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 But wait, I don't understand. So basically, if a Prince of Heart acts like a Sylph when he inverts his title, will it be a Sylph of Heart or a Sylph of Mind ?

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He’d be like a Sylph of Mind, theoretically.  The logic works well for Maids and Sylphs inverting themselves, so it seems there’s little reason why it wouldn’t work the other way around mechanically.

But in practice?  No, I’m not exactly sure how it’d go.  I suppose…..

Well, with the example of a Prince of Heart, I suppose it’d be as if they became disillusioned with Heart entirely… not hatred of Heart, though, which would result in them destroying it ever more strongly and bitterly.  Rather… think of it this way.  Dirk Strider is driven by Heart.  As much as he effaces it with the façade and logic of one dedicated to the practice of Mind, at his core he fuels his actions with a penetrating uniqueness and determination.  It’s his very soul with which he wishes to embody the elaborate ironic fantasy of a Bro, unshakable inclination allowing him to pursue that outward interaction with the world with perfect and self-aware accuracy, minding his Mindful appearance even when not another being is around to witness it.  His Heart powers his efficiency at destroying Heart.  Eridan was similar, his few Hopes dominating his behavior and leading him to come across to everyone as utterly hopeless.

For someone like that to turn from their aspect, they would need to suddenly abandon any semblance of attachment to it.  Said inverting Prince would neither embrace it nor resent it, wield it nor wreck it… they simply would cease to give a shit about it.  Dirk would have to abandon any concern for his desires or indignation for those of others, and simply operate on logic alone, afraid to impress anything he would will himself for fear of doing more of whatever harm he did in his original role.

Hm… almost like a helpful machine?  (But that’s only a possibility.)

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