Talk:Otik Horak

The Origin of Otik
Okay. On this page, we list Otik's home continuum as 'presumably World One', and describe him as being based on the Little Otik film/folktale. I'm inclined to agree with that. However, here and on Firstborn, we also list him as a possible Firstborn, due to his name. Well... he can't be both!

Leaving aside the whole 'is he a folktale character' question, I don't think there's any way for 'Otik' to have claimed that name while the Firstborn were naming themselves. The knowledge of Earth the Firstborn picked up was from the Ship - and that means it predates the film by several centuries. Obscure Czech folk myth just happens to be popular among the crew of an English ship? I don't think so.

This isn't to say that he might not still be a Flower from Origin. Folk!Otik isn't a plank of wood, so he must have been modified - or tortured - at some point. That could be 'Otik was cut down into a plank', or it could be 'a Tree was cut down into a plank and took the name Otik to help itself get over the change'. No evidence either way, as far as I know - and I suppose the third option is 'the Flowers accidentally Awakened a plank'.

All that being the case, I'm going to remove him as a possible Firstborn. Yes, he could be - but he'd have to be a Firstborn who changed his name, which means there's no evidence beyond 'he is a Flower'. If someone has an argument against this, do feel free to make it, though. Huinesoron (talk) 06:50, April 21, 2014 (UTC)