Talk:William Carter Puzzles/@comment-24791331-20140408165059

My theory. Wickerbottom, or whatever, wrote the Codex Umbra, and kept it a secret. However, due to Maxwell's debt, he stole the book, and escaped via the train. You kmow what happens. He enters the world, instantly becoming trapped by the shadows, manipulating his every move. Finally, in a bid for escape, Maxwell brings Wilson in via the trailer above. Wilsom enters, and Maxwell advises him. However, as the player progresses through the worlds, the shadows become more aware, and assert control over Maxwell, and force him tp try to keep the player away. All this possession as well as his constant inner resistance against the shadows degrades him into the body you see in the Epilogue.

Willow is Charlie's sister, Wendy is ome of Maxwell's nieces, wolfgang and wes are both from the circus, wickerbottom is the writer, and woody may be an old friend of Charlies due to their areas. They all come to Maxwell's apartment where the codex umbra is located, to try to either find out where either charlie and maxwell are, or (in wickerbottoms case) to try and recover the Codex Umbra.

NOTE: Wickerbottom originally never touched the book, due to being told about its antiquity and value, so kept it untouched. However, in her frantic attempt to recover it, she touched it, taking her through worlds.

WX-78 is either Wilsons or Maxwells. Since they have varying degrees of intelligence (Maxwells ability to transport Wilson with information was all powered by the shadows), the story depends. It might have been possessed by a fragment of shadow; if it was maxwells, it might have sought to reach a similar shadow source, the codex umbra. If it was wilsons, it would have resisted the shadowy influence, but put the intelligence granted to use, and tried to open the portal, or to ty and find wilson, resulting in using the lost fragment as a compass to guide him to the codex.