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[PT Spoilers] Why Wait?
Arjan:
Mab has a big army. Apparently she needs the outsiders to keep them busy.
The Fomor where on the losing side in the Sidhe wars mentioned by Bob in Ghost Story. The Sidhe had a lot of allies then, apparently nobody likes them.
vultur:
--- Quote from: Mira on August 04, 2020, 04:55:06 AM ---They had the element of surprise and threw some weight around, but they didn't finish the job. So maybe they are not as strong as they appear? Meaning if given a minute to get their act together, the combined power of Mab, Vadderung, Ferrovax and others may gave taken them.
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Quite possibly. Ferrovax says that he won't fight directly since if he went all-out, it would do at least as much damage as Ethniu would. I do think Ethniu is somewhat stronger, since she seems to compel Ferrovax to speak against his will, but he might well be close.
So Mab + Odin + Ferrovax would probably match or outmatch Ethniu.
But even then, it might be inconclusive if Ethniu is a true Immortal, since it's not Halloween. If they blew up Chicago with collateral damage and Ethniu just tries again with another city later... that's not really a win for the home team.
--- Quote from: Arjan on August 04, 2020, 05:31:16 AM ---The Fomor where on the losing side in the Sidhe wars mentioned by Bob in Ghost Story. The Sidhe had a lot of allies then, apparently nobody likes them.
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Yeah.
I mean, the logical assumption would be that the Sidhe had equally strong or stronger beings on their side. Mythologically Balor was killed by Lugh (who was Ethniu's son, btw).
And maybe the Mothers were more active then, or the Summer/Winter split hadn't happened yet (so the Queens were double power).
Maybe something changed recently to affect the limits on godlike beings. (Part of the 666-year "starborn cycle"? Maybe the "stars are coming right" and reality is weakening before the Outsiders break in during the BAT?)
BrainFireBob:
Because at core the Fomor are ancient enemies of the Fae. They know how powerful Winter truly is, and have been waiting for the right moment to attack.
Mira:
--- Quote ---But even then, it might be inconclusive if Ethniu is a true Immortal, since it's not Halloween. If they blew up Chicago with collateral damage and Ethniu just tries again with another city later... that's not really a win for the home team.
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I think the point is Ethniu and company are not going to stop with Chicago. It is merely the first, so this is where they have to be stopped.
--- Quote ---So Mab + Odin + Ferrovax would probably match or outmatch Ethniu.
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Yup, that is why once the surprise was over and their statement made, they left. Otherwise why didn't they have the battle right then and there? Take out the big three and it's all over, oh yeah, no Battle Ground..
--- Quote ---Quite possibly. Ferrovax says that he won't fight directly since if he went all-out, it would do at least as much damage as Ethniu would. I do think Ethniu is somewhat stronger, since she seems to compel Ferrovax to speak against his will, but he might well be close.
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I think Ferrovax looks out for Ferrovax, he is powerful enough no one messes with him. Just being what he is, he has influence and gets tribute without having to prove anything. However as Michael demonstrated when he saved Charity, dragons are not invulnerable..
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: vultur on August 04, 2020, 04:48:55 AM ---If Ethniu can kick Mab through walls without even using the Eye, then she has the Eye of Balor on top of that (which Harry says is probably a "city killer"), and she's immune to any physical force (according to Etri) - why does she need to set anything up? Why does she need an army at all?
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Just guesses. It takes too long to destroy everyone and keep them down by herself? She needs an army to destroy all the other supernaturals. Plenty of beings could just run away or avoid her. She needs an army to keep humanity in their place after kicking over the ant hill. Otherwise she'd be spending all her time kicking over ant hills.
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