Okay, this is weird, and we probably didn't thing about this before. but before we get started, I must say I couldn't find a previous "Vera" thread, so if there is one, please merge this with that if it's convenient that way.
It's summer, and I can't sleep well in the heat. Somehow the idea just came to me, shocking me out of my sleep. Here's some points:
1) Vera appears as an old hag when the RD meet them; she heals Serge and dissolves into the shadows. Magil somehow recognizes her and doesn't meet her eyes.
2) Vera appears again at the end, this time with Porrean police but at the nick of time. It's as if she waited for Kid to remember her past life, and then seized the opportunity to grab the Frozen Flame. Magil and Kid escape, leaving Serge behind. Apparently Vera was someone formidable.
Which brings to mind that Magil, a former Zealian, Fiendlord and the slaughterer of millions, was afraid to face this old woman and didn't want to endanger Kid. This woman must be quite formidable. We initially assumed that she may have been Marle, or perhaps one of Dalton's successors, but there is a third potential candidate available. I don't have any evidence to support my theories, as this is simply based on wild assumptions, but...
...Vera could actually be Queen Zeal.
Don't laugh. Here's a couple of things I pondered about:
1) Queen Zeal may have been defeated in the Black Omen, but that doesn't necessarily mean she's dead. She used the very same battle armor as Norstein Bekkler, which could also have been mere puppets or shadows.
2) She went senile thanks to the demise of KZ and close proximity to the Mammon Machine. Yes, the Frozen Flame turns everyone insane (even Lynx). When you think about it, she may not have been such an abusive parent to begin with. Perhaps a loving, caring one at that, but now craved immortality.
3) If QZ snapped out of her insanity, she could have managed to find both Janus and Schala at 1020 AD in the guise of Vera. Of course, she still cared about them and thus acted like a guardian in the shadows, but her eyes were still on immortality. She maturely waited till Kid was forced to break the Time Egg and recognize herself. Once their quest was done, she grabbed hold of the Frozen Flame.
So... whadya think?
