#novablades

[self-spaghettification]

ok so i always wondered why the star in the mystery of aaravos intro looked the way it does instead of just a regular 4 prong star?

like this, yk:

and then i was looking at it and. i was like OH

it’s because it’s supposed to be the nova-blade.

it was there all along, since s4 and it will be until s7.

yk, the novablade, that thing that’s maybe gonna kill aaravos! a weapon used against him OR by him to make the other stars fall! like they are on screen! at the literal core of the mystery of aaravos!

they can’t just do that to us

[tategaminu]

I would love if one of the final scenes of S7 is Callum kiling Aaravos with the novablade and he disappears. Rayla doesn't know where he is, cries and panics putting his staff into her chest, thinking he may be gone but he is alive! just in a bunch of rumble or something, she goes to him and hugs him telling him how glad she is he's okay, does this sound familiar? 👀

[salty-and-spiraling]

Something something something Ezran's speech in 4x03 something "We all want love and we all want peace but violence tests us…" something something Ezran wanting to choose peace but being forced into war due to antagonists (viren) & tragedy orchestrated by said antagonists (the other kingdoms being attacked) in arc 1 something something Ezran being faced with antagonists (aaravos) & tragedy orchestrated by said antagonists (Katolis being burned down) in arc 2 something something Ezran holding the nova blade in the poster

Y'all see what I'm getting at 👀

[kradogsrats]

me, sitting bolt upright in a cold sweat: we have an archdragon skeleton with a mouth full of teeth in the Valley of Graves

[sagegreenfrogs]

THERE ARE SO MANY FUCKING CHEKHOV'S GUNS LEFT UNFIRED

[winter-tdp]

It's the Novablade it's the Novablade it's the Novablade it's the Novablade it's the flipping Novablade IT'STHENOOVABLADE THE STAFF IS THE NOVABLADE AND NOBODY WILL CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE IT'S THE FLIPPING NOVABLADE AND WHEN IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE NOVABLADE I'LL LAUGH IN THE FACE OF ANYONE WHO SAYS IT ISN'T I JUST KNOW IT BECAUSE TDP WOULD DO THAT KIND OF THING I BET I'M RIGHT IT'S THE FLIPPING NOVABLADE LISTEN TO ME IT'S THE NOVABLADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[raayllum]

thinking about the novablade. thinking about how ezran’s crown is a sword precisely because he didn’t want one. thinking about “lady justice laid before me her blindfold, her scales, her sword, and told me to choose.” thinking about ezran always wanting violence as a last resort. 

[parroset]

Novablade Theory: the Novablade is made from a star devourer dragon's tooth.

I was reminded of this theory by this post and decided to share it. So we don't know much about the Novablade, but we do have this quote and image:

"Ivory draconic brought death's bite, known ever forth as Novablade."

I think the wording here is interesting. Both "ivory" and "bite" are very strongly related to teeth, and of course, we have the word "draconic." The most notable thing about the Novablade is that it has the ability to make an immortal "no more"--whatever that means. In other words, it can take down a startouch elf in some capacity.

You know what else has that ability?

Star devourer dragons consume stars and the magic within. Now, this passage likely means actual stars and not startouch elves, but in Patience and Ripples, Aaravos refers to the two interchangeably, calling the other startouch elves "stars."

If the star devourer dragon can eat startouch elves, it's logical to assume that its teeth could be used to kill a startouch elf, or at least take some power away from one. The use of the word "draconic" really highlights this, as it can only really be referring to a handful of things. This could give some insight into how star devourer dragons work biologically: their teeth somehow kill a star(touch elf) and then they can consume the magical essence. Like a snake injecting venom into its prey.

Also interesting to note: the Novablade is probably named after supernovas, giant explosions of stars that create black holes. A supernova can shine brighter than a galaxy and can be seen from very far away. Star devourer dragons also, in a way, create changes in space that can be seen from far away (the stars in the night sky disappearing) and replace a star with darkness (just like a black hole). There is also a connection between them consuming the power of a star and a black hole consuming... Well, everything. They are decidedly less explosive than a supernova, but there is an organism there that absorbs the energy of the explosion and, likely, minimizes it.

Will this in any way affect the plot? Probably not. Is it still interesting to think about? To me, it is.

[nightmaira]

A thought just occured to me...the Dragang are getting the novablade and we were so distracted by the rest of the stuff going on in between that we couldn't pay attention to the fact that

Aaravos could die.

[vegafan69]

the mistletoe aint the only thing hanging after that cliffhanger

[self-spaghettification]

callum is a trojan horse s6 theory

In the event that the Novablade doesn't work on Aaravos, because .... he's already been stabbed with it, then...

Aaravos intentionally made Callum terribly afraid of him so Callum would HAVE to go to the Starscraper to kill him—so scared that he’s even doing it when he knows—and Rayla told him—it was a bad idea to bring the pearl. he just made it easier for him. the irony is wonderful. so Aaravos gets the sword, the last ingredient to his revenge on the stars, who he swears will fall.

so he's not dying at the hand of the Novablade, it's his weapon

Added thoughts from mutuals were-- Startouch elves were probably barred from entering the Starscraper for some reason, that’s why he needed to use Callum as his vessel, his Trojan horse—throwback to Fall of Lux Aurea btw, "You allowed my vessel to walk ...directly to the source of all your power?" He's done this before—anyway

Today I Realize

the intro to the show directly supports this idea

just the novablade, on screen. while the stars are falling. in aaravos’s name

in his name. the novablade is literally in his name. but also. metaphorically. likely going to be used/ the stars will be falling in his name

in the intro of a show planned out by arc, an intro set to go the rest of the arc

those bastards knew what they were doing since s4 while everyone was bashing it and they were doing this. they were doing this. isofjdsokfjlskghjoiyet4rwehsufdiggjkhlytr im so ILLLLLL

love you show creators for also making it evident it's gonna be callum/supporting my theory further because

The only other place Aaravos's desire for the stars to fall is mentioned is in Patience.

