, it ultimately comes off as a pale successor . 
(ROOT (S (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB ultimately)) (VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP off)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ pale) (NN successor)))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (, ) (NP (PRP )) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )))) (. )))