Talk:White/@comment-5693502-20151209230514/@comment-16674955-20151210214837

Are you talking to me? I think you misunderstood my comment.

Where do I even "defend" Baam? In fact, it's even the opposite. I don't defend him, I shoot him down.

I never said Baam was the first and only person to do this with shinsoo (?). Read my comment again. And people born into the ten great families have contract at birth, they don't control shinsoo contractless like an irregular. But if you re-read I mentionned SIU said it isn't impossible to do it. So, what's the deal?

The thorn, the most powerful weapon in the tower, yes. When did I say otherwise? Because what I meant and what you understood are two different things.

The thorn is a tool that siu uses in order for, from an artist-reader perspective, not making Baam too godly powerful. Siu doesn't like overpowered MCs, thus he created the thorn. What does the thorn do? It unlocks his unlimited potential. But Baam isn't the one reaching to his potential, it's the thorn (well, if you ignore these last three chapters anyway). Baam becomes too dependant on the thorn because he doesn't like Baam's godlike power and the thorn is a convenient shortcut.

In terms of story, yes it's the most powerful weapon in existance. So, what?

Yes, the thorn DOES increase his power. But it is not him "reaching" his power but the thorn. Therefore it slows him down. It's an easy shortcut to the incredible poser that he has at hands...just a few centimetres away.