u/Draco_179

After seeing many complaints about how poorly the "Question" flair is (it was a really bad execution in hindsight), we have now reworked it!

Instead of hard removing your post, it'll send a pinned comment as a reminder. For us mods, it'll give us a notification to review it.

That way, your post won't always be deleted if you have a genuine concern, and it'll be much more fair to those constructive posts.

(sorry if this sounds too corporate btw)

Given Morty Blade's obvious thematic parallels with buddhism, I noticed he mentioned a "rope" from hell.

This reminds me of the story Kumo no ito.

TL;DR

Buddha, as he peers from Paradise into the depths of Hell, spots Kandata, a ruthless criminal who once performed a single good deed by sparing a spider's life. Moved by compassion, the Buddha lowers a single silver spider's thread into the abyss to give the as a sort of rope to escape. Kandata climbs on it, but when he looks down and sees thousands of other damned souls climbing up behind him, he screams that the thread belongs only to him. The exact moment those words leave his mouth, the fragile thread snaps, plunging Kandata back into the dark torments of Hell while the Buddha turns away in deep sorrow.

We know Blade is connected to spiderlilies by the abundance of them in his animations. Spider lilies are often considered the "flower of hell" in buddhism.

Additionally, Mara (the condition abundance afflicts) has a buddhism parallel. It represents cravings that seem to bring happiness, but lead to more cravings. I think Blade's samsara (the infinite cycle of mara) is his desire for "death" and a final peace. In order to break samsara, one must strive for the "Noble Eightfold Path," a set of spiritual exercises that one must achieve. I believe that in his character arc, Blade will change his craving of death to his Nirvana (the ultimate breaking of samsara) in the form of the Stellaron Hunters.

I feel my theory has some big holes, but I would love to hear your guys' opinion on this. (this is my second time doing a "dedicated" theory)

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I usually play him on/near site, and try to play off my mines to catch rushers.

Would it be better to play him as a roamer, and how far from site should my roaming go?