SINoALICE × NieR Replicant Collaboration Illustrations Of Adult And Young Nier (brother), Kaine, Devola

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Wild, Sky, and the Master Sword

Character Analysis, Theory, and Ramblings

Going back through the comic I couldn't help but notice the chains varying views towards the Master Sword (and this led me down a rabbit hole of thoughts and theories).

Ranging from favorable

to fairly positive/neutral

to pretty negative

However, out of the last three I find it interesting that Wild is still willing to use the Master Sword. I think Time and Four recognize the Swords power and importance, but they do not wish to ever wield it. Understandable, as Time personally views the Sword as a curse/burden [X] and Four is worried that it could potentially 'change' him [X].

But Wild...

Despite his views he's still willing to use the sword. I believe he's trying to prove to himself that he's worthy. We know that Wild feels like he's to blame for what befell his world (even though no one in the chain blames him). [X]

From his point of view, the one who drew the Sword 100 years prior was a completely different person to who he is now— one he doesn't know how to be again [X]. It seems as though in the past the Sword easily accepted the 12 year old Wild as it's master. But it's not like that anymore.

All he knows now is this Sword hurt him when he tried to draw it again. And even after he proved himself, the Sword breaks but only when he uses it. He probably feels like a disappointment to the Sword, Zelda, and even the Chain.

(Now, a quick side note in defense of the Master Sword: in Skyward Sword we learn that the Hero needs an unbreakable spirit, "But spirit alone wasn’t enough. You had to overcome many trials andawaken the hero within yourself so that you could wield that supreme power." Every hero must go through trials so that they are strong enough for the battle ahead. Fi probably didn't want to see Wild die again.)

But that's likely not how Wild sees it.

Now to get to the point of all this rambling.

All that anger he's been bottling up has been mostly directed at himself, but I can see his bitterness towards the Master Sword lead to spiteful feelings towards a particular someone in the chain.

I wish this old ask got more attention because it's so intriguing! [X]

Who could it possibly be referring to? Is it a chain member? Who in the chain has the potential to rial Wild up to the point where he could say something so cruel?

When I first stumbled across it, I was perplexed because Wild doesn't seem the type. But the more I thought about it and with the recent updates, we've seen Wild is very capable of intense anger.

His self hatred, his bitterness towards the Master Sword, the stress of this new journey, his mentor and friend being injured (and possibly being infected by dark magic 👀) is all culminating to Wild reaching his breaking point.

And I believe that anger is going to be directed towards a chain member that has an opposing view of the Master Sword: Sky (and maaaybe even Sun?)

I don't think it'll be entirely warranted, but it'll be understandable.

It's been hinted at in the comic that Sky is coming to grasp the full extent of Demise's curse

If Sky comes to this realization he's likely to blame himself, maybe even explain and apologize to the chain. He'd minimize his role in stoping the Demon King and claim he could have done more. Or maybe he'll share his worries with Sun (we recently got a Sun design so she could appear in the comic soon) and Wild could overhear their conversation.

And if Sky feels that he is to blame— that all the tragedy that has befallen the rest of the chain and the future was his fault, what's to stop Wild from disagreeing? It'll be like he's been given an out to direct his anger away from himself and towards someone else.

Without having the complete picture, I can totally see Wild snapping due to his bottled stress and anger and exclaiming that he hates Sky.