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rabukidastrophes) wrote2010-06-07 03:01 pm
rabukidastrophes) wrote2010-06-07 03:01 pm
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Soul Resonance Essay
SO. Things you may come to understand about Aviy is that I like doing character essays =|b
In particularly on two-faced characters who don't always show their thoughts.
This is partly that and MOSTLY my thoughts on Kida and Soul Resonance.
Okay, so the definition of what lets people's soul's resonate is kind not well defined. It goes beyond LIKING each other, but certainly caring about each other is important. The primary factor seems to be understanding.
I.E. Maka and Soul don't resonate well when they don't understand each other's issues (Maka doesn't understand why Soul is afraid of becoming stronger, Soul doesn't understand why Maka is having such issues with him getting hurt).
Similarly, Stein and Scythe resonate really well, as do Tsubaki and Black*Star. These are VERY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS but they lack the level of conflict Maka and Soul tend to get into. Stein is the "must understand it" type that categorizes and comprehends just about everything, and Spirit is actually really accepting if you are a halfway decent person. Tsubaki is REALLY easy going and probably the only person who would 'understand' an illogical little spazz like Black*Star.
So it's more like understanding/acceptance? I would say the MORE knowledge of another person's soul, the easier to resonate with it. But it's not like they need to know every little facet of them, every reason for every feeling. Maka and Soul don't get over their issues by explaining themselves, they get over it by deciding it doesn't matter because they are going to overcome this fear and kick ass.
Which brings us to will! It is also important to WANT it. Souls certainly do seem to resonate better when the sheer shounen desire there, though that alone is not enough.
SO. We have Understanding >> Acceptance >> Will in roughly what I feel are the orders of importance for two souls to resonate.
Now let's talk about WHAT A BITCH it will be for Kida to resonate with anyone.
Understanding- This will, BY FAR, be the largest obstacle. Kida is not someone who is hiding a littttle bit. He keeps a good 60% of his personality submerged and out of general view. He does NOT talk about his concerns, he does not show them, he doesn't talk about the things from his past, about what he's done, how he's failed, how he is afraid of failing again, how he is up to his neck in shit he doesn't want to deal with but won't back down because he fears the alternative.
Kida is serious and intelligent and extremely protective. He is also sad and scared and young and really just wants to get to be an ordinary boy with his ordinary friends in an ordinary life.
He baaaaasically does not show any of this unless you are A) Orihara Izaya who drags it out of him or B) Dotachin and Co who have already seen him at his absolute lowest.
And it's not a little thing. It's a pretty huge thing. Underlying Kida's LULZHOTCHICKS air he is pretty much always thinking in a much calmer and more calculated manner. Trying to arrange his life for maximum fun and carefreeness without letting on any of his concerns or, WORSE, accidentally dragging anyone he cares about into a dark world they shouldn't go into.
But it is a huge part of Kida's personality and anyone who is unaware of it will not resonate with him. Anyone who thinks Kida is actually HAPPY or free of cares or at all okay will just be too heavy. Kida won't even be able to pick them up.
And of course it goes both ways. If Kida doesn't understand his potential partner, he won't be able to pick them up. And ON that note, Kida is a decent 'general' judge of character. As in. When he met Izaya Izaya was being a smarmy mcdouchebag and Kida had DEEP SUSPECT. But Kida is by no means super fab at reading people. You CAN trick him, he CAN learn to trust people he really shouldn't, and he CAN miss hidden aspects of people's personality.
Accepting- Less of an issue. Kida isn't terribly judgmental. If you are a decent person he is probably fine with you. If you are a douchebag he is not. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR CUT!
Going the other way, he probably doesn't think anyone who knows what happens to Saki would ever think well of him again. But if someone COULD accept that huge failure on his part and convince him of such they would kinda own him.
Will- Lol so. Kida and will.
Kida does things he doesn't want to do pretty regularly. I will not say he puts his full will into it. He is a kid and he is reluctant and he holds back. But he puts MOST of it into it.
Kida's third person app is accurate: Despite what he's been telling people, he HAS decided to fight. He just doesn't intend to tell anyone that when he doesn't have a weapon and no means to protect himself in this dangerous world. He's not making himself a target when he still hasn't gotten his bearings.
But when it comes down to finding someone he can probably resonate with, the will to fight because he has to will be there.
But I can't guarantee it won't be completely countered by the fact that I am not sure Kida has the will to use anyone he cares about as a weapon.
