Forgive me if a similar topic was created while I was away from the board, but I couldn't find any after some relatively extensive searching (aside from a brief mention by Aaz in a current episodes thread). Anyway...
Does anyone else think that Roderick would be willing to betray Magnifico? He certainly seems to be more intelligent, and rather mischievous in his dealings with both Magnifico and Farnese (and their mother certainly seemed to think so). In particular, I had thought of this possibility: Let us say that Magnifico's older brothers die due to upcoming events, either as a result of ensuing conflicts (perhaps if Griffith isn't satisfied with just controlling Midland...) or by assassination, at the hands of Magnifico who wishes to become first in line. I am particularly thinking of his speech regarding the total rearrangement of the political situation his family had found themselves in, in episode 255, when he is speaking to Roderick about their plans. Now, following Guts and crew for any amount of time could lead to an accidental death, or Roderick could probably arrange for one that would leave him looking blameless. With Magnifico out of the way, provided that he marries Farnese, he would thus be next in line as head of the Vandimion family.
This is rather baseless, I know, but simply an idea floating around in my head, and I was curious as to whether anyone else had thought the same thing.
Does anyone else think that Roderick would be willing to betray Magnifico? He certainly seems to be more intelligent, and rather mischievous in his dealings with both Magnifico and Farnese (and their mother certainly seemed to think so). In particular, I had thought of this possibility: Let us say that Magnifico's older brothers die due to upcoming events, either as a result of ensuing conflicts (perhaps if Griffith isn't satisfied with just controlling Midland...) or by assassination, at the hands of Magnifico who wishes to become first in line. I am particularly thinking of his speech regarding the total rearrangement of the political situation his family had found themselves in, in episode 255, when he is speaking to Roderick about their plans. Now, following Guts and crew for any amount of time could lead to an accidental death, or Roderick could probably arrange for one that would leave him looking blameless. With Magnifico out of the way, provided that he marries Farnese, he would thus be next in line as head of the Vandimion family.
This is rather baseless, I know, but simply an idea floating around in my head, and I was curious as to whether anyone else had thought the same thing.