There is a wild difference between "Her fate was to become a god killer", and the outcome of the being the "murder of a god". One is ambiguous at best, the other was not.
There isn't. Not in this context. The MB guidebook says Ryougi is going to kill Archetype in their fight because the destiny in store for her is to become a god killer. This is only referring to Archetype, as the entire thing is talking about that fight. Please, seek professional help.
Your entire argument hinges on a japanese statement that doesn't say what you think it says.
Projection. My argument hinges on what the official text explicitly states under a very clear context.
It is not my fault if you make outlandish statements such as "being a natural killer = origin awaken",
I still have no idea why this is such a sinful statement. Regardless, this is just more whining.
or "Shirou Emiya's Origin is 'Hero'". That is entirely your fault.
It's not my fault, since you are unable to read:
Nameless Hero is
not Shirou Emiya, whose Origin is sword. He is another person whose Origin is the remnant of the ideals of nameless heroes, which would likely include Shirou.
The outcome of the fight was "the murder of a god". If Ryougi wins, Archetype Earth dies, and she's considered a god. If AE wins, both Ryougi and Void die, and Void is considered a god. Hence "murder of a god". It's not a hard concept to understand.
The phrase "What destiny had in story for Ryougi next was her becoming a god killer" clearly indicates that Ryougi's fate is tied to her role as a "god killer," specifically referring to her confrontation with Archetype. This term directly links her destiny to defeating a powerful entity, not to an ambiguous outcome where multiple scenarios are considered. Your own unofficial translation is saying the same under the context of the narrative. Context is everything. But so far you have failed to grasp very basic information relayed to you. So meh.
Fact: Base Ryougi > Archetype Earth.
Outright said to not be the case.
Not sure what translation this is. Maybe Steam? Well, the more lore accurate community edition says nothing of the sorts:
Next.
She was humoring her attempt. "You are here to kill something that cannot die.". It's AE mocking her.
Your point? How does Archetype thinking she can beat Ryougi disproves her being able to instill Death in AE at all? AE is simply confident she can kill Shiki without her being able to do that. Ryougi confirmed it as well, which is backed up by the rest of KnK and the narrative context of the omniscient Void urging her to take Arc out.
Unlike Remake Tohno, Ryougi Shiki has no such ability that gives the concept of death to something that doesn't have it.
But she does. That's what the story tells us. I also love how you think Tohno can have it instead, when he is factually an inferior MEoDP user to Ryougi.
The man who got immediately destroyed by a demon in a briefcase. Yes, sure, I believe it. Definitely.
That's Alba. Araya never actually fought the suitcase demon, he simply said it might be able to beat him. However, that only speaks to the monster's strength, especially since it's stated to be able to potentially consume the entire apartment complex, which contains an infinite realm in its walls.
Also, stellar counterargument to the entire explanation regarding Araya's powers. Concession accepted.
Cool! Except AE literally 'cannot die'. Next.
Stellar counterargument to the statements I presented. Concession accepted.
You are not saying what you mean to say.
Shirou tier statement right there.
Balor's MEODP works off of sight, literally killing things with a glare. Neither Ryougi nor Tohno have that,
Ryougi thinked away an abstract concept. If that's not Balor's version, then it's a superior non-local thought based version.
Once again, that is NOT what Balor's MEODP does.
It does. If you insist it doesn't, then "it's a superior non-local thought based version."
Secondly, the ability to kill "existence" is an ability all MEODP have. As in "to see a line on existence". The same thing exists for "space". This is not a 'perfected MEODP' headcanon thing, but a regular ability she has.
You missed the point entirely. Hilarious. The space Ryougi was in was infinite. Meaning it had no actual phyical limit you could locate in space. As said space is boundless. However, it had an overall limit in the form of the abstract boundaries that governed it and defined the dimension. To even have the infinity of space, you need to have rules that allows for space to even exist in the first place: The abstract, the limit of physical infinity. But abstract things occupy 0 space and can only be mentally accessed. Since Ryougi destroyed those abstract concepts, she is capable of using a variation of MEoDP to erase things with her thoughts as opposed to physically slicing lines. The Novel even said she "cut" (Metaphorically, she didn't even have her knife) the non-existent limit of the dimension. As the abstract does not technically exist in space. This means Ryougi in that scene started tapping into a non-local version of MEoDP that requires more effort and focus than her default mode, and she would get more used to this new variation overtime just like MEoDP users become increasingly more used to perceive the Death of more complex things. Until Void by the time of the Epilogue states that Void can kill all things with no exceptions, meaning comprehension is not an issue for her anymore by then.
Ah, who am I kidding? You didn't understand shit, did you?
Archetype Earth explicitly does not have "a concept of death". She needs to be destroyed physically, not through MEODP. Her existing through Akasha is irrelevant.
Her existing through Akasha is crucial and the very reason MEoDP is as powerful as it is to begin with. But sure, dismiss the blatant evidence in front of you to keep wanking spidermen clan. Concession accepted.
Tohno's eyes grow to the point that Aoko's glasses cannot contain them, while they could contain Ryougi's.
