Upon defeat, he commits suicide, and Isshin is reborn in his prime-to when he previously wielded Open Gate. Isshin implies that the more Genichiro swings the black mortal blade, "the Tengu will be no more." Later, he dies, and only then does Genichiro reveal himself and the black mortal blade. It's important to remember that "the closest ever cae to death" was when facing Tomoe-but if Isshin was immortal, clearly, Tomoe would have required a mortal blade to stand any chance against him. Having failed in her wish, Isshin stepped in to sever the dragon's heritage by ending Takeru's life. The everblossom can only yield one branch before it dies, and as we know, Owl stole this rite unbeknownst to Tomoe or Isshin. Tomoe wished to purify Takeru's heritage after the coup, but failed to do so for two reasons: she possessed neither a mortal blade, nor supposedly the floral branch. Isshin is noticeably not corrupted like the Senpou monks, which would mean legitimate means of achieving immortality. I believe this may suggest that like Tomoe, Takeru bestowed upon Isshin his dragon's blood heritage in order to defeat the old lords. However, the Isshin of the present clearly is not immortal, and dies to Kusabimaru alone in the Shura ending, and to "illness" in either Severance, Purification, or Return. He also appears to have a scar on his abdomen, perhaps from an attempt at ritual suicide, yet survived. This suggests he was also an immortal, and required the blade in order to defeat the lords of Old Ashina. Firstly, Isshin uses the black mortal blade in the intro. I know this wiki probably doesn't see much action these days, but a lot has come to my attention regarding the mortal blades, Isshin, and Tomoe. Note that they will still appear in the skills list, but cannot be selected as a combat art. The Mortal Draw and Empowered Mortal Draw skills are likewise unusable until the blade is back in Sekiro's possession and will be deselected if they were the equipped Combat Art upon entering New Game Plus.
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