Was a cure ever found in The Maze Runner?

The ending reveals that Thomas escapes with a vial of the cure for the Flare virus, but it becomes symbolic rather than crucial, as many survivors are already immune and no one is capable of harvesting the cure.
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Was a cure found in Maze Runner?

Straying away from the novel that doesn't offer a cure in the end, Teresa comes up with an antidote in the movie. Observing a sample of Thomas' blood under the microscope, Teresa is able to confirm that it can destroy the Flare Virus.
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Do they find a cure in the Death Cure book?

Paige came to realize that they would never be able to find a cure for the Flare and that WICKED's efforts were futile. She realized that the only hope of preventing humanity's extinction was for Immunes to start their society, away from the rest of the world.
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Did Wicked ever find a cure?

After the attack, Paige wrote an email to the other WICKED members saying that although WICKED had failed in their original attempt to find a cure, they had ultimately succeeded in their goal of saving the human race by sending the surviving Immunes to a safe place where they could start to rebuild civilization.
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How was the maze supposed to find a cure?

It's hoped that by monitoring the Munies in various stress and decision-making scenarios, scientists can map out a blueprint of their minds and figure out a way to cure those infected.
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Discovering Thomas is The Cure [The Death Cure]

Is Thomas the only immune person?

After Thomas rescued the Immunes holed up in the Maze, they went through Chancellor Paige's Flat Trans and arrived at a paradise, where they are meant to live and repopulate the Earth, while the Flare-infected population dies off. The only known Gladers in Group A who are not immune were Newt, Winston, and Jackson.
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How did Newt get infected if he is immune?

Newt gets scratched by one of the Cranks on his right forearm, consequently infecting him with the virus. How does Newt get infected on Maze Runner? So of the guys who were originally in the Glade in the books, most of them were already immune to the Flare.
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Is Thomas's blood the cure?

In the movies, no. However, in the books his blood is not the cure to the Flare, it is merely that he is the “prime candidate” and that his brain has provided the best data that will be most helpful in creating a cure.
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Why did Thomas create the Maze?

Thomas tells the Keepers that he and Teresa were manipulated into designing the Maze because they share the gift of telepathy. He convinces the others that he and Teresa are now in as much danger as them, but he knows the way out. Thomas tells them in order to escape, they have to jump through the Griever Hole.
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Why did Thomas not save Newt?

The Flare Virus Cure Was A MacGuffin

Plus, with Thomas unable to get the "cure" to Newt in time to save his life, Thomas doesn't have much personal incentive to help resolve the pandemic, since everyone else he cares about is immune.
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Is Maze Runner 4 coming out?

Due to its current development status, Maze Runner 4's release date is unknown. Disney has never given the film a date on its schedule, even though the studio has releases mapped out through 2027. This might mean that the earliest Maze Runner 4 could be released is 2028.
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How is gally alive?

Gally is alive in Maze Runner: The Death Cure because he was rescued and saved after The Maze Runner's ending. Although the Gladers thought that he was already dead, Gally confirms that they left him to die. It was after they left that another group stumbled across the maze and laboratory and found Gally still inside.
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How did Maze Runner end?

Thomas and Newt reunite with Minho and escape from the WCKD building. Teresa discovers that Thomas' blood can cure the Flare. She shares her discovery with WCKD's leader, Ava Paige, both of whom agree that they must find Thomas. Brenda and the Immune children escape WCKD with Frypan's help.
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Why was Newt put in the Maze?

Newt reveals that the reason WCKD put him in the Maze was because they wanted to tell the difference between immunes like Thomas and people like himself. Thomas tells Newt that he can cure him.
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Why did Maze Runner death cure take so long to come out?

It was originally set to hit cinemas on 17 February 2017. However, when Dylan O'Brien suffered injuries during filming, 20th Century Fox pushed back the release to 26 January. The accident, which happened in March 2016, saw a stunt involving two cars go horribly wrong, leaving O'Brien seriously injured.
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How did The Maze Runner virus start?

An informative poster about the Flare. The Flare, medical name Virus VC321xb47 was a man-made disease created by the Post-Flares Coalition after the Sun Flares.
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How did Gally escape the maze?

Gally got through the same way the other Gladers got through. Gally used the small mechanical device that was found in the dead Griever body. We know this because when Gally appears at the end he is holding it.
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Why did Wicked create the Grievers?

The Grievers are cyborg-like creatures resembling both slugs and spiders. They were artificially created by WCKD for their labyrinths.
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Is Thomas in love with Teresa?

The emotional intensity is definitely doubled up in the movie, establishing Teresa as a Thomas' one true love interest. Unlike Dashner's original story, the possibility of him dating Brenda is eliminated, and the audiences also get enough time to process the death of a character introduced right from the first movie.
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Did they ever find a cure in The Maze Runner?

Teresa finds the cure for The Flare. The Cure was the ultimate outcome of WICKED's goals. As the name suggests, it was what is hoped to be the treatment for the Flare virus.
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Is Newt or Thomas the cure?

In the movies, besides fulgor not spreading through the air and they simply deciding to kill Newt according to the script, Thomas was the cure. This only makes the adaptation of the Maze Runner movies even worse for those who have read the books.
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Who ends up with the cure?

By the series finale, both Elena and Damon took the Cure and lived a happy human life together, while other characters like Katherine and Stefan also took the Cure with significant consequences.
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Why was Theresa put in the maze?

However, none of the Maze Runner movies ever explain why WCKD sent Teresa into the Maze. It seems improbable that she betrayed WCKD since she defends them fervently. In Maze Runner 4, the story could provide clarity about whether Teresa went into the Maze voluntarily and the purpose of her presence.
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Is Newt alive in Maze Runner 4?

Newt really did die in the Maze Runner Series. He died in the third book, The Death cure. There are five books in the series. The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trial, and The Death Cure being the main three.
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Why did Teresa betray Thomas?

It just needed to happen, in her mind. No biggie. In book 2, she couldn't stand the thought of Thomas feeling betrayed without warning, so she tries really hard to warn him. And then basically kills their friendship to save his life.
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