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Fai - Character Discussion
AkaiYuki:
Ah! I really hope there isn't a Hideki in Celes.. I HATE Hideki and if he's there it'd ruin EVERYTHING for me!!!!!
Anyway, back to Fai Fai. Yeah, it was a good idea, Meowzy, but I don't think it was actually failed magic... I really think it was just for cuteness! XD Still, it was a cool thought! I bet CLAMP wishes they thought of it! XD But I guess it still wouldn't work because I doubt he'd even try to use magic considering he can't use it right now.. (For whatever reason...)
But anyway, I think he could transport out of his world without whistling because I doubt he *has* to whistle to use magic, I'm pretty sure it's just one way of doing it, you know?
And again the tattoo remains a mystery! Maybe it has nothing to do with his magic at all.. Maybe it just has some kind of sentimental value to him or something...
Meowzy:
Yeah... But also... the staff. There's a chapter pic where you see Ashura holding that very same staff. And Fai seemed quite keen to get rid of it.
I got a faint idea he stole the staff from Ashura, because the staff ensures he doesn't have to whistle to active his magic. As Yuuko said, his magic comes from elsewhere. And it would seem logical Fai wouldn't need the staff anymore, if he's not going to try to use magic after that. Ofcourse, once he realises they are in danger (the circling in that palace, the sabotages in Pfiffle, the guarddogs in LeCourt) he would attempt to whistle again. He wouldn't endanger his friends.
Also, it would answer the question of "How did Fai seal Ashura, if he doesn't want to/can't use his magic?"
But then that leaves one question. Why could he suddenly not whistle? Did someone (Ashura?) do something to him, so that he couldn't whistle anymore? Or maybe after causing a huuuuge rampage (again, the rampant magic theory) his selfconfidence was broken, and he just couldn't whistle? (Like in episode 13 of Gravitation, when Shuichi spontanuously loses his voice)
Heh, the speculation continues.
Emiko:
Another thing about the magic is that they've been in danger before, but Fai hasn't used magic to save them, which might support the "failed attempts at magic" theory. I've always interpreted the whole "can't use magic, sorry" thing to be Fai's refusal to use it, but now he's just randomly broken his oath, and more than anything I want to know what made him decide (if it was a decision, or if he's been trying all along to use it) to do it.
I don't know if it was a completely, 100% selfless decision. There might yet be a specific reason why Fai finally decided to use it at this point in time. At the beginning, Fai says that he'll help out as long as it doesn't endanger him. Fai's pretty focused on himself; he's kind of a selfish character, but when the backstory comes out we'll most likely finally understand much more about his motivation. But other than that, Fai's shown that he really doesn't care about his life (in Outo, when Kurogane mentioned that he wasn't making any effort to stay alive).
I think he's decided to use it because he's finally realizing, through the course of the journey, that letting himself get killed isn't what he wants anymore. The friendships he's developed are probably becoming much more important to him.
Or something like that :heh:
AkaiYuki:
Hmm, I just really don't agree with the failed attempt at magic theory.. I'd like to think Fai is more powerful than that... I really think he decided to use it because now he knew he had to. At any other time, Syao and Kuro were strong enough to save them and I think Fai knew that. But now, he realized that to get out of this pinch, he had to use his magic.
However, what I just said wouldn't explain why he let himself get killed in Outo unless he somehow knew it was a game. Or like Marla-Swann just said, maybe only now has he started to truly value the friendship he has with the group and so now he really wants to live. Maybe back then he simply didn't care. (But again, maybe it was the game thing...)
Meowzy:
--- Quote from: AkaiYuki on February 18 2006, 03:28 am ---Hmm, I just really don't agree with the failed attempt at magic theory.. I'd like to think Fai is more powerful than that... I really think he decided to use it because now he knew he had to. At any other time, Syao and Kuro were strong enough to save them and I think Fai knew that. But now, he realized that to get out of this pinch, he had to use his magic.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, but there's one thing that really picked my interest. Remember in the library, Kurogane and Syaoran are fighting those dragon things, Fai uses his first pyuu?
He says something like "Oooh listen! Doesnt that sound almost like a real whistle?" As though he's proud of it.
My theory:He knows that he's improving. That's why he keeps Pyuu-ing, during the fleeing scene. He knows he's getting close to a real whistle. As the watchdog attacks, he Pyuu-s again a few times, and then reaches a real whistle.
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