Talk:White/@comment-26874771-20151209081303/@comment-26484417-20160209175943

Well, if he had entered the Steel Eel tank on 1F without the Black March, he would have nothing in his arsenal to pop that ball. Not to mention that his knife probably couldn't even traumatise the Steel Eel in the way a needle could, so we should be able to agree that it was immensely useful for him on 1F. If we go a bit more speculative, without the Black March in his possession, there would be one less reason for AA to take interest in Baam, and no reason whatsoever for Rak to hunt him. Granted, Rak's original intention was arguably a burden, but it's doubtful that the trio would ever come together if Baam didn't possess the Black March at the time. And this trio is arguably the best thing that has happened to Baam in all of the story so far.

After that, the weapon became nothing but a burden to Baam, but frankly, it would be a burden for any Regular the moment someone (who cares) reports it to Zahard family. They would descend, at the very least confiscate the BM... and then punish Yuri.

Why some people fancy the idea of Baam owning / wielding the BM? That is relatively simple to explain; Baam is, to our knowledge, the only person to ever successfully ignite this weapon. In other words, the BM is nothing but a fancy needle with notoriety in Yuri's hands, or in the hands of anyone else who cannot ignite it.

Now, should Baam get his hands on this weapon again? Maybe, probably not, because it would jeopardise Yuri... though it might be the final push for her to fully join Wolhaiksong. But the fact is that the BM is far more interesting / useful in Baam's hands. Especially now that there is some chance he can wield it skilfully.