Shapeshifter Theories



We are told so little about the shapeshifters that there have been many theories
and speculation about them.
Each of the theories are discussed below.

Exactly how many shapeshifters were there? I've been speculating about this for years. We've been told by Agent Pierce that in the crash, they found 4 aliens, 2 dead, and 2 alive. But where they the only ones on the ship? It is possible that there were any number of others on the ship that got away. They may have been shapeshifters or they could have been other types of aliens. Also, we know that after the 4 aliens in the crash were taken, that two aliens appeared in front of the truck that was carrying the pods. Were these real aliens or was it a mind warp? If they were real, then there were at least two more of them running around. Were all of the shapeshifters loyal to the Royal 4? Did all the shapeshifters have to do exactly as ordered? Was Ed Harding Nasedo? I have often wondered if Ed Harding was really Nasedo. Wait - there is acutally some proof. 1. Tess never called him Nasedo until after the podsters called him that. 2. Ed Harding never mentioned the cave in the reservation where Nasedo lived, or the map inside, or River Dog. No one really comes out and says he was Nasedo, until Max asks Tess about it. She doesn't really say he was, but kind of changes the subject. MAX: We knew there was someone out there, but we thought it was Nasedo. So you do know him, then. TESS: He was there when I came out of the pod, and he’s taken care of me ever since. MAX: So he’s our father? TESS: Not really, Max. MAX: Then who is he? TESS: I don’t even know. I’ve been with him for ten years but everywhere we go, he changes into somebody different. MAX: Why? TESS: Because we can’t get caught. That’s how we’ve survived. MAX: Why can he shape shift and we can’t? TESS: Because he doesn’t have a human body like us, Max. He needs to hide who he really is. MAX: What does he really look like? TESS: He’s never let me see. Never lets me close to him at all. What if Nasedo was an entirely different being, and Ed Harding simply let the podsters think it was him? Maybe he was an evil alien spy? Maybe he killed the real Nasedo? Perhaps Ed Harding was working for Khivar the whole time, and never was assigned to protect the Royal Four. Or Maybe Ed was on the ship with the pods but wasn't a protector, and killed their protector Nasedo to take his place so he could make a deal to go home. The only proof we have that Ed was Nasedo was Tess saying that he told her to get the healing stones from River Dog. But if Ed did kill Nasedo, maybe he was able to mind rape him or somehow get the info out of him about River Dog. It might also explain why River Dog saw 'Nasedo' killing James Atherton. Atherton was a friend of Nadeso's. But if Atherton figured out that Nasedo had been replaced as someone else, then Ed might have killed him to stop him from talking or going to the government. Was Nasedo really dead? Was there anther shapeshifter known as TicTac? Some of us old-timers were completely convinced that the shape shifter known as "Tic Tac", and the shape shifter known as Nasedo were two different shapeshifters. My friend River Dog gives some reasons below - 1. Nasedo is never seen eating Tic Tacs when he shapeshifts. 2. Tic Tac shapeshifts mostly to blue light, Nasedo shapeshifts mostly to yellow light. 3. Shapeshifting takes longer for Tic Tac. 4. Shapeshifting appears to take it's toll on Tic Tac, Nasedo has no trouble. 5. Nasedo gets directly involved with the gang, Tic Tac is more behind the scenes watching them and even appears suspicious at times. What happened to the dupes' protector? Lonnie vaguely mentions their protector and even seems a bit defensive about him/her. LONNIE: What is up with you and all these questions about the shapeshifter? Also on the Silver Handprint website, on Ava's art college, it says guard and protector, and next to it are the words farewell and loss. This led some to believe that Lonnie and/or Rath might have killed their protector. Certainly the shapeshifter would have been in their way if they wanted to kill Zan. Others believe that the mysterious shapeshifter known as 'Tic Tac' was the dupes protector, and left them some time after they hatched to help keep an eye on the Roswell group. Others believe that the shapeshifter was yet another protector that would be revealed at a later time. Some believed that somehow Nicholas became the dupes protector. Perhaps the shapeshifter left them very early and Nicholas took the oportunity. This seems unlikely to me because Zan wouldn't be worried that the summit was a trap if he had known Nicholas for years. And would there even be the need of a summit if the dupes had been raised by Nicholas? I have even speculated that perhaps Larek was asked to look in on the New York 4. He may not have been their protector, but what other reason would Larek have to come to Earth 7 years before and abduct Brody and cure his cancer. Brody was abducted in Massachusettes, which is near New York, so it is possible that Larek used him to contact the dupes. Origins Although it is never discussed on the show, some people believe that the shapeshifters are native to the planet Antar, others believe they may have other origins. Perhaps the shapeshifters came from another planet, or perhaps they were genetically engineered or altered. Here is my reasoning. We know the Skins came from Antar, but they couldn't shapeshift, and the shapeshifters could live on Earth but the Skins couldn't. So either there are two (or more) types of intelligent life on Antar, or the shapeshifters were altered or created, or they are from a different planet. Personally I think the shapeshifters might have come from another planet or perhaps were created or altered by the Antarians, for one simple reason - slavery. Basically the shapeshifters were slaves, forced to do what they were ordered. Slavery in any form is terrible, but to think the Antarians enslaved some of their own people is reprehensible. Wouldn't the Antarian people be horrified that other beings from their planet were being forced into servitude? We don't really know anything about the people, that is true. We don't know their viewpoint on slavery. But if some people were forced into slavery, then couldn't the same be done to your neighbors, friends, relatives, and even you? Now if the shapeshifters were from another planet, it might seem more acceptible, or possibly the shapeshifters were genetically engineered, created or altered for the purpose of service. It is likely they had to be 'programmed' to obey the king, so maybe they were just created from scratch to be protectors and aren't a real species at all. Species Some people believe that the pod squad were just like the shapeshifters on their planet, and some believe that they were completely different. Although it is never said one way or the other in the show, I always assumed that the Royal Four were completely different than the shapeshifters. My reasoning is that Shapeshifters could already live on Earth, they didn't need altering. And why change the pod squad at all if they are shapeshifters? Shapeshifters can live on Earth with no changes. Shapeshifters could appear human, so they don't need to be given a human body. There was never a plan for the podsters to live in a family with humans, so there would be no need for them to be able to pass as humans in medical tests or anything. Why make the pod squad half human if they didn't absolutely have to? A lot work and time for nothing. But the Skins couldn't live on Earth without help. I always thought the Royal Four must be more similar to the Skins, and that is why they were given half human bodies, so they could survive on Earth. I think the shapeshifters must have been a different species, or genetically altered. They had to follow orders, but they are the only ones who did, and Skins couldn't shapeshift.

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