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Skingame - why was Nicodemus hurtable?

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prince lotore:
Also remember this isn't nic showing off that he cant be hurt like in other books. He knows that harry can kill him and a panicked person isn't very good at showing confidence and strength.  With the death of his daughter, the knowledge of how many bridges he burned in the magic community, the fact that marcone and mab got the better of him and that harry might kill him has him showing the wear and tear that he can usually hide

Bad Alias:

--- Quote from: prince lotore on January 04, 2019, 08:29:56 PM ---Also remember this isn't nic showing off that he cant be hurt like in other books.
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That sentence gives me a theory that would explain the difference. Lash taught Harry amazing techniques for ignoring pain. Nicodemus has had 2,000 years to master those techniques and his flinch response. Maybe he was just as vulnerable in book 5 as he was in book 15 by non-noose related injuries, but in book 5 he was just acting tough to scare his audience. By book 15, Harry knows his trick, whether he realizes it himself or not, and Nicodemus doesn't bother faking because he believes Dresden knows he's faking.

morriswalters:
There is ample opportunity to see how the coins work.  They make the holder virtually immortal and resistant to damage, fast healing, but not invulnerable.  But for all the other Denarians that means an alternate form.  And Nic never shows one.  He does nothing that a normal couldn't do.  Except not die.

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