Dragon Tessaiga Problem (Spoilers)

[Keroude]

Well I'm glad the storyline is finally back on the mainsteam. So I wanted to start a topic about it so that some of you might actually respond and disuss for ONCE....-__-

Anyways..I just wanted to ask what do you think is wrong with Tessaiga to cause it to overheat like that when it absorbs youki in the dragon-scale form? What do you think will happen?

Can I please get an actual discussion going for ONCE ><...

[Shamu]

What? You want an ACTUAL discussion about Inuyasha? Oh heck! Why not?
Seriously though, I've been wondering myself what's going on with Tessaiga. It's seems that Inu's new move might not be so cool (no pun intended). I guess another question might be, is Tessaiga heating up a good thing or a bad thing? Inuyasha seems to get a bad feeling about it. As to WHY... I have no idea. Maybe just overload of power? I would think that Tessaiga, being such a powerful sword, would be able to handle it though.
Right now I'm more curious about this snake youkai thing eating a peice of Moury. It's kinda like...so where is the rest of him?

[Keroude]

I'm thinking it might be the human aspect of Datsuki/Dakki thats creating an imbalance (Because after all it is a youkai blade). Toshuu said he scrapped several battlefields of blood and hatred of humans to create the sword. Also to mention..this happened before when the sword was too heavy, when Inuyasha had an imbalance with his youkai blood over the human. And Tessaiga did crack several places, it might not still be fully repaired... But heating up..I sure hope this isn't just recycled plot ><!

Well what do you all think?

[Shamu]

Oh god! Not recycled plot line! Let's hope not!
So are you thinking that maybe Tessaiga's human protecting ability is clashing with Datsuki's human hating side?

[Keroude]

Well kinda but more like its an imbalance of human and youkai escense. This is the first time Inuyasha has dealt with a human in the regard of powering up Tessaiga. All the youkai swords we've seen before we're all made by a youkai (Toutousai and Kaijimbo) and Datsuki/Dakki was made by human hands. (Even though it is a youkai blade) Toushuu explained to Inuyasha he made several prototypes of the sword, and scrapped up blood and pieces of metal (fallen warriors swords) in battlefields of humans that we're filled with hatred. I'm just saying that evilness or hatred might be making (A human aspect) could be making an imbalance in Tessaiga, because unlike Toukijin, Tessaiga doesn't use evil energy. Inuyasha getting it from the sword (though of course it still had Ryuujin's essence and scale) was a mistake. Inuyasha probably should have cut into the Ryuujin. This is the first time Inuyasha didn't cut into a youkai to power up his sword. I'm sure Tessaiga would strenghten if he broke Toukijin as well and have similar consequences.

But what do you think?

[Shamu]

I think you bring up a good point with Datsuki being made by a human, being different from all the other weapons we've seen so far, which I believe could be a big difference in the way Tessaiga's power is used. I don't feel, however, that the fact that Inuyasha didn't cut into the youkai to power up makes a big difference. I don't see why it would, I would think a power up, is a power up, no matter how it's obtained, as long as it is obtained.

Come to think of it, he didn't have to kill Shiori to get that power up, he just had to cut the little ball/jewel thing. And I have to go back and look, but I thought Inuyasha couldn't cut into Housinki, but when Housinki saw that Inuyasha chose to protect his friends over powering up Tessaiga, he just kinda gave him Kongosouha(spelling?)? So I don't see how cutting the Youkai would make a difference.
As for Tessaiga heating up, I'm going with you on the youkai/human imbalance. I wonder though, if there is an imbalance with Datsuki's power, if it will overpower the protecting abilities Tessaiga has on Inuyasha and make him more susceptible to becoming full youkai.
Anyway, I'm just glad it looks like we're getting back to the main plot line and hopefully we'll find out soon what's going on with Tessaiga's new power as well as what's happening with Moury!

[Keroude]

Well as for Shiori, Taigokumaru manifested into a new form because of the red orb that contains all the powers of countless bat youkai. And yeah Inuyasha chopped him into a few pieces and thats when the blood red Tessaiga power transferred over. And yeah Housenki did get cut, he just allowed it to happen it seemed. A very big cut appeared over his forhead after the Tessaiga turned crystalized. So the cutting thing is how it powers up the sword because the blade has to be bathed in their blood or escense.

But yeah I'm really happy the main plotline is back but I'm wondering who that guy with the sword is. I sure hope thats a more powerful form of Gouryoumaru. Because it would be horrible to see a meaningless character come outta nowhere and just challenge Inuyasha with no help to the story lol. But who knows, that guy with the sword might not be evil at all, and might be a desciple of Toutousai (or know him) and might give Inuyasha the advise he needs to fix Tessaiga.

Any other thoughts?

[skylarkfreedom]

I think your idea is a very valid one. Another option I was thinking of was maybe it just has too many power-ups. (Shamu mentioned this one). Maybe even though it is a very powerful sword it would be kinda like when you put too much electricity through a wire. It heats up and eventually melts/explodes. And the Tessaiga has been broken a couple of times so its is "flawed" which could create problems in the flow of energy. Maybe it can't handle all that energy. Before it just put energy out (Inuyasha's energy I assume). Now it has to take energy in too.

Or maybe some of the Datsuki was sentinent like the Tokijin (sp) It controlled its wielder until Sesshomuru could overpower it with his own aura/power. So maybe Inuyasha just needs to learn how to do that.

[Keroude]

All pretty possible, Datsuki might just be rejecting Tessaiga as its new vessel. Because it only seems to heat up when Inuyasha uses Datsuki's power.

Also something I think Inuyasha will do after he masters this problem is when he absorbs the youkai's energy, he can probably then launch an instant Bakuryuuha/Backlash Wave. That will be a definate plus.

Anyone else have any theories?