1. No idea.Originally Posted by X-plicit
2. Neither did, until the end. Ringo held back and helped Ikki.
3. Yes they failed. The "grim reapers" I guess are Oh! Great's way of cheesing stuff and overdramatizing stuff I guess. I mean thorn whips from Ringo's AT is acceptable, but Ikki cruising around while people have visions of Grim Reapers? =/
4. /shrug, your guess is probably as good as mine. It's probably the Wind Regalia's "released" form. It probably just represents the wind itself, and the Grim Reaper signifies death. And I guess they just want to demonstrate how powerful this wind just is, with the image of the grim reapers.