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I had not thought of Goro in those terms before but you might be onto something... For all we know Maruki could have actually not been the one to bring him back. Maybe instead Goro saw what Maruki was doing, said, "Well that's fucked up," and simply willed himself back into existence with the sole purpose of beating him up!
Characters not dying just because they refuse to is one of my absolute favorite tropes. (When it's done well that is, looking at you every Sith Lord in the entirety of Star Wars lore that is killed by the hero only to return in a few years and do nothing interesting other than die again.)
I'm gonna ramble for a second because I think about the following characters a lot. Forgive me.
Also, spoilers ahead for Knights of the Old Republic II, Pathologic: The Marble Nest, and Devil May Cry 5
The one time I know of, (there could be others, massive franchise and all), that Star Wars actually did it well with a Sith character was Darth Sion from Knights of the Old Republic II. He's literally known as "The Lord of Pain" because he's in constant pain. He has taken many fatal injuries and just kept on going and he looks like an actual zombie but crusty. The only reason he's still alive is that he is 100% fueled by hatred and anguish and holding himself together with the force. It's an absolutely miserable existence but he just keeps on trucking until the player character has to actually convince him to die in order to progress.
Then in Pathologic: The Marble Nest we have the "prickly prick" Bachelor Daniil Dankovsky who essentially gets himself caught in a little time loop of a single day trying to figure out what went wrong because he's made defeating death itself his number one goal in life as simply refuses to lose to it.
I feel like Vergil from Devil May Cry also falls into this. I mean, he "dies" every other game but he's still going. He cuts himself in half rather than accepting death. Good for him! (Disclaimer: I don't actually support the mass destruction Vergil causes. Guy needs to stop summoning trees and go to therapy.)
i constantly think about how, at this point, atlus has characterized goro akechi as a man who's literally too angry to stay dead. thats SO funny
Why is immortal Sion ready to fight with the Exile in the Sith Academy on Korriban and chase them to the entrance, but not ready to step out the door and chase the Exile? And why does Kreia recommend going to the Academy first, knowing that Sion is there, and only after that coming into the cave? Can't Sion enter the cave for some reason? I can't get it... Does anybody know the answers?:)
On Korriban:
Darth Sion: ...You are her apprentice in name only. I am the Master, and that is why you will die!
The Exile: And it is time to find out who is better at mastering Force speed!
Darth Revan: uses mandalorian mask;
Darth Malak: has a replacement jaw that covers part of his face;
Darth Vader: uses life support mask;
Darth Nihilus: uses mask;
Darth Sion: his face is so disfigured you can't tell what his real face was like;
Darth Sidius: his face is so disfigured you can't tell his real face was like, and before that he used deceit to mask himself;
Darth Traya: used lies and betrayal to mask herself and her objective until the end.
Every sith wears a mask to hide their true, hurt and scared self: it represents their lies, the way they refuse to acknowledge themselves and how they hide their "weakness" and shame.
I can't put in words how much I love this detail and how it contrast with the Jedi who always have their faces out in the open.
Then would he be able to use other force abilities afterwards? Normally he uses the Dark Side to hold himself together, but doesn't Force Lightning take more concentration to use? Especially if it's intense enough to keep metal liquid.
But I'm also guessing there's the added side effect of him flinging molten metal around when he gets injured. Which definitely isn't worth it, imo.
Sion’s character design is pretty damn effective. Well done.
Of course, the first thing you notice about him is the Everything. He doesn’t need to go shirtless, he does it as a challenge. Take a look at him and ask yourself, how do you expect to kill him when he looks like that and is walking around? I used to focus on his good eye, but made the mistake of examining all the damage around the blind one, and now I can’t stop looking at it. Despite all the scarring and necrosis, he is still impressively muscular, and wears a guard for his sword arm. Clearly, this animate corpse is ready to fight and he will beat you into the ground. I bet he smells awful.
