Arthur Boyle - Removal of “Possibly Plot Manipulation”

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Arthur Boyle - Removal of “Possibly Plot Manipulation”




Hi, I would like to question and propose the removal of the "Possibly Plot Manipulation" listed on Arthur Boyle profile.

This ability is based solely on a single panel from Chapter 263 of the manga:


However, I believe this does not qualify as valid evidence, even for a "possibly" tier, for the following reasons:



1. Context Is Metaphorical, Not Literal

The phrase “He’s got the power to change the narrative!” is a common dramatic metaphor in many shounen series. In this case, it refers to Arthur shifting the tide of battle from being unable to harm Dragon, to finally landing a meaningful blow.
It does not suggest that he is altering the actual story or narrative structure of the world.



2. Not Consistent With His Abilities

Arthur’s powers are rooted in his delusions and imagination, which affect how he perceives and uses his abilities.
However, this has never been shown to affect the story’s structure, plotline, or reality in a metafictional way. There is no instance of him rewriting events, altering outcomes directly, or showing awareness of being in a narrative.



Conclusion :

Due to lack of concrete, consistent, and literal evidence, I believe Arthur should not be listed as having “Possibly Plot Manipulation”.
Even as a “possibly”, the justification appears to be built on metaphor and headcanon rather than substantiated in-universe feats.

 

[Alexander]

Disagree with this, there is already a explanation for why Arthur has this power and is not just a metaphorical thing.
Arthur powers are based on his delusions and imagination, yes, that is correct, but the cataclysm is the merge of both Adolla and reality, and Adolla being the world of ideas, makes it so ideas become a reality, so Arthur own delusions and imagination become real to the point he affects reality and makes it so, he gains abilities that he would normally don't have, makes others fight or even he said the won't die because he is a knight (even when during all the fight with dragon, he was supposed to die and he even accepted that he will die)

 

[Bahaha]

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That proves reality manipulation and subjective reality manipulation, but doesn't even imply plot manipulation. Also the scan itself uses metaphors like "the battle is getting white-hot" meaning the battle is getting passionate/intense. I don't see enough evidence that Arthur is actually manipulating the liberal fabrics of the narration but instead the author is using metaphors to describe how the fight changes. For that reason I have to agree with the crt. (For using terms like "the very narrative" I expected way better evidence than speculation and metaphors)

 

[Alexander]

That proves reality manipulation and subjective reality manipulation, but doesn't even imply plot manipulation. Also the scan itself uses metaphors like "the battle is getting white-hot" meaning the battle is getting passionate/intense. I don't see enough evidence that Arthur is actually manipulating the liberal fabrics of the narration but instead the author is using metaphors to describe how the fight changes. For that reason I have to agree with the crt. (For using terms like "the very narrative" I expected way better evidence than speculation and metaphors)

Victor and Joker mention that they now understand the structure of the story (even the editor mentions that it uses the word story in a narrative sense)and even later we have Tatsuo mentioning characters and background characters, and even saying that his own mother was deleted because she fullfilled her role.
it is clear that the narrative part is not a metaphore