Why was Thomas the cure?

Throughout the series, Thomas and his friends discover that WICKED had been studying their brains and immune systems to find a cure. It is eventually revealed that Thomas' blood contains a unique enzyme that can destroy the Flare virus [2].
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Why did Thomas throw the cure?

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 Thomas the only immune person?

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 Thomas's blood the cure Maze Runner?

This has to be the most asked question in this subreddit. In short: Thomas's blood became the cure precisely because of all the Trials he faced. To understand this, pay attention to: The Death Cure movie.
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Why was Newt in the Maze if he wasn't immune?

Newt is approached by Thomas on a rooftop and shows him his infection, as shown by the black veins on his right arm. Newt explains 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.
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Discovering Thomas is The Cure [The Death Cure]

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 WICKED put Thomas in the Maze?

In the movies, it is implied that Thomas was immune to the Flare virus, which made him valuable to WCKD. Instead of killing him for his actions, WCKD decided to send him into the Maze as part of their experiment [1].
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Why was Thomas's blood special?

Throughout the series, Thomas and his friends discover that WICKED had been studying their brains and immune systems to find a cure. It is eventually revealed that Thomas' blood contains a unique enzyme that can destroy the Flare virus [2].
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Is gally immune to the flare?

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.
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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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How is gally alive?

Sometime after being left behind in the WCKD lab by the Gladers, Gally is found still lying on the floor with the spear still in his chest by a crew, who, after discovering that he is immune to the Flare, pull the spear out of his chest and take him to the Last City to meet their leader, a Crank named Lawrence, who ...
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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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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 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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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.
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Will there be Maze Runner 4?

Summary. Disney confirms Maze Runner 4 is in development, expanding the successful YA franchise with potential new storylines. Possible storylines for Maze Runner 4 include prequels or sequels, offering different directions and connections to the original trilogy.
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Why did Thomas hate Gally?

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.
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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.
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Did Thomas make the maze?

Characters. Thomas (books 1–3, 5, minor appearance in book 4) is one of the creators of the Maze along with Teresa Agnes, and later a Group A Glader in books 1–3. He is the main protagonist of the series, named after Thomas Edison. Thomas's name was Stephen before WICKED took him from his mother.
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Was Newt not immune?

Most people in group A and group B are immune to the Flare, that's why they never got it or could get it, even if people tried to get them infected. Newt was one of the few persons who wasn't immune.
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Who created the flare virus?

This virus was created by the Post-Flares Coalition as a means of population control. With most human society bound to fall in a state of disarray after the apocalyptic 2136 Solar Flares, the Coalition took it upon themselves to create the Flare Virus to painlessly kill the survivors.
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Why did WCKD put Teresa 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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Why were the Grievers created?

The Grievers are cyborg-like creatures resembling both slugs and spiders. They were artificially created by WCKD for their labyrinths. In the movies, their bodies are long, green, and slimy and have four mechanical legs as well as a robotic tail with a gripper at the end that can throw anything like Gladers.
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Why is Alby suspicious of Thomas?

Alby is suspicious because every new glader or greenie comes every month and it didn't pass a month from when Thomas came when the new girl came she had a message said that she's the last one to come to the glade, last Minho found a dead griever in the forest and it didn't happen before that they found a dead griever.
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What does Thomas think the girl's name is in the maze runner?

Thomas hears a voice in his head saying “Teresa,” and realizes that this is the girl's name, and that she's communicating with him telepathically.
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