Yes, because Ryougi is several ranks higher than Tohno as a MEoDP user, thus she can effortlessly control the eyes and turn them off and on on her own without needing to suppress them:
The last name "Ryougi" and first name "Shiki" both have an appropriate meaning. Consequently as a user of the mystic eyes of death perception it can be said she is several ranks higher than Tohno Shiki, who is pretty much her polar opposite. In fact, his personality is actually close to Kokutou Mikiya's.For more details on this Shiki, please consult Kara no Kyoukai. - Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Ryougi Shiki [Person's name], p.190
Secondly, Ryougi's feat of destroying the abstract boundaries of Araya's dimension places her beyond Tohno. As MB Tohno was unable to perceive lines on Tatari, who was an abstract phenomena like the laws sustaining Araya's dimension. Sion said only Arcueid at that stage could kill Tatari, as she can manipulate the abstract laws of Gaia through marble phantasm. Furthermore, in Dawn, when Tohno killed Maiko Yamase, Arcueid said that Tohno cannot actually kill the concept of "chaos", but can kill the concept of "you" referring to Maiko. This is further evidence he is unable to kill purely non-local phenomena like Ryougi, and is limited to perceiving the end of concrete existences.
Ryougi has both feats and statements of being a superior MEoDP user.
Give up on Tohno dude, he is unfortunately forever bound to be the lamer Shiki.
You're talking about a line about AE mocking her. She calls her "impulse driven", and that she's the same way. 'Relative' when Ryougi's only boon isn't working on AE. Great work there.
Ignoring all context and the guidebook confirming Ryougi won. Concession accepted.
Ryougi saying "regardless of the outcome, the dream will end" is her saying that she's going home regardless of the outcome, because the world is a dream to her. That is all. She's literally excusing herself with "if I win or lose, my mission is over." Not helping your case.
Community edition time!
No mention of the sorts. How surprising (Not really).
You outright admitted that the author never intends to write or believes in the things you're claiming, so I'm not sure about that.
I must ask: do you have Nasu hostage at your house and are forcing him to whispers his intentions in your ears? Because I have no idea how is this relevant to the actual text of the actual story supporting my argument.
I don't know man
Kara no Kyoukai 3 DVD Booklet Interview (2008) |
"As long as it's alive", however. The thing is, God is not alive or dead so Shiki can't do anything to him. However, Shiki can kill what she thinks to be "alive", for example, say a telephone that she perceives as "being alive because it's not broken". On the other hand, if it's broken and therefore feels it's "already dead", she won't see lines. |
Seems explicit enough for me.
I don't know man. Seems I already explained this in my previous comment and you just ignore it because you are impervious to critical thinking.
Cool! She's a branch family member. She comes from a bad family, sure, but she's barely at the level of the "regular psychics" talked about in red demon god. Not helping your case.
I said that a "regular psychic" with telekinesis has only a single channel of rotation and takes an entire week to bend a normal human's arm. Asagami can instantly crush bridges and rotate things in both directions. She is also indirectly stated by Araya himself to be an Origin awakened being, which explains why she is absurdly more powerful than all demon hunters. You ignore this and claim that she is still on the level of a regular TK user despite the very conception of her character saying otherwise. You are disconnected from reality entirely. Please, seek professional help.
The thing YOU quoted said "he is usually benign, BUT if you come at him with the intent to harm him, he will destroy you." Once he noticed that Ryougi wanted to harm him, he said "This night is special. I will leave my usual style behind, and make sure you leave TOGETHER with your eyes."
Glad you agree with me and admitted he stopped being benign as usual and got serious when he perceived Ryougi had the intent to harm him. "Making her leave" is vague and could be very easily a metaphor for Death. Like how he said he'll sing Wallachia's last requiem. After all, why specifically activate MEoDP if you do not have the intention of killing someone?
- Be Ryougi Shiki
- Get destroyed by your dad in sword-combat
- Immediately fall into a coma after this
- Refuse to continue practicing
- Use a sword for one (1) fight
- Use the same techniques any other old-timey Samurai has (as that was what your clan taught you)
- People think you're the peak of swordsmanship
Ryougi herself stated that she never actually used Self Hypnosis up until Chapter 5, prior to her going to Araya's building. So this is irrelevant to her skill. From a physical standpoint, the one that lost to her father was pre-coma Ryougi, who had none of her Origin awakening's power. It's only after her incident that connected her mind to the Death aspect of her Origin that she could benefit from the stats enhanced by the transcendental mind. She stated herself that she has suddenly gotten better right after her coma:
After the arrangement changed so that the corpse was on the ground side and I was on top riding it, I jumped by sense alone. I had just executed a miraculous fall, the likes of which I hadn't done once in the dojo - Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 4
Regarding "the samurai technique", I already explained all relevant context with extensive amount of evidence to back it up. As usual, you completely ignored all of that and repeated your objectively wrong opinions. Concession accepted.
Yes, the Yumizuka fight. The fight where Shiki was thrown around like a ragdoll against a Yumizuka that wasn't attempting to kill him at the moment.
Yes, the same fight where he accidentally blitzed her for a brief Moment until he held back his impulses again.
The dogs he delt with after almost dying on the spot (ALMOST), and then almost got obliterated by Nero.
Key word almost. He didn't actually risk to die since he barely managed to win.
