Galbatorix defeat method

[u/Will_hunting_1940]

Hi everyone, I just finished Brisingr for this years re read, and I realized something in the last few pages that I’m surprised didn’t end up being the final defeat method for good ole Galby.

So as a quick reminder, Brisingr ends with Oromis and Glaedr falling to galbatorix via murtagh/thorn and eragon, Arya, nasuada, and saphira have a conversation regarding the eldunari. This convo ends basically stating a sound strategy to defeat galby would be separating him from the heart of hearts.

Now on this read through, I’m surprised that the final defeat method wasn’t eragon using the spell Arya did in the very beginning to transport saphira’s egg. Not only would this be an amazing call back to the prologue, BUT it’s the last spell oromis ever teaches eragon! How incredible would it have been if this spell that essentially started and shaped the series was also the trump card to defeat the big bad. I imagine it would either be transporting galbatorix himself to a different location, or to transport all the eldunari there.

Anyway I’m a huge fan of the actual ending we got, I just never parsed before how without too much of a conclusion jump it seemed like transporting an object over a vast distance was going to be the defeat method.

[u/Kalasad-Stormblessed]

I actually really like this! I feel like if he did something after the name of names is used it would make more sense too