CN EPISODE 15 SPOILERS!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

okay so, i haven’t read the actual episode word for word because i unfortunately don’t speak CN, but i did watch through the whole sciel stream and read pretty much every translated post regarding the story so here are some thoughts on what was revealed.

to address the giant skeletal monster in the room, i still don’t really have an opinion on her story. she only took her human form closer to the end of the chapter, but from her music EP and the last few scenes she does seem like an endearing character. i always did like her previous form so i want to like this one too.

kal’tsit’s death… was interestingly executed to say the least, i definitely didn’t expect her to get vaporized into the air just like that. before the episode came out i already imagined how it could turn out in my head: sacrifices herself on purpose, crystallized into originium, anything but this. it does give me hope that she will come back though. i know a lot of people don’t like that our playable operators wear heavy plot armor when it comes to any deaths, but i adore kal’tsit and i’d hate to lose her of all people, especially by being snapped out of existence. it was nice to see her take a stand against priestess though, even though she was created to be an assistant to precursors. good stuff.

the second major death of this episode, theresis… well, i think most of us saw it coming from afar. i liked him as a character, but he kind of backed himself into a corner here. was interesting to see an illusion of ascalon appear to him in the assimilated universe too. i wonder what he was thinking in his last moments… on the bright side, he is at least reunited with his sister. the confrontation with priestess was badass too, even if he lost it takes balls to pick a fight with basically a god.

on the topic of priestess, it’s pretty funny seeing some people do a 180 on her after the recent chapter. i guess not everyone expected her to go all out on rhodes island, but she was consistently presented in a morally dubious light at best so no surprises for me there. the PRTS stuff is so cool though, i love how she’s messing with our UI even outside episode 15 stages. just priestess energy.

i don’t know enough about hilda to really have anything to say, but she will definitely be relevant down the line. so many parallels to amiya and two PV4 CGs, plus her whole deal with observers and priestess. very curious to see what they will end up doing with her. speaking of the observer, i like its design, a good middle ground between silly and uncanny.

okay, now for my favorite part, rhodes island elite operators and other core members like ascalon and closure!!! the main reason i am very excited for this episode to come to global, from the looks of it they got a lot of focus in the story and i’m so happy they all made it out alive. my hands were practically sweating while watching 15-19 (the scripted loss stage) but of course they pulled through in the end! that long CG with all of them standing together too… if ace, scout and outcast could see them i’m sure they’d be very proud.

anyway, with all that character talk being out of the way… MY LANDSHIP! MY GLORIOUS LANDSHIP! i am coping with its loss through humor (and don’t get me wrong, the homeless memes are funny) but it’s so depressing to lose it… so many operators have fond memories of that ship, hell some of them basically grew up there! not to even mention all the casualties. imagine being an operator on a vacation, coming back to find out your home is gone, your boss got vaporized by god and some of your friends may be dead. truly a tragic loss, i never thought i’d mourn for a physical place this hard.

extra notes, oren’s teaser looks interesting, always good to see repercussions on someone who absolutely deserves them. sadly no follow ups on any other NPCs i was curious about (hey, remember how one of the damazti became our ally 2 years ago and we haven’t heard of them since?) but i can always look forward to future events and storylines addressing these things.

TL;DR episode looks interesting, can’t wait for EN release, i have a hopeful outlook on the future of the story.

EDIT: forgot to mention, super stoked to see civilight eterna screentime in the story! after her just appearing in the end of episode 14, i'm very happy to see her be relevant and play a part in this new arc from the get go.

EDIT 2: apparently funny blue guy isn't an observer. still a cool design though.

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Pub: 07 Apr 2025 20:48 UTC
Edit: 07 Apr 2025 21:47 UTC
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