But fair because he himself was subject to its horror. Which was “balanced” by the duality of how brutal his killing method was. Kuzuryū was fantastic as the King of Diamond. She used that to coerce people to her side. She believed in simply having fun and being strong. And we saw that violence was allowed (no penalty for it) he simply didn’t use it. And he was the most open to giving advice and guidance. Now I can look back and say Kyuma was never about violence, his game was a game of tag. Starting with King of Clubs (Kyuma) was also intentional. They all had different ideals too with the King of Spades being revealed at his demise. They simply played the game to their ideals and that’s what made it so interesting to watch. It wasn’t even an inconvenience for them. It didn’t matter the type of death either. None of the major face cards shown so far had a fear of death. I’m a combat vet and I loved all the major face card adaptations so far- King of Spades felt the least “connectable” but extremely bad ass in a violent way. This is what I interpreted I just finished that part and wanted to see what others thought. In any case, I'd fully suggest you read the chapters for King of Spades, because they packed a good punch and were gut-wrenching. Also his story might differ a little bit there, but it's all very muddy for me. Have to admit, his adaptation was a little lackluster from what I remember of the manga. Now, I kinda want to re-read the chapters with this guy. The soldier King of Spades had to kill never hated him, King of Spades never hated that soldier, he never hated Aguni and his victims, and Aguni never hated him either. Thus the sentence "I've never hated you", while directly said by Aguni, can be extrapolated as a shared sentiment between all three fighters. In both instances, you have to kill them because they are "on the other team", and you need to win. This draws a direct parallel between war and the games In both cases you have to fight other people and kill them to survive, but it's rarely ever personal. Aguni, recognizing a fellow war guy, speaks both for himself, and unknowingly for, I believe, both the King of Spades and the unnamed soldier, by replying with "I've never hated you." And likewise, the "only way" to save him is now to mercy kill him in turn. What he says "It's the only way I knew to save you" is both destined to that soldier he had to execute, and to all the people he murdered during the game. Once confronted by Aguni, it's unclear whether he is experiencing a PTSD flashback (These are full-on psychosis, they can straight-up make you hallucinate things and believe you're reliving a memory) or simply reminiscing, but either way he sees a parallel between that soldier, himself, and Aguni. They could either die by his hand, or suffer for an undefinite amount of time. In his own mind, he was convinced that he had to mercy kill them, just like he did that soldier during the war. We don't know how he became the King of Spades, but in his distorted perception of the games, he believed that offing all of the players was a way to save them from having to participate in more trials. When he joined the Borderlands, he was reminded of his time at war, with all of the horror and trauma it brings. At least in the adaptation, the soldier looked caucasian in the flashbacks, and I don't think he had the same uniform either.) (I've seen people say it was another soldier from his side, but I'm not so sure. King of Spades was a war veteran, who was scarred after he had to mercy kill an ennemy soldier. It's been a little while since I've read the manga so I don't remember the specifics, but from what I recall having just watched season 2:
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