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Currently, Dark Souls characters Country level and above are ranked as Relativistic+ for reacting to Sunlight Spear, which is stated to be made of sunlight. Let me give some reasons why I disagree with this.
Firstly, it deals lightning damage. If it were actual light, it would deal damage through burning (fire damage), like lasers irl, or at least deal magic damage to establish a consistency in damage type between it and the other spells in the games decribed as light (Soul Bolt, Divine Pillars of Light, etc.)
Second, it doesn't refract in water. Once again, it fails to act like light.
Third, it doesn't travel in a straight line. When its target moves out of its path, it attempts to follow.
Fourth, it's tangible. It's shown being gripped by its caster, and it staggers opponents as though they've been hit with a physical object.
Fifth, it doesn't originate at a realistic source of light.
Sixth, it's never shown reflecting off of a non-magical mirror. Looking Glass Knight's Mirror Shield deflects clearly non-light spells in the same manner as the supposed light-based Sunlight Spear.
TLDR; SoL Sunlight Spear/Rel+ Dark Souls is a no-no.
Firstly, it deals lightning damage. If it were actual light, it would deal damage through burning (fire damage), like lasers irl, or at least deal magic damage to establish a consistency in damage type between it and the other spells in the games decribed as light (Soul Bolt, Divine Pillars of Light, etc.)
Second, it doesn't refract in water. Once again, it fails to act like light.
Third, it doesn't travel in a straight line. When its target moves out of its path, it attempts to follow.
Fourth, it's tangible. It's shown being gripped by its caster, and it staggers opponents as though they've been hit with a physical object.
Fifth, it doesn't originate at a realistic source of light.
Sixth, it's never shown reflecting off of a non-magical mirror. Looking Glass Knight's Mirror Shield deflects clearly non-light spells in the same manner as the supposed light-based Sunlight Spear.
TLDR; SoL Sunlight Spear/Rel+ Dark Souls is a no-no.