Summary

admonition : Spoilers for Blade # 9!A major weakness thatBladehas systematically demonstrated throughout his a la mode Marvel amusing series is being turned into his biggest strength . There have been some recurring paper and problems in this series for the title character reference , but the Daywalker ’s handsome flaw finally boils down to stubbornness . Being stubborn has cost Blade friendships and potentially the world in a couplet of eight issues .

InBlade#9 , though , his bullheadedness is back to help his biography for once rather than disrupt it . brand continues to hunt down the Adana and trying to tear her out of concealment proves easier enounce than done . However , because Blade does n’t seem to like being say no , he seeks an substitute root . Blade intentionally want every malign matter on the planet to want to kill him .

As irregular ( and , at its burden , hold out of pigheadedness ) as his approach is , it does end up have Blade what he wants , which is a opposition with the Adana . While bullheadedness has been his Achilles ' bounder for so long , it ’s finally proving positively effective .

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Blade’s Stubbornness Gets Him Exactly What He Wants (For Once)

Blade#9 by Bryan Edward Hill, Valentina Pinti, KJ Diax, and VC’s Cory Petit

The currentBladeseries has served in many ways as a character reference study that recontextualize Blade ’s liberal flaws , most of which are rooted in bullheadedness . The Adana , one of 2023 ’s big Marvel threats , is unleash upon the world largely because Blade ’s " shoot first , necessitate interrogation later " mentality obligate him to unexpectedly kill the one warrior who could ’ve stopped her . His obstinate posture towards working with others is cost him his friendships with his loved ones , particularly with Dr. Strangeandpotentially with the Avengers .

Doctor Strange , custodian of the Time Stone and known soothsayer of possible future , could n’t see Blade ’s previous enemy come in time .

Even worse , Blade being stubborn enough to leap into a battle with the Adana without a proper plan has put the world in an apocalyptic scenario , forcingthe sword of Luciferinto her hired man as he ’s embarrassingly vote down off - panel . Rather than study how to not be stubborn , Blade is acquire how to make his stubbornness work for him rather than against him . With help from Satana , Blade seeks out the Archives of the Second World , blow it up in the mental process . This forces the Adana to finally present Blade to honor a accord made with the Second World .

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Blade Adapts His Stubbornness to Suit Him

He ’s definitively become cognizant that his stubbornness is a trouble , but Blade is learn how to reverse it into a solution .

At the commencement of the issue , Blade is incessantly narrate that beak a fight with the Adana is a bad idea , and plunk a fighting with every evil entity of the Second World might be even worse . He ’s always urged to reconsider , particularly when making himself a quarry of evil everywhere could make him too worn out from fight other monsters to handle the Adana . Yet , he would rather be"a ' cross that bridgework when you come to it ' fellow . "

One can argue that Blade is adapting to his stubbornness rather than learning how to stop being refractory . He ’s definitively become aware that his pigheadedness is a problem , but Blade is learning how to turn it into a solvent . He ’s becoming strategic with his stubbornness . Gone are the day of running into a fight unreasoning , but if he ’s campaign into an inexpedient , mismatched fight , he ’s going in with a plan . Blade’sstubbornness has pose him into fuss , but slowly , it ’s turning into unreasoning courage and finally turns a resort downside to his part into an upside .

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Blade asks Satana for a favor to face The Adana

The Adana vows to kill Blade