I've considered making a post kinda like this for quite awhile now. But my message that I would be conveying would be different. Your message seems to be motivational, whereas the message I've wanted to convey is actually more of a "thank you". I really don't have the energy or motivation to make a full post, but I figure it's time for me to say my piece. I'll try to keep this more on the brief side as this is just a comment on another's post. I don't think I've ever mentioned any of this to this community, but here it is. I have been struggling with severe depression, extreme anxiety, and the worst of many more than I will mention, a severe case of PTSD. I was what most would have considered "too far gone". I was having several flashbacks on a daily basis. The damage and pain I've caused to those around me still bothers me everyday. I was sent to a "program/residential" in Utah. I was there for a bit short of ten months. The only thing that managed to keep me going on a daily basis was music. I was always, and I do mean ALWAYS, listening to music. My therapist even made exceptions in the program to ensure that I could keep listening to music throughout the day. The emotions and deep meanings that can be conveyed through music are widely overlooked. Anyway, over time I became more stable and the flashbacks stopped coming. It was a slow and painful process, but I can't stand the thought of where I might be today if I hadn't gone through it. When I got back, I knew that I had to keep myself occupied or I would risk falling back into my old ways and depression. So, I found a story and a community that I could immerse myself in. That was what brought me out of my days of lurking this site. I had been lurking around here since around BO2 times, but didn't make an account and start posting until I got back from residential. This community gave me something to do on a daily basis. It gave me a place where I felt that I was contributing and I felt like I belonged. Being a part of this community has helped me with my depression and helped me learn to socialize. This community has helped me to a degree that I cannot express with words. I am truly thankful for this site, the people running it, and the community that drives it. I'm not sure if I'd be here without it. Well, that's enough for me to say here. I'll probably start posting again at some point, but for now I'm mostly just lurking. Thank you, und goodbye.

Am I the only one who really wants it to scream like when they end up in fire in-game?

I would like to request 2 medals: Samuel (round 100 solo): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7J7A5Hd5wS3cWJfWUdGRlhwSTg Survivor Rank 5 (10,000 rounds survived): https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7J7A5Hd5wS3Sk92T0t0U2ZEZmM

Ever since The Giant, Richthofen has consistently said "Embrace your fate, begin anew!"

That was actually a big part of what inspired me to make the theory.

It is possible that the Aether is a higher dimension than the 4th. However, the 4th dimension is the one that introduces the variable of time so it doesn't really need to be higher.

This is more of an update of an update, but nonetheless a significant update to the theory.

I updated this theory to be up-to-date and also added my interpretation of the Dark Aether regarding positive and negative dimensions.

To rant or not to rant, that is the question...

Hi, welcome to the forum! And just FYI, PS stands for "Post Scriptum" or Post Script/After having Written. So, it would be PPS (Post Post Script) and not PSS (Post Script Script). (And yes, I may be a tad OCD)

Although it isn't absolutely solid evidence there are some connections we can draw. "The numbers Mason, what do they mean?" We see the numbers coming out of the gateway/doorway on the loading screen as well as in the "Five" teleporters. I'm not sure if anyone else has quite pieced this together yet, but the Keeper language is made up of numbers and punctuation. Also, the Keepers, as well as a select few of their artifacts, have these symbols (primarily consisting of numbers) floating around them as some sort of aura. Now it is seeming quite possible that the scientists in "Five" were trying to recreate some of the technologies of the Keepers. But where did they learn of all this? Operation Paperclip. Where might the Germans, namely Group 935, have found remnants of this specific technology? Quite possibly Nacht der Untoten. That is one possible explanation for why there are signs all over Nacht saying that it is a restricted area. Obviously, a lot of this is conjecture and theory, but it does make sense and tie up some loose ends.

