Whenever I See People Speculating That Protocol's Powers Are Based On Love Or Desire, My Brain Goes Back

Whenever I see people speculating that Protocol's powers are based on love or desire, my brain goes back to MAG 111:

And I can't help but wonder if the seed of Protocol was the writers saying "but what if Gerry was wrong?"

i have an angel and devil on my shoulder but also a third guy who just tells me to do strange gayboy shit thats not really good or bad per se but it will make everyone in my life think im weirder

i love Needles. my new loser blorbo. a whore in theory but unfuckable in practice. avatar of the cringefail. problematic man of the year

Tmagp theory:

Gwendolyn Bouchard has no connection to Jonah Magnus, but she does have a connection to OG!Elias.

Woke: Gwendolyn is the sister of this universe's Elias, who is still a stoner. As the future Man of the House, Elias was groomed to take on a position of power and given every advantage imaginable... which gave him crippling anxiety that he self-medicates with marijuana. Gwen is there claim what she considers her rightful inheritance, and if it requires her to earn it the old-fashioned way, so be it.

Bespoke: Gwen is OG!Elias but trans. Not only did being her true self turn her into a powercunt (positive), but she literally chose the name Gwendolyn.

Celia listening to her first Chester case like