Talk:Lo Po Bia Elaine/@comment-26484417-20160603112754/@comment-26484417-20160603171827

I really hope that Urek didn't go for the creepy mask, but let's not discuss his taste. =P

Urek's climb doesn't really suggest what you say, though. Urek is recorded as the fastest climber ever, therefore the implication--though not necessarily the actual scenario--is that he didn't much bother with side-stuff like this and focused on the climbing instead. I admit that there is an unnecessary step here and there, but at least the Arie Hon's challenge had an upside; in fact, he could have taken the challenge in order to gain a "Zahard-free" Floor in the first place. However, what would be the upside to dominating the Name Hunt station when we know he doesn't care to be the ruler?

Also, you say the length of Kaiser's tenure invalidates the argument, but does it really? There have been exactly 3 Irregulars between Zahard's initial climb and Baam's appearance (i.e., considerably longer than 1000 years); one of them Axis, one of them powerful enough to slay a Guardian, and one who could (by admission) defeat Arie Hon while still climbing. What could possibly give any non-Irregular the idea that if they wait long enough, there is going to be an Irregular whom they can subdue on the Name Hunt station? Even if they assume more Irregulars are eventually going to show up (uncertain), and that there is going to be an Irregular weak enough to subdue among them (no chance; based on the previous Irregulars), they still have to hope that this "unicorn" of an Irregular stops by the optional Name Hunt station instead of, for instance, Revolving in the Rice Pot. The chance of this is "merely" astronomical in the eyes of the reader, but there should be no chance of this in the eyes of non-Irregulars.

You see what I'm getting at? While SIU can easily decide to give Kaiser this motivation for unexplainable reasons (mark of the visionary, right?), it would still be ludicrous. I suspect it would make me think less of both Kaiser and SIU, which is why I would prefer something more plausible and--with some luck--more compelling.

PS: I'm still assuming the only name one couldn't collect yet still crave after 1000 years is an Irregular name. There are other rare names (e.g., Zahard Princess, FUG Slayer Candidate, etc.) but I cannot quite imagine any of them being worthy of the wait when the name stealing apparently only entails contractual servitude.