Editing Scion (section)

==Trivia==

*The idea of Scion having a true name (Zion) was hinted at by [[Wildbow]] in a [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/interlude-1/#comment-1869 reply] in the comments of [[Interlude 1.x]].<ref name="I1 c1">'''Pinkhair:'''<br />Something’s been bothering me for a while. Why did they assume that his answer was ‘Scion,’ a non-Russian word. If he understood the question, why would he be assumed to correctly answer in another language?<br /><br />Heck, maybe he was claiming to be Psionic(Psion). Or a Dan Brown style fictional descendant of Christ(Sion). With hesitation and pauses, it might have been one or multiple words…<br /><br />Perhaps a better question is, IS that what the world assumes, or is that not the prevailing theory throughout the world? I can imagine the Russians having a different view.<br /><br />Probably shouldn’t be thinking about this near 7 am on a work day.<br /><br />'''wildbow:'''<br />It’s a prevailing theory, helped by the fact that English is a language that reaches across the globe.<br /><br />Still, it’s funny you mention that… 😉 - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/interlude-1/#comment-1869 Comment] on [[Interlude 1.x]]</ref>
*Scion's role in the story was largely unchanged from how Wildbow originally conceived his character.<ref>Yes. Before the vast majority of the characters you know were even conceptualized, Scion was to be the bad guy. - [https://redd.it/3hkj2w Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>
*If [[Taylor Hebert]] died at the [[Battle against Leviathan]], Wildbow planned on having [[Aegis]] as the new protagonist.<ref>Stopping Leviathan from attacking the shelter. Getting hit. Slowly blacking out while watching Scion and Rachel arrive to fight Leviathan. Rachel's anger, as people approach, crowding her and Taylor. Civilian pulling off Taylor's mask to administer CPR, while Taylor stares up at Mr. Gladly, who is looking down. The person giving CPR gives up after the first chest compression, as shattered ribs crumble, holds Taylor's hand instead. Mr. Gladly says something.<br><br>Fade to black.<br><br>The sacrifice is remembered, noted, and kept track of, with ripple effects throughout. Even as more heroes arrive to stabilize Brockton Bay, there's an undercurrent of discussion about the hero/villain line. Armsmaster is back in charge, but people are questioning how her situation was handled. Our new protagonist is a Ward (was planning Aegis, but he rolled bad, so new Ward), and the growing discussion amid a ruined city makes for a crisis of faith. - Wildbow on Sufficient Velocity, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16386367 archived on Spacebattles]</ref> As he did with Taylor at [[Gold Morning]], he would develop a method on the spot for Aegis to defeat Scion.<ref>'''Asmodeus''': I was wondering about something that came up in Cauldron.<br>Since there was a possibility that Aegis was going to become the main character, how would he have dealt with Gold Morning?<br><br>'''Camtist:''' I presume poorly<br>Like most everyone else :stuck_out_tongue:<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' Would've figured it out when I got there, like I did with Taylor - Conversation with Wildbow on Discord, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/60352069 archived on Spacebattles]</ref>
*If [[Echidna]] successfully kept on [[Echidna_Clones|cloning parahumans]] and created a sufficiently large number, she probably could have completely screwed up Scion and his goal by [[bud|overbudding]] too many shards.<ref>'''Godwinson:''' You know, considering that we know the shards can attach to multiple people who are similar enough, is the process of 'budding' just the shard connecting to another person? The term "budding" brings to mind the idea that the shard is reproducing, but then it would be the shards that expended the least energy that would be able to bud the fastest, which is going counter to the whole idea of growth-through-conflict.<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' Pretty much on target here. More like the shard is just a big chunk of entity, somewhere between a crystal and a braincomputer, and it's constantly adapting and shifting gears to take in the data that the host is granting. When that starts slowing down, because the shard has seen enough permutations, then it devotes a chunk of itself to the processing for a new host (or to the existing host again), extending a tendril across realities.<br><br>Now that I think about it, a cool twist/idea would be that Echidna was basically forcing the 'budding' process by creating warped clones - she's a dead shard, and things are borked... I imagine it's very possible that if she'd had runaway success and kept getting her hands on parahumans, she probably could have screwed up Scion/Scion's goal completely and utterly, by effectively corrupting/overbudding too many shards. - Conversation with Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024624 -->
*The idea of Scion permanently neutralizing the [[Butcher]] by killing the Butcher appears to be wishful thinking.<ref>'''Doctor Mod:'''  Oh yes! Hell have Zion himself do the deed. He's immune to powers.<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' Sure. Let's count on Scion's resistance to powers counteracting the Butcher Effect. Nothing can go wrong there. Nothing at all. - Conversation with Wildbow on Sufficient Velocity</ref><!-- https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/4266991 --> Although specific details are scant, the consequences might differ from the scenario where the [[Simurgh]] kills the Butcher.<ref>'''dvdjspr:''' I'm more interested in what exactly would happen if Ziz killed Butcher. Would she still inherit their minds? Would a Simurgh with 15 human minds be more dangerous, or less?<br /><br />'''Wildbow:''' The Simurgh would not inherit their minds. Butcher's powers would likely go to the nearest available parahuman. Given the Simurgh, probably the most inconvenient parahuman. - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/19115968 --><!-- TODO: Figure out which section this should be in? -->