Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-31564770-20170322233001/@comment-31564770-20170323154017

You've actually somewhat convinced me here- so allow me to modify my theory. Regina, as in the portion of her personality, kept the original body. Serum Queen has the new body. By saying that neither is the original, I meant in terms of personality, but the point you brought up is legit- something has to anchor the life force. Zelena's pendant is also an interesting point as it served as her version of the original body. However, it isn't like Zelena ever had two bodies. The pendant housed her magic and life force, but her consciousness still resided in the body. But then we have a problem. When Regina removed the pendant, she disconnected the magic from the body. That's also meaning the life force should've been disconnected, but it wasn't(?) until Gold actually killed the body. This implies a difference between magic and life force, but I can't figure it out. That said, it does appear that the original body is Regina and Serum Queen's anchor. Unfortunatly, that is where both our theories break down without given further evidence. If the original body is the anchor, why did Regina expect to be hurt in 6x10? What is so special about Hrunting? What actually is it magicked to do? You can't actually hurt the serum body. That much is clear, but Hrunting totally breaks that! Regina couldn't kill Serum Queen. Hyde absorbed magic and couldn't be choked. So really, why Hrunting? I honestly have nothing more than a slight inclination towards Hrunting being a sword that cuts through magic, but there are issues there too. Really the only concrete idea I've got right now is the original body anchor thing. I have way more questions than answers, so let's talk some more and see what we can figure out. I think right now what we have to figure out first is what's special about Hrunting.