




For a detailed discussion on the traitor see the blog: Tower-gate


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