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In the opening and several in-episode scenes, there is a MISSING poster for
"Sala Powell". These posters are in so many places, I wondered if she is
somebody important. Is she?

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VW6lmm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VW6lm.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FcEADm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FcEAD.jpg)


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Who is "Sala Powell" in HoTD?


After a devoted search all around the interwebz, I have come to a sad
conclusion that I could not find anything specific about Sala Powell at all.

What I did find during my searching is some potential connections that might
help others search, and some speculation.

**Potential connections**

  1. This might be a reference to [Nate Powell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Powell) ( _not very likely_ ). As seen on the linked page, Nate used to be a cartoonist/writer, and also brought out a CD with W A I T called " _All The Days Are Numbered So_ "; this could be a far-fetched connection.
  2. This might be a reference to Chella Powell. After some research, I found out that "Sala" in some languages can be pronounced as "Chella". For Chella Powell, I found the following information quite interesting, but shamefully ended in a dead end.

> Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #196 by Antonio Chella: The
> challenge of creating a real-life computational equivalent of the human mind
> ...  
>  -- [source](http://powells.com/biblio/9783642342738)

This may be far-fetched as well.

**Online speculation**

After asking quite some HotD addicts about their opinions, and looking around
online myself, I found:

  1. Sala Powell might be the cause of the zombie apocalypse
  2. Sala Powell probably has some sort of connection to the apocalypse
  3. The writer doesent even know 
  4. This is a plot point to be revealed

Points 1 and 2 speak for themselves. She might have been a scientist on some
sort of military project. In one of the first episodes, the self defense force
of Japan flies over the school, seemingly ignoring all the people flying to a
specific point, picking up Sala Powell? Does she have the answer to the
apocalypse? Does she have a cure? These points just give more questions than
real answers and can't be really proven 'til more of the manga is released.

The 3rd point: Daisuke Satō doesn't even know himself. Satō is a writer known
to go on hiatus for a long time due to having no inspiration or just writing
himself into a corner not knowing how to get out of it.

And my 4th point, which seems to be most likely for now, is that this is a
plot point yet to be revealed. We don't really know much about the apocalypse:
not how it started, not what caused it. This might be revealed at a later
point in the story. So, until Daisuke Satō makes more manga chapters to
harvest information from, I don't think we can have a definite answer.


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have you thought that since Japanese people tend to say L as R and R as L, it
could be that the creator intentionally named her Sala Powell instead of Sarah
Power. Sarah Power is a Canadian actress and she resembles the drawing present
in the missing poster.


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