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Redpercy said:

It’s funny how you try to ignore just how atrocious Mael’s actions were, even before he became Estarossa, simply to push your own agenda and fuel your hatred.

If you’re going to hold Lancelot accountable for the actions of "Chaos Lancelot" even though he was forced into that state as a consequence of his own choices, then I don’t see how you can absolve Mael of responsibility for his time as Estarossa, which was also the direct result of Mael’s own actions and decisions.

Mael wasn’t just some random victim chosen by Gowther.
He was the biggest killer of the first Holy War, earning the title "Angel of Death", He slaughtered innocent demon civilians who were begging and weeping before him, solely because of their race, one of this group included Glariza, Gowther’s beloved, and that why he chose him.
The only reason the 1st holy war Mael didn’t wipe out the entire demon race is that he simply wasn’t powerful enough to do so.



And what has Lancelot actually done so far, by comparison?
In Camelot? He evacuated all the inhabitants beforehand, the only ones left were a band of mercenary knights, with whom they was at war, and Jericho, who chose for herself to die alongside Fakecelot.
In the Demon Realm? He barely killed a few demons before the Induras and Zeldris intervened.

His total kill count so far consists of : a small band of mercenaries, Jericho (who chose her own fate), two Indura, Zeldris, and a few of random demons.

Mael used to kill more than that in a single day during the Holy War.

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I mostly agree with you, but don't forget that Lancelot somehow belongs to the same league. The only KotA with the title god of war because he killed countless enemy knights. You may argue that there were knights not random civilians. But the number of people murdered by him is a lot bigger than what you mentioned in your post. Among them is Mortlach who in no way deserved to die like that. Lancelot does care about the life, he buried the bodies of his enemies and planted seeds over them. The problem is, he never cared about ending lives at all! Not giving the enemy a chance to surrender or reconsider their ways. It's in stark contrast with Percy's behavior which turns enemies into allies and spreads hope.

So Lancelot defendable? Yes. Good? Not at all.

Rey151203 said:

I still think we will get a Celestial Realm arc, but not with Lancelot of Chaos.

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I truly hope so. But I'm afraid the promise of separated worlds after this fight means no GR arc in the future!

Vortigern said:

There is no real evidence one way or the other. My money is on Mael still having the Grace simply because it's such an integral part of his powers and identity. When Mael eventually shows up he's likely going to get a chance to show off a bit just like Zeldris just now, and that's going to difficult to do if he's entirely reliant on his Ark techniques. I could see him and the other Archangels losing their Graces by the end of the story though.

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The Grace is an integral part of Escanor's power and identity as well. And Gawain has an obvious connection to it with her Dawn magic. There's a greater potential to let it remain outside of the GC, and explain various aspect of this power and its connection to humanity. Specially now that SD is defeated and the only remnants of her power can be found either in form of the Graces (if they didn't cease to exist after her defeat), or within Merlin's Aldan because she was actively messing with SD right before her demise.

Knowing Nakaba, he can ruin all the potentials, give Grace back to Mael, and ignore all the mysteries regarding this power. I just seriously hope he is wiser than that!

Predictions for issue 49:

Lead cover and color pages go for either one piece or kagurabachi

Regular color pages go for Roku, Battle Fantasy Club one shot(6th gfc entry) and Greykeith.

At this point I wouldn't be too surprised if what the thorn did was just straight up give admin powers to someone. The first thorn seeming enhances shinsoo control, the second controls space. A cool toy to stack with the thryssas.