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Going off of the previous entry, and a later entry too, Roland is part of the Tower, but not the full Tower itself. More specifically, he is residing in a room similar to the Crimson King. Like the Crimson King, the prime version, or true Roland, resides in the room marked ROLAND. Unlike the Crimson King, who seeks to destroy the Tower to free his true form from imprisonment, and destroy the multiverse, Roland has sworn to protect it no matter what, so his prime aspect that resides within, guides every version of Roland to combat the Crimson King in every multiverse, and protect the Dark Tower, given that it exists in every universe, albeit in a different form.
By this logic, this makes even the comics, and the movie all canon as well. Each one is just a different version of Roland being guided by the prime Roland to protect the Dark Tower. The comics could be the memories of the prime Roland's past, which is why they can conflict with the past described in the novels. The comics display Prime Roland's adventures, and origins, the novels show us an alternate Roland being guided by his prime version, and if the movie is actually a sequel of sorts, then it would also explain things like Roland's race change, and his father's different form of death, and Randall/Walter's defeat too.
Essentially, this is exactly what the multiverse is, different timelines where different events play out, even with many things being similar like the settings, and the characters. A standard time-loop is just a repeat of the same story, in which nothing would change at all, Roland, would never have the Horn of Eld again.
When Roland has completed his mission, as well as lost everyone, and everything he cares about, he returns to the Tower, where he fuses with the Prime version in that room. This would also serve to keep the Prime Roland, and all of the other versions from going insane from the events too. Prime Roland gets a whole new lifetime of experiences, and sustains his mental well being, while the alternate version gets to finally rest. Unlike the Crimson King, who is trapped forever, and keeps getting defeated. Roland isn't trapped in a repetitive hell, he is a guardian angel of the multiverse. Granted this may not have been Stephen King's initial plan for this, but that is how it seems to have turned out.
By this logic, this makes even the comics, and the movie all canon as well. Each one is just a different version of Roland being guided by the prime Roland to protect the Dark Tower. The comics could be the memories of the prime Roland's past, which is why they can conflict with the past described in the novels. The comics display Prime Roland's adventures, and origins, the novels show us an alternate Roland being guided by his prime version, and if the movie is actually a sequel of sorts, then it would also explain things like Roland's race change, and his father's different form of death, and Randall/Walter's defeat too.
Essentially, this is exactly what the multiverse is, different timelines where different events play out, even with many things being similar like the settings, and the characters. A standard time-loop is just a repeat of the same story, in which nothing would change at all, Roland, would never have the Horn of Eld again.
When Roland has completed his mission, as well as lost everyone, and everything he cares about, he returns to the Tower, where he fuses with the Prime version in that room. This would also serve to keep the Prime Roland, and all of the other versions from going insane from the events too. Prime Roland gets a whole new lifetime of experiences, and sustains his mental well being, while the alternate version gets to finally rest. Unlike the Crimson King, who is trapped forever, and keeps getting defeated. Roland isn't trapped in a repetitive hell, he is a guardian angel of the multiverse. Granted this may not have been Stephen King's initial plan for this, but that is how it seems to have turned out.
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Going off of the previous entry, and a later entry too, Roland is part of the Tower, but not the full Tower itself. More specifically, he is residing in a room similar to the Crimson King. Like the Crimson King, the prime version, or true Roland, resides in the room marked ROLAND. Unlike the Crimson King, who seeks to destroy the Tower to free his true form from imprisonment, and destroy the multiverse, Roland has sworn to protect it no matter what, so his prime aspect that resides within, guides every version of Roland to combat the Crimson King in every multiverse, and protect the Dark Tower, given that it exists in every universe, albeit in a different form. \n By this logic, this makes even the comics, and the movie all canon as well. Each one is just a different version of Roland being guided by the prime Roland to protect the Dark Tower. The comics could be the memories of the prime Roland's past, which is why they can conflict with the past described in the novels. The comics display Prime Roland's adventures, and origins, the novels show us an alternate Roland being guided by his prime version, and if the movie is actually a sequel of sorts, then it would also explain things like Roland's race change, and his father's different form of death, and Randall/Walter's defeat too. \n Essentially, this is exactly what the multiverse is, different timelines where different events play out, even with many things being similar like the settings, and the characters. A standard time-loop is just a repeat of the same story, in which nothing would change at all, Roland, would never have the Horn of Eld again. \n When Roland has completed his mission, as well as lost everyone, and everything he cares about, he returns to the Tower, where he fuses with the Prime version in that room. This would also serve to keep the Prime Roland, and all of the other versions from going insane from the events too. Prime Roland gets a whole new lifetime of experiences, and sustains his mental well being, while the alternate version gets to finally rest. Unlike the Crimson King, who is trapped forever, and keeps getting defeated. Roland isn't trapped in a repetitive hell, he is a guardian angel of the multiverse. Granted this may not have been Stephen King's initial plan for this, but that is how it seems to have turned out.
