Thread: The Dark Divinity 3.0

Originally Posted by Belhi

Odin is however an example of a rather unique primal and goes to show our understanding of Eikons is still limited. Further it raises the question where the sword originally came from. There is also the question on why Odin's original personality seems to be dominant still after several body swaps if the sword itself is the primal.

I assumed this was the case. I had a feeling that Odin was being misjudged based on the dialogue we are given from the FATE. I'm glad I was right.

As for the sword, it could be that Odin and Zantetsuken are fundamentally compatible. From what little we know about the sword, the most we can assume about it is that it craves combat at it's very core. Further, it craves combat with the strongest of opponents. My guess would be that Zantetsuken was completely fine with being wielded by Odin when he was on his rescue mission and fighting a near solo battle against the Allagans (whom we all know to be immensely strong), because he was giving the sword exactly what he wanted. However, once the fighting stopped, the sword would no longer be satisfied and would seek to drive Odin into further conflicts.

If the sword truly is a primal (albeit a very strange one), the stronger influence it held over Odin the more primal-esque he would become, making him vulnerable to a SMN's influence. It would be an interesting irony that Zantetsuken's very wish to get Odin to fight more intense battles would be the cause of Odin's eventual defeat.

This brings two more major questions though. The first relates to the lore told by the Odin minion. It claims that Odin first received his eastern styled blade from the cold dead hands of the fist warrior who managed to put a scratch on his armour. If that is true, then who was this warrior? Who used Zantetsuken first? Where did the blade come from? The second question relates to the nature of the sword. We know of no other primal who take the form of an object, rather than creature, and none of the other primals are without a source of summoning. Even Bahamut had a brood of dragons locked up keeping his essence alive. So, if this sword really is a primal, who is summoning it? I have a couple rather outlandish theories about this, but i don't know if the timeline of astral era's would fit or not...