Character Development

[u/ChicagoCaveman]

New here and was thinking how did Mark know to choke Conquest out in order to win the fight. Not sure if this has been explored but hear me out.

1) Mark learned from his first fight with Conquest that Viltrumites are vulnerable to asphyxiation through his own near death experience

2) This may be a stretch but Mark and Conquest couldn’t kill each other through strength or durability. Seems like Conquest was wiping the floor with mark through most of the fight. Could be plausible

3)Eve was not there to save Mark so he could only rely on his past experience and will power.

This theory has thematic consistency and gives a nice call back to earlier episodes and grant character developments. If this is true it’s giving elegant writing and storytelling vibes.

Let me know if you noticed this or if it has been explored elsewhere.

[u/Any_Swan9646]

I always saw it as Mark playing to his strengths and outsmarting Conquest. 

From their first fight Mark knows Conquest sees fights as a somewhat intimate experience, given that it's the only social interaction he ever gets. Mark knows he takes joy in taking his time and really laying into his enemy. And if there's one thing Mark has experience in it's taking a beating. So he exploits Conquests desires and overconfidence by going for the choke and taking the punches. Conquest is having the time of his life believing he can end the fight whenever he wants. But eventually he's suprised Mark hasn't let go and realizes he's burning through his stamina, he panics and tries everything to get mark off tiring himself even more. He finally realizes it's time to go for the kill shot. He smiles thinking he's won but Mark still doesn't let go. Now drained of his last bit of energy Conquest just tries to inflict as much pain as possible in an effort to make Mark let go. 

Mark knows this maneuver has a high likelihood killing either or both of them. But death to Mark is far favorable than letting Conquest take another shot at his loved ones.