Arcueid even comments in the Nero fight, saying that if Nero hadn't toyed around with him at first it would've been over instantly.
That was referring to him killing Tohno quickly without giving Nanaya the chance to come out. And guess what? Nanaya coming out when Tohno was being mauled by Nrvnqsr's creatures.....Proves my point of Nanaya influencing or even outright taking over in near-death situations.
A mental conflict with roa does not interfere with the "foundation" of a person entirely.
It does. Especially when said foundation is contingent on the mind to reason and take over the body.
One would assume that when faced with the ability of "if they touch you, you die", they would run away. Neither of them know much about the other.
Ah yes. So I'm supposed to believe that Ryougi got scared and left the scene after seeing MEoDP. Even though she literally got excited seeing them and was determinated in slaughtering them. If you think that's enough to scare Ryougi off, you are just further proving you know absolutely nothing about the character, and thus you have no right to be arguing for or against her.
But not in every fight, no.
Sure, but in most. And Tohno already made it clear he was going for the kill in the cutscene.
Yes, the Nanaya that was raised by Kiri, before he experienced eight years of Tohno Shiki's life. "Original Personality Nanaya" and you're talking about Shiki's edgy deviantart OC.
Ciel is not "Arcueid Tier" by any means if you're saying that his "fodder beasts" lost to her extreme-diff lol.
Ciel overpowered Sion in a much more convincing fashion than 30% Warcueid did. Same Sion that also forced 30%+ Arcueid to get a little serious and was praised by her for being able to keep up with her moves. Powered Ciel is even stronger than her base form.
The fact that Nero only sent out five beasts after he took Shiki seriously implies that there aren't many "top tier" beasts in store for him. FIVE. After previously sending out literally hundreds at people.
Ok? I literally said he doesn't have many top tier beasts due to their power and amount of lives required.
My point was that this doesn't mean he lacks numerous other creatures above the ones he used on Arcueid. He just skipped straight to his stronger ones after seeing how powerful Nanaya was. And even then, the top beasts compensate their lack of numbers with much greater individual stats. Nanaya even said the sense of danger from those made the more normal beasts look like nothing.
You're switching things around. First, you claim that MEODP stems from Tohno's body/it being a Psychic Ability, which would make it genetic, then you claim that it's a power of the soul. Pick one.
No I'm not. You are simply unable to keep up with me in a debate. But it's not my fault you are threatening a tank with a water gun.
The personality of the Soul is contained within the body. The Soul holds all the powers of the Origin. However, the mind must gain knowledge and awareness of the Soul's nature to harness these powers through the body. The body is shaped by the Soul it contains, and is configured to manifest and utilize its powers once the mind triggers their use under the appropriate conditions.
Tohno's urges do not come from his "origin personality". Dreamscape Nanaya is something made from 'fear'.
Yes, fear of the killer within him made from unused aspects of his being, aka the Original personality.
Yes, those who are 'natural killers' have an inherit advantage. However, there is a "horizon" for people to reach in order to match them.
Disregarded my explanation of the proper context of this quote. Concession accepted.
I do not think Tohno Shiki is a destroyer of worlds or a god of the franchise, no.
Then why are you wanking him above the actual goddess of the franchise?
I gave you a quote that explicitly said that Shiki's eyes are meant to only be Pure Eyes, and that it was due to a connection to the root that he got after being "submerged in death".
Connection to the Root derived from his Origin being Death, which is a fundamental concept deeply related to Akasha indeed.
If Kiri was in his prime, Kouma would have died from that last hit. As the text says, if Kouma was hit ANY harder, his head would have fallen off. Kiri says that those who are natural born killers are 'born broken' and start off differently from other people, and then IMMEDIATELY AFTER says "However, there is a Horizon that one could reach" if you are NOT "born with death".
Disregarded my explanation of the proper context of the fight. Concession accepted.
So you're saying that a Tohno Shiki, who adapted to the might of a man who near-death, fading from reality, with the loss of his abilities, fought MODERN Kouma to a stalemate, was BARELY able to dodge three blows from "full power" RDG Kouma?
Thank you.
Disregarded my explanation regarding the dream world and why it's irrelevant to the real Kouma. Concession accepted.
They are explicitly stated to have divine beings far above Demons in their ranks, yes.
No they don't. Remake's lore is irrelevant to the original lore.
"You said they stem from Tohno, even though they don't" you say, in response to an explicit quote saying that they do.
I frankly have no idea what the **** you are even about here, since your wording has devolved into a mess. Let's make it clear: Tohno's killing instincts comes from his soul/origin, that is an objective fact. It is blatantly stated that the default urges/instincts of a person stem from the Origin. And Nanaya is the personality of said soul. He can influence Tohno with his instincts and occasionally take over in dire situations. This is how it works. Everything else is irrelevant.
She's not getting the full brunt of it.
No, no. He said "originally". He's ORIGINALLY a fictional personality that was created by fear. He's not an Origin.
"originally" is in the context of him being able to replace the real Shiki despite him being a fictional entity in a dream world.
By "Foundation", it's literally just referring to the 'memory sets' issue that "Shiki" has going on. It's not that deep. He's the 'real' one, and Tohno took his place. If you want to use remake, this is outright said, while only implied in the original visual novel.
