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What psychological reaction do you think btd/btd2/tpof characters will have when kidnapped, and what will they do?
What if they know that they will surely die?
Strade- Stradeās biggest fear is being trapped and physically restrainedā yes, heās a huge hypocrite. He would be furious and also afraid. Heāll yell and try to fight back as much as possible (similarly to the couch scene in YKMET, although if youāve moved him somewhere more permanent and he realizes you intend to keep him there, heāll be a lot more mad).
Despite Strade being Strade, knowing heās about to die does make him afraid just like any other person, which we also see in YKMET.
Ren- Ren is the most obvious, because he is kidnapped in the first game/YKMET. After Stradeās death, we see a good glimpse of this in BTD2, when the player switches roles and collars Ren instead. Heās quick to be submissive once heās realized heās overpowered/canāt win, but more out of self preservation than anything else. Itās clear he never truly forgot that mentality, even without Strade there to enforce it.
If he knew he was absolutely going to die, it would also be much like the endings in BTD2 where MC tortured himā initial panic, begging and crying, and eventually a dull acceptance. Heās been through too much for denial.
Lawrence- Lawrence would freak out being kidnapped. Canonically heād panic hard in this situation. As Gato has said in the past, with someone like Strade who tends to be careless sometimes, Lawrence would snap and overpower him. But with Derek and the desert crew for example, the situation would probably get the best of him first. Either way, He would panic, although that panic could come in fighting back or in silent dissociative thought.
If he felt he was going to be killed, he would probably still freak out, which is only natural for someone despite him being kind of hypocritical in that regard. However, if he feels like the death will be easy (relatively painless or quick) he might accept it more easily, because heāll get to see the river again. This is my general answer, but Iād honestly have to write a whole scene going through his thoughts to explain exactly how heād feel.
Sano- Sano has been kidnapped and tortured for information before. Heās surprisingly stoic, and would keep his even demeanor as much as possible.
If he felt he was going to die, I think he would try to bargain with the person or make a deal somehow (if breaking out is absolutely not happening). He knows begging is useless. Or, if the opportunity presents itself, heāll try to coerce them into coming closer so he can bite and kill them.
Akira- has also been in similar situations, and his reaction is typically taunting/swearing at them or simply refusing to talk. Although, Akira is a fighterā any chance he gets, heāll try to break away from them and escape. They better have good security measures, because if he does get free, he will kill them.
If somehow that doesnāt work, and he knows heās going to die, it could go two ways. If itās relatively soon, heāll definitely go down kicking, and try to gain the upper hand regardless of how much he knows itās over. But if heās been there a really long time, or heās starting to get hopeless, I think he might just accept it.
Vincent- Vincent would get very violent in both of these scenarios. He already has anger problems, and this might be the last straw. Honestly Iām not sure a kidnapper (unless itās a whole team who has extremely strong equipment) can hold him when he transforms. Heāll be extremely pissed and attempt to maul them to death. Even if he knows heās might die, heāll do as much damage as he can even until the last moment.
Cain- Itās incredibly hard to kidnap Cain due to his power, but if it happened, heād clearly be very upset. I think he has a certain amount of outward patience (heās really mad about it, but heās not going to give you the satisfaction of watching him yell and complain) so he for the most part remains silent unless asking a brief question or maybe answering something. He spends time mentally trying to figure out the personās (or angel/demonās, because a human clearly can hold him) motives, and plotting how he can catch them at a point of weakness.
If he felt he was about to die, I think he would be in denial of it actually happening. He knows heās powerful, and heās been through a lot throughout his life, so he kind of expects himself to live through anything. And he might be right, I donāt think ākilling himā will permanently kill him like it would a humanā heās a fallen angel.
Rire- very similar to Cain, however if someone manages to capture him (which is nearly impossible, heās incredibly powerful) heāll let a bit more rage show through. Heās clearly furious with his opponent. Heās constantly searching for any loopholes, anything his captor missed, that might give him a chance to gain the upper hand again.
If heās felt felt he was going to die (which is even more unlikely than with Cainā heās an extremely powerful demon, I donāt think he can simply be killed) he would be angry the entire time. Heāll never stoop to begging from someone he hates so much; he wonāt give them the satisfaction.
Derek- Derek would be an awful captive. I mean, heāll never stop shouting. Heās entirely pissed at the kidnapper, and for the first few days, heāll constantly yell and swear and threaten them. Heāll also threaten them with his economic status and his father, claiming that people will notice if he goes missing and will find him. Heās very.. well, obstreperous, right? Itās also a way to hide his fear, because he is afraid, but wonāt show it.
I think even if he were about to die, and was weak, heād keep up the defiance. Heās got a lot of fight in him at least.
Celia- Celia would be extremely mad, but she wouldnāt try and fight her way out to begin with. Shes much more calculating than that. Once sheās tried and failed at bribery (unless the person falls for that), sheāll try to find a way to break free somehow. However, if sheās unable to get any kind of leverage, she could easily start to go crazy. Celia thrives on having plans and staying one step ahead, so being this far behind really messes with her.
Knowing she was going to die would probably bring out a little more fight in her. If sheās going to die, why hold back? Primarily verbally, since sheās probably restrained, and Iād say she has the most gruesome and cutting insults for the kidnapper out of anyone here.
Mason- if somehow, some way, someone was able to kidnap Mason, heād be wildly impressed. Mad, a little, because besting him in the woods is one thing, but taking him away is a major inconvenience. Still, heād be pretty surprised.
If he were about to die, it would be much like in game. Heāll absolutely fight if he can, but if not, you won, and deep down he can respect that.