Yes, I am aware of that. However, the whole thing is one big mess to try to figure out. Note that Monty says that the Keepers and the Original 4 "always were". He also says that a some, if not all of the Keepers were once humans. It was an "Order" as opposed to a race. And talking about "Creation" and all that jazz is even worse. The most likely option is that the universes were created by at least two sentient entities of the Aether. The two that we know of are Monty and the Shadowman. Now going back to Monty's line in the ending cutscene for Revelations: "I suppose I could create some little corner of history, somewhere I can dump some of the other sh*t I left over". He dumped some of the remnants of the Apothicon menace along with the Origins characters there. The first "Great War" was fought inside creation, and fought by human Keepers and human corrupted Keepers. After this war, the Keepers ascended to the Aether and became the Keepers that we know today. On the flip side, the Apothicons were banished to the Dark Aether, and became the Lovecraftian monstrosities that we know. With all of this in mind, it is hard to call that second battle another "Great War". The Great War was quite possibly so massive that it spanned several different universes, and I'm not talking about the fragmented universe. This "Great Battle" was most likely just one of the fragments of the universe that was attacked by the Apothicons after they were released in Origins. A couple things I'll clarify: *There were several universes, even before the universe that we know split. A couple quick pieces of evidence for this, the Keepers ascended to become the wards of "all universes", and Monty talks about how he tried to help out this universe "even when they were just a small problem in the distant corner of existence". *When a universe splits, it doesn't just split the present and future. It also splits the past, effectively duplicating it. *The "Great Battle" took place in one of the histories of a fragmented universe, and apart from that particular fragment, appears to carry little to no weight. *The "Great War", on the other hand, carries a massive amount of weight. This is the one I was talking about.

115 was first introduced to the universe pre-Great Battle. Over time, it seems to erode and loose its shape and coloring, becoming the 115 that we saw in the older games. The 115 was already there, just waiting to be discovered. And as for the Vril-ya, they did clarify it. Just not in a very straightforward way. In Der Eisendrache, we use the Vril Generator/Golden Rod to summon an incorporeal Keeper. In a cipher in Gorod Krovi, it is stated that the Keepers created (or at the very least placed) the M.P.D.(s) in the universes. It was a well known fact that the M.P.D. was created by the "Vril", so there is the clarification.

The Order of Events, a.k.a. "The Brackets" There has been a lot of debate over what the exact order of events is in the Zombies omniverse. However, I think it is finally time that this be laid to rest. In Gorod Krovi and Revelations, we have gotten a barrage of information, primarily from Doctor Monty. First, I will lay out what appear to be the cannon order of events, then I will elaborate on each part. Outline: *Primis fights in a/the "Great Battle". *Group 935 accidentally starts fracturing/splitting the universe via using teleporters for time travel. *Events of Origins take place, allowing the Apothicons to start manipulating the universe, and forcing Monty to "step in". *Events of Nacht der Untoten - Buried (yes, including Mob of the Dead) take place across the fragmented universe. *Events of The Giant - Revelations take place. *Monty sends the Origins characters back to the "Great War", now knowing that they are, in fact, Primis. Now to break down each part with the evidence and more specifics: The Great War: We still don't know too much about this. We know that Primis, the Wolf King, Pablo Marinus, Margwas, Zombies, Dragons, and Nethoth (Parasites) were in fact present. Group 935 and the teleporters: For the evidence for this, I'm going to list a bunch of quotes. "The minute you people teleported for the first time, you changed the rules." "What was it again? Oh, yes, when Group 935 came along." "Bloody teleporters." -Doctor Monty in Revelations "...with the split universe, multiverses, (the) gang traveling around (with) the use of teleporters, and so forth. All these aspects are shaping the maps and shaping the worlds. You can't really think of it in a contiguous way..." -Jason Blundell "Origins first, Revelations last, and all the rest in the middle": Now this one was really sneaky. Treyarch knew there was a lot of confusion about this in the community, so they wanted to give an answer. But, we know how Treyarch likes to do things. The most ambiguous and vague way possible. So, here's the quote: "By the way, I spell rumor with a U. After the O, before the R. That's a nice little... Easter Egg. In fact, it's everything." -Doctor Monty in Revelations Although it isn't irrefutable in any way, this is really the only interpretation of this that I can think of. Completing the cycle/Primis: This is an example of a non-paradoxical time loop. Monty knew that there was Primis, but had no idea how they got there. Their existence had no reason to be, but it was. Then when he started rambling, he realized that he was the reason that Primis existed. This is how "that all works out perfectly".

Thanks to Revelations, we have gotten a clear timeline of events with the "brackets". I am currently working on a full post about this, but here is a quick outline of the timeline: