Discussion time~ ♥
All right! So, in the light of recent events, I think we need to discuss some theories regarding Allen, Mana, certain fourteenth and, naturally, our beloved Earl. I've got pictures~
Okay, let's hit the facts:
7000 thousand years ago, God chose Noah to carry on with the world after the Great Flood. There were thirteen other Noahs who appeared besides the first disciple (a.k.a. Earl of the Millennium), and one of those Noahs (also called the Fourteenth) rebelled against the Earl and used the "Heart" to fight him. Nevertheless, the Earl defeated him and the remaining twelve apostles became the ancestors of modern humanity. Those apostles have been reincarnating into several humans from different eras so they can aid the Earl (who is still the same from 7000 years ago) in his fight against those who use the power of the Innocence.
Everything was running smoothly until, for some mysterious reason (we don't actually know if the 14th's memory continued to pass on or not) the 14th reincarnated into Mana Walker's brother. Nothing as of yet has been revealed from the Walker's brother past, only that they were close enough that Mana stayed with him until the Earl killed him.
I actually had a theory for this. I thought that Mana's brother had been able to deceive, in one way or another, the Noah memories. I think that their only desire (the Walker brothers) was to be together, but the Noah outbursts coming out of the youngest Walker were an impediment for that. My reasoning takes me to believe that Mana's brother tried to kill the Earl so the Noah memories could be destroyed and he would live happily with his brother being himself. But, as his plan failed and the Earl ended up killing him, the only logical outcome would be that Mana's brother implanted his memories in some random person so he could be with his brother again. In fact, Cross actually verified this, when he stated that the fourteenth had personally asked him to watch over Mana.
So! This would only lead us to think that the memories implanted in Allen are those of Mana's younger brother, right? Wrong.
The Noahfication, as I heard some say, that Allen suffered in chapter 189 is none other than the actual 14th, the one that rebelled against the first disciple 7000 years ago and that still wants to kill him so he can become the Earl of the Millennium.
Time to do the math, guys! Allen worked in the circus doing odd jobs until he met Mana when he was around 6-9 years old. Then, Mana died when he was around 10-12 so Allen went along with Cross until he became 15 and joined the Order. At least 2 years have passed since that, so our now more muscular and mature Allen from chapters 187-189 must be around 17 years old. In chapter 187 the Earl said that 35 years had passed since he had killed Mana's brother and the rest of the Noahs had received memory damage. So, what was Mana doing in that 24-year gap since his brother died and he met Allen? And more importantly, exactly how old is Cross? ;;
EDIT: Translation error. 35 years ago the 14th killed the other Noahs, so he did stay with Mana for a longer while and it was less than 24 years until Mana met with Allen. Thanks, nefadol ! Link
That's it, right? Did I miss something? Anyways... I'd love to hear your thoughts and theories regarding this matter. Shall the discussion begin? ♥