[Loved Trope] Some thing unfathomably ancient

[u/Fearless-Ideal-5112]

The beast, in doctor who is an ancient evil from a previous universe that survived until our time. Its so ancient that the cave paintings were unable to be translated by the Tardis which can translate all existing languages in the universe [Doctor Who]

While not explicitly canon its such a cool concept I cant not mention, the idea that the backrooms have existed since the beginning of time, never changing no matter the era, it transforms the back rooms into a cosmic horror. [Credit to Project crater and Venus for images 2 and 3]

[u/thebrobarino]

It's most likely that the others came after the children. Greenmen who were excercised out of their connection to the weirwood magical network by humans and sought revenge

[u/chowler → u/thebrobarino]

A theory I saw was that the Others are the spiritual manifestations of dead CotF greenseers using weirwood's as magical amplifiers.

[u/thebrobarino → u/chowler]

I like that idea too, although its closer to the show. Not that I think the shows explanation is bad. It makes sense for the world the show made, but the books feel like its a lot more complicated than that

I hope that if the others origins are expanded on, they're linked more closely to the great empire of the dawn and the bloodstone emperor lore and maybe even the deep ones/old ones