#empty throne

Summary: Here he is, the piece of shit: Sitting slumped low on an Empty Throne!

Both Hood and the overall Halo universe in the immediate aftermath of Halo 5 are left lost and adrift, trapped in a drunken haze, and constantly reminiscing on it's past while everything goes to hell.

Conversely, Lord Hood in Empty Throne is back to his old self; focused, forward facing, and clear minded in purpose. Willing to admit past faults but no longer willing to let them consume him.

Given the point of Empty Throne is to finally move the overall Halo universe post-Halo 5 forward; I feel it's fitting. It also works with where things are with Empty Throne by the end, the universe finally in a new paradigm. Even if it's similar to the paradigm that existed before Halo 4.

At this point I'm just waiting for Buggy to end up in the Empty Throne room and meet Imu 😂

According the series, this throne has been around for 800 years and dates back to the Void Century. To the public it’s a symbol that no one not even the Elder Stars or Celestial Dragons can rule the world. However, it’s a farce meant to deceive the world that instead of an oligarchical federation it’s instead of a cruel empire ruled by one man who can with one word exterminate anyone who is a threat to his power. In other words, the Empty Throne representations everything wrong in the One Piece world where the elite abuse their power, ignore injustice (and even endorse it), and exclude people who are not wealthy. 

And given the fact that Luffy’s real power is the Hito Hito No Mi: Model Nika. It makes me think that it would be brilliant that the inheritor of Joy Boy’s will and fruit will destroy the symbol of the government’s hold on the world. It’s a symbol of triumph over oppression and finally liberating the world from a cruel regime that has lied and suppressed it’s way to keep it’s power.