AHA! Perfect opening for the biggest question of them all! And one that has me more entrapped then any other aspect of D.Gray Man! Which side is really acting in the name of good?
Okay. I agree with you about the Earl, he cares very deeply for his family, takes very good care of them, and also provides all that he can to secure them. They are a very close nit family, and get this! They are the apostles of God. Well, according to them. In the bible, the only family that was permitted to survive the great flood was that of Noah, who had been sent directions straight from God to build and Ark which could hold two of every animal so that the world may be repopulated. This fits very nicely into the theory that the Earl is telling the truth when he claims that they are working for God. Why? Because when the great flood was over, God promised that he would never flood the world again. But why did he do it in the first place you ask? Because people had become greedy, selfish, disgusting creatures who had no care for anything, or anyone else. They would wallow in their own sin, and God had had enough. Therefore he wanted to wipe the slate clean and try over again. Hmm. -scratches chin!- Maybe this is a repeat of the same scenario, although God is trying a different route. Maybe, just maybe, he is letting the human's decide their own fate by sending his chosen family, who has always been faithful to him, to exact their execution. Also, quite possibly, the Noah are a version of the Four Horsemen, or maybe the Earl is even the antichrist, sent by God to orchestrate the great war, so that most of humanity will be stricken down? I know it sounds gruesome my friends, but read the bible. Its very cruel, and full of wrath. Makes me wonder is God really is that cruel o.o Pleae don't smite me!
Anyway, I can also back up this theory with facts taken straight from the BRO. Especially recent chapters where they attempt to play god to save their own asses. Look at Alma and Kanda. The entire second exorcist and third exorcist programs. I'm sorry, but those programs are just as bad as creating Akuma, arn't they? Arn't the second exorcists simply Akuma with innocence? The third exorcists can open some sort of event horizon that leads straight to hell...Isn't that a little odd? Are they just playing God, playing dangerously, or are they working for the opposite of good? Hmm... Kinda makes me wonder!
Same coin, different side of the story! Maybe the Earl really is evil, and he is just more tolerating of his family because they are his right hand generals in the destruction of mankind. Ofcourse, why would evil want them all dead? Then he can't convince them to sin, and drag them to hell. Right? Instead they just wanna kill em. o.o Confusing, but I'm sure you can theorize that he plans to drag them all to hell anyway. Spitefully destroy mankind to destroy God's beautiful and upstanding creations
. And we know that for some reason, he requires all of the Noah in order to inact his plans. Therefore, he would care for them like weapons, providing for them, and taking the neccesary steps to keep them on his side (Remember the betrayal of the 14th, when he flipped sides!) to ensure that he can enact his plans. He needs them, therefore he spoils them. Happens with step parents all the time!
Suck up, they like you!
So honestly, its a good question, and one that the manga has made clear over and over. It all depends on which side of the debate you wanna take.
01-19-2010, 04:30 AM
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