The blue drug that made Seraphina powerless.
Seraphina's power isn't gone, it's being redirected.- The substance allows somebody else to use her power. If the person given a link to her power is killed Seraphina would regain the use of her power.
- DEBUNKED in Chapter 213.
Seraphina's power isn't gone, just suppressed.
- She will regain her power eventually, it was never meant to be permanent, its just most people don't survive long enough to get their power back.
- Double Subverted. Chapter 213 reveals that the drug was intended to permanently disable the ability of anybody injected with it. However, that same chapter brings back Leilah, who claims to be capable of reversing the effects of the drug. She begins to so in Chapter 219, and Chapter 222 indicates the process was a success.
- Said treatment is dangerously experimental, and came with strings attached.
There will be a massive Turf War arc at some point.
Once all the stuff at Wellston is finally settled and changes are made to the hierarchy system, there will be an arc where the students of Wellston go around battling it out with students of other schools to take over their turf. The reason will be to spread Wellston's restructured influence to other schools.Terrence is a member of EMBER.
It's way too much of a coincidence that the boy's power is invisibility, and it was some invisible person that helped the tracker guy (who might also be an EMBER member) escape the mall fight.- DEBUNKED in Chapters 213 and 216. Terrence does work for a secret organization, but he has no affiliation with EMBER.
EMBER and the Authorities are one in the same.
EMBER is just a government branch that hunts down the Superhero vigilantes that wish to change the Authority's system, as well as dispose of young high tiers who could pose a threat in the future (such as Sera).- It also helps that this theory was talked about in-universe by the Remi/Isen/Blyke trio during the Kovoro Mall chapters where they confronted the suspicious ability gauge vendor.
- CONFIRMED in Chapter 216.
Headmaster Vaughn is planning to overthrow the government using his Wellston students.
The reason Vaughn is letting John dismantle Wellston's hierarchy, along with spreading his influence to the other kids, is to act as a lesson to his students that they don't have to follow the system established by the Authorities.- half-confirmed. He does wants to atone for his sins, but one of the ways he openly admits to doing that is letting students see the results of their society, by not restricting John. It's unknown if he has any plans to overthrow the government though.
Rei's still alive.
It's simply too suspicious that a character who was introduced dead has been getting a lot of flashback focus. The reason he's been getting a lot of development, such as the side-story between the 1st and 2nd seasons, is because it's building up the character to an eventual reveal that will show that he faked his own death, and is actually still alive doing behind-the-scenes superhero antics in the current day.Blyke is going to get hold of the amplification drug, and possibly even use it on himself.
Following his second loss to John, Blyke has come to the realization that he's too weak, and desires to strengthen himself in order to stand up to John one day. Getting hold of, and using, the power-up drug that was seen during Remi's superhero missions will help him reach that goal quicker.- As of his vigilante mission in the Grasshill District, he does in fact get hold of the amplification drug.
- DEBUNKED: He does not use the drug.
The amplification drug isn't permanent and is addictive.
Which would spell trouble for Blyke if the above WMG ends up confirmed. It would also explain the discrepancy between Terrence's power level and the invisible man at the mall if they are the same person. The drug boosted his power and wore off later.John's father has the same power as him.
Why does he pretend to be a cripple? The same reason John did, it turned him into a monster. That or he's in hiding, people are after him because of his power or what he did in the past, or both. However, this is unlikely since we see William's inside thoughts about wishing he had an ability.- DEBUNKED in Chapter 271. John's ability actually came from his mother.
John's going to struggle against opponents who use the power amplification drug.
John has virtually no competition given that he's a powerful god-tier that can copy other people's abilities. Thus, as a limitation, it will turn out that his copying ability will only work on people's natural ability. He won't be able to copy the unnatural power that's provided from the drug.Who is John's mother?
With the students of Wellston being the primary focus of the story, few characters have emerged who could potentially fit the bill as the woman who gave birth to John. These candidates were unofficially nominated on circumstantial evidence, but there remains no hard proof against either possibility.- Having only appeared in a single arc, the murderous drug dealer spawned much speculation amongst impatient fans ever since her debut. Her Fire Claws and impressive resistance to Lightning attacks were hardly concrete proof that she could be John's mother, leaving only her similarly-colored eyes as a tangible link to John. Following the introduction of Valerie, the theory picked up steam again amongst its adherents. Even readers who don't believe that Volcan is John's mother are certain that she is the alter-ego of Valerie. Additionally, Arlo has stated that his aunt's ability is Barrier, which Remi noted was unlike the ability that almost killed her. Being able to use different abilities is a primary trait of Aura Manipulation.
- The mysterious white-haired woman seen in an old photograph in Chapter 227 did away with Volcan's status as the only candidate. Very little is known about her, as even her face wasn't shown to readers. She is seen in the photograph next to a happy-looking William, which indicates that she was important to him.
- CONFIRMED in Chapter 298 and 299. Her name is Jane.
John's mother is the source of the ability disabler.
The two unnamed underlings of Orrin say that the ability disabler forces a person's aura shut, essentially turning their power off. John has been able to use it by very little bursts now and then because his power is actively trying to interfere with the aura being disabled. We know his mother is in custody, and she has a staggeringly high number and a power that also has to do with auras.
John's mother is an exploration of Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You.
What parent doesn't want their child to live in a stable society? She surrendered herself to the authorities to both get William a pardon for writing UnOrdinary and allow him to give John a decent upbringing. Her time at NXGen may actually be voluntary, and helped form the basis of the authorities neutralizing the threat of god-tiers before they can upend society by the root. Should she have taken her chances defying the authorities and possibly putting her family on the run? She probably doesn't want to play this shitty game of politics at all, but this is her way of looking out for William and John.Arlo and Zeke are going to have a major fight at some point. Zeke will take the amplification drug to even out their Power Level for the duel.
They're the two students that were brought into the Authorities, and are at odds with one another given that Zeke's all about the evil government while Arlo's having doubts, and has become more of The Mole within the government to protect the other Wellston students. The other thing is regarding their Power Level, which Arlo is at 6.3 while Zeke is at 4.2. Add in the amplification drug known to temporarily increase one's ability by 50%, and Zeke goes up to 6.3. The exact same level as Arlo. Thus, you'll have an even duel between two 6.3's. A big reveal will be a power increase for Arlo as it turns out that he had been training his ability. Arnold is Zeke's father.
They're both blue haired, and they have similar personas where they're both elitist assholes. Arnold would also be Zeke's connection to joining the authorities similar to how Valerie was how Arlo was brought into the authorities. The healer Authority woman that helped Arlo and Kassandra during the Spectre hideout raid is Elaine's mother.
She's teal-haired and has a healing ability, just like Elaine. It would also explain why Elaine's got an elitist attitude since her mother would be a member of the evil Bureau.