Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20190126081959/@comment-14909251-20190208234900

Sentry 616 wrote: Well they showed an image of an impressive building blowing up, so I think it's safe to say that in the unlikely event that they still have anyone who even claims to be on the coucil, that person has no meanigful power.

Here is what the transcript says.

"After the Great War, a formal government was finally established, but by that point the folks living in Vacuo didn't care to uphold its laws, making Shade Academy the only real source of order in the Kingdom." I doubt that is meant to say their government was destroyed and no longer exists. For one, it has been 80 years since the Great War. Probably, the government that has been established has been able to build itself up, but it is heavily dependent on Shade for any kind of enforcement of the law. Unlike in the other Kingdoms, Shade Academy is essentially in charge and the government answers to them to a considerable extent. Maybe they have some kind of "green zone" where the government, Shade Academy, and whatever vital interests house themselves.