Statue of Taweret/Theories/Destruction

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Multiple theories about the destruction of the statue (resulting in only the foot's remains) have been presented.

Contents 1 System failure 2 Clever Ruse 3 Meteorite 4 Volcano 5 Tsunami 6 Earthquake 7 Island transplant 8 Tunisia 9 Proof of fidelity 10 War 11 Natural Decay 12 Locke Turning the Wheel 13 Another Type of Move 14 Jughead 15 Black Rock 16 Jacob's nemesis

System failure

The rest of the statue was destroyed due to a prior system failure. The statue may have been created with metallic elements, or constructed over a metal frame. The missing pieces may have been sucked inland or propelled out to sea by a previous system failure or discharge from the magnetic anomaly in the Swan.

• The Swan wasn't built until 1977, by the 1974 flashback while Locke attempted to spin the frozen wheel the statue had been demolished, as it was no longer visible.

Clever Ruse

The statue is a clever ruse, which would be in keeping with The Others’ constant deceptions.

Meteorite

A meteorite hit the island, and destroyed the statue. The crater is the remnant of said meteorite.

Volcano

A volcano that erupted a long time ago is mentioned in the episode "The Man Behind The Curtain" which is a Ben flashback. The volcano might have been responsible or partly involved for the destruction of the statue.

• This would also explain why we can see the Temple wall, but not the Temple; perhaps it got buried underground (the walls being much taller than the Temple itself).

Tsunami

The same tsunami that beached the Black Rock toppled the statue. If whatever phenomenon was being controlled in the Swan is tectonic in nature, it likely would have caused tsunamis occasionally in years before it was being controlled by active measures. Geographically speaking, if the Island is indeed located somewhere in the vicinity of Fiji, a tsunami from the fault zone off the coast of New Zealand (or even as far off as California's fault zones) could have created a tsunami large enough to wipe out a statue of this size.

• Geographically, we don't know where the island is - it moves!

Evidence

Consider the terrain behind the statue. For the most part, the land is devoid of trees or heavy vegetation, up to the mountain foothills. A "smaller" tsunami may have indeed struck, washing away jungle and weakening the right side of the pediment. Its subsequent settling collapsed the statue, pieces of which were pulled out to sea by the retreating wave. The left side of the statue's pediment was relatively undamaged, the statue itself having broken off at the right knee from torque strain.

Earthquake

The volcanic eruption on the island was caused by an earthquake that also destroyed the statue. The earthquake could have been natural or due to the wheel turning, which induced an earth-shaking effect.

Island transplant

At one time the when the island moved, the statue’s left foot was transported with the island, but the entirety of the statue was not.

Evidence

• The is little evidence of the remains of the rest of the statue

Counter-evidence

• The remains of the statue could be under water.
• The radius that gets transported with the island extends out to see much further than the rest of the statue would have been
  • Not necessarily. The radius you are talking about is outwards, but what if there is a vertical radius. This would explain why the top bit of the statue is the only part transported.
    • Although then where is the other foot.

Tunisia

The foot was transported to the island, by way of the portal, from Tunisia.

Evidence

The base of the statue does not appear firmly rooted to the ground, but rather is not level and is leaning slightly forward.

Counter-evidence

• There is no evidence that things can transport to the island from Tunisia.
  • This theory seems very unlikely having seeing the full statue.

Proof of fidelity

• The statue represented an early deity or leader that the original inhabitants of the island worshiped. When the original inhabitants began worshiping Jacob, they destroyed the statue as a sign of having disavowed their former patron.

• This seems unlikely when taking in consideration the fact that flashbacks about Jacob in numerous episodes indicate that both the statue and Jacob had been on the island together for a very long time, with Jacob going so far as to live in it while it was intact as indicated in the Season 5 finale.

War

A historic war over the island destroyed the statue.

• If the statue can move, as posited, perhaps it was a belligerent?

Natural Decay

The statue simply crumbled due to the elements and the force of gravity over a long period of time.

Locke Turning the Wheel

Something from turning the wheel caused the statue to fall. After Locke turned the wheel, Miles commented that the time-shift was different, that it felt more like an earthquake. This "earthquake" was the vibration caused by the statue falling. ("LaFleur")

Evidence

• The statue must have fallen in ancient times, or else there would be more debris in modern times remaining.
  • Except that the statue was still standing during the conversation between Jacob and his enemy. Unless the ship off the coast had traveled through time it definitely is not "ancient". Considering the ship was probably the Black Rock the statue was standing at least until the 1800s.

Another Type of Move

It's possible that the island was moving through time and space before the frozen donkey wheel showed up, but less frequently and for different reasons. During a shaky move, most of the statue could have detached and the foot, then being the only part actually attached to the island, moved with it and the rest sank into the ocean.

Jughead

The statue was destroyed as a result of the nuclear explosion detonated by Juliet.

• in "laFleur" sawyer's group see's the back of the statue from the well. when they shift to 1974 the satues gone. so the bomb couldnt have knocked it down cause it was already destroyed.
• Nope. Remember Ben told Sun that it was that way when he got to the Island, which predated the events of The Incident.Gblack61 02:43, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
  • But then Sun asked if he expected her to believe that and he said he did not.
• Actually, Sun then asked Ben if she was supposed to believe that, and he said no.
  • The destruction of a statue that large would have created a large amount of debris, where is it or where did the debris go?
  • The statue is right on the beach. It is extremely likely that the tide would have washed away any debris over a relatively short period of time.
  • The Swan site is inland so the shockwave of the explosion would have knocked the statue into the ocean. The fact that the statue was destroyed already when Sun, Sayid and Jin first saw it also proves Miles' assumption that the nuclear explosion was what ultimately caused "The Incident".

Black Rock

• The Black Rock shot the statue when it approached the island.
• The Black Rock contained enough dynamite to destroy the statue, perhaps because the crew was manipulated by Jacob's enemy into destroying it after they arrived.
• The Black Rock was pulled ashore by the magnetic source near the center of the island and while travelling there, it crashed into the statue, making it collapse.

Jacob's nemesis

• The Statue was brought down by Jacob's nemesis or the Smoke Monster and Jacob's nemesis will have one of his own Statues on the other side of the Island.

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