#elsword analysis

I used to be indifferent to him but then I did an analysis. And this is that analysis.

The tip off for this analysis was Adrian not calling Yuno by name. Ever. Well he might've done it once. Otherwise he calls Yuno 'child'. Yet. While calling him child, Adrian can, in the same breath, admit that he intended to scrap Yuno. Essentially murder him. And what is the reason given? Because Yuno questioned him. And it wasn't even questioning. With the dynamic set up between Yuno and Adrian, that was a child voicing concerns about a person to their parental figure. A person their parental figure allowed into their house no less. And instead of doing the good parental thing and reflecting on his decision and taking a closer look at Solace, Adrian decided murder was the way to go. Yuno wasn't acting the way Adrian wanted him to, despite the fact that it was Adrian himself that programmed Yuno, so Adrian's solution was to scrap him and start over. On top of that THIS IS A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOR. Eve only exists because Adam wasn't doing what Adrian wanted. And both times, Adrian didn't bother to inform the one being replaced that he was going to do so. Adrian straight up manipulated Adam's codes so that Adam wouldn't be suspicious of his replacement. Yuno had to hear it through the grapevine and back himself up to a smaller body. Yet Yuno continues to refer to Adrian as Father. Which is... Completely fucked. On top of that, unlike Adam and Eve, Herbaon is essentially a copy of Yuno, just limited to Adrian's desires. Worse, Herbaon is still allowed to think and feel for himself but he still can't act beyond what Adrian wants.

The Nasods in Elysion are another point. They cannot act without orders from the palace. But they're allowed to be concerned about what's going on. They've been concerned for however long since Solace closed up to fortress but they can't do anything about it until the El Search Party shows up because Adrian limited their ability to act. Since orders have to come from the palace, and Herbaon cannot act outside Adrian's desires, the Nasods of Elysion are not allowed to act outside of Adrian's desires either. BUT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE CONCERNED??? That just seems really fucked to me. It's a complete lack of respect for their autonomy. With autonomy comes the right to make decisions for oneself. And the only two Nasods Adrian created with autonomy he either abandoned or intended to scrap. With the Atlas Nasods it's even worse. They don't even have character at all. All they are is their purpose. But with King Nasod's Nasods you can see that while they are meant to fight, they synergize and work with each other towards a common goal. The Nasods in Atlas just do their thing. They aren't nearly as annoying to deal with because they aren't working together the same way the Altera Nasods are. But the only real difference is that the Atlas Nasods had Adrian behind their creation while the Altera Nasods had King Nasod behind them. Also, Moby and Remy, despite being nowhere near humanoid models have very clear personality. That's the problem with Atlas. They aren't humanoid Nasods so they don't even have that much. There isn't even the illusion of autonomy for Atlas Nasods unlike the Elysion ones. Then Adrian welcomes Eve back to Elysion while simultaneously seeming to pretend almost none of her friends exist. And the way he treats her hasn't really changed from her backstory even when he's had ample time to see that Eve has changed.

Also, Adrian left Elrios to create Elysion before the Nasod War. Meaning he left Eve and Adam, who were both inexperienced at the very LEAST to create a new better Nasod Kingdom. Like. Why didn't he take the Nasods that already existed with him? If he couldn't then, since he could leave Elrios presumably at any time, why didn't he stay long enough to give Eve and Adam the guidance that they would need to adequately lead their kind? Also, why only bother to inform Eve of her purpose in a moment of self-doubt? I will admit he could've been trying to encourage her but to me at least, even before I did this analysis, it always came across as condescending. And Adrian continually calling Adam 'it' despite the fact that Adam, while he doesn't have emotions, does have sentience and will, also rubbed me the wrong way.

Who the fuck is so arrogant as to think they could successfully outdo the El Lady's power? She is intrinsically connected to the El, the magic gem that gave life to the entirety of Elrios. Some things just cant be outdone. And to not realize that is just mindblowingly egotistical or stupid or some combination of the two.

Also, given his pattern of behavior, I'm almost certain Code: Nemsis and Code: Battle Seraph were not welcomed nearly as warmly by Adrian as Code: Empress was. Eve was not designed as a battle Nasod. She was designed to be queen. And while all three of them are a queen, Empress is the only one that is the queen Adrian wanted her to be. On the surface at least, because with her questioning the isolated nature of Elysion's existence, even Empress is no longer what Adrian wanted her to be.

“Fuck you all I want a very specific chair.”  Nicely put.

As for your question….. Hooo boy, prepare for some shit analysis.

