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Caboose was a Freelancer

Caboose was an AI agent, and he sided with Tex when she tried to find the Alpha. While Tex was searching for Alpha, Caboose was caught. Caboose had his memory wiped, which damaged his intellectual capacity. Note that in his early appearances, Caboose did not have his trademark voice impediment. It was only when Omega possessed him that he degenerated into an idiot. However, no other Omega possessee suffered an intelligence decrease. (ex. Doc) However, Agent Carolina went insane after getting two AI's. Since Caboose only would have had the memory of an AI, he would have only been damaged slightly. Caboose being a Freelancer would explain lots of things about BGC, such as why Caboose arrived in the gulch with a F.I.L.S.S. operated tank, why the Director would let Tex visit the gulch after Sidewinder, why F.I.L.S.S always referred to Caboose as "Mister Caboose", and not by his rank (although it is possible that Caboose has no rank) and why he could teleport when he was sneaking into Red base. Also, Caboose is possibly the biggest badass in the gulch, and he was the one to reactivate Chips.EDIT: more info to support my theory: an unnamed blue Freelancer appears in S9-E13-Planning the Heist (visible at 0:56)

• To add on to the theory: Caboose is the mythical Agent Florida, once the Number 1 Freelancer. The Noodle Incident that caused Florida to get "de-stated" was partially Caboose's fault, and got him permanently banned from the leaderboards.
  • "Poor Florida" refers to the state; hence, there was never an Agent Florida to begin with.
    • Unless Agent Florida's actions were the very reason Florida no longer exists as a state (which, granted, would be exceptionally unlikely as a real plot point).
    • BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
    • Yeah... like a Million to One Chance?
    • Jossed; we find out in season 10 that Agent Florida was the late Captain Butch Flowers of Blue Team.
• This probably won't help the theory, but just to point out, Caboose was technically the one who defeated Tex in season 8 (by activating the armor lockdown).
  Yes! I beat up the girl!
• Well, in the Higgs-Bozo PSA, Caboose does use a variation of Caboose!Washington's "Freelancer power, activate!" and demonstrates superspeed. Granted, the PSA's aren't canon with the main plot, but it could be foreshadowing.
  • The line is "Water bison power, activate!", playing off the earlier misunderstanding of the Higgs Boson's name.
  • Picking up from this, a running gag this season seems to be Caboose surprising the other Blood Gulch crew members with observations that seem too accurate for his usual ditzy self. While it might be apropos of nothing, it might be subtle foreshadowing of some plot point later this season.
    • However, Word of God is that Rooster Teeth isn't planning to make any major changes to Caboose's character.
• Also, throughout the Recollection series Caboose's understanding of the nature, goals, and methods of Project Freelancer, the A.I., and the Director and Alpha have been unusually and consistently accurate, in stark contrast to his skewed views on the rest of reality. Remarkably, he seems to have a better grasp of the whole A.I. subplot than the other Blood Gulch members, particularly Sarge (granted, this is Sarge we're talking about, so that's not too hard).
• It's been mentioned several times that Caboose has trouble remembering his past.
• Caboose has enough unusual stuff going on with him (the A.I.-compatible (remember ghosts don't exist) mental images inside his mind that no one else seems to have, his odd affinity with A.I.s and A.I.-based machines, his unexplained lethal skills, and his obsessive loyalty to Leonard Church) that him being a Freelancer would explain a lot of the early season weirdness associated with him.
  • Come to think of it, the dynamic of Caboose's mental images of himself and the other Blood Gulch crew inside Caboose's mind makes a whole lot more sense if you think of him as a Freelancer amongst Simulation Troopers (although it could just be Caboose ego-tripping inside his own head).
  • It would be very consistent with what we've seen so far if "the inside of Caboose's mind" is actually a recovery unit, suggesting he had one implanted inside his brain, which would definitely make him some kind of Freelancer and/ or recovery agent.
• Following up on this, Caboose could have been Agent Massachusetts (I think in one of the PS As, Caboose screams out Massachusetts at one point when the Freelancers are calling out their names). Like Connecticut-C.T., it'd be too long to pronounce and would probably be abbreviated to M.C., which also happens to be Caboose's initials (Michael Caboose). No relation to that other M.C., other than the "where are they now" ending to the Blood Gulch series finale. Perhaps Caboose isn't his original name, but rather an identity Project Freelancer came up with for him after his brain trauma.
  • Except C.T. is the postal designation for Connecticut, which is probably where they got that. Massachusetts' postal designation is MA, not MC. MC is the postal designation for Monaco, which is not a U.S. state.
• One problem with this theory is that Rooster Teeth have stated they don't want to put Caboose in a serious fight scene, since it'd be pretty cruel given that he's pretty much like a child. They've also said they want to keep Caboose's personality as it is (stupid). That said, they could say Caboose was a Freelancer in the past, but have him retain his current personality in the present by having the trauma he experienced that turned him into Caboose be completely permanent (although, when you think about it, that'd be pretty dark too).
  • Wasn't that what happened to Agent Washington with Epsilon?
• Mysterious Blue Guy could be Caboose, see MBG WMG folder.
• Nobody else turned into an idiot after being possessed by O'Malley, but nobody else had O'Malley removed by force. Everybody else who was possessed by O'Malley had O'Malley leave under his own free will.
• With the reveal that Captain Flowers was Agent Florida, and Caboose and Sheila appeared only after he died, it makes even more sense Caboose was a Freelancer.

