Unanswered Questions

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


[h="2"]How did the outbreak start?[/h]
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]How do the zombies decide between turning a human or using them as food?[/h]
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]Who tipped off the Mallers with the radio (aka: Who is The Rat?)[/h]
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[*][[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.
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[h="2"]Who shot [[Pippin]] and the radio? And are they the same person as The Rat?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]What is the deal with [[the one with markings]]?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]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 [noparse]Bill[/noparse] 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
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[h="2"]Why doesn't Pegs want to use a gun?[/h]
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[*]Michael says something may have happened with guns in her past, but this is speculation.
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[h="2"]Where did the different types of zombie come from?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]Why does [[Scratch]] recognize [[Angel]]?[/h]
Clues:
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[*][[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]]
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[h="2"]Why did [[Riley]] go on the mission to the pumping station and to follow the trackers?[/h]
Clues:
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[*][[Riley]] writes in her journal that she was kicking herself for volunteering, but deep down she knew why she did. (Chapter 8)
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[h="2"]What happened to [[Michael]] at the pumping station?[/h]
Clues:
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[*][[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)
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[h="2"]How did Skittles survive without being captured by the zombies?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]Knew about [[The One with Markings]]
[*]Stayed away from [[the Arena]]
[*]He kept out of the way and out of sight almost all the time
[*]Says he hid from a [wiki="Runners"]runner[/wiki] in a trash can
[*]Hides from a [wiki="Big Ones"]big one[/wiki] in a watertower with Angel and Kalani
[*]Got M.R.E's from the [[Army Reserve Center]]
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[h="2"]What exactly happened in the Arena?[/h]
Clues:
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[*][[The One with Markings]] calls other zombies in.
[*][[Samantha]] says they "like to play rather than eat right away"
[*][[Samantha]] is confirmed to be dead
[*][[Samantha]] says they "cycle through them", but [[Kalani]] isn't taken when it is his turn.
[*]In Datu's state of shock, he says "It's a trap".
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[h="2"]Where is the other tower located?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]Presumed to be in Southern L.A. since Sean carried Hope to the Colony.
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[h="2"]Were there survivors living on the Yacht?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]There was a boat-hook onboard, which could mean there was a smaller boat in tow.
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Clues:
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[*]Could be something to do with the [[little ones]] on the roof
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[h="2"]Who is Randy and how does Michael know him?[/h]
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]Is [[Marcus]] dead?[/h]
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[*][[Victor]] assumes that he is after the guardians return to their posts.
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[h="2"]Why is [[Lizzy]] sick?[/h]
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]Why does [[Scratch]] want to keep [[Lizzy]] alive?[/h]
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[*][[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.
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[h="2"]Who does [[Scratch]] mean when she says "we still have her"?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]In Chapter 20-3 [[Tardust]] asks "what about the other one" to which she replies "we still have her"?
[*]Could be reference to Hannah who is someone that Kalani knew.
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[h="2"]Where did the Durai go with the rest of the Mallers?[/h]
Clues:
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[*][[Tardust]] says that the Durai went south
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[h="2"]How did the Jolly Green Giant get shot?[/h]

[h="2"]How does [[Victor]] know about the zombies smelling them, when Tanya says the colony doesn't know about sweat?[/h]

[h="2"]Why does [[Ground Zero]] make people feel sick?[/h]

[h="2"]Who did [[Scratch]], [[Tardust]] and [[Bricks]] find after the credits in chapter 24?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]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.
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[h="2"]Who/What did [[Scratch]] find that she was looking for?[/h]
Clues:
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[*]Could be [[Angel]] because of uncertain history between the two.