Dharma, the Purge and the Smoke Monster
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By CrazyPolarBear
- Dharma, the Purge and the Smoke Monster
- Created: Aug 3, 2007
- Last updated: Aug 14, 2008
- After episode: 3.5: The Cost Of Living
- Status: Current
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I’m not certain exactly who the Hostiles are yet, we probably don’t have enough info to figure this out yet. But my belief is that the Smoke Monster is the Cerberus Security System mentioned on the blast door map and was used by Dharma to try and eliminate the threat of the Hostiles.
In series 1 Rousseau referred to the monster as a ‘security system’, and in season 2 on the blast door map had several areas marked CV, which the creators confirmed stood for ‘cerberus vent’ also on the map was references to a ‘Cerberus Security System’ .
In Exodus Locke was grabbed by the monster and pulled down a hole which I believe was a Cerberus Vent. The Vents are the underground paths through which the monster moves and emerges into the jungle from.
It is my belief that the monster is psychokinetic weopon developed by Dharma, and controlled by Psychicly developed scientists/Dharma subjects (the swan orientation video mentioned parapsychology experiments).
It has two functions the first being to read the minds of its enemy and try to manipulate them by exploiting their beliefs as it did by posing as Yemi and getting Eko to try and protect the swan station. When Eko failed it tested him to see if he would be of further use by posing as Yemi and asking for his confession, when Eko refused he showed that he could no longer be manipulated by Yemi’s image and the monster percieved him as a threat so it decided to dispatch him there and then. I believe the monster is programmed to eliminate the Hostiles and that it percieves the beach survivours as being potential Hostiles (interestingly it seemed to lay off the beach community while they were pushing the button).
I believe that the monster is controlled from an as yet undiscovered (by either the survivours or the Others) Dharma facility and that the Dharma initiative is still active but ‘underground’ which was how Kelvin came to the swan station years after the Purge.
I also believe that the Others attacked the Barracks simply so that they could be protected from Cerberus by the sonic fence and Ben knowing the purpose of the other stations would have taken over them so that they would have access to some of Dharma’s facilities i.e. The Staff for Medical Facilities, The Flame for access to info from the outside world, and so that Mikhail (who was most likely ex-Dharma) could impersonate Dharma and feed Hanzo bogus info, the Hydra for the submarine etc. So I believe that there are still Dharma agents controlling Cerberus and trying to eliminate the hostiles so that Dharma can resume its research on the island. I think this theory holds weight when you consider how Dharma would be able to establish itself on the island in the first place if they weren’t in control of the ‘monster’?
Key characters
| Short Name | Full Name | Episodes | Theories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemi | Yemi | 99 |
Key episodes
| # | Title | Aired | Central character | Theories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.24 | Exodus: Part 2 | 5-25-2005 | Charlie | 130 |
Key locations
| Theme | Relevant Episodes | Theories |
|---|---|---|
| The blast door map | 2.17 | 157 |
Good thoughts, Crazy PB! I like it! Nice work! +1
Thanks for the point! The only other explanation is that the monsters Jacob an thats too obvious i think. I also reckon it could have pretended to kill shannon as it thought Boone would make a gud ally if he get over his shannon issues. Can’t fathom why the hell it would want Locke to get into the hatch though!
Out-of-the-box-thinking, I like it. ;) And I agree, I don’t know that Smoke Monster could be jacob, when it has been widely accepted and hinted at that it is in fact a security system, and the writers have done an excellent job of creating and evolving a completely independent story for Jacob… (One that we only have the first chapter of) … +1 From me.
I with you on that, Thinker also it seems to me that if Dharma weren’t in control of the monster they would have had a hard time setting up base on the island to begin with!
I wish you would put more structure in your writing, but this said, I like your theory.
Many things that you said was already pointed out in other theories, but your point about Kelvin is very good. He came to the Island in 1991, and it is highly unlikely that the Purge took place after 1988, since Rousseau claims to have arrived in 1988 and to have seen no living person on the island for the next 16 years. At that tham Ben did not have Alex, and surely Rousseau would have found the DHARMA roads and run into some members of DHARMA.
So there could be some Dharma people underground yes. It sure is a possibility.
