Talk:White/@comment-24015369-20160908092647/@comment-26484417-20160908220740

@Mcclane: First, this is a false analogy; while I'm sure some might be prone to invoking this philosophical issue, the situation is fundamentally different from what you describe. White was defined as "these (five) siblings' combined form", and the act of sealing White resulted in his separation into the individual siblings. This clearly suggests that White isn't White unless he's these five siblings' combined form, and--since Baam absorbed (a part of) one of them--that particular combined form is no longer an option.

Note: It may sound a bit far fetched, but an illustrative analogy might be to imagine White as a molecule, where the five siblings are its atoms.

However, if Hoaqin once again assumes the mantle of White at any point, this page is going to reflect that fact accordingly; including the difference(s) between the original White and the new White. Also, there is an alternative where "White" is merely an alias used by Hoaqin. However, this is counter-indicated by the information at our disposal, though the possibility is accounted for in my previous comment.

Second, it's also an appeal to consequences; even if this were to lead to the kind of discussion you describe, it should pose no problem. After all, you're welcome to argue the "alive" status of characters by bringing forth this issue. Though, even if it were a valid argument otherwise, the biological factor can be immediately dismissed by invoking some variation of "fantasy universe" argument (e.g., even ageing works different in the Tower), and the rest is unlikely to be convincing by itself.