Except he says that he is not his past, aka he is not the boy from before the accident. He is the origin personality manifesting as his past child self in his mind for this last scene.
You can tell even further, considering OG Nanaya outright says that he wants to grow old, while TATARI Nanaya outright wanted to "go out with a bang".
Tatari is an imperfect manifestation that became more human-like according to Kishima. He also influenced by Wallachia.
Which would be great, if it wasn't for the fact that Tohno Shiki was originally NOT 'born broken'. Nanaya was not a natural killer, yet Tohno is.
-"Tohno is not born broken", (in the context of someone being a master of death, aka innately wielding its power).
-"Tohno was a natural killer."
Ok.
- MEODP is not an Origin Power. This is outright stated.
What's outright stated is that it IS an Origin power:
Eyes of Direct Death is only one aspect of the powers of this body called "Ryougi Shiki".- Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception [Others], p.035-036.
It's a power of the body/soul personality, which is directly shaped by the Origin. Void further states that the reason Shiki can perceive DP's unique channel is her Origin being connected to Akasha:
—My origin is nihil. From nihil I originated, the flesh that I am, the corpse in the womb to which life was somehow given. That is why Shiki can perceive death. For two years, in her comatose state, she was unable to view the outside world, and could do nothing but gaze into the nihil that Ryougi Shiki "is." More than simply seeing, she felt death.
—All that time she was floating there in that ocean which others call the "swirl of the Root." Shipwrecked all alone in the midst of " ".
Yes, indeed.
If nihil is her origin, then most likely she wills to bring all things to nought. Shiki is able to kill anything without exception, for that reason alone. The personality, Shiki, strives to negate. Why? Because that is the original pattern of her soul. The inclination to nihil, which ardently wishes the death of all creation.
—That is Shiki's capability. Much like Asagami Fujino, she perceives a unique channel in which things unseen by others become visible. When she "looks" at them, she is seeing a glimpse of the architect's floor-plan for all reality. That is the "swirl of the Root." - Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
Tohno's MEoDP are also stated to be an innate power possessed since birth:
The most powerful mystic eyes are those which are possessed from birth. Things like Shiki's mystic eyes that can see the death of things, or mystic eyes that can turn someone to stone with a glance, are "psychic abilities" that cannot be reenacted even with sorcery. Mystic eyes can be ranked by color. Normal mystic eyes shine red or green. Strong ones glow a luminous gold. And eyes that fall in the realm of gods glimmer with multiple colors, like jewels or rainbows. By the way, though Akiha's "Origami" bears a striking resemblance to mystic eyes, it is actually a kind of curse. And despite Shiki's eyes being called the "mystic eyes" of death perception, strictly speaking they are a psychic ability – specifically, the "pure eyes" possessed by saints and holy men. -Tsukihime Dokuhon PlusPeriod - TSUKIHIME Dictionary: Mystic Eyes [Unusual talent], p.188
And that it was a natural ability possessed by his body that was triggered by the accident:
"Just as I suspected. You had the latent ability, but that must have been the trigger... The Mystic Eyesof Death Perception, huh. Yes, with those, you could definitely kill even me."- Tsukihime- Near Side: Arcueid's route - 3/ The Black Beast I
Which is literally what side materials and Touko also said about Ryougi:
Ryougi Shiki acquired this power after spending two years in a comatose state and contacted " " (Kara) for a prolonged period of time. Shiki's body already had the ability to perceive the Lines of Death, the accident merely awakened this power. - Kara no Kyoukai Special Pamphlet - Encyclopedia: Mystic Eyes of Death Perception [Others], p.035-036
"Mystic eyes are normally the result of you bringing about some kind of augmentation effect for your eyes through spiritual surgery. But in your case, I think they came about naturally. An ability you originally had was brought to the fore by the accident. By the sounds of it, it seemed that the child called Shiki was always seeing to the heart of everything." - Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 4
Notice also how Ryougi is stated to be always "Looking at the heart of everything", which shows she is naturally predisposed to seeing things invisible to normal people, just like Tohno and Pure Eyes. She is in fact stated to be able to see spirits separately from the Lines of Death:
Shiki has the power to see things that normal people can't. Aside from being able to see spirits, she can apparently see the lines that hold an object together. - Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 6
So fact: MEoDP is an Origin power. Tohno's MEoDP is stated to be an innate ability triggered from a near death experience, with both him and Ryougi being meant to see what is normally invisible to the human eyes. Add the whole thing of RDG about natural born killers (An obvious reference to Origin awakening) outclassing talented killers that however did not innately possessed death but could only chase after it, and there you have it. This also explains why Tohno's power level depends on his mindset and how much he is willing to kill and give into his instincts, just like Ryougi and Lio, who we know are Origin awakened characters as well. Sion specifices that this is the result of Tohno's mind and killing skills surpassing his physical body's limit, amping it massively when filled with concentration. Now, why is that? Simple: Origin awakening makes the mind aware of the underlying phenomena and the soul shaping their existence, enabling them to perform beyond their natural physical limits.
So far you haven't even come close to providing a valid alternative interpretation.
