So we’ve seen how the glaive works as…
- A fine melee weapon
- A haterface-triggered (and drama-tolerant) projectile weapon
- A crappy, crappy enthrallment knife
- A (hopefully) proximity-triggered bad mojo radiator
On the Twitters Patrick Kovacich made some convincing arguments that the glaive wasn’t really involved in the teleconferencing as much as it was an astral projection by Loki himself, though that raises questions about why it glows so white-hot right as he’s entering the teleconference. So, for arguments’ sake let’s leave it in, but I acknowledge the evidence against is quite compelling if less instructive.
So, with these subtopics covered, let’s turn back to the total question of the glaive: How is it as an interface for these functions? Let’s return to the three values that I hold every show up to: believability, narrative, and as a model for real world interactions. Continue reading