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Unlike the unified Seven Seas Alliance that's under Sinbad's banner, the Kou empire is divided by at least three factions that want to rule the empire (and the world):
Kouen Faction:
According to Alf Layla Wa Layla guidebook, Kouen is almost identical to Sinbad in stats. They both have the highest leadership abilities out of all the characters and the highest magoi quantity out of the non-magi and non-magician characters (both 5/5). The only stat that Kouen is behind Sinbad's is technique (Sinbad 5/5, Kouen 4/5). Also, there's the number of djinns, but Kouen is balanced out by the fact that he has four metal vessel users under his command (five with Alibaba, if he ended up joining him for real)
When first introduced, Kouen looked like a cruel and tyrannical character. He seemed like the opposite of Sinbad, who was an instant love when he appeared at the begining. What's interesting is that in contrast to Sinbad, who we learned he isn't as heroic nor as noble as we thought he was, we learned that Kouen isn't as bad as he seemed. He laughed off Hakuryuu's disrespect of him in public, declared he doesn't wish to fight with his brothers nor force them to join him (he did the same with Alibaba), healed Kouha when everyone expected he will punish him and acknowledges Hakuryuu's birthright and even feels guilty for denying him that (for a valid reason).
Another thing we learned about from the manga, official art...etc is that he greatly admired his late uncle and cousins. It seems like he wouldn't have minded if his uncle, Hakuyuu or Hakuren were still alive and he continued to serve them. Hakuei revealed in the funeral that she thinks Kouen will make an even better ruler than her fatherwhat you would expect from the master of Paimon, the spirit of chaos and mad love. And like mentioned above, he acknowledges Hakuryuu's birthright and doesn't seem to have minded if Hakuryuu is emperor, if he weren't a threat to the empire. What I'm interested to know is how Kouen found out about Hakuryuu and his revenge? Up to the funeral, Hakuryuu acted in a way to not let Hakuei notice there was something wrong with him, which leads me to think Kouen might've learned about it from Hakuei or Judar, if Judar is indeed working with Kouen.
So far, Kouen's future plans include fighting against the Seven Seas Alliance, unifying the world and getting rid of Gyokuen. He also seemed to have struck some kind of a deal with Muu and his Fanalis group. As for Hakuryuu, even though he knows he intends to start a coup against him, he thinks he possesses no threat to him for some reason. Alibaba thinks that just like the case with Sinbad and Kougyoku, Kouen has set some kind of a trap against him, though he doesn't seem he would go as far as killing him:
Hakuryuu Faction
Everyone knows Hakuryuu and his story with his mother. He pales in comparison to Kouen in terms of stats and has the lowest leadership abilities out of all the Kou king vessels beside Kougyoku (1/5). When compared to Alibaba, though, he's the same in fighting ability, technique and physical strenth (4/5, 3/5, and 3/5 respectively). Alibaba is higher in leadership abilities (3/5) and Hakuryuu is higher in magoi quantity (4/5 for Hakuryuu and 3/5 for Alibaba)
Just after he acquired Zagan, he declared to start a war and divide the Kou empire into two. When he reunited with Hakuei after he left Sindria, he displayed a cruelty on the battlefield that shocked her and she sensed that he had changed for the worse. After Hakuei rejected his offer to join him, he joined hands with Judar, who told him that he was just playing into his mother's hand:
According to Alf Layla, Judar is both using Hakuryuu and wants him to fall into depravity. What also surprised me is that in the Sadeik guide, it was implied that at first, Judar wanted to join hands with Kouen, who would satisfy his love for war. However, since Kouen didn't pursue him that strongly (because Kouen thought Judar was Gyokuen's lap dog?) he turned to Hakuryuu instead.
Judar's plans and loyalty are both a mystery to me. After he had learned about his past (he described Solomon's wisdom as 'the power that changed his life') he seemed to want to break free from Al-Thamen. Sadeik described the panel when he cried in Sindria as 'could it be a cry from his heart?'
I can think of these possibilities concerning Judar:
-With Kouen's statement that he's inducing Hakuryuu into not starting trouble, it's possible that Judar is working with Kouen.
-Judar is following his own agenda and also wants to get revenge on Al-Thamen for killing his family and using him all those years.
-Judar is still loyal to Gyokuen and is working with her to make Hakuryuu fall into depravity.
Hakuryuu's future goal is to kill his mother and become emperor, but it's unknown what he and Judar are up to right now. What does Judar intends to do with the energy he collected after the battle with the medium?
Gyokuen Faction:
To Gyokuen, Kou, its armies and its resources are just a mean to an end to fulfill the organization's agenda. According to Sadeik, she's provoking Hakuryuu's hatred towards her and raising that dark seed within him, and according to Judar, Hakuryuu's way of life is being controlled by her. As for Kouen, according to Sadeik, she can't make him an ally but can't afford to have him as an enemy; it was even implied she hopes she can bring him over to her side. As for Hakuei, she declared to Hakuryuu she would kill her and even attempted to kill her during the battle with the medium. Since Hakuei is important to both Hakuryuu and Kouen, it's possible that Gyokuen has some plans concerning her.
