CG Midlander

[Catapult]

Nice Analysis. I enjoy keeping you on your toes. I've always been better at disproving something than proving it, I guess.

So we're looking at a theory where Odin is of an Ascian nature. And according to a Japanese interview, one that has supposedly forgotten the meaning of his existence (I admit my theory on Louisoix becoming Odin would fall apart here, but hey, let's run with it). Time for me to get debunking this, eh?

One of the things particular about the Ascians was that in addition to casting no shadow on the environment, their bodies are kind of a light source unto themselves.
I believe this articulates it rather well. Compare the pair:

As you can see, the character model of the ascian is explicitly not impacted by the environment's lighting. If anything, it is actually brighter at night, but that may just be contrast playing with my eyes.

Now let us look at Odin in the footage we have of him.

That is clearly the impact moonlight we are seeing. Ergo, I have trouble drawing the conclusion that Odin is of an ascian nature.

Sleipnir, at the very least, also has a reflection which is arguably related to casting a shadow (this may be an assumption too far, mind you). Either way, if the place where your shadow would fall is completely on a reflective surface, which Odin is when not concealed by a camera, we can't work with examining for a shadow in this case.



I also proved something else to myself while I was rummaging:

Primals are not ascians. It may not be a theory people were playing with, but I feel it remains noteworthy. I suppose it provides a counter-argument that if Odin is the primal of the ascians, he can interact with light like other primals rather than being "separate" to light.