Kida can HAVE tools! Kida is GREAT with tools. Despite calling the Yellow Turbans his 'friends' it is clear that he uses that term in a general manner that doesn't really convey a lot of personal feelings. Kida is absolutely willing to use those 'friends' to protect his real friends, the ones that own him. Ideally, he wants a weapon who is a tool like the Yellow Turbans are: someone who got themselves into this, who is there willingly, who will listen to him because he is the Meister. Normally that is the OPPOSITE of what he enjoys, but in this case it would be easier for him. He would still feel bad! Kida is in no way able to... not see people as people, and a real goddamn war is a lot more serious than a gang war where everyone is there because they chose to be and he can't really make them do anything they don't want to.
But the thing is, as much as the idea of having a weapon who is truly a tool makes him feel kinda shitty. He... would have a REALLY hard time using anyone who he genuinely loves, like Mikado or Anri, as a weapon. And Kida is Kida, anyone who he CAN resonate with really well will probably be someone he deeply cares about. And then he is forced with the reality of needing to put THAT person between him and an oncoming attack, which is generally a really upsetting concept (especially when he learns that WEAPONS CAN BLEED. AAH)
So while he may agree to it if talked into it, he will have some mental hurdles to get around to have the Will to do it.
Other: Basically! I am not even sure Kida ever WILL have a weapon. He is very social so chances are pretty decent! But it won't be easy. In most cases anyone who he tries to pick up will just be too heavy for him to manage it.
However, I have put some thought into who would be a good weapon for him! Not names but TYPES. Here are qualities that would help:
A) Someone awesomely strong. Kida would have less issues with putting someone in danger's way for him if they were clearly WAY MORE AWESOME than him.
B) Someone who understands Kida's feelings and is OKAY with being a tool more than a friend.
C) Someone who is strong and for whatever reason would want Kida as a Meister, but also a dick so that Kida would be less concerned about his safety.
D) Despite Kida's "WHEE HOT CHICK WEAPON" announcement, chances are EXTREMELY LOW that he would take an attractive young woman into battle as his shield. Soooooooooooooooo many issues there.
Also, if Mikado ends up getting a weapon or shows active interest in helping the war effort, or if Anri shows up, Kida's interest in having a weapon of his own will skyrocket and he will do a better job of finding one, and just deciding before hand that he would rather sacrifice THIS person than Mikado or Anri.
Blahblahblah. Thoughts/Questions?
In particularly on two-faced characters who don't always show their thoughts.
This is partly that and MOSTLY my thoughts on Kida and Soul Resonance.
Okay, so the definition of what lets people's soul's resonate is kind not well defined. It goes beyond LIKING each other, but certainly caring about each other is important. The primary factor seems to be understanding.
I.E. Maka and Soul don't resonate well when they don't understand each other's issues (Maka doesn't understand why Soul is afraid of becoming stronger, Soul doesn't understand why Maka is having such issues with him getting hurt).
Similarly, Stein and Scythe resonate really well, as do Tsubaki and Black*Star. These are VERY DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS but they lack the level of conflict Maka and Soul tend to get into. Stein is the "must understand it" type that categorizes and comprehends just about everything, and Spirit is actually really accepting if you are a halfway decent person. Tsubaki is REALLY easy going and probably the only person who would 'understand' an illogical little spazz like Black*Star.
So it's more like understanding/acceptance? I would say the MORE knowledge of another person's soul, the easier to resonate with it. But it's not like they need to know every little facet of them, every reason for every feeling. Maka and Soul don't get over their issues by explaining themselves, they get over it by deciding it doesn't matter because they are going to overcome this fear and kick ass.
Which brings us to will! It is also important to WANT it. Souls certainly do seem to resonate better when the sheer shounen desire there, though that alone is not enough.
SO. We have Understanding >> Acceptance >> Will in roughly what I feel are the orders of importance for two souls to resonate.
Now let's talk about WHAT A BITCH it will be for Kida to resonate with anyone.
Understanding- This will, BY FAR, be the largest obstacle. Kida is not someone who is hiding a littttle bit. He keeps a good 60% of his personality submerged and out of general view. He does NOT talk about his concerns, he does not show them, he doesn't talk about the things from his past, about what he's done, how he's failed, how he is afraid of failing again, how he is up to his neck in shit he doesn't want to deal with but won't back down because he fears the alternative.
Kida is serious and intelligent and extremely protective. He is also sad and scared and young and really just wants to get to be an ordinary boy with his ordinary friends in an ordinary life.