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[[WMG: Like the Crimson King, Roland, is also sealed inside the Tower.]]
Going off of the previous entry, and a later entry too, Roland is part of the Tower, but not the full Tower itself. More specifically, he is residing in a room similar to the Crimson King. Like the Crimson King, the prime version, or true Roland, resides in the room marked ROLAND. Unlike the Crimson King, who seeks to destroy the Tower to free his true form from imprisonment, and destroy the multiverse, Roland has sworn to protect it no matter what, so his prime aspect that resides within, guides every version of Roland to combat the Crimson King in every multiverse, and protect the Dark Tower, given that it exists in every universe, albeit in a different form.
By this logic, this makes even the comics, and the movie all canon as well. Each one is just a different version of Roland being guided by the prime Roland to protect the Dark Tower. The comics could be the memories of the prime Roland's past, which is why they can conflict with the past described in the novels. The comics display Prime Roland's adventures, and origins, the novels show us an alternate Roland being guided by his prime version, and if the movie is actually a sequel of sorts, then it would also explain things like Roland's race change, and his father's different form of death, and Randall/Walter's defeat too.
Essentially, this is exactly what the multiverse is, different timelines where different events play out, even with many things being similar like the settings, and the characters. A standard time-loop is just a repeat of the same story, in which nothing would change at all, Roland, would never have the Horn of Eld again.
When Roland has completed his mission, as well as lost everyone, and everything he cares about, he returns to the Tower, where he fuses with the Prime version in that room. This would also serve to keep the Prime Roland, and all of the other versions from going insane from the events too. Prime Roland gets a whole new lifetime of experiences, and sustains his mental well being, while the alternate version gets to finally rest. Unlike the Crimson King, who is trapped forever, and keeps getting defeated. Roland isn't trapped in a repetitive hell, he is a guardian angel of the multiverse. Granted this may not have been Stephen King's initial plan for this, but that is how it seems to have turned out.
Going off of the previous entry, and a later entry too, Roland is part of the Tower, but not the full Tower itself. More specifically, he is residing in a room similar to the Crimson King. Like the Crimson King, the prime version, or true Roland, resides in the room marked ROLAND. Unlike the Crimson King, who seeks to destroy the Tower to free his true form from imprisonment, and destroy the multiverse, Roland has sworn to protect it no matter what, so his prime aspect that resides within, guides every version of Roland to combat the Crimson King in every multiverse, and protect the Dark Tower, given that it exists in every universe, albeit in a different form.
By this logic, this makes even the comics, and the movie all canon as well. Each one is just a different version of Roland being guided by the prime Roland to protect the Dark Tower. The comics could be the memories of the prime Roland's past, which is why they can conflict with the past described in the novels. The comics display Prime Roland's adventures, and origins, the novels show us an alternate Roland being guided by his prime version, and if the movie is actually a sequel of sorts, then it would also explain things like Roland's race change, and his father's different form of death, and Randall/Walter's defeat too.
Essentially, this is exactly what the multiverse is, different timelines where different events play out, even with many things being similar like the settings, and the characters. A standard time-loop is just a repeat of the same story, in which nothing would change at all, Roland, would never have the Horn of Eld again.