Caboose wasn't a Freelancer... because he was a SPARTAN

This would certainly explain his enhanced strength and lack of social skills. Also, in his bio it's mentioned that Caboose was raised on the moon, had 18 siblings, and was the first member of his family to attend high school... which at first seems like some sort of hillbilly/redneck crack, but would actually make sense if Caboose was raised as part of a Spartan creche. Presumably he either escaped or washed out during training, and ended up attempting to re-integrate into society to the best of his (limited) ability.

• He may be even Noble 6 who managed to survive Reach in a near death state coma but has suffered extreme brain damage.

Caboose is Obfuscating Stupidity.

• Caboose has had moments throughout the series of actual smartness. Like being able to repair A.I. units, being able to tell their condition just by looking at them, and able to transfer A.I. into different bodies.
  • He also had the plan of getting in Freelancer headquarters by using the tank.
  • And he's the only male member of the cast that is actually able to know what girls think like... while Church and Tucker are complete dumb-asses.
  • And, although the writing reason behind Caboose getting stupider over time was Burnie and Joel feeding off of each other, from a story perspective, Caboose could just be acting stupider as time goes on so that he would never be seen as a threat.
    • He was able to just walk up to Red team and say hello... while they were contemplating attacking him.
    • Caboose has gotten stupid to the point of ridiculous during the show. NOTHING could be that dumb without faking it.
• Also, Caboose has shown that he is immensely strong, and knows how to use that strength. This could either mean 2 things.
  • 1: He just uses the "HULK SMASH!" technique and wins by sheer brute force alone, OR:
  • 2: He was able to wipe out all the soldiers in Beaver Creek because he's a good soldier that can think on his feet in combat situations, and has enough strength to make him even more deadly.

Caboose doesn't use his brain at all anymore.

This explains both his increasing stupidity, his brain's sarcastic depiction of Sister despite Caboose properly knowing her in life, and his remembering Church despite the lack of his mental avatar. Caboose, upon Church's lack of existence in his brain, instead of losing his best friend, decided to simply not think anymore. His brain is now forced to fend for itself with what little it can pick up from conversations.

• Alternatively, there was so much collateral damage when Tex and Church had that firefight with O'Malley inside Caboose's head, his already low Intelligence score was bumped down to Ralph Wiggum status.
  • Supported by the fact that he temporarily forgets Church, whose avatar died in the battle.
  • It seems that in Reconstruction, he's cleaned his brain because of the time he's spent away from others and has a firmer grip on reality. His avatar no longer has delusions of grandeur.
    • Alternatively, this was the "real" Caboose, who was always in there, but only came out on this one occasion so he could make it clear to Church that yes, this message Delta left was serious and not part of Caboose's screwed-up child psyche.
    • Another theory is that Delta himself did some cleanup while he was in there. Being the Alpha's logic aspect and all, it's not hard to believe he might have found it difficult to deal with Caboose's mind as it was.

