Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1475805-20150331011255/@comment-25926288-20150404214452

SlayerNina wrote: (Sorry for bad English) I have a theory about that:

What if, when Belle resurrected him, he (she) broke some rules of the magic? In OUATW was stated that you can't bring people from death.

So, we have this Rumple (I'm gonna call him Rumple 2) is another Rumple. I mean, it's the Dark One using Rumple's body because the Dark One doesn't exist unless it controlls someone (through assassination with the dagger, darkness of the soul and stuff). Imagine the Dark One as a parasite, growing inside you and corrupting you until it needs another body to live in. The old body dies and the new one is the New Dark One. That could explain "the crocodrile skin".

So the only chances to survive Rumple 2 has is find someone who stabbs him (and become his new body) or change the rules of magic finding the Author. All Belle stuff is because there's some of Rumple 1 in that body (memories, feelings, objectives), like Illyria/Fred in Angel. Rumple 2 reunited the QoD, set the game and it just has to wait. But Rumple 2's body is too weak now and its time is over. That could explain Rumple 2 disturbing behaviour last season and why he's at the hospital in the promo.

Or it was just lazy writers adding drama LOL I love your theory, especially before he had a body and now he was remade with only darkness (from the vault). But I think it's also your second theory, lazy writers! They realized they sort of made Rumple look like a cartoon villain when he was all evil and not the complex character as before for most of season 4a.