So, from 3.0 - 3.3 one of the things repeatedly mentioned about Phainon is he's the only Chrysos Heir with no Flaw . . . and then in 3.4 we find out that his Flaw is exactly that inner voice driving him to try and achieve impossible levels of perfection. But also by the end of the patch he seems to have picked-up everyone else's Flaw too;
Aglaea's – Khaslana's also explicitly losing his humanity
Tribios' – the Flame Reaver can summon multiple clones of his past selves so there seems to be some personality fracturing happening there too
Mydei's – Khaslana is now also getting to experience functional immortality and the joy of endlessly being the only survivor left
Castorice's – Khaslana can no longer get close to anyone because he inevitably has to kill them all
Anaxagoras' – Khaslana also gambles his own self-destruction to try and achieve a better reincarnation
Cifera – “the Flame Reaver is a villain” is also a lie that Khaslana is bearing for the greater good
Hyacinth – Phainon is also having to give himself up each cycle to hold up the sky (plus everything else)
Some of these connections are a lot weaker than the others(since for a lot of them, the golden blood's 'flaw' was never properly explored either) but I did pick up on how he was literally becoming a composite entity of all of his dead companions yeah.
And himselves
You're kind of on point, but there are some that you got wrong imo here's the correct flaws and how Phainon/Khaslana represent them:
Agleae's flaw is the losing of her humanity, of which Khaslana gradually lost.
Tribios's flaw is for each of her clone to die, essentially making her die hundreds of times, Khaslana eventually die to Phainon every loop.
Mydei's flaw is his immortality, Khaslana never truly gone as long as the loop continued, essentially immortal
Castorice's flaw is her hands of death, Khaslana have bring death to ten of millions of lives with his hands
Hyacine's flaw is what she strive for was nothing but a lie, such is the nature of the Era Nova that Khaslana once believed in
Cipher's flaw is her Isolation, having to bear a responsibility alone, Khaslana is all alone maintaining the loop
*Another similarities between Hyacine and Phainon: "fated" to bear the burden of someone they're not.
Hyacine was never a warrior, she's a healer, tasked by her linage with defeating Aquila. Everyone saw Khaslana as the savior, though he himself never wanted to carry such title
Another way he is like Hyacine is that Hyacine sacrificed everything for the sake of other people, just like Phainon.
I'd say both you and op's interpretations are correct, except for Hyacine and cipher which you got way better.
It's understandable. The flaws of Hyancine and Cipher was never directly stated, as such how they parallel Khaslana may varied between interpretations.
Anaxagoras too, speaking of whom, I totally forgot to include him, tho I'm honestly not sure what his flaw may be 🤔
I’d say for Anaxa it’s figuring out the truth, or being merged with another being (Cerces) to stay alive. Anaxa figured out the truth of the cycle of the titans, Phainon now knows the truth of knowing it’s more than just the titans. Phainon now trades his life with each new iteration to preserve his body.
In retrospect I'm second-guessing some of mine because the Flaws should have been known before the Heir died otherwise Phainon wouldn't have been the only flawless one.
Anyway as an alternative for Anaxagoras' Flaw, maybe the blasphemy in the face of fully evident gods, paralleled by Khaslana punching Nanook in the face.
I appreciate your analysis! Would your interpretation be that Khaslana completely lost his humanity by the end? Your wording got me curious.
Interesting take on Hyacine. I thought that her flaw was that she, like Seliose, would succumb to the corruption and fear of being Aquila and cause harm despite herself. Some characters allude to it during her story and we even see her take that path in one of the loops.
During the loop where we fight her she was corrupted by the black tide wasn't she?
Yes, but it was still her. Even when Seliose was corrupted we could still hear her voice at times and Hyacine called out to her a bit during the battle. Which made it even more heartbreaking.
Mate, you swapped Hyacine and Cipher's flaws.
No I did not ?
Wait, Now I read it again, It was my mistake.
Hyacine (in one of the loops) actually touched upon what being flawless meant. Since he's "perfect" he gained everyone's expectations and wishes, his wish is to fulfill everyone's wishes and so he has essentially no desires of his own. He's essentially an empty vessel for everyone to put their hopes and dreams in.
No wonder he gets unhinged at the end.
I can't wait to know what are Cerydra and Hysilens flaws in the next patch
Hysilens not having a solid abdomen is probably her flaw /s
And for cerydra, it’s not being able to climb upon her throne without a stepping stool /s
…Why must you do this OP 😭
Now the pain is back
Why would you torture me like that
Holy shit, I never considered this but you're absolutely right!
Poor dude really IS the worldbearing titan, holding all the world's burdens on his shoulders including the very flaws of his comrades!
Oh my god. You're right. Now, I'm sad all over again.
crying ;-;
i also feel like for hyacine, it could be finding out that their origin, everything they thought they knew about themselves, is a lie - hyacine learned that she's not actually a descendant of seliose, and khaslana learned that his entire existence is fake, basically
ouch, this hurts so BAD....
Wonder what the Cyrene flaw is and what phainon picked up from her
Cyrene flaw : she cuck phainon
phainon picked up part : he get cucked
make sence to me.
Mydei's is looking like a snack
Khaslana doesn't have to inherit that, it was always his to begin with;
LMAO IS THAT IDOL KEVIN
This makes it all so much worse. My heart aches for aibou
That is a perspective on flaws I hadn't considered. Interesting.
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isn't this the joke about joey in Friends
.... :(
This is so accurate.
And just brings all my pain back.
Damn you OP.
Truly, a heartwarming story burning with the fire of millions of Coreflames
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I can't wait to hear the wholesome backstory of Cerydra and Hysilens
You see, when Phainon inevitably has to rip the coreflame from Cifera, her heart must be warm.
It is warm, so it's technically not a lie :)
The heartwarming part is when half the crew jump Lygus
400 million to be precise
I don't think the space comedy is in the room with us anymore.