He baaaaasically does not show any of this unless you are A) Orihara Izaya who drags it out of him or B) Dotachin and Co who have already seen him at his absolute lowest.
And it's not a little thing. It's a pretty huge thing. Underlying Kida's LULZHOTCHICKS air he is pretty much always thinking in a much calmer and more calculated manner. Trying to arrange his life for maximum fun and carefreeness without letting on any of his concerns or, WORSE, accidentally dragging anyone he cares about into a dark world they shouldn't go into.
But it is a huge part of Kida's personality and anyone who is unaware of it will not resonate with him. Anyone who thinks Kida is actually HAPPY or free of cares or at all okay will just be too heavy. Kida won't even be able to pick them up.
And of course it goes both ways. If Kida doesn't understand his potential partner, he won't be able to pick them up. And ON that note, Kida is a decent 'general' judge of character. As in. When he met Izaya Izaya was being a smarmy mcdouchebag and Kida had DEEP SUSPECT. But Kida is by no means super fab at reading people. You CAN trick him, he CAN learn to trust people he really shouldn't, and he CAN miss hidden aspects of people's personality.
Accepting- Less of an issue. Kida isn't terribly judgmental. If you are a decent person he is probably fine with you. If you are a douchebag he is not. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR CUT!
Going the other way, he probably doesn't think anyone who knows what happens to Saki would ever think well of him again. But if someone COULD accept that huge failure on his part and convince him of such they would kinda own him.
Will- Lol so. Kida and will.
Kida does things he doesn't want to do pretty regularly. I will not say he puts his full will into it. He is a kid and he is reluctant and he holds back. But he puts MOST of it into it.
Kida's third person app is accurate: Despite what he's been telling people, he HAS decided to fight. He just doesn't intend to tell anyone that when he doesn't have a weapon and no means to protect himself in this dangerous world. He's not making himself a target when he still hasn't gotten his bearings.
But when it comes down to finding someone he can probably resonate with, the will to fight because he has to will be there.
But I can't guarantee it won't be completely countered by the fact that I am not sure Kida has the will to use anyone he cares about as a weapon.
Kida can HAVE tools! Kida is GREAT with tools. Despite calling the Yellow Turbans his 'friends' it is clear that he uses that term in a general manner that doesn't really convey a lot of personal feelings. Kida is absolutely willing to use those 'friends' to protect his real friends, the ones that own him. Ideally, he wants a weapon who is a tool like the Yellow Turbans are: someone who got themselves into this, who is there willingly, who will listen to him because he is the Meister. Normally that is the OPPOSITE of what he enjoys, but in this case it would be easier for him. He would still feel bad! Kida is in no way able to... not see people as people, and a real goddamn war is a lot more serious than a gang war where everyone is there because they chose to be and he can't really make them do anything they don't want to.
But the thing is, as much as the idea of having a weapon who is truly a tool makes him feel kinda shitty. He... would have a REALLY hard time using anyone who he genuinely loves, like Mikado or Anri, as a weapon. And Kida is Kida, anyone who he CAN resonate with really well will probably be someone he deeply cares about. And then he is forced with the reality of needing to put THAT person between him and an oncoming attack, which is generally a really upsetting concept (especially when he learns that WEAPONS CAN BLEED. AAH)
So while he may agree to it if talked into it, he will have some mental hurdles to get around to have the Will to do it.
Other: Basically! I am not even sure Kida ever WILL have a weapon. He is very social so chances are pretty decent! But it won't be easy. In most cases anyone who he tries to pick up will just be too heavy for him to manage it.
However, I have put some thought into who would be a good weapon for him! Not names but TYPES. Here are qualities that would help:
A) Someone awesomely strong. Kida would have less issues with putting someone in danger's way for him if they were clearly WAY MORE AWESOME than him.
B) Someone who understands Kida's feelings and is OKAY with being a tool more than a friend.
C) Someone who is strong and for whatever reason would want Kida as a Meister, but also a dick so that Kida would be less concerned about his safety.
D) Despite Kida's "WHEE HOT CHICK WEAPON" announcement, chances are EXTREMELY LOW that he would take an attractive young woman into battle as his shield. Soooooooooooooooo many issues there.
Also, if Mikado ends up getting a weapon or shows active interest in helping the war effort, or if Anri shows up, Kida's interest in having a weapon of his own will skyrocket and he will do a better job of finding one, and just deciding before hand that he would rather sacrifice THIS person than Mikado or Anri.
Blahblahblah. Thoughts/Questions?