| Light and Darkness (A farther argument about the necessity of the X/F pairing with information from the Xellos/Filia section and other sources.) |
| That's right; Xellos and Filia are definitely a couple in the Slayers series. For those Filia/Valgaav, Lina/Xellos, Amelia/Xellos, and (ugh!) Zelgadis/Xellos fans, this essay is to prove you wrong! If it can't convince you, then it'll definitely argue! ^_^ First of all, the couples in Slayers are based on opposites; Filia and Xellos can hardly be more! While Filia is a ryuzoku, Xellos is a mozaku. Filia wants to save the world, and Xellos wants to destroy it. Filia gets angry easily, while Xellos is calm and collected. If those don't seem like good reasons, I don't know what is. Of course, besides for the opposite factor, couples should have something in common to strengthen the relationship. Xellos and Filia both drink tea. They both get mad in each others' presence. They even say the same thing at the same time at times. Being both alike and different promise a good future, as the creators of Slayers were well aware. Speaking of animators, why do you think that animators introduced Filia to look the way she does, and act the way she does? To be in a couple with Xellos!! Lina is with Gourry and Amelia is with Zelgadis, so it's appropriate that Xellos should have a partner. Filia was even animated to compliment Xellos's look. It's no mere coincidence that while Xellos's hair is violet, her's is yellow; he wears black, while she wears white. They were DESIGNED to be together!! Most importantly, there has to be solid reasons why Xellos and Filia belong together, and there's PLENTY of them. First of all, Xellos and Filia are the right age for each other. If they were paired up with anyone other than each other (Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, Amelia), then that other person would surely die out too soon. As said before, Valgaav wouldn't work out with Filia because Filia is raising him as a child right now; that couldn't be right. :-P Secondly, they haven't known each other long enough. While the couplings of Lina/Gourry and Amelia/Zelgadis have had a chance to evolve wince the first Slayers series, the Xellos/Filia pairing has had only one series to develop. Finally, the joining of a mozaku and a ryuzoku could, quite possibly, bring the war of gods and demons to an end, with peace finally being resolved! For more reasons and some valuable moments that Xellos and Filia shared, please visit the Xellos & Filia Mini-Shrine. Now that those basic points have been set down (which most people already know of), it's time to move on to the most important part- the people AGAINST the Xellos/Filia pairing. Here are some reasons why people are against the couple- 1. Xellos and Filia always argue; how can you expect them to get along? 2. Filia DESPISES Xellos! 3. Mozaku can't love. 4. Mozaku can't reproduce. 5. Filia's opened a business now; she was a secondary character and will most likely never be seen again. 6. Xellos killed all of Filia's race; Filia could never forgive him, and Xellos would never feel sorry. I will address each of these topics individually. For reason number one, it doesn't matter if Xellos and Filia argue! They get along just fine when it is required of them to, or when the situation turns serious. Furthermore, arguments make a couple stronger; they can learn from them. Second reason: Yes, it looks as though Filia despises Xellos. However, why would she have helped Xellos when he was injured? Feelings go deeper than their appearance! Third reason: Mozaku can't love? That's the most common reason against Xellos/Filia coupling. However, this may not be true. Perhaps the most powerful dark lords can't love (Shabranigdo, Dark Star, Chaotic Blue, and Death Fog), and the most powerful gods can't hate (Ceipheed, Volpheed, and the other two gods), but it seems that most mozaku ARE capable. The Golden Dragons had slaughtered all of the Ancient Dragons out of fear, jealousy, and hate. Additionally, Filia feels many negative emotions toward Xellos. If the servants of the gods can hate, then why can't the servants of the demons love? Xellos is just such an example, further proving this point when saving Filia at one point, and supporting her when necessary. Fourth reason: Mozaku can't reproduce. First of all, the joining of a mozaku and ryuzoku has never happened before, so how could you be sure that it's not possible? Secondly, WHO CARES?? Just because you don't have kids doesn't mean that you can't be a couple! Fifth reason: Filia, a secondary character? Definitely not. She adds too much character and feeling to the Slayers group to be one. Some people even consider Xellos a secondary character, which is also NOT TRUE!!! If Filia opened a business, that doesn't mean that she won't be seen again. Think rationally- Lina and Gourry are always travelling EVERYWHERE, Zelgadis is always searching in some unknown place for a cure, Amelia's a princess with plenty of duties, and Xellos has many missions as a mozaku as well. However, they all met at the beginning of Try!! It is the creators' intention to keep this group together, and if Filia opened a pottery and mace shop, that will most certainly not get in the way! Sixth and final reason: Xellos killed all of Filia's race? True. Filia will never forgive him? Maybe. Xellos had killed all of those Golden Dragons because it was war, and he had a mission to accomplish! Perhaps Filia will understand that one day... Hopefully, I converted some people against the Xellos and Filia pairing. They're destined to be together! ^_^ |
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