Lavos (Origin of)

Inquiry

What is Lavos's origin?

Theories

Biological Superweapon

Lavos is possibly a biological superweapon built for the express purpose of achieving superior evolution and destroying planets. It may have grown beyond the creator's control, or be instrumental in a larger plan of galactic conquest through ravaging of worlds. Since Lavos does not directly communicate with the party, it is possible that Lavos and his species are under the control of the creators, who issue directives to them or simply genetically engineered them to undertake their craft according to precise measurements. However, as a plan for conquest, this method is very unproductive, as it leaves ruined natural resources in its wake.

Dream of Perfection

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Whether naturally evolved and sentient or created, Lavos's purpose as an entire race is to achieve the utmost in biological perfection and essentially produce a god whose powers would be beyond anything comprehensible. In this mode, the trillions who'd perish in the cycle would be a "few eggs broken" to create the larger omelet of perfection and mastery of the universe through biological engineering.

Natural Evolution

Under this model, the Lavos species may have originally evolved as sentient beings on another planet; perhaps obsessed with improving their genetics, they used eugenics to create the Lavos frame, shell, and DNA absorption techniques, and then began a plan of space travel to fulfill their evolution. Some suggest Lavos is the ultimate evolution of a virus.

From: Theory (People)