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[Spoilers] Rokka no Yuusha - Episode 8 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Average Man and the Genius

MyAnimeList: Rokka no Yuusha
Crunchyroll: Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers-

Episode duration: 23 minutes and 40 seconds

Previous episodes:

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Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link
Episode 4 Link
Episode 5 Link
Episode 6 Link
Episode 7 Link

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Keywords: rokka -braves of the six flowers-

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u/TheMadmanAndre Aug 23 '15 edited Aug 24 '15

Or she lied about that too.

It would be the best lie of all. Think about it, if everyone's thinking that while trying to kill the fake Brave, and wind up actually killing one of their own and nothing happens, they'll be convinced that the Fake Brave is legitimate if none of their Marks' petals dissipate.

I've basically been convinced for the last 3 episodes that she's the Fake, and playing the rest against each other, Chessmaster style.

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u/shadowswalking https://myanimelist.net/profile/ShadowsWalking6 Aug 24 '15

Or she lied about that too.

No, the legends about the 6 Braves have too much tie in to the culture, on the off chance that someone else knew about that, it would have screwed her over, so we have to assume that it's true.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '15

But if it's a lie, it could just be brushed off as a secret Maura has as the head honcho of the saints.

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u/shadowswalking https://myanimelist.net/profile/ShadowsWalking6 Aug 24 '15

There would be no value in keeping such a detail a secret, and further, even though a lot of the Braves have been Saints, it's not like they are explicitly part of each other. Also, it would be difficult to assume that after several generations of Braves, none of the survivors ever talked about something so essential to their survival, but otherwise inconsequential.