Poll: The Helpful Hallows? (drama)

[china_shop]

Poll #33265 Helpful Hallows?

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 15

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When were the Hallows most beneficial?

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Sundial allowing Li Qian's grandmother to protect Li Qian (ep 2)
5 (41.7%)

Sundial giving a hint about where to find the Awl (ep 5)
1 (8.3%)

Sundial acting as locator device for Wang Zhang in the Hanga caves (ep 10)
2 (16.7%)

Awl making Wang Zheng an energy being (ep 10, flashback)
3 (25.0%)

Awl imprisoning revenge-rampage!Sang Zan (ep 10, flashback)
2 (16.7%)

Awl giving visions of the sub-zero lab (ep 19)
4 (33.3%)

Sundial shielding Zhao Yunlan from Ye Zun's energy attack (ep 20)
5 (41.7%)

Sundial exchange restoring Zhao Yunlan's eyesight (but corrupting Shen Wei's energy) ep 20
1 (8.3%)

All four --> time travel! (ep 34)
8 (66.7%)

All four --> time travel back! (ep 35)
10 (83.3%)

All four imprisoning revenge-rampage!Ye Zun (ep 35, flashback)
2 (16.7%)

All four facilitating the Skype call to YOHE (ep 38)
4 (33.3%)

The Lantern (with bullet) making a booby-trap for Ye Zun (ep 39)
1 (8.3%)

All four lighting Dixing (ep 40)
6 (50.0%)

other (please specify in comments)
3 (25.0%)

When Shen Wei heals himself in ep 2, it seems to cost him significantly more effort than any other time we see him do healing, because

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he's healing himself instead of someone else
2 (13.3%)

it's a physical injury rather than a failing life force (cf Teacher Zhang, Butler Wu)
1 (6.7%)

the injury hurts, owwww
3 (20.0%)

he's left it so long since the injury was incurred
3 (20.0%)

he's alone and doesn't have to hide his effort
11 (73.3%)

other (please specify in comments)
2 (13.3%)

Credits:
1. Thanks to autodach for the Hallows spreadsheet where I sourced most of the answers to question 1. <3 <3 <3
2. Question 2 was first posted on my journal in 2020, inspired by a discussion with laireshi. <3 <3 <3

Comments

[china_shop]

Even if they'd still won, Shen Wei's life would have been so different!

Yes, absolutely.

Some people might be able to use the black energy in others's bodies in general ... :(

Oh noooo. /o\ (That makes me think of the blood-bending in Avatar: the Last Airbender. /o\ I don't know if you know that series?)

[facethestrange]

Oh, I know AtLA, and I didn't even think of that, YIKES. I only imagined other people's dark energy being used as 'fuel' or extracted somehow, which would already be creepy enough. D:

[china_shop]

Yes, either of those scenarios. SO creepy! /o\

[trobadora]

I've never seen it, how does that work?

[facethestrange]

*butts in* :P It's basically using someone as a living puppet by controlling the blood (and other water content) in their body, forcing the body to do everything the bloodbender wants it to do.

[trobadora]

Oh, ouch! Yeah, that's worse than I was imagining. Thanks for explaining!

[facethestrange]

It's this super taboo dark arts in-universe (and later it's outlawed), but obviously that's not gonna stop everyone.