Previous post deleted, I read the description wrong. Disintegrate does a lot of damage but allows for a Fortitude save that drops the damage way down. O-Chul must've made his. Not really surprising both by the game rules and from in-comic evidence, Paladins get good Fort saves and O-Chul has proved to be exceptionally tough.

This wound is symbolic, people.

And he's ridiculously tough. According to Hinjo he's the toughest of all the paladins, he survived the explosion in the castle and was thrown at least a mile and survived. Then he did the acid tank shark thing. O-Chul is badass.

Holy shit, he has Xykon's phlactery now too and seems to know it. Not only is Xykon without his right-hand man, but O-Chul now has a huge bargaining chip in his hands. It seems all the other bad guys (Jirix and Tsukiko) have left the room too. I definitely was not expecting this.

Perfectly summed up.

I mean you've got a damn intelligent Paladin move, (Although the problem is Xykon's still alive, even without his phlactery, if I remember right) V about one or two hits away from negative HP, and...O-Chuul is friggen awesome.

I really can't add right now to the conversation except to say:

Damn. Rich is getting into his stride again.

Disintergrate is not a particularly powerful spell. One would assume OChul passed the saving throw but even if he failed a disintergrate would be unlikely to kill h im with full hitpoints.

Also even if he destroys the phlactery Zykon is still alive and can make another one. They need to find a way to kill him first so possessing the phlactery is not that important.

Isn't it better that O-Chul has the phylactery and Xykon lives, than Red Cloak having the phylactery and having Xykon die (again)?

I'm pretty sure "bargaining chip" is not part of the Paladin's vocabulary.

...plus, Xykon would just fry anyone who tried to pull something like that.

He has before.

Start of Darkness:

He called Redcloak's bluff when Redcloak said he'd destroy the phylactery. He already knows if he's not in there, it won't harm him.

What may cause him to pause is if he's near death and really can't make another one. Somehow, as it's set up, I don't think he can.

I'm glad you guys started talking about the phylactery. I misread the art and thought O-Chul was holding on to Redcloak's eye. That was gross.