Talk:Archer/@comment-33914494-20180801182703/@comment-36068742-20180802161004

What version of Mahabarata have you read? There is some wrong about your Bhisma. Firstly Parashurama was defeated by Bhisma if there is equal to Bhisma that is Lord Krishna. Next the one who taught Karna was not Bhisma but Parashurama. He respected Karna but he never treat Karna as a friend. He treated him more like a son. He reprimanded Karna for blindly following Duryodhana's desire which anger Karna that is why he did not participated for 10 days. He did not wanted to side with anyone during the war because he has some sort of connection in each side. But if he choose a side, he would have choosen the Pandava because he hated Duryodhana.You are right about he choose the way he die but there is still some mistake in your comment. Duryodhana who know that Bhisma is not serious when battling a Pandava questioned his loyalty. When his loyalty was qustioned, he got mad and promised that either he kill Arjuna or broke Lord Krishna's vow that he would never directly participate in the war. To cut the story short, Bhisma who was about to kill Arjuna stopped when Lord Krishna intervene. Bhisma succeeded the task but he was not happy. When a stalemate happened during the war, Lord Krishna and Arjuna went to the tent of Bhisma and ask him how to stop the stalemate. Knowing that he was unstoppable, he told them how to kill him. He voluntered to tell his secret weakness to the enemy because he was too badass. Also Bhisma defeated karna couple of times even he is still wearing his armor.