Thread:Distant memory/@comment-27176987-20160428050759/@comment-28207395-20160428113802

As crazy as it might sound...

My first theory regarding Atsushi is that he was actually an experiment. We still don't know how abilities work (Kunikida just mentions that nobody does), so it is unknown if it's possible to acquire them from other means. Also, his ability seems to unique. (Much like Lovecraft's, but it isn't known if that's an ability, or...) I think he might have morphed way more times in the past - Because on Chapter 25, the director mentions 'that he hasn't changed'.

Another theory I have is that he is the vessel for the Tiger; both he and the Tiger could be different beings. I mean, during the first time, he tried to attack Dazai... Why? My only explanation is that he didn't recognize him. And later on Chapter 29, I think? We see the tiger in a hallucination who pounces into Atsushi and starts devouring him (Though it could only be a representation of his self-hatred)