[SPOILERS] SOMA unsolved mysteries thread

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Edit: You could take time travel and Carthage knowing about the comet out of the equation and I think that still works. Carthage Industries sent 3 employees to meddle in the affairs of Pathos 2 to promote the WAU, much like the renegade time travelers in Delenda Est. Ross was surprised by the WAU changing protocol when the comet hit, expanding in the core chamber, etc.

Well, that theory goes to the other side of the spectrum in that it's already basically canon. It's pretty obvious that Carthage is invested in the WAU to some degree, and Dahl's secrecy on the subject of Alpha makes it pretty clear that it's something that the rest of Pathos-II isn't invited to be a part of.

I realized after I posted the part you quoted that I took us back to square 1.

I was trying to think about Carthage's end game. What exactly did they want to accomplish beyond just supporting the WAU?

One thing I don't believe has been talked about is in the first entry on Catherine's tablet in her room at Theta she's talking about Reed testing the Vivarium and she writes that it was assembled in a seemingly primitive way. Like someone had specifically created it for WAU to steal. I wonder if Carthage created the Vivarium?

Do we see the Vivarium in game? I think the ARK puzzle in her lab is more her prototype. I'm just wondering if a Carthage logo is on the Vivarium or the pilot seats?