- It is, WORD FOR WORD, saying that Tohno's urges do NOT come from anyone named "Nanaya Shiki", and that they stem from "Tohno Shiki"
They are the same person dude, lol.
- Kiri said that anyone can compete with a natural born killer given they reach the horizon.
Disregarded my explanation regarding the context of the fight. Concession accepted.
Not "only" due to creating a blindspot, but it made it easier. The strike would have "made his neck fall off", implying that he would have been decapitated had Kiri not weakened. My saying his head would explode is an exaggeration, but the core result of "Kouma would have outright died" remains.
Disregarded my explanation regarding the context of the fight. Concession accepted.
The 'simplest reason', not the "only". Jihan and Kiri both outright comment that Kiri retiring would cause him to die.
Yes, because if the Nanayas were not at the top of demon hunting anymore, there was no reason for other organizations to leave them alive. Hence the Tohno launched their attack.
So, what you're telling me, "you're only allowed take certain parts of a scene as valid". Not exactly an argument on your end. Especially does not help how the scene itself is not written using Kiri's thoughts. It's an independent narrator talking about each fighters point of view, unless you're telling me that Kiri manifested as a ghost and read both Shiki and Kouma's mind after he died.
This is a misunderstanding of my point. The fact that the scene is narrated from an independent perspective doesn’t negate the validity of the information conveyed. The narration can still reflect Kiri’s thoughts and the broader context of the situation, even if it's not from his direct viewpoint. The argument isn't about limiting what can be considered valid but understanding that the narration encompasses multiple perspectives and provides a complete picture of the events.
The Kouma after "gaining emotions" and weakening just like Kiri did is weaker than the natural born killer who did things naturally, yes. This was the reason why Kiri died, it is also the reason why Tohno was having so much trouble with RDG Kouma.
Kouma is a natural-born killer both before and after gaining emotions. However, acquiring a sense of living unlocked his Origin powers and significantly boosted his strength. The power of an Origin-awakened being depends heavily on their willpower and mindset. For example, Ryougi Shiki struggled with Lio when she was hesitant, but she easily defeated him once she stopped caring. During his fight with Kiri, Kishima was an empty shell, uninterested in anything and content to disappear unnoticed. After the fight, however, he began to feel alive and developed a renewed drive that enhanced his mental state. By the time of Melty Blood, he was actively seeking enlightenment, had trained extensively, and practiced his family's martial arts.
KT Kouma is just a mental copy of RDG Kishima, acting as image of "death" that Tohno conjured, and whose power was directly influenced by how much Tohno feared him as said vision of Death. It has no bearing on their power levels in the actual real world.
...what?
They outright said that Kiri would never be able to attain "the horizon" because of it, and that they accepted the end that was to come.
Yes? Nothing to do with his power. Just his mentality and way of living. lol.
Cool! Doesn't apply to Nanaya Shiki, as he was not "born with death".
He was. That's why he has MEoDP. I already explained this.
Araya outright notes that Touko could have killed him and destroy the entire complex if she opened her briefcase.
Yes, that's a good showing for the demon. So? KnK Araya is physically far above Archetype, but he cannot still defeat her overall since his reality warping is very underdeveloped at that point in time. But his future self with full mastery over Stillness is literally only below Void, and no one besides her scales to him. Again, I advise you to actually read what I'm writing.
Yes, yes she is lol.
Void stated that she can go even further than normal Ryougi in terms of manipulating aspects of the Swirl of the Root, to the extent you may as well consider her to be the Swirl itself:
—My origin is nihil. From nihil I originated, the flesh that I am, the corpse in the womb to which life was somehow given. That is why Shiki can perceive death. For two years, in her comatose state, she was unable to view the outside world, and could do nothing but gaze into the nihil that Ryougi Shiki "is." More than simply seeing, she felt death.
—All that time she was floating there in that ocean which others call the "swirl of the Root." Shipwrecked all alone in the midst of " ".
If nihil is her origin, then most likely she wills to bring all things to nought. Shiki is able to kill anything without exception, for that reason alone. The personality, Shiki, strives to negate. Why? Because that is the original pattern of her soul. The inclination to nihil, which ardently wishes the death of all creation.
—That is Shiki's capability. Much like Asagami Fujino, she perceives a unique channel in which things unseen by others become visible. When she "looks" at them, she is seeing a glimpse of the architect's floor-plan for all reality. That is the "swirl of the Root."
—But I can see much further than that. No, rather - I may well be that "swirl" myself. - Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
—The swirl of the Root is a "place" where all causalities interlace, where all things are in potential, and therefore where nothing is whatsoever. That is my true shape. Though I am merely bound to it, I am nonetheless a part of it. And the part and the whole of a nothingness are the same, wouldn't you say?- Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
Void is essentially the manifestation of The One, an imperfect avatar that is still contingent on The One, as opposed to being The One itself. While she is part of it, she is not entirely the same as it. In terms of power, she derives as many capabilities as feasibly possible for a non-omnipotent being to have, since an individual's origin dictates their powers and traits. Given that her origin is The One itself, Void would logically possess the most abilities possible. However, she remains contingent upon The One, directly subordinate to it, and not The One itself. Void shows what The One's will would be if it had sentience, to the extent that if The One ever self-actualized a sentient mind, it would be Void Shiki, but omnipotent. For now, though, The One lacks a sentient mind, and Void is the next best thing.
