Spoiler
warning: Post
contains spoilers for Soul Eater up to volume 9/chapter 35 (or, in
anime canon, episode 34/35).
After reading volumes eight and nine of Soul Eater, it's clear we've got a battle of wicked women brewing. In
one corner, we have the super web-slinging goddess of spiders,
Arachne. In another corner, we have the vector arrow-flinging
controller of snakes, Medusa. In a series where the big baddie, the
First Kishin, has been set aside while he re-cooperates, these two
young women have taken control of the evil count in DWMA and are
battling for control of the position of number one antagonist against
Lord Death.
The
real question is, which one of these women has the guts and the gall
to go all the way? Will Arachne or Medusa become the number one
baddie in the Kishin's absence? At this point, it is anybody's game –
and they are both playing to win.
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Long-term
Soul Eater fans will definitely attach themselves to Medusa's side,
as her history within the series is well known and long. This snake
of a woman seduced her way into the DWMA and nearly into the
patchwork lab coat of one Doctor Stein. Her experiments with black
blood, born from kishin, has led to both Soul and Stein being
horribly infected with the stuff. She even furthered Stein's madness
by planting a listening device within his assistant that amplified
the effect of the black blood on the doctor's already precarious
mental state.
It
is also her experimentation in kishin blood that created her
traumatized sword-possessed child Crona and has won her the title of
'worst mother of the year'. Like, seriously, Medusa is the worst mom,
possibly in anime history. Her raising of Crona (if you can call it
that) left the poor child in a mental catatonic state, leaving them
open to Ragnarok's manipulation, and making them so socially awkward
that just being inside the walls DWMA is a trial of tired nerves.
Boo, Medusa.
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On
the other hand, we have a recently revived Arachne, whose group
Arachnophobia is proving to be a sizable headache for Lord Death and
his colleagues. We have not seen a lot of shows of power from
Arachne, especially compared to Medusa, who we've seen duke it out
with Doctor Stein and Maka's dad and really went all out. But we know
Arachne has
to be powerful; just look at the sizable following she still has so
many years after her disappearance, a following still around for her
revival, that still answers her every beck and call. Arachne has an
army of powerhouse soldiers and malleable mask-wearing lackeys. She
doesn't need to prove herself, because it's obvious that she already
has – we as viewers just haven't seen it yet.
Right
now, it's pretty obvious that Medusa is gunning to take Arachne out.
Arachne, while her focus is on defeating Lord Death and the
acquisition of the weapons of the infamous Eibon, is not letting
Medusa get away with much. Plus, an interesting dynamic forms when
you factor in their sibling status as sisters. That is certainly one
interesting family! I wonder who their father is. If it turns out to
be Lord Death, I might very well lose my mind, because that would be
a heck of a twist.
So,
let's say both women start a recruitment drive for their respective
sides. Personally, I'd go with Medusa, mainly because she'd probably
put one of her black snakes into my body and make me do her chores
anyway. Plus, she currently isn't suspended to a giant sticky web,
which is a plus. And then I'd hopefully play her powers against her,
betray Medusa's trust and throw her into a pit of snake-eating lions
or something. For Crona!
Then
again, Arachne has a formidable army at her disposal, including the
legendary samurai with a hundred swords, Mifune, and his witch
partner/ward Angela who is possibly the cutest thing ever in Soul
Eater. She also has the needle-nosed valet Mosquito, who keeps
hinting at his great and powerful form from his past. What is
Mosquito's story? He may end up being the most powerful trump card in
Arachne's deck. Arachne's forces are truly something to fear.
In
the end, it's down to one question. Arachne vs Medusa: which side
would you choose as the winning side?
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