criticaldragon:

A dumb realization about Scion Hanzo, And the Tale of The Two Dragon Brothers

So, there’s the theory about Hanzo staying with the Shimada after committing the “murder” on Genji. I can very well tell you that theory is correct. Scion Hanzo is Hanzo after he “murdered” Genji.

And this ties very closely into the good ol’ Tale Of The Two Dragon Brothers.

In the tale, the Dragon of the South Wind had triumphed over the Dragon of the North Wind. (Hanzo “kills” Genji)

“But, as time passed and he realized his solitude.”

From this one line of the tale, and correlating to Hanzo and Genji’s story says alot of things about what Hanzo did after the “murder” and how closely this tale really ties into the Shimada Brothers.

Hanzo never left the Shimada immediately after “killing” Genji. He stayed with them and went with business as usual. He tried to move on from the incident. But as time passed, he realized just how guilty and lonely he is from committing the “murder” and it broke him, driving him to leave the clan. I also suspect that the clan members, including the elders were also telling him to just forget about “that embarrassment to the Shimada Clan,” (some words I also suspect were thrown at him when they talked about Genji) And it only added more pressure, guilt, and even anger to Hanzo’s well-being.

I feel very dumb for not making this realization sooner.