The Child/Theories

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The Child is an Observer -- originally posted by WinterFlames

1. The Child has physical similarities with The Observer. -- originally posted by Derelitto
2. The four Observers (in "August") each seem slightly different in age. The Child is the most young of the Observers. This re-enforces the motif of time.--originally posted by sobrien
   1. The fact that the known Observers are seemingly different ages suggests the possibility that they weren't born as adults but that they were at one time children. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
3. The Child survived in an environment that was sealed for 70 years, suggesting a similar agelessness to the Observers. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
4. The Child and one of the Observers seemed to bond. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
5. The Observer's seem to be devoid of emotion, The Child did display some basic emotion: happiness, anger, ect. It is possible that ether The Observers learn to be devoid or The Child was an anomaly. Which gives an explanation why September wanted to "see" him, it's also possible that they are still observing him.
6. Eliot Michael's said "I think we found another one".

1. The Child being a child undermines the most basic facet of the Observers: the Observers are adults who move through time as adults observing. The idea of an Observer being a child runs counter to their agelessness. --originally posted by sobrien
2. The physical attributes that are similar to those of the Observers as well as his similar agelessness can be explained by the Child's lack of nutrition. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
3. The Child and the Observer staring at each other does not suggest that he is one of them. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
   1. He stared at Olivia Dunham in a similar way at first acquaintance. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
   2. The Observers are known to observe all fringe related events. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)
4. The Child has abilities that we have not seen displayed by any of the Observers. --Bolombia 13:13, 22 December 2010 (MST)

The Child is a younger version of the Observer. The Observer is, in fact, an adult version of the Child who has managed to travel back in time. -- originally posted by Derelitto

1. The Child has physical similarities with The Observer. -- originally posted by Derelitto

1. September doesn't have a scar on his head.