Hello, long time lurker and first time poster. I'm sorry for starting a new topic, as I did not know whether or not to put this in Griffiths "Was Rakshas there to Follow Skull Knight?" thread. I am sure that there has been discussion on this before, but I couldn't find it in my pitiful attempt at searching through the forums.
To me I feel as though it has been very heavily hinted that Rakshas is Skull Knight in disguise. They have a very similar appearance, both with white faces and spikes, Skull Knights "Crown of Thorns" and Rakshas "Teeth", which look almost as though Skull Knights face was flipped upside down, and both are draped in long flowing black capes. From what we've seen from Rakshas he has incredible speed and agility, very much like Skull Knight. This is a leap, but to my knowledge, we haven't seen Rakshas really fight, which could indicate that he doesn't want to give any indication that he isn't who he says he is and show off any technique, move, or alarm that could give himself away.
During the showdown with Ganishka, Rakshas can be seen hidden underneath Zodds wing, and shortly thereafter Skull Knight appears and attacks at a moment when Griffith seems to be unaware, and a moment capable of complete and total surprise. After Skull Knight attacked Ganishka and the world is remade, we get to see a reaction from practically every major character, with Rakshas not included because at that point he had already changed back to Skull Knight. In this way I feel that Skull Knight has hidden himself away in Griffiths party, always looking for an opportunity to strike at Griffith, or await any moment he can get close to the God Hand and Void.
Wouldn't Skull Knight have the highest chance of getting an opportunity to get back at Void and the God Hand being in close proximity to one if it's members?
To me I feel as though it has been very heavily hinted that Rakshas is Skull Knight in disguise. They have a very similar appearance, both with white faces and spikes, Skull Knights "Crown of Thorns" and Rakshas "Teeth", which look almost as though Skull Knights face was flipped upside down, and both are draped in long flowing black capes. From what we've seen from Rakshas he has incredible speed and agility, very much like Skull Knight. This is a leap, but to my knowledge, we haven't seen Rakshas really fight, which could indicate that he doesn't want to give any indication that he isn't who he says he is and show off any technique, move, or alarm that could give himself away.
During the showdown with Ganishka, Rakshas can be seen hidden underneath Zodds wing, and shortly thereafter Skull Knight appears and attacks at a moment when Griffith seems to be unaware, and a moment capable of complete and total surprise. After Skull Knight attacked Ganishka and the world is remade, we get to see a reaction from practically every major character, with Rakshas not included because at that point he had already changed back to Skull Knight. In this way I feel that Skull Knight has hidden himself away in Griffiths party, always looking for an opportunity to strike at Griffith, or await any moment he can get close to the God Hand and Void.
Wouldn't Skull Knight have the highest chance of getting an opportunity to get back at Void and the God Hand being in close proximity to one if it's members?