Church did not, in fact, wait a thousand years for Gamma to build a teleporter to Blood Gulch.

• Gamma's trait is deceit. And if you were in a robot body, not feeling any of the usual physiological markers that let humans know time is passing, and standing around in a dull hallway with an AI telling you bad knock-knock jokes for a few weeks, and were told it had been a thousand years...well, who's to argue? Gary's just enough of an ass to do that, too.
  • This troper would like to dispute "just enough". Gary is most definitely enough of an ass to do that.
• Gamma may in fact have used his time manipulation to alter the flow of time. Or maybe, since he knew Church was in a robot body, they really did stay there for a millennium.
  • Probably, just because he's a jerk!
• There's also the fact that they specifically stated that Gamma and Omega were the AI's used to torture Alpha, in which case this explains why he was so good at screwing with Church; he had experience doing it already.
• Or, even more plausible, the events with Church and his multiple attempts to alter the past never PHYSICALLY happened. Basically, Church was sent offline, and the events of meeting Gary and going back in time multiple times were all happening in his head with a wireless connection to Gary. When it comes to his attempts to change the past, Church is going through a recursion program similar to what he does in Season 9 when trying to chase Texas through the multiple iterations. The difference is that when this happens with the Alpha version of Church, which is probably more detailed to the point where they're perfect recreations that may not allow for any changes, unlike the Epsilon version of memories which are based off of information provided by Caboose. And Church came back online just in time to disarm the bomb after finally accepting that he can't change the past because they're recorded as they are. This makes sense that time moves faster for a computer program when processing something (like we see in Season 13 where Church processes how to make sure Carolina survives the assault in the hidden base, time for him going about two minutes in what is happening in a few seconds), and time for Church during his time offline could have been close to what thousands of years would feel like.

Red vs Blue Reconstruction

Tucker...

• Went AWOL. The joke "Where are they now?" ending of the main series had Tucker ditching the army and flying to the alien homeworld on some mysterious errand, most likely related to Junior. As of Episode 6 of Reconstruction, Agent Washington has successfully "re-assembled the Blues," but the team now only consists of Church and Caboose. Hmmm...
  • This could be supported by a deleted scene from the last episode of BGC, where he tells Church he's going to try and find Junior.
  • Confirmed by Canon in Rv B "Recreation", episode 16.
    • Given that he mentions an ambassador status, the below scenario is more likely.
• Got promoted. Alternatively, Command noticed Tucker's Moment of Awesome near the end of Blood Gulch Chronicles, and decided that this new affinity for combat, as well as his unexplained resistance to Wyoming's Temporal Distorter unit, should be put to better use in some special forces program.
  • This one seems confirmed by the radio transmission. Now the question is, what was he looking for?
    • Another consideration. Tucker was a Mole for command. His entire act makes him either, a BEL, or it's all a veil of obfuscating stupidity(or likely both, as suggested by his cameo in Reconstruction)
• Alternatively, Sarge just killed him.
• Is off getting some chocolate milk. Hey, that's what he said in the latest PSA.
• The "under the sand" comment makes me think of archaeological excavations. Due to his experience with the aliens, I bet Tucker's been recruited into a team of scientists researching the history of the Covenant. The sand comment makes me think this is somehow related to the Sandtrap map (it can't be Sandbox, the map wasn't out at the time). My guess is Tucker was either talking about the temple on the map, or the crashed Covenant ship.
  • He's part of the Stargate Program! I knew it!
• It seems that the UNSC has recruited him and (an apparently alive) Junior to act as Ambassadors to the Aliens. An ambassador with specialized combat training.

Church will become Wash's AI.

Once he gathers a few more pieces of himself back together and/or accepts he's Alpha, some sort of situation will crop up where either his body is destroyed and he can't get a new one or they can only get one person in somewhere and both he and Washington will need to go there, so he'll need to use Wash's AI port.

