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Eskaver wrote: I actually like the desigh even though it's a simple reversion. Guess that means the Grail was for the Good and is now corrupted by countless Evil.

Still find it stupid that Rumple would bind himself to something he cleaved himself from. Maybe he forgot season 4, like how I try to. That's a really good point. Rumple did say the Sorceror Hat not only had enough power to cleave himself from the dagger, but enough power to make it so he can leave Storybrooke with his powers intact. Taking that in account, now that Rumple has the power of all the Dark Ones, I'm under the impression he has a lot more power than the Sorceror Hat would've granted him. Then again, stating he'd leave Storybrooke with his powers intact could've been his arrogance. Considering the Dagger as the reforged Excalibur, in theory it shouldn't be able to control Rumple, but it could still kill him. I'm sure the writers wouldn't take that in account because I have the Dagger was reforged for a future plotline, in controlling Rumple. I could see that happen in the Underworld arc.