D.E. was always a racist [censored], back then. Trace, though, seemed rather indifferent beyond "I want action", 404, 1063. But about the timeline... Trace rose to power four and a half years ago comic time, 260, and had his memories erased roughly six months ago, 736, as of... maybe a week ago? Maybe less? His reign lasted roughly four years, one presidential term. A LOT can get done in four years.mhalpern wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 7:49 pmMy thinking is that Mage is using Seer to further their genocidal goals, and plans to either remove him or carry on once Seer is no longer useful. As for old Trace, from what I've gathered he wasn't in charge for long, and from flashbacks of young Trace, he wasn't exactly comital on the whole race thing before losing Saria, at least not the way [database error] was, Mage could have ultimately orchestrated Trace's rise and downfall, having taken place over such a short span of time, wanting Mad Trace back is more an issue of wanting a weapon.Bellhead wrote: ↑Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:30 pmSo you suspect Mage is calling the shots here? That could be possible. But what do you think his goal would be?
I mean, if you go back to... I think it was chapter 6 pt. 2? Neutral was seen talking to Master Seer, here. With your theory, it could have been Mage that ordered Seer to make that plan with Neutral... But if that's the case, it would seem even more likely that Mage wears the mask of Chaos, or at least has been in cahoots with it. That... makes quite a bit of sense, actually. Especially with his face beside the other Master Templar. But how would Old Trace have fit into all that? Did he know? Was it his plan from the beginning?
That said, it was Neutral that sealed his memories, not the Mage. Or Chaos, for that matter. If we assume the Mage and Chaos are working together, that might work, except for Chaos and Neutral's conversation in the demigod realm, 206, where Chaos seems to suggest that Neutral's memory erase was a good plan that backfired; he complimented her plan, then narrated its failure. The whole scenario seems to be a bit more happenstance and random accident than actual plan by a third person (Chaos).