>Except in the fact that it is an incredibly finely crafted weapon, to
>the point where she felt as comfortable wielding it immediately as she
>did after using the Sword of Dios for some time. Other than that, we
>have yet to see it give her any advantage, other than her comfort with
>wielding it. Emphasis on yet.

This is going from my rather sketchy knowledge of RGU, but we know Utena lost the Sword of Dios, and she's gained the Thorn of the Rose, another magical weapon crafted by someone who cares for her. It makes me wonder if the Thorn would be considered, for lack of a better word, a replacement for the Sword of Dios...and what that means to Anthy when her and Utena find each other again, given where the Sword of Dios came from. And since the Thorn of the Rose has Corwin's magical fingerprints all over it, how that might interact in the relationship between the three of them...

Thinking out loud. I'm pretty sure this is all rhetorical and I don't expect any kind of answers from the powers that be. Just interesting to consider.

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Chad Collier
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J. Random VFX Company