Chapter 20 Part 3 Discussion

[Onslaught]

see heres the other thing, the one theory i hate more than the mallers and the colony joining forces is the idea that durai somehow died. that seems so ridiculous. Durai was introduced as this extremely powerful, highly dangerous, very capable character. He was the omnious leader of the mallers, a man who whipped hundreds of hardened criminals, rapists and killers into his own personal army then used them to brutally survive in the post apocalyptic world. This guy is a swiss army knife of the darkside. We know nothing about him, but he's apparently capable of almost anything. so basically kc introduced this really cool, dark, mysterious badass villain/big boss character. Obviously some serious thought went into how this character would be recieved and the reputation surrounding this character, and he has a hell of a reputation, the mallers shake in fear at the mere mention of his name. that takes time and effort to build that kind of a mythology surrounding this character. I guarantee you Durai is not dead. That is not the type of person who would have just died behind the scenes because some zombies showed up. consider durai the supersoldier human version of Ink, its too big a stretch to assume he was killed off camera. what evidence is there that he's not alive any more? people report to scratch? the mallers have grown in size and number (see above posts) they arent a small group like the tower, there are hundreds of them, durai needs a second in command to manage day to day activities and smaller problems like some stranger being taken prisoner by some low level goons. he's got bigger better things to plan. Basically durai isnt dead, i'll bet any of you, anything that he isnt. I'm not syaing he wont die, im just saying he has not been killed off camera because thats lame and stupid, and a total waste of a really cool character.

But there is a small chance, even if it is one out of a million there is a chance. Now I'm not saying he was killed by zombies, I'm saying he was killed by whoever shot at the mallers first, once the tower people told them to stop shooting, they found out they were the ones shooting. Scratch then responded by saying, that was a big mistake. Now why else would she take the radio from Durai. Durai would have kept it and told them that they were going to attack or something of that sort. Whats next, are you going to say Marcus is still alive? He was a big character, he was someone everybody obeyed and most at the colony feared him. Are you saying he wasn't killed? Because I can guarantee you that Marcus is dead. Both cases are similar and they could both be dead or alive, but, both have reasonable doubt. And I agree with you, it would be lame and stupid for Durai to be killed off behind the scenes but look at Marcus. He was killed off away from the camera and he seemed like a major player.

[Ra1th]

But there is a small chance, even if it is one out of a million there is a chance. Now I'm not saying he was killed by zombies, I'm saying he was killed by whoever shot at the mallers first, once the tower people told them to stop shooting, they found out they were the ones shooting. Scratch then responded by saying, that was a big mistake. Now why else would she take the radio from Durai. Durai would have kept it and told them that they were going to attack or something of that sort. Whats next, are you going to say Marcus is still alive? He was a big character, he was someone everybody obeyed and most at the colony feared him. Are you saying he wasn't killed? Because I can guarantee you that Marcus is dead. Both cases are similar and they could both be dead or alive, but, both have reasonable doubt. And I agree with you, it would be lame and stupid for Durai to be killed off behind the scenes but look at Marcus. He was killed off away from the camera and he seemed like a major player.

Sure, there is a 1 in a million shot he died, and your evidence and argument is solid. There's really no more evidence left to analyze, so it kinda just leaves us to wait and see. Personally, I think we'll be hearing from Durai again very soon, if not... well then that sucks I liked Durai

[ObamaCat]

But there is a small chance, even if it is one out of a million there is a chance. Now I'm not saying he was killed by zombies, I'm saying he was killed by whoever shot at the mallers first, once the tower people told them to stop shooting, they found out they were the ones shooting. Scratch then responded by saying, that was a big mistake. Now why else would she take the radio from Durai. Durai would have kept it and told them that they were going to attack or something of that sort. Whats next, are you going to say Marcus is still alive? He was a big character, he was someone everybody obeyed and most at the colony feared him. Are you saying he wasn't killed? Because I can guarantee you that Marcus is dead. Both cases are similar and they could both be dead or alive, but, both have reasonable doubt. And I agree with you, it would be lame and stupid for Durai to be killed off behind the scenes but look at Marcus. He was killed off away from the camera and he seemed like a major player.

Until I see Marcus's body, I won't believe he's dead. Until we have legitimate proof that Marcus is dead, there is still reason to believe he's still alive. Same goes for Durai. I'm inclined to believe that one is dead and the other is alive. But maybe that's just me.

[Zombiehead]

Also remember something else: Lizzy is from L.A. There is the slight possibility that where they are is somewhere she knows from before the outbreak. What could cause such a reaction? I don't have any good guesses at the moment. But I'll throw a log on the fire anyway: LAX. If she sees an airport, she might assume the worst which is she's being flown somewhere by the Mallers and then she'll really be screwed.

A plane would make sense but that's kind of obvious. We have to think KC style. What about a large sea-worthy vessel? A frieghter or something massive they could put the fuel trucks on along with any other vehicle they have? Something they can land anywhere on the coast and raid the area for supplies. I don't know how boats work. Just throwing it out there.

[Eviebae]

What about a large sea-worthy vessel?

Like these? http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=1117

[HardKor]

Like these? http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=1117

LOL that would be awesome...Pirate Mallers!. I can just here Scratch shouting "Avast!"
I do like the idea of them moving to a ship though. A big tanker or freight ship they could move just off the coast would be pretty easy to defend and make a lot of sense.

[Zombiehead]

Like these? http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=1117

Okay, so my terminology sucks.

But something like this. Or bigger than this. I don't know how well you can live on one of these. Even better.

[Luna Guardian]

Someone's probably said this already, but:

Am I the only one who thought that the Mallers had moved back to the prison or perhaps another tower? 'Cause let's be honest, they probably aren't complete idiots and a mall is a pretty bad defencive place, be it against humans or the undead.

[VeritableHero]

What about a large sea-worthy vessel?

Why did this make me think of Waterworld?

... Scratch then responded by saying, that was a big mistake. Now why else would she take the radio from Durai. Durai would have kept it and told them that they were going to attack or something of that sort.

I completely disagree with you. Durai is a smart man and a leader. If bullets start flying, why would he stay out in the open? I've always pictured this scene as Scratch holding the radio, Durai talking. Bullets are fired, Durai ducks for cover and drops the handset. He's too cool and calculated to respond at that point. The only choice is obvious. Scratch is a "last word" type of person and is still holding the radio and tells the tower it was a big mistake. The mistake was not killing Durai; it was starting a fight with crazy people.

Personally, I think we'll be hearing from Durai again very soon, if not...

I agree. I think we'll see him in this new chapter at the end of the month.