And what's right below this part that closely parallels the arc 2 intro?

Ziard, Viren, and Callum. in S6, Claudia is also likely interacting with Aaravos. (S6 poster) so...why isn’t she here? Only Callum and Viren are here. Could it be because they’re fulfilling such similar roles?

After the end of s5, we know Viren is likely not the main player in Aaravos's game now, not an option (in one way or another) so

next up as Trojan horse / vessel…

Yeah

so excited for hearts of cinder 2: epic fail: so good at "hero" stuff he accidentally doomed the world

[its-leethee]

[bat-snake]

Season 7 theory (ranking unlikely) "You've brought my baby back to me" 2: Dying Words

[kradogsrats]

OKAY SO two things really:

THE NOVABLADE HAS A RED GEM???? So a new possibility I hadn't considered before is that the Laurelion/amulet connection is the "ivory draconic" of the Novablade coming from the same dragon as the scale for the amulet. Also something something "only an Archdragon's bite could harm me now" Aaravos, etc. anyway my prime suspect would be Aithne Solaire. Also NGL this raises Questions(tm) in my mind about the Novablade, just because of the apparent integration of the amulet with Claudia's dark magic, and that generally, like... making shit out of a magical being's bones that then has special properties is a bit of a dark magic thing.

EZRAN AND SWORDS JESUS CHRIST like I mentioned a while back how Ezran's relationship with Harrow's sword and with weapons in general is complicated, and we've only once seen him with a sword and that was while play-fighting with Callum during Harrow's flashback. But y'all, the Novablade isn't a sword like Harrow's sword was—a sword (particularly an inherited sword) can have a lot of baggage attached to it, but ultimately it can be wielded for both attack and defense. It can defend the weak or conquer them, act as a tool of justice or of oppression. The Novablade, however? The Novablade is specifically and solely an implement of killing. It has one purpose: to end mortal existence. Maybe Laurelion (Aaravos) needed (needs) to be removed from the world for the good of all. Ezran seems to be becoming very targeted in his anger with Sol Regem and Runaan, so maybe he's getting behind that idea—that surgical removal of evil from the world is not only necessary but sometimes the best course. BUT THAT'S SUCH A MOONSHADOW ASSASSIN THING OKAY I'M DYING. Like that's LITERALLY Runaan's justifying philosophy.

anyway SCREAMING

[raayllum]

Something I think is interesting is the way Ezran has... centralized, for lack of a better term. He still is very concerned with keeping the world safe and knows he has a big part to play in creating more peaceful circumstances globally, but he undoubtedly has a mind and heart set first and foremost on his own kingdom, as 4x03 demonstrates well, that's shifted a little from 2x09. It reminds me a bit of how he handles things in 2x07, where he wants to help the dragon, but also doesn't struggle to leave it in segue of difficult/dangerous odds because Zym is waiting for them. He's empathetic, but knows when and where to prioritize a mission with a sort of clear, emotional rationality -- whereas Rayla was the total bleeding heart and couldn't leave the dragon at all, and Callum couldn't leave her.

[random-remzy]

OH MY ARCHDRAGONS-

I JUST REALIZED WHY AARAVOS TOLD EZRAN ABOUT THE NOVABLADE!!!

He knew what was going to happen! He knew Ezran's morals would cause him to use the novablade.

But he told Ez exactly what would happen if he used the novabalde. Ezran just never realized.

In the story, he tells him about how, when Shirua bit Laurellion, the supernova blast killed Shirua as well. And since the novablade was made from one of her fangs, and is considred a 'bite' of an archdragon. Then the consequences would possibly be the same.

Aaravos WANTED Ezran to use the novablade!

That's why he wanted Akiyu killed (that, and y'know so she couldnt make another prison.)

That's also why he didn't care if Callum used dark magic, because essentially, he was in control. That's why, when it was revealed that Runaan would kill him, he had to count on the fact that Ezran would stabby stab him with the novablade.

And i KNOW someone is going. "bUt tHe oRpHaN qUeEn uSeD iT bEfOrE!"

The thing is, it's never explicitly mentioned that the novablade was used on Aaravos. We know The Jailer and Akiyu worked to create the pearl prison. But we also know that (before Akiyu died) Callum had planned to trap Aaravos WITHOUT using the novablade.

So now, back to the original statement. Aaravos wanted Ez to use the novablade. But why?

Because he knew it would destroy everyone.

When a startouch elf dies, they cause a massive explosion. Aaravos knew what the outcome would be. He had a foolproof plan.

There was no pearl prison to capture him in.

If Callum used dark magic, he would simply gain control over him.

Even if Runaan or Rayla killed him, it wouldn't matter.

Because as soon as Ezran would drive the blade into his body, everyone in Lux Aurea would perish in an explosion of blinding light.

He was planning to eliminate all of them. He knew he wouldn't leave Lux Aurea alive, but his stars would realign, and he would return in 7 years. But the Dragang? they wouldn't.

But then the Archdragons swooped in, and took the explosion instead, leaving the heroes to prepare for Aaravos' return.

So uh- yeah.

Thanks for coming to my BAIT-Talk.

this as probably very confusing, but bottom line is; Aaravos delibirately told Ez about the novablade, because he WANTED Ez to stab him. Cuz then he would just return in like 7 years. But the Dragang would all be *ded*