On their journey through The Scorch, the Gladers encounter The Cranks, former humans who have been infected with the Flare Virus, causing vine like vegetation to grow over their faces. Entirely digital characters, The Cranks were created using motion-capture technology and animated as if they were double-jointed.

Why are they called Cranks?

It is called crank because it used to be transported or smuggled in the crank case of (engine internals) motorcycles engines, i.e. bikers crank. It is also the non crystalline form of methamphetamine, more of a white powder.

How does Newt become a crank?

They are driving through a tunnel which if filled with Cranks on the way to city and the car is attacked. Newt gets scratched by one of the Cranks on his right forearm, consequently infecting him with the virus.

Does Winston turn into a crank?

The Scorch Trials

During the process, however, he got scratched across the abdomen by a Crank, which later became infected and began to spread through his body. Seeing his inevitable fate to become a Crank, Winston pleased with the Gladers to let him kill himself so he wouldn't become a monstrous Crank.

Is Thomas immune to the flare?

The disease eats away the minds of the afflicted until they turn into Cranks, zombie-like creatures that roam cities killing people until they're killed themselves. Fortunately for Thomas, he and most of his friends are Munies — immune to the Flare. That's why they've been put through the Maze and the Scorch trials.

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Is there a cure for the flare?

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.

How did Gally survive being stung?

They discovered that Gally was immune to the Flare virus and decided to bring him to the Last City to help nurse him back to full health from the Griever sting and being stabbed by Minho. The ultimate reveal that Gally did not die in The Maze Runner was briefly set up in the original movie.

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.

Why was Thomas the cure?

It is eventually revealed that Thomas' blood contains a unique enzyme that can destroy the Flare virus [2]. In "The Death Cure" film, Teresa, one of the main characters, uses a small fragment of Thomas' blood and observes under a microscope that it snaps a dark-red vein with the virus in it, effectively killing it [2].

How did Winston get infected if he's immune?

In the movie "The Scorch Trials," Winston becomes a crank instead of being immune due to a scratch he received from a crank. This scratch later became infected and began to spread throughout his body [1].

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.

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.

How did the Cranks start Maze Runner?

The Grievers are created by WICKED and were put in the Maze, which they had never really gotten out of. The Cranks, on the other hand, were once humans infected by the flare. These people live outside the Maze and never gotten in.

How did Newt get infected if he is immune?

When they completed the trials, they were informed that the cure was still a work in progress and some of them were already immune. It is likely that Newt was exposed to the virus when he came into contact with the Cranks at the Crank settlement of Jorge and Brenda [3].

What caused the virus in Maze Runner?

Solar Flares like the ones that caused the Flare virus. The Sun Flares, or the 2136 Solar Flares, simply known as the Solar Flares or Solar Storms, were an abnormal, apocalyptic event that occurred about 15 years before the events of The Maze Runner.

Did they find the cure in 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.

Is Teresa immune to the flare?

Disease Immunity: Teresa Agnes was shown to be immune to the deadly Flare virus and its effects. In Death Cure, when Ava Paige announced that the virus was airborne in the city dozens of the people wore mouth masks to be unable to breathe it, except for Teresa due to her immune gene keeping her unaffected.

Why did Thomas sting himself Maze Runner?

At night, the Maze doors open, and a horde of Grievers attack the Glade. Many of the boys are killed. They obtain part of a Griever's stinger tail and discover that its venom syringe restores their memories. Thomas stings himself to get answers.

Is Minho immune to the flare?

Minho was also immune but the serum created by the tests done on him was unable to cure the girl for a prolonged period of time but Thomas was able to cure Brenda entirely during Movie 2 with a quick serum created in the make-shift camp.

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.

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.

What is the main problem in The Maze Runner?

Memory and Identity

In The Maze Runner, all the characters lose their memories before arriving in the Glade. Without these memories, Thomas loses his sense of self. As such, recovering his memories becomes one of his main goals.

Why does Gally hate Thomas?

Gally's hatred of Thomas is ultimately driven by an unwavering commitment to rules and safety, as well as a deep desire to uncover the truth of the Gladers' circumstances.

Who was killed by Gally?

He runs away from the Glade in a fit of rage after exclaiming that he thought Thomas was not to be trusted in the Gathering. At the end of the book, he kills Chuck when he tries to save Thomas from being hit with a dagger.

Who survived The Death Cure?

The only named people that I can find that reached the haven or whatever, the paradise at the end of the death cure, is Brenda, Jorge, Gally, Minho, Frypan, and presumingly Sonya unless she died fighting the WICKED people at the end.