When Roland has completed his mission, as well as lost everyone, and everything he cares about, he returns to the Tower, where he fuses with the Prime version in that room. This would also serve to keep the Prime Roland, and all of the other versions from going insane from the events too. Prime Roland gets a whole new lifetime of experiences, and sustains his mental well being, while the alternate version gets to finally rest. Unlike the Crimson King, who is trapped forever, and keeps getting defeated. Roland isn't trapped in a repetitive hell, he is a guardian angel of the multiverse. Granted this may not have been Stephen King's initial plan for this, but that is how it seems to have turned out.
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As a creature that fed on the Shine and was in fact killing the Shine in humanity since they preferred to take kids, therefore preventing it from being passed on/propagating. They were literally eating the candidates the King was getting his breakers from.from.
[[WMG: The Tower rejects Roland as he did not save it for unselfish reasons]]
The Tower is not to be entered. Roland going inside proves he did not save it for the right reasons. His journey needs to be 100% driven by compassion for existence, for trying to make it continue, and him entering the tower is proof he isn't doing this. The original poem does not have him enter. Entering the tower is a sign of selfish obsession. Saving it and seeing it safe? That's when Roland gets his peace
[[WMG: The Tower rejects Roland as he did not save it for unselfish reasons]]
The Tower is not to be entered. Roland going inside proves he did not save it for the right reasons. His journey needs to be 100% driven by compassion for existence, for trying to make it continue, and him entering the tower is proof he isn't doing this. The original poem does not have him enter. Entering the tower is a sign of selfish obsession. Saving it and seeing it safe? That's when Roland gets his peace
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** Related to the above WMG: The larger cycle is about the Prim (Magic and Faith) and Rationality (Science and Machines) replacing and renewing each other. When the Prim was born, the Dark Tower and the beams came into existance. As mentioned in the books, the Great Old Ones replaced the magic of the beams with machines. Why? Either the beams were failing because of the retreat of the Prim OR the Great Old Ones thought they could do better. Doesn't matter. The beams themselves are more then just guy wires or supports holding up the tower, they are literally the axle upon which the Dark Tower (and Ka, the same thing, really) turn. So when the Prim receded the bearings (beams) began to wear out. Granted, since they are magic they could last nearly forever. But then they are replaced with machines, poor substitutes. The old ones believed that they would be around forver, so whats wrong with having to replace a few broken parts now and again?
**But now, there is a prolbem. The Prim is due to rise again. It can't replace the machines with them still holding up and spinning the Dark Tower on its hyper-dimensional axis. So then the Crimson King comes along and works to BREAK them. And where do they fail? At their weakest point, the machines. The last magic beam or failsafe (Stephen King and the Rose) hold up everything while the last of the artificial beams are destroyed. Roland and his Ka-tet are the Prim, crashing in like waves on a beach. In DT7 its mentioned that with the breakers gone, the last remaining beam will re-knit the others. Roland's entry into the tower and climb are literally the tide coming in. Sadly, in the cycle we see Roland missed the horn and either needs it for a full return of the prim OR he needs to be able to set aside his desire to enter the tower, as others have mentioned. Because every tide that comes in must go back out. However if the tide (Prim or faith and magic) never crests its peak, it may be able to hold at a lower point and hence hold the beams and tower up all by itself.
**But now, there is a prolbem. The Prim is due to rise again. It can't replace the machines with them still holding up and spinning the Dark Tower on its hyper-dimensional axis. So then the Crimson King comes along and works to BREAK them. And where do they fail? At their weakest point, the machines. The last magic beam or failsafe (Stephen King and the Rose) hold up everything while the last of the artificial beams are destroyed. Roland and his Ka-tet are the Prim, crashing in like waves on a beach. In DT7 its mentioned that with the breakers gone, the last remaining beam will re-knit the others. Roland's entry into the tower and climb are literally the tide coming in. Sadly, in the cycle we see Roland missed the horn and either needs it for a full return of the prim OR he needs to be able to set aside his desire to enter the tower, as others have mentioned. Because every tide that comes in must go back out. However if the tide (Prim or faith and magic) never crests its peak, it may be able to hold at a lower point and hence hold the beams and tower up all by itself.