BUT BUT .. why did Smokey kill Ekko then? Why would Dharma want Ekko dead???
another point: we have never seen the Others being concerned about the Dharma people. The sonic barries protects them yes, but Ben would probably still consider Dharma people underground as a high priority to take care of no? He doesn’t seem to have them on his agenda at all
Structure? I presume you mean more divide it into more paragraphs! I apolopise I am doing this while I am supposed to be working! Good point about Rousseau I’ve wondered that myself.
I believe that all the visions of ‘out of place people’ on the island are created by the monster. (Jacks Dad, Hurleys Friend Dave, Fake-ripped-to-pieces Shannon, and Yemi).
The Monster killed Eko because it see’s any person who is not Dharma as a potential hostile, and Eko showed he could not be manipulated by refusing to confess to Yemi, so the monster had no use for him and decided to kill him before he could join and aid the hostiles.
You’ve gotta get inside the mind of the beast, man!
Yes, I was talking about paragraphs :)
If Smokey is really a security SYSTEM, and if it was there to kill anything that is NOT dharma, why didn’t it kill Ekko before? (the monster saw him many times before it actually killed him). Why not kill Kate? And why not kill Locke?
There is a bit of a contradiction here, you saying it is controlled by Dharma and then saying “You’ve gotta get inside the mind of the beast, man!”. If it’s a “beast” then it’s not really a “system” and cannot really be controlled by Dharma. Or is it a “beast” that has been “petted” by Dharma? Like you pet a dog?
I also don’t really believe (but i know many other ppl do) that Smokey transforms and gives visions. Then it would not be just a security system anymore and make these strange mechanical noises
xiv you are truly all I could want in a critic! It is possible that Ben is not aware of all Dharma stations, if he was then why not take over the swan? As for the monster not killing Eko I explained above that the monster may consider people potential allies by their willingness to be manipulated (Eko’s faith made him a likely shot), also didn’t the monster try to kill Locke in Exodus? and hasn’t it gone after Kate on a few occassions? (the Pilot, Left Behind)
And as for the ‘mind of the beast’ thing is was simply joking! Lighten up, man!
And I wouldn’t recommend petting smokie that could be dangerous.
Have you seen my Orchid Theory? (Orchid - I’ve Cracked It!) So far people have only agreed with me, I could do with some criticism on that one, I’m sure you’ll be able to pick a hole or 3!
thanks for calling me what you truly could want in a critic :) and i am very lightened up you know, just trying myself to be convinced, but I can be like “Columbo” sometimes.. the details that don’t make sense bother me.
I don’t believe the monster tried to kill Locke you know… If he wanted to he could have knock Locke down like he did to Ekko. He tried to take him into his vent. Locke even asked Jack to let go. He felt confident.
I’m just having a problem with the contradiction of Smokie being controlled by Dharma, and Smokie acting like an independant monster with its own agenda.. That’s all :)
Well that is a gud point about the vent, but I still believe that smokie is Dharma controlled, if it was independant how did the Dharma people avoid it? And if it isn’t their Cerberus Security System then what is the Cerberus system? And Locke has been known to let his faith run away with him at times!
Im with kat on this one…from now on, we should consider smokie “The rogue agent!” :)
The rogue agent it is then!! I agree with Thinker and Kat.
I don’t think smokie could be controlled by Dharma at this point, Ben seems to know everything that is going on on the island and would know if they were there.
Since there was radio silence on the island until recently, how could they control smokey from somewhere else?
Annie, I think no signals out, but what about signals coming in,
I agree with Kat. Cerebus was created by Dharma and then taken over by Ben after the purge. Like all of the remaining Dharma infrastructure, Ben is using it to keep his utopian society going. Cerebus is Ben’s intelligence gathering device.
Why kill Eko? Because Eko also has a connection with the island and could become a strong leader. I think Alpert wants Ben out of the way, and is looking for a succesor. But Alpert wants someone who he will be able to manipulate. Eko is not as gullible as Locke so Eko has to go.
You all should read isbjorn’s theories about Cerebus.
wow, this is a very intriguing idea—Eko killed ‘cause he was Locke only better.