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That chapter...I haven't been that sad and let down over fiction since the last Harry Potter book came out. X_x

Well, in my view point....

Alucard cannot 'die' like that, simply because of that whole "Dog, a man, or a monster" thing.

He had such a peaceful look...doesn't that seem OOC for a dying Alucard?
Sure, A dying Alucard at Integra's hands would have that expression, because he wants to die....

but why would Alucard react that way if he knew Millennium brought about his demise?

Nope, nooo...
An expression of an Alucard that just died thanks to The Major and a catboy would be alot less content and excepting. sweatdrop
Why? Because The Major is not a 'man', he is a 'monster'.
And doesn't death by Millennium seem like something Alucard would not be too joyous about....



There is the idea that Alucard just decided that this was the end, and that, at this point, dying the way he wanted to was impossible.

He could have simply decided his time was up, and that all there was left to do was except that fact, say goodbye to Integra, and let it happen....

But it just doesn't seem right to me.
He's either coming back sometime, or Kouta Hirano managed to mess up details in his own characters personality.(Or we all misjudged Alucards personality, but I doubt it. xD )

So yeah.


The pentagram....I see the argument working either way....
It could be some little hint of his returns, similar to his great come back in the OA, or it could simply be that last image to show everyone....he's dead.



And another thing....what state would he be in if he returned?
What is nowhere exactly: Its a state of non being....its between space and time, y'knowww....
Sooo....If Alucard does get back to us....
Will no time have passed for him in nowhere? ...or would centuries have passed in nowhere? =/

Or was it even 'nowhere'?
Taking string theory and stuff into consideration, there is a possibility or parallel worlds...?


Also, was it just sending him to a state of non-being, or was Schro also messing with his head...has Schro possibly thrown Alucards mind off even more? (I doubt thats possible..)

=/


Finally, we have not yet seen Seras react....Wouldn't Seras, of all characters, know if he was really dead or not?






I don't know.
But you know what?
My theories are wrong most of the time.

So I am just going to sit back, relax, except that Alucard is dead and never coming back....

That way, I can be either joyous when he does comeback, or content with him not coming back, if he's really dead...


((Damn, that was a long frickin' post. X_x I hope you could understand my typing, cause I'm not bothering to proof read it. sweatdrop ))


My vote on your little pole is that Alucard must come back....so he can die the right way, damn it!
(Man, anyone who would actually click the 'serve Hellsing forever' option has no respect for Alu's feelings. xD )

Indeed, anybody that thinks that Alucard will still be alive at the end of this series has seriously misunderstood Alucard's character. Alucard is a monster who wishes to die at the hands of a man. In fact, he wishes to die so desperately that he does not care what manner of man kills him, so long as it is a man who kills him.

The question is, is the Major a man, or a monster? He says he's a man, and he certainly seems like one. Aside from living for 55 years without aging, he has done nothing to prove he is anything other than what he claims to be. He's short and fat and has no supernatural powers to speak of. He even has poor aim with a pistol. So why doubt the Major's humanity? Because he doesn't act like a human. Except for Alucard, the Major is the cruelest, most monstrous person in the story.

The real question is, what makes a man a man, and what makes a monster a monster?

If the Major is to be considered a man, then cruelty cannot possibly be the deciding factor in determining whether a person is a man or a monster, because the Major is just as cruel as Alucard is (if not more so, considering the Major has no intention of trying to redeem himself). As of now, the deciding factor is choice. A man becomes a monster when he chooses to (the reason he makes the choice is irrelevant). Alucard chose to become a monster, while the Major chose to remain a man.

If cruelty plays into the equation at all, then perhaps Alucard will return. If not, then perhaps he will remain dead (or, more appropriately, gone).

At least he went happily.



Bear in mind, however, this is Alucard we're talking about.

AhaHA! But Pip DID come back, in a manner of speaking..

I don't think that makes him "alive", per se... (Edit: Well actually, nevermind, maybe so)

HOH! I smell a loop hole.

I think I really like your reasoning for why Major is a monster rather than a man, Suni. For me, I considered him to be so only because his actions would deem him a monster in a way that a person might consider Hitler, or another radical wrongdoer in history, a monster. I also thought so because of the ways in which Alucard compared Major to himself ("incorrigible warmongers"), but I simply could never think that those reasons were enough to compete with the fact his will to stay human proved stronger in the end. But I can see how your reasons could compete with that face. biggrin

@Podkayne of Mars

Oh, you agree with that? sweatdrop
Well, I'm glad someone supports my theories. ^_^




@Nolifeking66

Aaaaaand my attempts at sounding non-baised on my character views, and perhaps intelligent have failed.

Ah well. Next time, I suppose.



*cracks knuckles and gets back to typing*

Anyway, it is obvious that if Alucard is really dead, then the whole Man, or Monster thing is completely irrelevent to the subject.

But if it does have any importance, then I think there is a semi-decent chance Alucard could come back. =/

I do honestly believe that there is a matter of humanity to the current subject.

Also, there are several characters that Alucard compares to himself, and each character has been a different part of him.


There have never been anything to say he detests The Major, but I just don't see him being overly pleased with the man either.

Finally, being 'good or evil' (honestly, I don't believe in either) may or may not play into Alucards current state, but I think it is something to keep an open mind on. =/

Now that the scanslations of Chapter 89 are available, a little more light has been shed on this subject.

The Major tells Integra that, according to the "Schrödinger's Cat" theorem, Schrödinger must be able to recognize himself in order to maintain his quantum existence (his quality of being "everywhere and nowhere"). Now that Schrödinger has become a part of Alucard, he can no longer recognize himself, and thus he has ceased to exist. However, since he has become a part of Alucard (indeed, "one" with Alucard), and he has ceased to exist, Alucard must cease to exist, as well.

Hirano has killed two birds (or rather, a catboy and a vampire) with one stone. Very ingenius.