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** They do mention the space between worlds can drive a man mad, so perhaps the Old Ones managed to create some kind of force field to keep them out, kind of like how spaceships can enter the Warp in Warhammer 40k?
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Stephen King states in his forward to ''The Gunslinger'' that the books were originally conceived as ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. The latter took place during the Civil War; although it wasn't the focus, it was an omnipresent force shaping the characters' actions - much as the Fall of Gilead was treated in the first volume.
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Stephen King states in his forward to ''The Gunslinger'' that the books were originally conceived as ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. The latter took place during the Civil War; although it wasn't the focus, it was an omnipresent force shaping the characters' actions - much as the Fall of Gilead was treated in the first volume.
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[[WMG: The real reason the True Knot had to blend in and not be obvious was they were hiding from the Crimson King.
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[[WMG: The real reason the True Knot had to blend in and not be obvious was they were hiding from the Crimson King. \n]]
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At some point he picked up a copy of Wizard and Glass brought to All-World from Keystone Earth. He was so mad about being left out that he traveled to Keystone Earth and scrawled his graffiti on everything so he could still be in the story. He used BANGO SKANK just because [[StableTimeLoop it was on the road sign at the beginning of Wizard and Glass.]]
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At some point he picked up a copy of Wizard and Glass brought to All-World from Keystone Earth. He was so mad about being left out that he traveled to Keystone Earth and scrawled his graffiti on everything so he could still be in the story. He used BANGO SKANK just because [[StableTimeLoop it was on the road sign at the beginning of Wizard and Glass.]]
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As a creature that fed on the Shine and was in fact killing the Shine in humanity since they preferred to take kids, therefore preventing it from being passed on/propagating. They were literally eating the candidates the King was getting his breakers from.]]
[[WMG: The real reason the True Knot had to blend in and not be obvious was they were hiding from the Crimson King.
As a creature that fed on the Shine and was in fact killing the Shine in humanity since they preferred to take kids, therefore preventing it from being passed on/propagating. They were literally eating the candidates the King was getting his breakers from.]]
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**While Charlie and Carrie would almost certainly have been located, the underlings of the Crimson King doing the recruiting would realize that either one is FAR too dangerous to bring to Algul Siento.
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It's revealed in ''The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower'' that Flagg has no interest in the Crimson King's plan to pull down the Tower -- he wants to ascend the Tower and control it himself. For this, Flagg needs Roland to live long enough to foil the Crimson King, hence he needs Patrick Danville to save Roland. Since Derry was the Court of the Crimson King, and Flagg was ostensibly in the King's service, Flagg had to limit his [[Main/TheStarscream insubordination]] to offering a crucial bit of advice to Louise. Even so, Flagg had to disguise himself to prevent the King from finding out.
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It's revealed in ''The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower'' that Flagg has no interest in the Crimson King's plan to pull down the Tower -- he wants to ascend the Tower and control it himself. For this, Flagg needs Roland to live long enough to foil the Crimson King, hence he needs Patrick Danville to save Roland. Since Derry was the Court of the Crimson King, and Flagg was ostensibly in the King's service, Flagg had to limit his [[Main/TheStarscream insubordination]] to offering a crucial bit of advice to Louise.Lois. Even so, Flagg had to disguise himself to prevent the King from finding out.
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** Green is also a color associated with Flagg in ''Literature/TheStand'', and what he says to Lois (specifically, the laugh being described as a "titter" and saying "Look at me Lois/Llyod") further strengthens the argument.
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*** Furthermore, it's stated in the very same novel [[spoiler: that all writers are prophets of Gan, and that all stories are depictions of real universes and their events.]] So it's likely that the world of ''Insomnia'' is indeed real and part of the greater multiverse, which, by extension, would lend some credibility to the theory of Flagg having shown up there.
** Green is also a color associated with Flagg in ''Literature/TheStand'', and what he says to Lois (specifically, the laugh being described as a "titter" and saying "Look at meLois/Llyod") Lois/Lloyd") further strengthens the argument.
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[[WMG: The Man In Black in the desert is not Walther, but the embodiment of the Tower itself.]]
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[[WMG: The Man In Black in the desert is not Walther, Walter, but the embodiment of the Tower itself.]]
