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Power of the Fates [Spear of Destiny]
Under the Powers and Abilities of the Spear of Destiny it reads:We need to talk about the threads of fate. The Spear of Destiny can indeed sever them, and affect people’s fates by extension, but this is merely by virtue of having access to the Loom of Fate where the threads are. A specific location Kratos only goes to once in the series.Divine Magic and Power of the Fates (All abilities of the Sisters of Fate. Is able to interact with and cut through the Threads of Fate themselves and will grant all mortals freedom from the Sisters of Fate's control,[1] interacting with the Threads of Fate grants these abilities)
So when Kratos stabs someone with the spear, they’re not getting their destiny obliterated on the spot. That can only happen if their string is cut, which Kratos can only do if he has access to the Loom of Fate (which, 99.99% of the time, he does not). Since the spear is merely interacting with the true mechanism required for fate manipulation (the strings of fate), giving it some kind of innate ability by extension is just silly. Anybody who survives being hit with the spear should have their fate manipulation resistance removed by extension.
There’s also the issue of how, if the spear can just do this innately, the plot of GoW 2 falls apart. Kratos’ driving motivation in GoW 2 is to seek out the Loom of Fate in order to change his fate. Kratos acquires the spear well before finding the loom; If the spear could've done this without being physically at the loom he would've simply done so.
The final nail in the coffin is that this actually contradicts primary canon (the games). In GoW 2, it's implied Kratos would be able to control the threads innately (they are, after all, just tools) with no mention of the Spear of Destiny. After defeating the Sisters of Fate, it's explained how Kratos needs to find his thread so he can access the mirrors the Fates use to control time and use it to go back to his past. When he does find his thread, he simply weaves it in such a way that it activates the mirror; At no point in this sequence of events does Kratos cut any threads, let alone with the Spear of Destiny. Since the novels are secondary canon, and they contradict the depiction shown in the games, this whole sequence of events of Kratos severing threads ought to be tossed out. This has... other consequences, but we'll get to those next time.
Soul Manipulation [Spear of Destiny]
The justification in the profile is:If Kratos died to the Spear of Destiny, his soul would be forfeit for all eternity. That is how dying works, you die and your soul goes to Hades/the Underworld. That isn't "manipulating" a person's soul. Moreover, Gaia doesn't actually say falling to the Spear is the problem, just falling to this warrior.Gaia warned Kratos that if he falls to the [Spear of Destiny], his [soul] is forfeit for all eternity
Tally:
Agree: Deagonx, Firestorm808, Catzlaflame, Maverick_Zero_X
Disagree: Planck69, Theglassman12
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