So, what Kouen has in store for Hakuryuu and Al-Thamen? What Hakuryuu and Judar are up to and what Gyokuen is planning to do about Judar and the Kou king vessels?
Feel free to post your thoughts on the Kou empire and its characters (and sorry for the walls of text)
Kouen Faction:
According to Alf Layla Wa Layla guidebook, Kouen is almost identical to Sinbad in stats. They both have the highest leadership abilities out of all the characters and the highest magoi quantity out of the non-magi and non-magician characters (both 5/5). The only stat that Kouen is behind Sinbad's is technique (Sinbad 5/5, Kouen 4/5). Also, there's the number of djinns, but Kouen is balanced out by the fact that he has four metal vessel users under his command (five with Alibaba, if he ended up joining him for real)
When first introduced, Kouen looked like a cruel and tyrannical character. He seemed like the opposite of Sinbad, who was an instant love when he appeared at the begining. What's interesting is that in contrast to Sinbad, who we learned he isn't as heroic nor as noble as we thought he was, we learned that Kouen isn't as bad as he seemed. He laughed off Hakuryuu's disrespect of him in public, declared he doesn't wish to fight with his brothers nor force them to join him (he did the same with Alibaba), healed Kouha when everyone expected he will punish him and acknowledges Hakuryuu's birthright and even feels guilty for denying him that (for a valid reason).
Another thing we learned about from the manga, official art...etc is that he greatly admired his late uncle and cousins. It seems like he wouldn't have minded if his uncle, Hakuyuu or Hakuren were still alive and he continued to serve them. Hakuei revealed in the funeral that she thinks Kouen will make an even better ruler than her father
So far, Kouen's future plans include fighting against the Seven Seas Alliance, unifying the world and getting rid of Gyokuen. He also seemed to have struck some kind of a deal with Muu and his Fanalis group. As for Hakuryuu, even though he knows he intends to start a coup against him, he thinks he possesses no threat to him for some reason. Alibaba thinks that just like the case with Sinbad and Kougyoku, Kouen has set some kind of a trap against him, though he doesn't seem he would go as far as killing him:
Hakuryuu Faction
Everyone knows Hakuryuu and his story with his mother. He pales in comparison to Kouen in terms of stats and has the lowest leadership abilities out of all the Kou king vessels beside Kougyoku (1/5). When compared to Alibaba, though, he's the same in fighting ability, technique and physical strenth (4/5, 3/5, and 3/5 respectively). Alibaba is higher in leadership abilities (3/5) and Hakuryuu is higher in magoi quantity (4/5 for Hakuryuu and 3/5 for Alibaba)
Just after he acquired Zagan, he declared to start a war and divide the Kou empire into two. When he reunited with Hakuei after he left Sindria, he displayed a cruelty on the battlefield that shocked her and she sensed that he had changed for the worse. After Hakuei rejected his offer to join him, he joined hands with Judar, who told him that he was just playing into his mother's hand:
According to Alf Layla, Judar is both using Hakuryuu and wants him to fall into depravity. What also surprised me is that in the Sadeik guide, it was implied that at first, Judar wanted to join hands with Kouen, who would satisfy his love for war. However, since Kouen didn't pursue him that strongly (because Kouen thought Judar was Gyokuen's lap dog?) he turned to Hakuryuu instead.
Judar's plans and loyalty are both a mystery to me. After he had learned about his past (he described Solomon's wisdom as 'the power that changed his life') he seemed to want to break free from Al-Thamen. Sadeik described the panel when he cried in Sindria as 'could it be a cry from his heart?'
I can think of these possibilities concerning Judar:
-With Kouen's statement that he's inducing Hakuryuu into not starting trouble, it's possible that Judar is working with Kouen.
-Judar is following his own agenda and also wants to get revenge on Al-Thamen for killing his family and using him all those years.
-Judar is still loyal to Gyokuen and is working with her to make Hakuryuu fall into depravity.
Hakuryuu's future goal is to kill his mother and become emperor, but it's unknown what he and Judar are up to right now. What does Judar intends to do with the energy he collected after the battle with the medium?
Gyokuen Faction:
To Gyokuen, Kou, its armies and its resources are just a mean to an end to fulfill the organization's agenda. According to Sadeik, she's provoking Hakuryuu's hatred towards her and raising that dark seed within him, and according to Judar, Hakuryuu's way of life is being controlled by her. As for Kouen, according to Sadeik, she can't make him an ally but can't afford to have him as an enemy; it was even implied she hopes she can bring him over to her side. As for Hakuei, she declared to Hakuryuu she would kill her and even attempted to kill her during the battle with the medium. Since Hakuei is important to both Hakuryuu and Kouen, it's possible that Gyokuen has some plans concerning her.
So, what Kouen has in store for Hakuryuu and Al-Thamen? What Hakuryuu and Judar are up to and what Gyokuen is planning to do about Judar and the Kou king vessels?
Feel free to post your thoughts on the Kou empire and its characters (and sorry for the walls of text)
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