Though Netflix has yet to confirm a sequel to The Old Guard starring Charlize Theron, some big questions surrounding the mythology remain unanswered.

Netflixs new action-drama The Old Guard leaves some big questions unanswered, likely because of plans to expand the story into a trilogy of movies. The Old Guard follows Andy (Charlize Theron), the leader of a team of immortal warriors whose self-assigned mission it is to fight on the right side of history. The team includes Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts), Joe (Marwan Kenzari) and Nicky (Luca Marinelli), soon to be joined by a new Immortal, U.S. Marine Nile Freeman (KiKi Layne). Things grow more complicated when the teams secret is uncovered by former CIA agent Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who hands evidence of their immortality over to pharmaceutical company CEO Merrick (Harry Melling). Merrick wants the Immortals captured so he can discover the secret to immortality and the end of disease for all.

Based on Greg Ruckas original comic series of the same name (Rucka also served as writer on the production), The Old Guard proved a refreshing take on the superhero genre, treating the characters abilities as both a gift and a great burden. Though Netflix has yet to announce a sequel, the movies ambiguous ending does effectively set up a potential sequel. Indeed, director Gina Prince-Bythewood confirmed in an interview with Digital Spy that The Old Guard was planned as the start of a trilogy, explaining that Rucka always envisioned this as a trilogy. I know where the story goes, and its pretty great. So if the audience is eager for it, theres definitely more stories to tell. It therefore makes sense for The Old Guard to leave some of its biggest questions unanswered as a way of tickling audience curiosity and encouraging demand for a sequel.

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With this in mind, there are some major questions left unanswered, and not just the ones set up by The Old Guards final scenes. Rucka explained that he wanted to make it really clear that the first story is not concerned with the how or the why of their immortality, likely to keep the story action-driven and avoid being weighed down by too much exposition. His statement also indicates an intention to explore the mythology further should a sequel be green-lit. Below are some of the biggest questions from The Old Guard that fans want answered.

One of the biggest questions posed by the Netflix movie is how the team became immortal in the first place. It is something the heroes ponder themselves, and the audience receives no answers. Does immortality manifest randomly? Is it the result of some genetic mutation akin to that of the X-Men? Some divine gift bestowed on a select few? What is certain is that none of the characters seem to hold the answers, but perhaps more will be revealed in future.

Andys age becomes something of a recurring joke throughout the film. Nile asks her about it repeatedly, but Andy maintains that she does not remember how long she has been immortal. While this could be true and she has in fact forgotten her early years, it is just as likely that Andy prefers to keep that part of her life private. What The Old Guard does reveal is that Andy predates the other warriors by many centuries. She spent time being worshipped as a goddess, and it is suggested that Andy was once known as the Queen of the Amazons, Andromache, and battled Heracles. Safe to say she has been around for an exceptionally long time, though it would be interesting to know exactly how long and to uncover more of her history.

The Old Guard established that though long-lasting, immortality is not permanent. No one knows when or why Immortals become mortals again, but the warriors do know their fate is unavoidable. Around halfway through the movie, Andy realizes that she is not healing from a stab wound she suffered, indicating she is now mortal. When she is later captured, her sudden loss of immortality puzzles Copley and Merrick, and the audience is equally left without an explanation. It is possible that, much like the comics, the movies will not delve into the how of immortality but rather focus on the impact it has on the characters. A sequel would therefore see Andy reckon with her newfound mortality without attempting to explain it.

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Is there a chance that Andy might regain her immortality? Her friend and fellow Immortal Lykon, thus far the only Immortal to lose his ability, died in combat. It therefore remains possible that immortality could return just as it went away, or that there is a way for it to be regained. Even if Andy herself is content to die, perhaps her team members are not ready to lose their fearless leader and friend and will seek to restore her abilities.

Quynh (Veronica Ngo) was Andys partner and friend for hundreds of years until they were both captured during the European witch hunts. After failing to die from hanging, a group of priests decide to separate the two women and trap Quynh in an iron maiden, sending her to the bottom of the sea where she could never be found. In the movies most haunting scene, viewers witness Quynh being forced to drown, die and be reborn over and over for five centuries. She was trapped in her metal coffin for hundreds of years yet, by the movies end, it is revealed that Quynh has finally escaped. How? Viewers will have to wait for a sequel to find out.

The two never met, but it is likely that Quynh also had visions of new Immortals, much like Andy and the team had when Nile first died. She approaches Booker only a few months after he is exiled from the immortal group for his betrayal, and he finds her waiting for him in his apartment. What does Quynh want with him? It is likely she approached him as a way of getting to Andy; whether she wants to reconnect with her old companion or seek revenge is unclear, though the latter seems more probable given the suffering she endured.

Later in the movie, Copley reveals that the Old Guard has saved hundreds of people throughout history, many of whom would go on to save humanity in some way, be it by preventing a nuclear catastrophe or by making some life-altering scientific discovery. Is it just coincidence? Does the team save so many people that, merely through the laws of probability, some were bound to go on to play crucial parts in directing human history? Or could it be that some higher power is controlling their actions, pointing them in the right direction like pawns on a chessboard?

Could there be other Immortals in the world that the Old Guard are unaware of? Or people much like Nile, lying dormant and ignorant of their immortality, until the time of their first death? It is doubtful that throughout the entirety of human history, only seven Immortals have existed. Perhaps a sequel to The Old Guard would see the team confronted with others like them.

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