As to what Void can do:
—Your wish, Kokutou. Tell me it. I can grant most human wishes. - Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
—The swirl of the Root is a "place" where all causalities interlace, where all things are in potential, and therefore where nothing is whatsoever. That is my true shape. Though I am merely bound to it, I am nonetheless a part of it. And the part and the whole of a nothingness are the same, wouldn't you say?
—So I can do - whatever. Recompose the laws of nature, revert living beings to their evolutionary forebears. To overturn the system of the world, there's simply nothing to it. It's not a remaking. I simply crush the old one with the new world in its place. - Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
So it's clear Void is a nigh-omnipotent avatar of The One, expressing its hypothetical will if it were to gain sentience, with her being capable of granting almost any wish/doing almost anything, such as rewrite the laws of nature, overturn the system of the world, etc.
And we know "world" in this context refers to all creation, given the context of the rest of her conversation with Mikiya, such as this:
If nihil is her origin, then most likely she wills to bring all things to nought. Shiki is able to kill anything without exception, for that reason alone. The personality, Shiki, strives to negate. Why? Because that is the original pattern of her soul. The inclination to nihil, which ardently wishes the death of all creation.
—That is Shiki's capability. Much like Asagami Fujino, she perceives a unique channel in which things unseen by others become visible. When she "looks" at them, she is seeing a glimpse of the architect's floor-plan for all reality. That is the "swirl of the Root." - Kara no Kyoukai Epilogue
In the same way the narrative of KnK collapses if Void was omnipotent, it collapses if she was anything less than what she is described to be here.
Araya's whole goal was to reach The One through Shiki's origin, which is The One. His entire plan would've been pointless if Shiki was secretly just fodder. The entire narrative around him would've been mostly pointless. Hell, Void coming out at all to grant Mikiya almost any wish, along with the conversation meant to explain what she is, would've been completely pointless.
Are you referring to Nasu joking about a dead apostle named "Curry"?
I'm referring to him being notoriously known for having the pathological need of lying constantly, which ties into him saying in Q&As that he sometimes make nonsensical statements because he has deadlines pressure, which ties into the Fate/Zero's staff laughing at his incoherent statements, which ties into his track record of contradicting both the actual stories and even his own interview statements on basic lore, beyon power levels. I'd rather you form your own argument from the source material, rather than blindly citing Nasu. Again, read the thread I sent you. It compiled a lot of his nonsense. It's precisely because I respect the original works that I'm quick to criticize his bullshit. As It undermines the actual story.
Then he was not "born broken". He did not have it from the start. He had to find it. "Talented", not "Natural". Kouma, for example, is outright stated to do everything naturally, to the point that he never even consciously breathed until Kiri "woke him up".
You don't seem to understand that you do not instantly access the full scope of your Origin powers when it is awakened. To fully access and enhance these powers, one must achieve a deeper understanding of their principle and related elements, as well as reach a more advanced mental state. Kouma being able to do everything naturally despite being at his absolute weakest, to the point he couldn't even consciously breathe, outclassing even a talented killer like Kiri.... quite literally proves he is an Origin awakened character. This is why Kiri put himself below him and made that whole comparison in the first place. Holy shit dude, you debunked yourself.
I think Tohno outright acknowledging and remembering that it's the same exact "dance" Kiri used is enough, unless you want to start talking to me about "The Nanaya Clan never mastered Nanaya Arts"
This is just a stupid strawman.
Edit: I misunderstood your point, but that's mostly due to your shitty wording still. Anyway, this is a non-argument. Him doing the exact same dance refers to him being able to perform the technique. It doesn't mean he can use it with the same level of proficiency as Kiri.
The power of Demon and Demon Hunters originate from "Nature". Psychic Ability does NOT follow those rules, as it does not follow the rules of "yin and yang".
The work, then, EXPLICITLY SAYS that Psychic Ability is the "power of the human race, who became detached from Nature". It follows the rules of a human, which is evident because -
It is consistently described as being "the power of a human". In your own words, I'm not sure you've read the scene you're quoting.
No, the term "human" here refers to powers that are naturally developed by certain individuals and do not interact directly with nature, but still fall outside the normal human capabilities. Essentially, these are superhuman abilities that extend beyond typical human limits, yet still stem from humanity, so they are categorized as "human" powers from a definitional standpoint. Furthermore, this distinction is irrelevant to your point anyways:
The Nanaya’s body is described as being "trained to the limit," which means it is inferior to Tohno’s and other Origin-awakened beings. This description is clearly separate from the "power outside the boundary of a human," which refers specifically to their psychic abilities, as highlighted by the context of the entire conversation. The text just also notes that the Nanayas trained their physical abilities to the utmost limits of human capability, in addition to their psychic powers, which operated beyond the normal realm of human's possibility, which is why they were known as the strongest demon hunters.
Ryougi is not one of them. That is confirmed.
