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ceiteanGiven that Tsubasa is ending this is probably a seriously moot point, but-
We've seen seven people use magic circles in Tsubasa: Yuuko, C!Syaoran, C!Sakura, Yukito, Clow by proxy, FWR, and Xing Huo. I went back to compare and I saw something interesting with Xing Huo's circle.
In the first chapter, we see Yukito call up a circle, but it's hard to tell what it looks like. The only thing that's for sure is that Yukito's circle is similar to, but isn't Clow's or Sakura's (that band is awkwardly placed). The first episode of the anime, on the other hand, shows a full circle for Yukito. This one has a moon motif showing up twice, which makes sense because it's, you know, Yukito. ^_^
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Then later on, in the Tokyo Revelations OAD, we the Moon circle again in the Opening, along with a few others:
But Yukito isn't even in Tokyo Revelations, so what's this circle doing in the Opening? Turns out the Moon circle was used, but not by Yukito. The OAD shows Xing Huo using it when she sends Syaoran Jr away from FWR's hideout.
Now this is where it gets interesting, because that? Is not the circle she used in the manga. See, I remember thinking that if Xing Huo was a 'failed creation' then it might have been possible for her to have been a failed clone of Sakura, which would explain why FWR said it made sense that she would free Syaoran, considering what she was, and also why she could use a magic circle. And in my head, I made the assumption that the circle I saw then was Sakura's.
But it wasn't Sakura's- it was Clow's.
The last time we saw Clow's magic was in the magic he left behind for Syaoran to use. Add to that what we heard Xing Huo say, that she could only use her own circle to cross dimensions once, makes me think that at some point in time Clow left another piece of his magic specifically with Xing Huo, so that one day Xing Huo could transport Syaoran Jr to Yuuko and start the process of finally 'ending the dream.*
One more interesting thing about the circles (I know, I know, I'll shut up soon): we still don't know what kind of circle FWR uses. I mean, we saw him use a circle, but it's deliberately fuzzy so we can't see any details.
The only thing we can know for sure from this picture is that FWR's circle has a star base and a ringed crescent moon. That, however, doesn't tell us jack about which circle this is since two of our already known circles use the ringed crescent- Clow's and Yukito's. And you know that this was done on purpose- look at the detail difference between Xing Huo's and FWR's. CLAMP is deliberately hiding something, something to do with the source of FWR's magic that they didn't want us to know so early.
Keep in mind, though, that the Moon circle hasn't technically shown up in the manga yet- Yukito's version was only shown in the anime and Xing Huo's was switched to it in Tokyo Revelations when it should have been Clow's. It's kind of strange how often the Moon circle is used, and with consistency in the animated versions of Tsubasa. So unless this is an extra circle from CCS, where in hell did it come from?
*nevermind that I already think Xing Huo and Kyle Ronhart are representations of Clow's Chinese mother and English father- but that's just something I suspect and can't prove at all, though it would put an interesting dynamic on all of this cloning business
We've seen seven people use magic circles in Tsubasa: Yuuko, C!Syaoran, C!Sakura, Yukito, Clow by proxy, FWR, and Xing Huo. I went back to compare and I saw something interesting with Xing Huo's circle.
In the first chapter, we see Yukito call up a circle, but it's hard to tell what it looks like. The only thing that's for sure is that Yukito's circle is similar to, but isn't Clow's or Sakura's (that band is awkwardly placed). The first episode of the anime, on the other hand, shows a full circle for Yukito. This one has a moon motif showing up twice, which makes sense because it's, you know, Yukito. ^_^
.
Then later on, in the Tokyo Revelations OAD, we the Moon circle again in the Opening, along with a few others:
But Yukito isn't even in Tokyo Revelations, so what's this circle doing in the Opening? Turns out the Moon circle was used, but not by Yukito. The OAD shows Xing Huo using it when she sends Syaoran Jr away from FWR's hideout.
Now this is where it gets interesting, because that? Is not the circle she used in the manga. See, I remember thinking that if Xing Huo was a 'failed creation' then it might have been possible for her to have been a failed clone of Sakura, which would explain why FWR said it made sense that she would free Syaoran, considering what she was, and also why she could use a magic circle. And in my head, I made the assumption that the circle I saw then was Sakura's.
But it wasn't Sakura's- it was Clow's.
The last time we saw Clow's magic was in the magic he left behind for Syaoran to use. Add to that what we heard Xing Huo say, that she could only use her own circle to cross dimensions once, makes me think that at some point in time Clow left another piece of his magic specifically with Xing Huo, so that one day Xing Huo could transport Syaoran Jr to Yuuko and start the process of finally 'ending the dream.*
One more interesting thing about the circles (I know, I know, I'll shut up soon): we still don't know what kind of circle FWR uses. I mean, we saw him use a circle, but it's deliberately fuzzy so we can't see any details.
The only thing we can know for sure from this picture is that FWR's circle has a star base and a ringed crescent moon. That, however, doesn't tell us jack about which circle this is since two of our already known circles use the ringed crescent- Clow's and Yukito's. And you know that this was done on purpose- look at the detail difference between Xing Huo's and FWR's. CLAMP is deliberately hiding something, something to do with the source of FWR's magic that they didn't want us to know so early.
Keep in mind, though, that the Moon circle hasn't technically shown up in the manga yet- Yukito's version was only shown in the anime and Xing Huo's was switched to it in Tokyo Revelations when it should have been Clow's. It's kind of strange how often the Moon circle is used, and with consistency in the animated versions of Tsubasa. So unless this is an extra circle from CCS, where in hell did it come from?
*nevermind that I already think Xing Huo and Kyle Ronhart are representations of Clow's Chinese mother and English father- but that's just something I suspect and can't prove at all, though it would put an interesting dynamic on all of this cloning business
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Date: 2009-09-24 11:17 pm (UTC)*I think that this is an awesome idea that should be explored. Them being created as representations of Clow's parents. Which totally fits with my theory of FWR being his brother.
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Date: 2009-09-25 04:28 pm (UTC)But yeah, the possibility of this never being addressed is really high. *sigh* Bah.
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Date: 2009-09-25 09:59 pm (UTC)As for Kyle, what I want to know the most is why he looks so much like Watanuki. Or Clow, if you want. Your theory about him and Xing Huo makes a lot of sense, considering their names and all.
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Date: 2009-09-26 07:24 pm (UTC)-_- <--is what I think of CLAMP right now.
Kyle - *nods* We know Watanuki looks like Clow when he was a kid and Kyle's resemblance to them both is uncanny. Given that Watanuki is sortakinda descended from Clow, I'm betting there's some kind of semi-relationship between Wata/Clow/Kyle as well. Or at least the person Kyle was cloned from.
And the English Father/Chinese Mother is the only thing I could come up with to explain those two particular characters. ^_^;
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Date: 2009-09-26 06:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-26 07:06 pm (UTC)...this is probably very, very true. D':
I still have hope that we might find out more about the bat symbol in Holic, since we saw it there through Doumeki's family heirloom and in the house of that guy who got the shadow birds.
But if nothing gets answered? I might go a bit crazy. Just a bit.
eta: a-also, that part you quoted was actually a typo on my part, it was supposed to say FWR instead of Clow. *head desk* thanks for point it out! XD XD XD