Theory:Whitebeard

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Theories

Theory	Citations	Notes
Whitebeard is (or knows) an evolved human with pyrokinesis.	The village of Otsu burns after Whitebeard attacks. (Four Months Later); Whitebeard kept the swordsmith in a tent that smoldered. (The Line)	+ The narrator says Whitebeard bargained with oni (devils) to keep the fire scroll safe within a circle of flame. (Sword Saint) + The narrator says Whitebeard tortured spies and traitors by burning them alive. (Sword Saint) + Donna Dorn, a professor of Japanese Studies at University of Chicago, says that Whitebeard burned not only the would-be thief of the fire scroll, but also the thief's village and all its inhabitants. (Sword Saint) • Donna Dorn says the mere mention of Whitebeard's name could get a village to desert. This could be why there are no witnesses to the power. (Sword Saint) - If he had this power, then he should not need to create guns. (Episode:The Line) + Assuming Whitebeard had pyrokinesis or knew a pyrokinetic person, he would have had no way to equip his entire army with that ability. • He could still need guns to arm his soldiers. • Maybe he has Spontaneous combustion.
Whitebeard is a fraud.	None	+ He has a black beard, not a white one. - He has a hint of white in his beard, this may be what he's named for. - He is shown wearing armor decorated with a white beard.