I sort of assumed that how much power Lu can regain depends largely on Ciel. Take a look at the differences between Demonio and Royal Guard.

Demonio is a passive player, fighting for Lu as he’s always done, but he only transforms because Lu essentially forces him to.  Diabla’s power overflowing into Ciel is what creates Demonio, but then Demonio isn’t free to act on his own and elevate Lu further because of two reasons - Diabla keeps him under strict control (that mouthguard really does look suspiciously like a gag, there’s a win pose where he legit loses control and Diabla looks happy about it, there’s a lose pose where Diabla viciously kicks Demonio who’s visibly distraught about failing) and also he’s really too busy trying to control his own demonic energy, or rather Lu’s demonic energy, to waste his focus on anything else.

Royal Guard, on the other hand, is a very active player.  He transforms first essentially out of a desire to serve Lu the best he can and make all her goals come true, especially the goal of retaking her throne.  (It’s stated that his transformation into butler is “unintentional”, too, which I find interesting, but I digress.)  Royal Guard acquires and controls his power deliberately in the support of a very specific goal.  And it works - Noblesse is a class that regains her power only because of Ciel’s sweat, blood, and tears.  What’s more, unlike Diabla, Noblesse recognizes the effort Ciel puts in for her.  She gets cocky sometimes, and there’s no doubt that Ciel is technically her servant (unlike in the CH/DL path where they’re almost totally equal) but Noblesse comforts Ciel when he loses, and she brings her own skills to the table (spears and souls) and both Lu and Ciel use them just as often as they pull out Ciel’s Marbas.

So Noblesse has a stronger contract with Royal Guard than Diabla has with Demonio.  I assumed that with a strong Ciel behind her, supporting her like Royal Guard’s entire mission is to do, Noblesse would have the freedom to aim higher.  While Diabla’s mission was simply to regain her throne and not die along the way, Noblesse’s was to regain her powers and acquire the throne she’d been playing for when she was first betrayed.  Remember, Lu essentially lost her power in the first place because her “Ciel” stand-in was untrustworthy and betrayed her.  With Ciel behind her willingly and fiercely, Noblesse will get farther than Diabla will, even though Diabla arguably has more power than Noblesse.

As some of you may know (following my Social Media websites such as Twitter), I recently gave Yama Raja (a character in the game, Elsword) a different, alternative name: Vore Girl.

Before heading in to the specifics of how such a name was coined, I want to briefly touch on Yama Raja’s beautiful commentary and statement:

“Kill, Kill, and Kill again, Probably I’ll meet you someday...”

Simply touching. I’m sure many of you hold this quote close to heart like I do.

Anyways! Without further a-do, let’s dive in into one of Elsword (the game.)’s most interesting and mysterious character, Yama Raja, and her role within the Elsword community and fandom.

As some of you may know, Yama Raja is one, and dare I say the most important, Class Path for Ara (Little Xia). She embarks the role of a killer, someone who lost their compassion and strives for power, and perhaps... revenge?

Her significance lies in multiple of her features:

Darkness.

Is capable of turning into a anthropomorphic-like fox.

Implied to be interested in the action of “voring” (we will get into this later.)

Like any Elsword character, she exhibits a certain degree of angst and anguish. However, unlike others, Yama Raja presents it in such a grotesque, vivid way that one could possibly even think she has spearheaded the evolution of Gothic fiction. (Props to you if you caught the pun!)

As such, she’s a character that deserves to be set apart from the rest of the cast. And with her significance, I will start diving into her Alternative name: Vore Girl.

You would think many other characters would deserve the aforementioned name: Asura, Crimson Avenger, even Noblesse! However, Yama Raja’s distinct qualities let her claim the name as her own.

Many subtle hints lead us to think Yama Raja is, at the very least, intrigued by the concept of Vore. In the Japanese Voice Pack (for the game, Elsword), using the skill Rakshasa Stance 1: Soul Reaping will reveal following dialogue:

“Tamashi..... itadakimasu!”

Which, translated would roughly mean:

Soul..... let’s eat!

As some of you might know, a Soul is a metaphysical concept relating to a Human’s individuality and integrity. As such, it wouldn’t be absurd to think that a Soul would imply... a human as well?

This adds new depth to Yama Raja’s character. Why does it seem so, that in her tone, she seems not only joyous, but perhaps excited to actively Consume a human soul? A very, very Dark character indeed.

Moreover, analyzing her movements we can reach the same conclusion:

All of our evidence leads to one: Yama Raja is, in fact, Vore Girl.