This is a theory that I would originally find stupid(and still kind of do)

So throughout liberty falls and shattered veil we see plenty of EDDIE IS A LIAR! Writings on the wall. We also know Rictofen is a Bin Laden level threat, so it seems obvious he’s going to double cross the crew at some point

Now, this writing “R-Will Betray You”. Obviously if this is about Richthofen, it’s reasonable that shortened it to “R-“ so it’s not incredibly obvious

However, there’s a dialogue between Maya and Weaver I heard shortly before seeing this writing where Maya asks how he knows ravenov and Weaver says “I’ll trust him with my life”. Now this could just be hinting at a Maya Ravenov romance plot(there’s some other lines suggesting this as well), but what if this line is “foreshadowing”? As in, this line was intentionally placed in the dialogue so it would be funny in retrospect?

Let’s say hypothetically, “R-Will betray you” is about Ravenov and not Eddie. Why would Ravenov betray the crew? Maybe he didn’t mean to. We know at the end of Citadelle Kraft says the Sentinel Artifact “can consume you”. Before shattered Veil, the artifact wasn’t powered up, but now it is fully powered

From intel on the tomb, we know the artifact is somewhat sentient, and taunts Archibald from a distance. It also may have been luring people in to worship it(or maybe that’s kortifex, long story)

What if the artifact singles out Ravenov, the “broken man”, the drunk of the group, the one who perhaps feels he’s not carrying his weight, and Ravenov falls for the bait? We still wonder why Ravenov is still in great physical condition in MWZ, what if an encounter with the sentinel artifact gives him whatever extends his lifespan?

Perhaps Kraft had a similar experience with a sentinel artifact idfk, this theory is mostly be spitballing. But how else would Kraft know the sentinel artifact could “consume” someone? What if he encountered a sentinel artifact sometime after vanguard, before he adopted Eddie, and that’s what has extended his lifespan? Even treyarch’s twitter says Kraft “shouldn’t be alive”.

This is entirely schizo, but maybe Ravenov “betrays” the crew because of the artifact, some shit happens, Ravenov returns to normal except well he now has a much longer lifespan, this is why they elect for him to stay behind in MWZ

So yeah, take all this shit with a grain of salt, maybe I have no idea what I’m talking about. In my opinion I think “R-will betray you” still refers to Eddie, BUT I felt like offering a different perspective

4 Comments

  1. Nickster2042

    Just to clarify again I’m not a total lore expert, I know a good amount about the dark aether storyline but I wouldn’t know the FINE DETAILS. I think a big hole in the theory would be the fact the crew chose ravenov to “stay behind”. I mean if Ravenov betrayed me, i wouldn’t of chose him to do anything😂

    Also, more clarification: the line from weaver isn’t what implies a Maya Ravenov romance. I mean the line prior, where Maya asks Weaver how they met Ravenov. There’s some grey and Maya dialogue where Maya says she was talking to Ravenov hella on the helicopter because she’s “drawn to broken people”. Her inquiring more about how they met Ravenov feels like they’re trying to ya know, show some interest on Maya’s part

  2. Wilbizzle

    I have a theory. That the blood writings going back to HELP in nacht are now written by panos.

    Chances of it being true. Slim and pipe dreamy.

    I love me a good zombies developer theory though.

  3. Chronic_Messiah

    If nothing else, this is a great theory, lol. Who knows if it’s true or not, but i enjoyed reading all this!

    Also, I feel like I’ve seen your comments about the “Bin-Laden level threat” before. Shit makes me laugh every time 🤣

  4. TheIJDGuy

    To be fair, betrayal can only happen if you really trust someone

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