How did Skull Knight's spirit transfer work?

[Aazealh]

I have a funny feeling the historical readings of Gaiseric's rule are much like what the religion of the Holy See is, pure propaganda. Or perhaps it could be rooted in fact, albeit distorted.

That's kind of obvious, not gonna lie. I'm always surprised when people take it literally given the way the tale is conveyed in the first place.

Didn't realize the consensus here was that the Skull Knight is also subsisting in the Interstice. That's what I thought on my first read-through, but then I ditched the idea as I figured Skully's situation was quite different from Guts and Casca's. Though I suppose it does make sense, given all his knowledge about the subject.

I mean... It's a given really. He pretty much has to be in the Interstice given his nature. Sometimes I feel like people don't even understand what the word means...

 

[-Skyes-]

FYI, there's no case for his name being spelled "Gaeseric". Anyway, that part above isn't really speculation. It's clearly implied to be the case by the sequence of events, and I don't think Miura constructed it to trick the reader.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is also the possibility he hasn't killed any proto-godhand member. Especially since the scene shows him looking up at them, and then dying. If that ceremony took place roughly one thousand years ago, as it is implied, that is enough time for all the other 4 god hand members to be discarded and returned to the vortex of souls, abyss or whatever. If one god hand member is born every 216 years, x 5 (with Void), we would be in the age where Griffith became Femto (1.000 years in the future). Fun fact: 6 x 6 x 6 = 216
If Void was the 5th member of that "generation", in 216 years from now, he will probably be discarded as well, and so the cycle continues.

 

[Aazealh]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is also the possibility he hasn't killed any proto-godhand member. Especially since the scene shows him looking up at them, and then dying.

Sure, but this has nothing to do with the post you're quoting. I was talking about the proper spelling of the name Gaizeric and the fact he definitely died during the event that destroyed his capital city.

If that ceremony took place roughly one thousand years ago, as it is implied, that is enough time for all the other 4 god hand members to be discarded and returned to the vortex of souls, abyss or whatever.

There is no ground whatsoever for the idea that members of the God Hand are "discarded" after a set period of time, and if I may be honest that sounds really stupid to me. I just don't see what the rationale would be.

 

[-Skyes-]

Sure, but this has nothing to do with the post you're quoting. I was talking about the proper spelling of the name Gaizeric and the fact he definitely died during the event that destroyed his capital city.

I was referring to the quote below. (Multi quoting is a pain)

Anyway, that part above isn't really speculation. It's clearly implied to be the case by the sequence of events, and I don't think Miura constructed it to trick the reader.

The post prior mentioned how SK killed some god hand members before dying. This is what I was referring to, as to maybe it's not clearly implied to be the case by the sequence of events. If I remember correctly, Gaizeric died still looking up at all 5 of them.

There is no ground whatsoever for the idea that members of the God Hand are "discarded" after a set period of time, and if I may be honest that sounds really stupid to me. I just don't see what the rationale would be.

It's just logic in my opinion, but if a new god hand member is born every 216 years, what do you think happens to the ones prior? If they were not discarded, we would have 10 god hand members by now. 5 from Gaizeric's age + 5 from Griffith's age.

 

[Aazealh]

The post prior mentioned how SK killed some god hand members before dying.

No, that's not what it said. It said "fighting (and potentially defeating)". And that's not even what I was referring to, as I already told you. Really, I shouldn't have to explain these things to you.

If I remember correctly, Gaizeric died still looking up at all 5 of them.

You're not remembering correctly. Please at least check the scenes before trying to argue with others.

It's just logic in my opinion, but if a new god hand member is born every 216 years, what do you think happens to the ones prior? If they were not discarded, we would have 10 god hand members by now. 5 from Gaizeric's age + 5 from Griffith's age.

You're presuming that there's some immutable cosmic principle that means a member of the God Hand has to be created every 216 years, and from that you're deducing there's a cycle where the old ones just disappear somehow because "that's how it has to be". This isn't sound reasoning at all. It's like you haven't considered what the God Hand's objective is in the first place, or why they even exist.

The world isn't static or locked in some eternal cycle. Femto is the final member of the God Hand. There isn't going to be another one after him. Five people for the five fingers of the hand. There were four members before he was born, his birth was long prophesied, and with it their plan proceeded forward. Whatever happened to Void's old crew, what's sure is they were taken out of the picture and that whatever Void's plan was, it failed. That's why he's trying again now with a different approach.