Sidhekin wrote:Jabberwonky wrote:I think when Bud and Shelly were teasing the Jaguar Girl into full manifestation it was mentioned that the blade was solidified Phoenix blood made by Bia. I'll try to find it...
Yep,
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/my-turn/
ETA: Ah, yes, the "blade was solidified Phoenix blood". I got nothing. "Anyone with Phoenix blood" was mentioned in connection with Astral Fire, but not in connection with the blade, as far as I recall.
IIRC, Shelly did tell Monica something like that "That blade in your head, that isn't really in your head, won't let you die. At least, not permanently."
So, it's the blade which empowers her resurrections... which take place in a burst of astral fire... which is something that's available to anyone who possesses Phoenix blood. And, the Phoenix is a beast which is notorious for resurrecting itself in a burst if flame.
So, either it's the blade which somehow innoculated Monica with Phoenix blood, or there are
two entirely separate and unrelated McGuffins needed for her to resurrect in flames (Phoenix blood from an unexplained source to provide the astral fire, and the blade to create immortality in some unexplained way).
Occam's Razor suggests that the former is more likely.
Whether the blade was
made of Phoenix blood,
coated with Phoenix blood,
filled with Phoenix blood,
accidentally contaminated with Phoenix blood after having been used to stab the Emperor of the Phoenix Empire to death, or
soaked overnight in a marinade of Phoenix blood, spices, and bourbon by a metallophage who planned to roast it for dinner the next day has not been revealed (except possibly on Paul's Facebook page, which I can't read because I don't subscribe to Facebook).