Campione!(カンピオーネ!) [Light Novel]

[Ickarium]

One has to realize that the Pandora myth is, at the heart, a highly sexist myth which describes Pandora in less than flattering terms. Quite literally in Hesiod, she is basically a caricature of an 'evil woman there to ruin men'. Earlier myths are also less than favorable. The author could go with this, but it would have rather unfortunate implications.

I think it's more likely, as I've said before, a metaphysical balance instead of how things work. Gods fall from the mythic. Do they choose like some think, or is it an accident? Who knows. Pandora, perhaps in recompense for the whole jar thing, helps form Campione. But the scale of the magic requires a balance, and so the KotE is 'born' as the KotE. Something like that.

[Chris38]

Originally Posted by Ickarium

I think it's more likely, as I've said before, a metaphysical balance instead of how things work. Gods fall from the mythic. Do they choose like some think, or is it an accident? Who knows. Pandora, perhaps in recompense for the whole jar thing, helps form Campione. But the scale of the magic requires a balance, and so the KotE is 'born' as the KotE. Something like that.

I agree ... since I also see the existence of Heretic Gods and Campione as a system to keep the world in a state of Equilibrium.

I mean when a situation arises where there are too many Heretic Gods appear in the Mortal World ... Campione are being 'born' and in reverse .... when the dominance of the Campione is too high ... KOTE is being revived with the mission to cleanse the world from the threat that Campione's posses.

With the world of Campione going like this, in a infinite loop, until something or rather someone *cough*Godou*cough* breaks this system, by actually defeating the KOTE.

It also makes me hope that KOTE won't be the final boss, since I think that Godou living in such am unbalanced world that would emerge after the defeat of KOTE, could also provide us with some interesting developments ... especially in regard to Godou's character.

[lived_1714]

Originally Posted by Chris38

I agree ... since I also see the existence of Heretic Gods and Campione as a system to keep the world in a state of Equilibrium.

I mean when a situation arises where there are too many Heretic Gods appear in the Mortal World ... Campione are being 'born' and in reverse .... when the dominance of the Campione is too high ... KOTE is being revived with the mission to cleanse the world from the threat that Campione's posses.

With the world of Campione going like this, in a infinite loop, until something or rather someone *cough*Godou*cough* breaks this system, by actually defeating the KOTE.

It also makes me hope that KOTE won't be the final boss, since I think that Godou living in such am unbalanced world that would emerge after the defeat of KOTE, could also provide us with some interesting developments ... especially in regard to Godou's character.

He will be as long as that he finally believes in what he does, not as a mortal but as a godslayer.

[kusabireika]

Just wondering if a godslayer want do die will he/she suicidely attack the god/goddess? So they will achieve death, or kill themselves. What wil happen to their power will it return to the gods/goddesses that have been slayed I hope it's ok to ask

[Chris38]

Originally Posted by kusabireika

Just wondering if a godslayer want do die will he/she suicidely attack the god/goddess? So they will achieve death, or kill themselves. What wil happen to their power will it return to the gods/goddesses that have been slayed I hope it's ok to ask

Unfortunately it's currently impossible to actually answer this question, considering the luck of information that we have on this topic.

Still, considering the fact that it has been implied that Godou might meet Verethragna again ... even after he has 'stolen' his powers , I speculate there are two possibilities of what occurs when the Godslayer 'dies':

1.) The power simply disappears into the Underworld, where it's used up as some extra source of energy to maintain that place.

2.) The power returns to the God from whom the power has been 'stolen' ... but I believe this only occurs when the God in question still hasn't been revived or he is the person who dealt the killing blow to the Godslayer who has stolen his powers.

At least that's what I think...

[RpR1337]

Might want to reenact Verethragna's final words there ... he promised to come back for a rematch, so probably, Gods have 'second chances'.

Well, what I believe, is that when a Campione dies, his/her power vanishes with his/her life (they have lifeforce too, after all). The God however regains his/her power in myths, as they're the ones who are believed in.

Think something like this. A weapon is "enchanted" with power, then another one breaks it. Therefore, the "enchantment" will "posess" the other weapon. But once the broken weapon is reforged, it will also regain the "enchantment", thereby resulting in the same power in two different places.

Something like that.

[GBFirestorm]

Do we know when the next volume is out?

[Chris38]

Originally Posted by GBFirestorm

Do we know when the next volume is out?

No official info has been released, but considering the previous volumes release dates, somewhere around August / September might be a logical speculation of when the next volume is going to be released.

But, since the author is doing two novel series at the same time, which definitely has an effect on his release schedule, the wait periods between each volume might be even larger then the 4 / 5 months that the previous volumes had... so don't take my assumption too seriously

[GBFirestorm]

Hope the next one is a proper story rather then short stories. Waited ages for the novel to come out only for it to be a disappointment.

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by Chris38

No official info has been released, but considering the previous volumes release dates, somewhere around August / September might be a logical speculation of when the next volume is going to be released.

But, since the author is doing two novel series at the same time, which definitely has an effect on his release schedule, the wait periods between each volume might be even larger then the 4 / 5 months that the previous volumes had... so don't take my assumption too seriously

Leviathan of the Covenant has a new volume coming out in June, so yes, we may have to wait a while longer.

Originally Posted by GBFirestorm

Hope the next one is a proper story rather then short stories. Waited ages for the novel to come out only for it to be a disappointment.

We already got the next volume's title, and from the sound of it, it's definitely not a side story volume.

[GBFirestorm]

What is the next volume's title?

[Endscape]

Originally Posted by GBFirestorm

What is the next volume's title?

The Hero's Name.

[GBFirestorm]

Originally Posted by Endscape

The Hero's Name.

Finally about time we learnt who he is

[RpR1337]

And what would that name be (since Prof. GooGLe PhD. can't provide an answer, which is a rare case indeed)?

[teejmo]

I'm calling the "hero's name" will not be HotE's name but his mysterious masked sidekick's (Robin, the Boy Wonder?). I still think it's too early to find out the identity of this series' "big bad", since it's been told that it'll be key to defeating KotE, and our hero still has to defeat at least four enemies (again) to reach him.

[Breimoon]

didnt author say that soon enough we would have learnt his name? Maybe at next volume ending?

[XFire]

Originally Posted by Breimoon

didnt author say that soon enough we would have learnt his name? Maybe at next volume ending?

And when we do learn it we'll all be face-palming over not guessing it.

[Ickarium]

I'm waiting for a Robert Jordan-esque 'The person who killed Asmodean is totally obvious!' not obvious. ;P

[assmdxd]

is there any news about the date of released volume 17

[Ravagerblade]

Originally Posted by XFire

And when we do learn it we'll all be face-palming over not guessing it.

Has Hercules been done before? thor? Odin?