Source. |
The Shiki in the event is the Shiki after the events of Kara no Kyoukai. But even if the characters of Kara no Kyoukai show up in the world of FGO, the whole city would’ve already been in ruins. But Shiki is special – she’s dead, but not quite. Her body had burned, but it’s yet to completely burn up. She’s there, just right before dying, asleep. The Ogawa Apartments that we see is the dream that Shiki is seeing. During the event, Shiki would say things like, “This is an awful nightmare,” or “I can’t wake up, so come with me,” and if she does wake up, she, like everyone else, would die out along with the time period she’s in. But if she doesn’t wake up, she’ll avoid the destruction of humanity as long as she’s in that dream, and she’ll be able to return to her original world. If she’s in that situation, Shiki Ryougi can show up in the scenario. The collab is between FGO and a previous TYPE-MOON work, so I wrote it so that it’s still FGO without ruining the core of the Kara no Kyoukai series. |
Imagine using info from GO. If we are going to arbitrarily pick butchered and contradicting versions of characters, then I can easily take AATM Arcueid who admitted Saber is more pratical than her, meaning she is beyond fodder. Funny, isn't it?
He has UBW. His Origin is "Sword". That is why he has UBW in the first place.
I already explained this. Concession accepted. Oh, you also completely ignored Rani, White Sakura and the Servants blatantly stating that MMCs are Origin awakenings and them using the same exact black box imagery as KnK. Double concession accepted. Your only counter to that is crying "muh you said FSN hirou's Origin is Hero (Not true to begin with)". Lmao, waste of time.
He literally calls his abilities useless in KT lol.
Yet he could easily use them. "Useless if I stopped practicing" could refer to getting rusty, but it could refer to it being useless if he doesn't master it all. Pretty sure there is context about that, but I honestly have stopped caring enough to actually consider you worthy of my time. Regardless, dream world. The poll is referring to the MB Nanaya, not KT. Irrelevant.
Her sword skills are explicitly the same as a Samurai, and her only showing against another Ryougi Clan member has been her... losing. Her sword skills are not "beyond humanity" if her greatest technique is something that ANY Samurai could do.
I will explain this to you one more time, Mr. broken record whose reading comprehension is distorted by the compelling need to wank Arcueid in any capacity possible.
1. The Shiki that lost to her father was NOT using Self Hypnosis (She stated she hand't used her family's way of fighting even as late as the start of Paradox Spiral) and was her pre-coma self with none of the amps from her Origin Awakening. Even though it was already awakened, she had no actual awareness of her Origin yet. She could only benefit from it after her incident made her grasp the Death aspect of her Origin with her mind, thus allowing her to actually know and wield that portion of her Origin awakening in the form of MEoDP, which also came with the general limit-breaking stats tied to the mind. This is why she noticed that she actually improved after her coma, rather than being rusty.
2. The main principle used by the Ryougis was Self Hypnosis, which aligns them with the principle of martial arts and allows them to build an individualized self-made style that resonated with their true nature. This is the same SH used by Mages for Magecraft. The stronger the effect, the more the user brings out their nature to customize the system's execution. In other words, the individual specifics and mechanics of a Ryougi's member fighting style derived from the strength of the suggestion used and by their individual traits.
3. The SH of the Ryougis is the one developed by samurais of ancient times, who brought the concept to an absolute level, transforming both the body and the mind entirely for combat, turning into a living weapon that achieved unity of mind and body and could use a fighting style aligned with their true nature. They'd represent the peak of human skill in swordmanship most likely, with each of them having specific fighting styles based on their innate traits.
4. Ryougi's Self Hypnosis is specifically vastly beyond even that, due to her nature as an Origin awakened being and said true nature being that very Nothingness all of martial arts are based on, representing the pinnacle of swordmanship skill. This allows her to access Void's swordmanship skills (which are an extension of the One's perfection applied to sword combat) and wield it just like she could wield MEoDP (Which is an expression of the One's perfection in being able to end all things that flowed out from it) after observing Death with her brain. This allows Shiki to foresee the future and counter supernatural phenomena, similar to her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Araya explicitly stated that her stance was the strongest and most fundamental, symbolizing Ryougi’s connection to the essence of all martial arts. Through this, she achieves the state of Nothingness and a perfect unity of body and mind, becoming one with her sword and attaining complete mental clarity.
5. Servants "transcending humanity" is meaningless because Fate is filled with hyperboles and anti-feats. This is blatantly not true for all Servants. Heck, iirc this was said in regards to Mordred, who is below Artoria, who got dropped by Kuzuki. Soujuurou and Kiri have significantly better skill feats than most Servants we have seen in FSN and F/Z. Not to mention, even Assassin's Tsubame Gaeshi was hyped for being able to perform something beyond human capabilities. Which make the claim that every Servant is generally beyond humanity in skill suspect. The Nanayas can already manipulate space to attack from multiple angles at the same time with their techniques, similarly to Assassin. Of course, there are some Servants that actually transcends human skill, but those are the same Servants whose skill does indeed culminate into special techniques that even other Servants struggle with. In this context, the ancient Samurai with Self Hypnosis would very well be comparable to the higher tier Servants (Excluding physical stats differences). But Ryougi goes FAR beyond even them, and access Nothingness itself, the source of all martial arts and existence. This aligns Shiki's skill with fundamental truths, allowing her to see into the future and "unify" her opponent's existence with the purity and simplicity of martial arts. Exposing the truth that all things are extensions of the One, she can damage their true essence regardless of whatever their nature would be, carrying metaphysical properties just as effective as MEoDP against non-physical entities. Last time I checked, Musashi found the Nothingness state the peak of skill. And she was already equal to Assassin, one of the most skilled Servants. So Shiki's default state is literally what Servants consider the peak of swordmanship. Even Stay Night stated the core principle of all martial arts is Nothingness itself. You know it's bad when Fate itself wanks Nothingness as the ultimate swordmanship state....Which is consistent with Fate also finding Origin Awakening to be extreme power ups that no normal Servant is allowed to wield. Literally Fate itself is telling you that Servants are below Tsukihime and Kara no Kyoukai, yet you go against it. You good bro?
