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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3404275" data-attributes="member: 4937">I wasn't going to ruin this for you, since you seem to be one of the few that took that scene at face value, but since someone else already responded...The general assumption by most fans is that [spoiler]the 'Xykon' Redcloak threatened to rebuke was not the real 'Xykon', but one of the many false 'Xykon' doubles that have been created as part of the plot to bypass Azure cities defenses.  Most fans assume that the real Xykon is the one staying behind in the rear force, but I'm inclined to think that given Xykon's actual tactical goal (reaching the throne room), the entire assault on the city is merely a diversion to keep the cities defenders and the OotS occupied while Xykon enters the city by stealth.  There is therefore no reason at all why any of the 'Xykons' in the army should be real, and every reason why none of them should be.  From Xykon's perspective the army doesn't provide him any significant protection from characters of the level of Roy and such except as a distraction.  If the OotS was not motivated to protect the inhabitants of the city, they could easily find a way to wade through (or bypass) the whole horde with relatively little trouble.[/spoiler]In any event, the best evidence that Redcloak is Xykon's cohort is the fact that Xykon trusts Redcloak with his phylactery and so far Redcloak has proven himself completely trust worthy in this regard even when Xykon was completely helpless.  If Redcloak was not Xykon's cohort, even if Redcloak was Lawful Evil, you would have expected him to take the oppurtunity to promote himself to head evil overlord.   This is especially true if Redcloak was actually much more powerful than Xykon, in which case we'd not expect any lawful evil character to persist in such a submissive role as Redcloak normally takes.</blockquote>

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