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Elsword: Savior of the World or Just a Kid?
Elsword was born approximately 487 years after the infamous El Explosion as the son of a very talented and famous knight, Elkashu. Elsword and his older sister Elesis looked up to him. Elkashu left his two children behind to go off to war, and not long after, Elesis was asked to join him. Elsword, left alone by both his sister and his father, trains vigorously to become a skillful swordsman like them.
Elsword as a character has gone through some serious changes over the years, and with the addition of Ain, his status as the main character of the game has gone up drastically.
From the beginning to the end, let’s look at Elsword’s life and what makes him so special and not your average red-haired main protagonist brat.
1. Elsword’s energy is what helped Ain find his way out of Henir’s rift.
Ain’s been stuck in there since the explosion of the giant El, 500 years before the start of Ruben Adventure for the El Search Party. And…
When I was wandering within the chaos, I felt a faint energy of the El somewhere, and instinctively, I chased after that energy.
2. Elsword’s own energy is identical or very closely resembles the energy from the original El
Ain confuses Elsword’s energy with the Ruben El Shard (the core of the original Giant El)’s energy because of this.
3. Elsword believes that the Lady of El is NOT a legend.
500 years after the explosion of the giant El, nearly everyone in Elrios believes that the story of the Lady of El is a myth, a legend. The altars in Feita are in ruin, and the statues erected in her name have turned to rubbles.
And yet this is Elsword early in the adventure, right after Altera:
“Don’t worry about that! I will find the Lady of El and restore the El to its former glory!”
“You still believe in that legend? You’re not a kid anymore, you know…”
“She’s not a legend! She’s real!”
“…Elsword, why do you want to restore the El?”
“Huh? Hm… Now that you mention it… I don’t think I ever really thought about it…”
4. His response to Ain’s question and the aura he emits prompts Ain to conclude that Elsword is of same root as him.
The aura I felt from Elsword’s words just now… It’s from that…!
There’s no mistaking it. He is a being with the same root as I… Elsword will definitely try to find Lady of El and restore the El. No, he will never give up its restoration..
5. He remembers Ain even when the intervention is over.
When Ain ends the intervention, no one remembers him anymore. History and people’s memories are re-written so that it is as if he was never there.
It’s no use, Elsword. You… can’t remember when I have not intervened. No one can remember me. If I don’t start my intervention… I’m just a helpless mass of light..
But Elsword does remember him.
6. Whenever Ain disappears, losing his physical form, Elsword brings Ain back into existence by calling his name.
He remembered me… and called my name…
By Elsword calling me… I returned.
- Ain, during Hamel Epic Quest
7. Elsword’s own energy helps Ain restore his.
I’ve checked that my energy recovers if I’m next to Elsword…
If I stay too far away from Elsword, then I won’t be able to hold on for long… - Ain, during Hamel Epic Quest
8. When Elsword hears Harnier’s voice, she calls him a “protector of the El” and “… of the Goddess.”
In the beginning of Elysion arc, Elsword hears Harnier’s voice twice, both of which doesn’t make a lot of sense to him (Youtube):
At last… …of the Goddess…. Protector of the El…
El… The only one… Protector… This way….
9. Elsword finds the energy of the fabricated El familiar
As Elsword and the El Search Party gets closer and closer to the heart of Solace’s Fortress, Elsword feels something strange (Youtube):
It’s really strange…
Have I been here before? No, that’s not possible…
But why do I feel like this? Familiar… and nostalgic feeling.
This power… I remember feeling this somewhere before.
The Central Core of Elysion. It is made up of innumerable amount of Diceons with enormous aura. This is the “fabricated El” that Solace was planning on using to change the world (Youtube):
“It can’t be… This power is… El?… It’s a very old… El from the past…”
“That is correct. It’s showing a similar wave form to the El from the past, before the El Explosion. But Elsword… How did you…?
“Huh…? Wait, what did I just….”
10. The past events/feelings Elsword remembers are directly from the El itself.
“You’re telling me… everything I’ve been remembering is from the El?”
“The phantom images that torment you are the evidence. It means our faith in believing that you will change the world for us was not in vain.”
11. Solace’s conviction about Elsword’s power and right to change the future of Elrios.
“Yes, you are the one. The one who can change this world, the one who has the power to choose a new future.”
“I am convinced, Elsword, that you are the one with the power and the right to change the future of Elrios.”
“…. Now, it is time. O, the one who has the power and the right to choose the future of the world created by El.”
Who is Elsword?
How can he do things that no one else can?
Who WAS Elsword?
Elsword’s Past: the Protector of the El
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