Since it sounds like Viaje won't interrupt me here, I think I can do a bit more speculation on who Magnus is.
Magnus is a masculine name, Scandinavian in nature. In Latin, it means "great". (Source is etymonline.com)
Now, thinking to the fact that in an anime style plot, Demon Slayer would likely have a name - what if in truth, Magnus IS the Demon Slayer's real, canonical name? It would serve two purposes if true:
1)It keeps the amount of Generals at 7. The amount of Commanders in the Black Wings has been a great source of debate among those who like storylines (especially in Maple).
2)By eliminating the prospect of Magnus being a new General, it means that Demon Slayer has an ACTUAL villain persona prior to being playable. Thus, a PROPER backstory can be written for him. I mean, the original Resistance members were random kids in Edelstein (they were more than likely the eldest of their little gang - that gang made up of Von, Jun, Ulrika, and Thea, as well as the three people represented in the Resistance image). But a Black Wings Commander isn't merely some random hobo - a villain would NEED to have a personality, and thus, exist as an identity within the Maple World. While the game allows us more creativity in that respect, this approach will not work if used in an anime/novel format (which is what canonical lore tends to be written in).
Again, this is all speculation. I could be COMPLETELY wrong - until Nexon reveals the entire plot of the Black Wings story arc, nothing about unconfirmed sources and speculation theory is 100% true, if true at all.
FYI, for those who are unaware: Thea (known in Edelstein as Cutie) is the girl that Mercedes rescues when Le Tierre tricks her into handing over Moonie without a fight, unaware that she's also walked right into an obvious trap. -30 Respect points for Mercedes not having enough of a Paranoia stat to see THAT coming.
Also, in the Resistance mini-arc, it is confirmed that Ulrika and Claudine are sisters (Ulrika even sends you on an errand whilst you're doing stuff to level up to 30).
And maybe it's just me, but anyone think that Vita's death via a bomb will be heavily censored/edited when it hits stateside? I mean, think about it: bombs are sort of a taboo subject here in the States. Not to mention that gMS doesn't exactly give many mentions of humanoid deaths in regards to murder (it states suffering, never death) - when death is mentioned, usually it is of natural causes - never murder.
I think I'm completely paranoid, but just in case I'm right, it proves that Nexon listens to the Hollywood moguls before their own conscience and players.
Magnus is a masculine name, Scandinavian in nature. In Latin, it means "great". (Source is etymonline.com)
Now, thinking to the fact that in an anime style plot, Demon Slayer would likely have a name - what if in truth, Magnus IS the Demon Slayer's real, canonical name? It would serve two purposes if true:
1)It keeps the amount of Generals at 7. The amount of Commanders in the Black Wings has been a great source of debate among those who like storylines (especially in Maple).
2)By eliminating the prospect of Magnus being a new General, it means that Demon Slayer has an ACTUAL villain persona prior to being playable. Thus, a PROPER backstory can be written for him. I mean, the original Resistance members were random kids in Edelstein (they were more than likely the eldest of their little gang - that gang made up of Von, Jun, Ulrika, and Thea, as well as the three people represented in the Resistance image). But a Black Wings Commander isn't merely some random hobo - a villain would NEED to have a personality, and thus, exist as an identity within the Maple World. While the game allows us more creativity in that respect, this approach will not work if used in an anime/novel format (which is what canonical lore tends to be written in).
Again, this is all speculation. I could be COMPLETELY wrong - until Nexon reveals the entire plot of the Black Wings story arc, nothing about unconfirmed sources and speculation theory is 100% true, if true at all.
FYI, for those who are unaware: Thea (known in Edelstein as Cutie) is the girl that Mercedes rescues when Le Tierre tricks her into handing over Moonie without a fight, unaware that she's also walked right into an obvious trap. -30 Respect points for Mercedes not having enough of a Paranoia stat to see THAT coming.
Also, in the Resistance mini-arc, it is confirmed that Ulrika and Claudine are sisters (Ulrika even sends you on an errand whilst you're doing stuff to level up to 30).
And maybe it's just me, but anyone think that Vita's death via a bomb will be heavily censored/edited when it hits stateside? I mean, think about it: bombs are sort of a taboo subject here in the States. Not to mention that gMS doesn't exactly give many mentions of humanoid deaths in regards to murder (it states suffering, never death) - when death is mentioned, usually it is of natural causes - never murder.
I think I'm completely paranoid, but just in case I'm right, it proves that Nexon listens to the Hollywood moguls before their own conscience and players.