Rudolph: Battlegrounds Heavy Spoilers

[Conspiracy Theorist]

I think Rudolph is Gollum...

With a pornstar tache.

[Bad Alias]

That is because he is a suicide.

There's a WoJ that casts doubt on that. His death was an apparent suicide. What if it was a Skavis?

[Mira]

There's a WoJ that casts doubt on that. His death was an apparent suicide. What if it was a Skavis?

 His daughter believes it was, unless he volunteered to work for Uriel, that is why he is where he is.

[Bad Alias]

unless he volunteered to work for Uriel, that is why he is where he is.

We don't know that. Not everyone who works for Uriel committed suicide. Carmichael didn't.

[Mira]

We don't know that. Not everyone who works for Uriel committed suicide. Carmichael didn't.

 I believe Murphy..  If it was a staged thing, she would have figured it out.

[BrainFireBob]

That's why Malvora and/or Skavis are good candidates. It can be compelled and would look the same.

Heck, he's a Murphy. Could have been a way of politely saying "no" to something that only eats living things.

[Bad Alias]

I believe Murphy..  If it was a staged thing, she would have figured it out.

She was about ten.

[Eldest_Gruff]

I don't think we have seen the last of Rudolph, but where he goes next I am not sure. I think it's pretty significant that a knight of the cross stopped Harry from killing him, and because of that, I feel he will serve some sort of redemptive purpose at a later date.

[BrainFireBob]

That was about Harry, not about Rudolph.

There are 4 Archangels, but only 3 Swords?

Longstanding WAG: Harry's the fourth Knight of the Cross, the Knight of Retribution.

[Mira]

I don't think we have seen the last of Rudolph, but where he goes next I am not sure. I think it's pretty significant that a knight of the cross stopped Harry from killing him, and because of that, I feel he will serve some sort of redemptive purpose at a later date.

  A Sword of the Cross stopped Harry because it isn't his place to judge.  Before when they were "experimenting" with the light Sword they all remarked how it didn't burn human flesh, including Harry.  When Harry wanted to be judge and jury and kill Rudolph in revenge for him killing Murphy, the Sword burned him. That got Harry's attention, it was a warning, now the Sword could have burned his hand off, but it didn't.  That brought Harry back from his rage and grief, he knew it was a warning and let him go.

[Conspiracy Theorist]

I believe Murphy..  If it was a staged thing, she would have figured it out.

They are all cops who died on the job one way or the other, very Life on Mars/ Ashes to Ashes they are not capable yet of moving on.

[ClintACK]

Re: Murphy's Dad...

Based on the Murphy family picnic (whichever book that was) Murphy never knew that her mother knew about the supernatural or that she was following in her father's footsteps at SI. If her father was killed by something supernatural, Karrin would have no idea.


Re: Catholic Heaven vs. Valhalla...

The general theology of the Dresdenverse seems to be that different religions are seeing different sides of the same mountain. I don't think we should assume that accepting a job offer from the Allfather (who has lunch every year with Uriel) means she's not crashing on her grandmother's couch in Heaven while she gets settled in.