In the flashbacks in the HF movies he already looks more than a bit like a corpse, albeit quite a handsome one.
Zouken is a scary villain. Makiri, on the other hand, is just a hyped up guy we'll never actually see, but we'll always be reassured by everyone famous and their dog that Makiri was sort of an okay guy.
Honestly, considering how he obsessed over the Grail, and how the Makiri essentially dropped out due to their own issues and not due to the land or whatever, it makes me suspect he never really planned on having a true successor or anything.
Maybe he always was a sadistic little fuck even before he became senile.
Last edited by warellis; December 24th, 2020 at 04:21 AM.
I wouldnt mind that twist, but i dont think nasu has the balls to do it, like theres a lot of a vagueness with zouken that shows he could probably still be a evil fucker even while before, like the dick worms didnt come from nowhere
If i had to give another complaint, nasu doesnt actually ever explore things and IF that would cause issues to any of his lore he just flat out ignores most of it
I bring this up due to the current case files bringing to thought of my issues of the lore of mystery and chinese myth and whats established doesnt work with the actual fucking dates of journey to the west.
One mile wide with the depth of a inch.
Some things are better as background information and history rather than having a massive need to consume magnifying glass beading onto it.
One of the problems with FGO is that it shallowly explores everything, and rips apart the foundation the setting is built on in the process, imo.
I don't want it to go the FGO way at all, it's just for some reason part of me feels Makiri is hyped in some way that feels kind of irritating.
I can't really put my finger on why I feel like he's so hyped. His talents and abilities are legitimate, just something makes me feel he's just there for referencing or hyping up again.
I don’t think hyped is the right word because it implies Zolgen is being built up to have a central role in a future story, which I honestly don’t think he ever will again. Zouken/Zolgen is a very well-known face being used a reference measure or plot device to explain circumstances. Whether this alleviates or aggravates the problem is up to you.