Ryougi even outmatched Souren, who is above every modern fighter in hand to hand combat:
Thus, the only way for Araya to eliminate Touko was through close combat. Araya was a man who had survived tumultuous times. In physical combat, there was no one in the modern era who could stand against him. - Kara no Kyoukai Chapter 5
So even Araya would "transcends humanity" by your metric, yet Ryougi is above even him. This statement would also include Soujuurou Shizuki (Especially since the narration was including Touko's perspective in that statement, who has seen Shizuki in action against Beowulf), who has better skill showings than most Servants.
I have completely explained all of this to you already. You just ignored it for the billionth time. And now I explained it YET again. Concession accepted.
Or her... losing to Servants. This isn't "Extraverse Ryougi", because she barged her way into the Mooncell on her own. Lol.
Ryougi in a container called Monster. Summoned by a vague wish granting device. CCC literally seal the nail on the coffin for Servants, as it shows that fraction of Ryougi's essence obliterates them passively. Talk about a L.
Touko outright says that she's in the mooncell to "find a friend of hers". She was not summoned there. She barged into there on her own. That "container" you speak of, is the games way of saying she isn't supposed to be there, otherwise she'd have one of the usual Class containers.
Except she was specifically summoned by Taiga for the Grail War. This is basic knowledge. And even the Moon Cell itself puts shit it summons into a container of some sorts, nevermind whatever vague device she used. Normal Ryougi has feats that obliterates Servants both in KnK and MB. What Touko said is far too vague and changes nothing. At most, that could very well be the reason the device summoned her for Taiga. The device could have picked up on her need to find this supposed friend and gave the opportunity for her to do that while participating in the HGW for Taiga. It changes nothing. Lowkey was just nonsensical fanservice, not even like Arcueid, who got actual lore. Meanwhile the actual lore of CCC that was crucial for the story had Servants finding a single phenomena sourced from Ryougi's soul the end-all-be-all, lmao.
You also just admitted she has a container, lol. And the reason hers is not usual is because she isn't a proper Servant, but she is still a summoned entity. The Moon Cell literally summoned a piece of SE.RA.PH's physical manifestation to punish Hakuno. It was technically its Type, but a massively restricted version that just had high stats. You think an unknown wish device made by Taiga of all people would do any better in summoning something?
Actually, let me just completely kill your cope right now:
-The Moon Cell stops those who are too powerful to make the Holy Grail War fair from entering it by sealing them in the Far Side:
Now, at the end, Gilgamesh seems to say that the Moon Cell could not seal him, but he decided to go to the Far Side anyways:
He admits this is a lie later though and was sealed in the Far Side against his will:
Now, Gilgamesh at this point has become so powerful that he could break the law preventing him from escaping the Far Side, but even if he did, the Near Side's laws would nerf him instantly the moment he goes there:
One of these "various restrictions" is losing 90% of his treasury:
So Ryougi, by default, the moment she entered the Near Side, would've been nerfed too. We also don't know how much Extra Ryougi's eyes have evolved either, so she may not be at the stage where she can kill abstract laws, meaning she can't undo her nerf.
You lose.
Right. So, to be clear
- Said in KnK that her greatest technique is something any Samurai could do
Ignored my entire explanation on Shiki's skill. Concession accepted.
- Her ONLY swordfight on record is something she lost
While not using Self Hypnosis to begin with and being much weaker than her post-coma self. Yes.
- . Hell, the REASON she sees Lines and Points to begin with is because she's within human limits lol.
Schizo statement. Anyways, I already posted Ryougi killing abstract concepts and observing the floor-plan of reality. With the narration specifically stating that only Akasha itself cannot be killed by Shiki. Everything else she has no limit as to what she can kill. Because everything is contingent on the Root in the end, no matter what. Keep crying "muh human limits", the actual story has Ryougi killing abstract concepts and all things with no exceptions according to the omniscient avatar of the god of the verse.
This is simply what Tohno is feeling as he is watching those movements. Does not change the fact Lio solos the Nanayas outside of Shiki himself. He naturally embodies this same fighting style you are wanking, and then surpassed it entirely by going past "the line of an actual animal".
Anyways, done yet? Or do you want to keep embarassing yourself over and over? Honestly, you are starting to bore me now. At first you were somewhat entertaining to debate, but now you have devolved into a slightly less unhinges version of Neco. You are all just the same in the end, lol.