• Happened in the finale. Though Church still denies he's an A.I.
  • And then he got erased by the EMP, so says Word of God.

Caboose was the original mental template for the A.I.s.

His Mind was removed in order to create Alpha. He was placed in Blood Gulch by the Creators of Alpha to reabsorb the A.I.s there.(probably more than one) When that didn't work they created the Meta to reabsorb all the AIs and return to Caboose. The Freelancers are opposing them because they want to keep the A.I.s.

• Jossed - the Alpha is based on the mind of the Director of the Freelancer project.

Church is a perfect shot

The problem is that he's unconsciously affected by his programming as the Alpha. Every time he tries to kill someone, he unconsciously readjusts his aim so that he misses. Hence, he was unable to shoot the Freelancer guard at point blank range, but had no difficulty in shooting off Caboose's toe back in Season Two. The difference is in the intent; killing force is a no go, but a nonlethal injury is perfectly fine. Granted, Church did manage to kill Wyoming, but it didn't take. It's not completely implausible that Church unconsciously knew that Wyoming would survive, so his programming didn't interfere. He could be the greatest sniper in history, with Improbable Aiming Skills to put Tex to shame (see his ricochet shot on the Meta), but his programming simply won't let him kill anyone. This is presumably because the Freelancers don't want Church killing their assets. But regardless, this troper is of the opinion that given the nature of Reconstruction, Rooster Teeth couldn't possibly pass up the opportunity to deconstruct one of their longest running gags.

• Alternatively, when Sarge made Church's body, Sarge used a Random Number Generator based on Dungeons and Dragons to determine his accuracy (whatever edition they use then). Sarge stacked the penalties on the Blue Bot for spite, but because a Natural 20 still automatically criticals (in that edition), he can unload a clip at point blank range and still miss every time, but still headshot Wyoming. Tex reprogrammed hers, or because the robot wasn't blue, Sarge didn't impose any penalties.
• That doesn't quite make sense. When he was trying to Set Right What Once Went Wrong, he shot multiple times at the flying grenade, and missed. Considering hitting the grenade would actually *save* Tex's life, you'd think he'd hit it.
  • He missed a quite large rock and had to be helped in order to zoom in the sniper rifle. I think Church just sucks at shooting things. Or maybe he had swallowed his pride and wanted Tex to get a one up one him again by shooting a red. probably the former isn't it?
  • Unless of course, he subconsciously realized that if Tex didn't die, she wouldn't be free of O'Malley...
• Then again, while Church is an AI, when the original Alpha was broken up into fragments, Church lost the bits of him that made him a good shot.
  • Or, because the Alpha is based off of the Dr. Leonard Church, who was never able to actually fight in the war, the Alpha isn't much of a fighter either, he's more of a leader.

Caboose is not naturally strong, He is actually using Tex's Strength enhancement

When caboose first shows up, he isn't as supernaturally strong as he's later shown to be. Which is after Tex got 'killed' the first time in the series. Caboose's strength is pretty much the same as what we saw Tex doing during her first appearance, so it seems likely that Caboose stole her strength boosting armor enhancement for himself. This would also seem to explain why he can't use his 'beserker' mode easily without O'malley/Omega or Epsilon in his head.. the system needs an AI fragment to function effectively, so without it he has a hard time getting it to work at anything but basic levels.

Caboose is a Battleroid

This would explain a lot of things. From his seemingly superhuman strength, to his... Strange perception of reality, it makes sense.

Church being a terrible shot is self-inflicted.

During his fragmentation, Alpha altered his code to include Friendly Fire protocols in a desperate attempt to prevent further (presumed) deaths on his watch. It didn't work, but the coding stuck around-hence why Church is a terrible shot. He can HURT people, as best shown by him deliberately shooting Caboose in the foot in the Blood Gulch Chronicles, but he can't deliberately KILL anyone who's associated with Project Freelancer (which extends to Sim Troopers). He'd be a perfect shot if he wasn't always aiming to kill.