After reading the episode 36 with my friend we came to wonder about the blades. Weโve seen how blades can be all shapes and sizes but weโve not seen many of their potential applications. The first thought was how they could be applied outside a criminal setting. This all derived from noticing that Heliodoraโs blade is quite small. For that questions like how sharp they are (or if that is based on its shape like resembling a non magic object )came up. Also can the phoenix making the blade choose its shape and placement or does that depend on the person receiving the blade? And lastly how clean are they? Like could they be sterile? Bc based on that we wondered if for example surgeons would use phoenix feather scalpels (cause based on all the previous questions they would probably beat steel) or if Heliodora for example would be able to use hers for (non) body disposal / day job activities.
This has gotten quite long but my friend and i tend to think a lot about what a world with a magic system like sunset phoenix would look like outside a criminal setting.
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I'm gonna start by telling you about Heliodora's Phoenix Feather Blades! Tbh I think they're the coolest shape/ placement in the series.
They're actually a pair of scissors! They're not for body disposal at all, Valentine gave them to her specifically so Dora could cut Val's hair, because when Val's hair is cut with regular scissors it grows back instantly. Episode 36 was probably the first time they'd ever been used for any other purpose. Also, unrelated, but Dora is the only person Valentine gave a Blade to, everyone else in the Ring got theirs from Rohan.
as for your other questions:
Blades are The Most Sharp. I imagine they are as sharp as steel can possibly be, but Always, because the edge doesn't degrade with use.
The Phoenix who is placing the blade on someone decides what it looks like! It's like a regular tattoo in the sense that it needs to be like, drawn on, so the Phoenix doing the Blade, like a tattoo artist doing a tattoo, has complete control over the shape and design. Where the design is sharp or rounded is also controlled by the Phoenix by building up layers. The more layers, the thicker the Blade. This is roughly the layers that Emilia's Blade took:
I don't know jack about biology but I think? They would be sterile automatically? Like, Blades hang out on people's skin, but when you bring them into 3D form, they don't really exist for a second?? So there probably wouldn't be any way for bacteria or moisture to hang on through that transition??
I think Phoenixes would still need surgeries sometimes - maybe because of damage done by a blade, or maybe for cosmetic reasons. So there's probably a handful of surgeons wandering around with a set of Phoenix Feather Scalpels and Needles tattooed on them. I imagine there are also quite a few hairdressers and barbers with Blades tattooed on them, and chefs with a series of knives tattooed down their arms, and survivalists who always want a knife handy, and one guy who's really into cheese and has the specialty cheese knives. The only problem with Blades is that they're always cold, so it would suck working with them for a long period of time. But if people wanted Phoenix-specific work, or just want to have a sharp edge on hand, then there are plenty of reasons to get them! Airport security must be a bitch, though.
The thing with most of the characters in the series, though, is that they look shady as hell. Like, the swords are all explicitly for killing Phoenixes, and everyone they pass on the street knows that. Or they think it's an edgy regular tattoo and you want to look like you can kill a Phoenix. Either way, you don't look very friendly. Emilia's future job prospects aren't looking great.
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