#gadhevi

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The eyes of the Shinduran characters in the anime "Arslan senki" are interesting. I decided to depict the eyes of significant Shinduran characters in close-up and in detail. They are bright, like wine or precious stones.

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ARSLAN SENKI (2013-?) by arakawa hiromu

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Arslan saved Jasvant's life three times. The first did not allow Giev to execute him, the second did not allow Farangis to shoot him, but the third time he just released him from prison. Why is it believed that he saved him from death three times? Will he be killed in prison? Or will he just die there? It is strange that Rajendra did not execute him immediately, although he should have logically.

Oh, that’s actually an interesting question, because the third instance definitely isn’t as simple as the other two examples.

To start with, let’s look at why Jaswant is imprisoned in the first place.

Jaswant is locked up in prison because he was part of Gadhevi’s faction. If simply being on Gadhevi’s side was enough for him to deserve death in Rajendra’s eyes, then he’d already have been killed. Rajendra promises his dying father that he will forgive the crimes of Gadhevi’s followers if they instead swear allegiance to him. He probably hasn’t had a chance to deal with them yet, but in any case, it’s a smart move (and likely deliberate on Rajendra’s part) to keep them locked up for now, because at this point Gadhevi himself is still missing. Rajendra is concerned that Gadhevi will continue to pose a threat if he escapes and connects with his supporters — until Gadhevi has surrendered or been captured/killed, it’s safer not to release those who had served him before.

Now we can consider what might have happened to Jaswant if Arslan hadn’t intervened.

It’s impossible to know for certain what his fate would have been if Arslan had not arranged for his release (though I don’t think that Rajendra would have had him killed). Although Rajendra was prepared to pardon Gadhevi’s former followers if they swore loyalty to him instead, Jaswant isn’t prepared to serve Rajendra and Rajendra doesn’t want him as a surbordinate either since Jaswant had infiltrated his camp as a spy. So ruling out serving Rajendra, the remaining options are: execution, permanent imprisonment (either in prison or being confined to the grounds of a temple), or exile. As I said, my own opinion is that Rajendra wouldn’t order his execution, and there’s a strong possibility that Salima would have intervened on Jaswant’s behalf, too.

Why does Jaswant consider that Arslan saved his life three times?

Rajendra was probably not planning on having Jaswant killed, but I can easily believe that Jaswant would have expected to be executed. I know I’ve said this before, but Jaswant has served Gadhevi up until now, and the way Gadhevi treated his subordinates is what informs Jaswant’s perspective. If the positions had been reversed, in this situation Gadhevi would definitely have had him executed. The line that refers to Arslan saving Jaswant on three separate occasions is Jaswant’s own line of dialogue — it’s clear that he says this is because he believes it to be the truth.

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*crush them in my hand* WHY ARE THEY LIKE THAT

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Maybe I'm just predisposed to dislike anything Gadhevi says or does but like. I don't know why but the wording of “now that is a battle worthy of a king!” makes me tingly in a Bad way.

Rajendra has a talent for pissing people off something fierce, yet another thing he and Gieve are alike in, LMAO.

“This* is what happens when one relies on his own strength and ignores strategy.” — Narsus, about Andragoras

*“this*” referring to overwhelming loss, lol

Dude you're the useless idiot here.

Mahendra looks worried. He must know something's Not Right.

This plus the whole Adikalania thing reinforces to me that there's a lot of stock put into being chosen or favored by the gods, and it shouldn't be too out of the realm of plausibility if Rajendra were to choose Kazai who has displayed his magic— a “blessed one” if you will.

Jaswant had to have heard it, right? Arslan's shout. He's looking back in the panel, and I wonder what he thought of it. Especially contrasting it with the following scene where Gadhevi not only does not acknowledge Jaswant saving him but also keeps berating Mahendra.

Poor Jaswant, it can't be easy to hear someone you respect a lot being torn into like that.

Oooo that's a big hall.

What about his mother?

Jokes aside, he's such a sincere and devoted person, I just love him.

Him emphasizing his lowliness probably also suggests a strict caste system as well.

I thought Wolfpack!Arslan and Jaswant may not have much in common anymore now that Arslan knows who his parents are though he never met them, but thinking about it... their backstories do have something in common, huh?

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I was rereading the Sindhuran arc since the mood struck me, and huh, crests seem to be a thing for the Sindhurans at least? I have yet to find a direct crest mention for the Parsians though:

And here are the crests that were released outside of manga canon— was it the anime or the game that made these designs? I forgot:

I don't know which one came out first, these crests or the Sindhuran arc chapters, but in any case it seems one definitely followed in the other's footsteps! 👀