Cross Marian Dead or Alive

[moonlight_sonata]

I don't think Cross is dead. People are saying that he is because Tim couldn't find him, but on pg 11 on Ch 168 it says Cross was 'doing something to his golem', so he might have fixed Tim so that he couldn't be found. And it really never says Cross was dead...it just says 'they' never saw him again. But whos they? The exorcists? Or everybody? It really sounds to me like Cross just faked his own death and is hiding somewhere. Its something he would do, you gotta admit.
However, dead or not, from the way she put it, I seriously doubt that Katsura is going to bring Cross back in the series.

[altima7]

die or not......

hard to tell, but he can't die! because he has 2 innocence, the innocence he own tell that he is no longer the owner but grave of maria still a mystery, who is maria??? his bride or sister, allen told he use a spell to maria and use her innocence as him, maybe he has more power, other than his innocence..................

[Zuzi]

He is the type of exorcist to fake his own dead and hide somewhere while Allen and the others are fighting...hhh...I'm sure he is alive..he did something to the poor Timcampy...
It were cool if the Earl has something to do with it...like he is being held captive..or he went over to the Earls side..but I don't think that's going to happen..

[NoahOfWitches]

I dont think Cross is death, + he couldnt fell out of the window, when the guard looked inside, he saw Cross leaning against the pillar, so he couldnt have fell, and Tim being unable to find him is not a reason to ensure his death, because Tim could locate his blood at the window.

oh and I think he also gave Tim something, so he couldnt trace him outside .. distance, thats why he keep coming to the blood.

[Manda]

I think he's faked his own death so he can go and help from the shadows where the Millennium Earl can't get him and where he can search for the heart without anyone a) getting in his way, b) picking up on where he's searching, c) the millennium earl finding an information leak (maybe allen? maybe someone else he cares for?) and thus finding the heart before he can get to it.

So, i don't think he's dead. Could be wrong, but I don't think so, and certainly hope not. Cross is so cool!!!

Oh yes, most definately. This is my theory, and one that fits most asuredly. Cross was never hiding from the BRO, even tho it openly appeared that way. I believe this was a very elaborate rouse, as well as his other bad habbits. I believe Cross had no other diciples because he was chosen to hunt down and find Allen because they knew more then they were letting on. Like any human government, I believe the BRO is very tricky, and very secretive. The last few chapters surrounding Kanda backs up this assumption. Cross isn't dead, no way in hell!

I believe that quite possibly, Cross's death was an elaborate hoax by enacted by the Vatican itself. Cross has been their darkest ally, they're most efficient information source. I believehe has been following orders all the while, yet noone in the BRO is knowledgable of this. Think of the timing of this incident, the way he handled the past situations, the way he always disapeared. What about the fact that he didn't have any diciples accept Allen who has some very special traits about him? Cross is much more then he is made out to be. What about the turning of Akuma? Hmm? He can control them, and turn them to the side of good. Seems odd only he has so far been able to do this. Right down to the fact that he is rarely in uniform, and that he he has been allowed to hold a corpse captive so that he may use the innocence. If so, that proves right there that there is a way to maintain sync between a body and its innocence without the user's soul. That must also mean that there is a way to remove sync with an innocence and its partner. Afterall, he was an equipment type user. This connection would be easier to break I believe. If there is a way to artificially create a connection, then there is most definately a way to break one.

If Cross were able to pull off this sort of rouse, then he would need alot more resources then he himself could muster. This would mean that he would need either the help of the Vatican, or the Noah. I sincerely doubt that the Noah would be in league with him, he has been far too much of a thorn in their sides, and I'm sure the wound was getting rather sore. This could be another reason why he needed to fake his death.

It could also be very possible that he faked his own death completely of his own design because of Allen. He did care very much for Allen, I believe that Cross is a very loving, and sensitive character, we just don't see him EVER let his guard down. I think his relationship with Allen proves this. However, I don't think Allen killed him, but rather Cross had been given orders to kill Allen if he ended up on the other side. Quite possibly, he had left the BRO without word to anyone outside of the Vatican itself, thus the rouse.

By any means, I don't believe that he's dead. If he is, then we will see him again. This is far to intriguing a plot twist for it to be left out. Especially considering what we have seen so far and the emphasis put on his disapearance.