really big kaiser fan

i love kaiser a lot i like drawing and writing 15

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Obsession.

chapter 326 leaks have me going insane. genuinely.

[cherrychaiii]

baby your enamel 😔 keep drinking like that and you’re gonna have the same teeth with lorenzo

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trick or treat? 🎃

[edeneow]

Ness and the consequences of child neglect:

hi guys! this is a continuation of my post about kaiser and the consequences of child abuse, i continued the project and decided to expand on the same/similar ideas but applying them to ness this time!! hope its understandable and you enjoy 🩷🩶💜

How maltreatment can shape character:

Through this analysis I'll be analysing how child maltreatment is displayed in the manga series Blue Lock, and how it is represented in the antagonist Alexis Ness.

Alexis portrays how growing up in maltreatment can stunt someone's emotional development, warp their sense of self and affect how they view and interact with others. I hope to identify how his childhood experiences shaped who he is today.

What is child maltreatment?:

Child maltreatment includes all types of abuse and neglect inflicted upon a child under the age of 18 by a person in a custodial role. There are two types of child maltreatment: active maltreatment and passive maltreatment.

Active maltreatment is categorized as physical, verbal or psychological abuse, and passive maltreatment is described as emotional and physical neglect, when a child's basic needs are not met.

Ness is a victim of passive maltreatment, and could be seen as a representation of its consequences.

Ness as representation of passive maltreatment victims:

Alexis Ness is a character who becomes unhealthily attached to others who see value in him because he’d never been given sufficient praise and/or attention as a child; making him feel like he needs to cling to it when he does receive it.

The reason why Ness experiences such severe attachment to others is because he feels like an outcast, so when he feels recognised and (somewhat) appreciated he desperately holds onto that feeling and it’s source.

Ness’s issues with attachment arise from how he was treated in his childhood home—growing up in a family of scientists, where rationality and logic are paramount; Ness, fascinated by fantasy and a believer of magic, was ostracised and outcast.

It’s made clear that Ness’s biggest problem with his family is that they don’t even try to understand him, simply because their views are different, he still believes in magic and is authentic but it’s apparent he feels held back by the way those around him dismiss him simply because he’s not exactly like them.

This makes Ness eager to prove himself, for both his own sake as well as the sake of magic and his ideology. With his aspirations he makes it to a professional level; being invited to Bastard München’s U-20 tryouts.

Child neglect’s effects on self-esteem:

Ness aims to “cast a spell on the whole world”, he wants to create wonder and “unexplainable”, supernatural awe through his soccer playing. He’s aware of his talent and the magic he holds, but during the tryouts he begins to question it as he sees that logic seems not only supreme in his household, but even in the place he sees magic in the most: soccer.

In the short space of time where logic seemed to outshine magic, Ness begins to doubt the beliefs he’s cherished and defended his whole life—his whole world is turned upside down as he struggles to visualise how his magic can work on the world.

As Ness himself is the only person who seemed to have an unshakeable belief in magic, when he of all people begins to doubt what he’s built his life upon he starts to crumble: what is he if there truly is no magic? An idiot, a good-for-nothing, worthless. In moments Ness’s whole world starts to crumble. This demonstrates the fragility victims of maltreatment often have, as well as the idea of feeling worthless. We notice these traits within Kaiser as well, supporting findings stating (as termed by Thomas J. McMahon): “child maltreatment represents a gross disturbance in the caregiving environment that has the potential to interfere with normative development across the lifespan”. Both victims of maltreatment haven’t been able to develop as they would’ve in better circumstances, leading to their problems with emotional instability and fragility.

Ness had to be certain of his worth throughout his whole life, as no one else was ever there to reassure him and support him, leading him to the only option of being self-sufficient. So this wave of doubt hits him harder than it might’ve if he was properly supported.

Ness is very vulnerable at this point, losing the match (his chance to escape his neglectful household) as well as his spirit (belief in magic and what he stands for). He begins to despair, and in the midst of this, Kaiser appears.

Child neglect’s effects on future relationships:

When Kaiser starts to work with Ness, making Ness feel of use, Ness develops an intense attachment to him, categorised as ambivalent attachment (or anxious attachment).

Ambivalent attachment style is characterized by intense dependence on others and is typically a result of inconsistent parenting as well as emotional hunger. Passive maltreatment victims like Ness would be particularly susceptible to ambivalent attachment style because they are not familiar with receiving attention so are likely to not respond to it healthily.

Ness, for example, responds to the attention and validation Kaiser gives to him by clinging to it; he does everything in his power to keep himself close to Kaiser, and tolerates his abusive behaviour if it means receiving his attention. He's highly attentive, however when he feels the attention he receives slipping from his grasp, Ness grows intensely jealous, outraged and obsessive. Going so far as to bite his lip till it bleeds as a reaction to Kaiser displaying interest in another, Ness presents unhealthy behaviour as a result of his unhealthy attachment.

This unhealthy behaviour is a product of the passive maltreatment Ness experienced as a child. As stated previously ambivalent attachment is caused by inconsistent parenting and emotional hunger, both of which passive maltreatment victims would’ve (typically) experienced.

Ness represents how victims of passive maltreatment can experience intense attachment issues, heightened sensitivity, and struggle with emotional regulation, vastly affecting their relationships with others.

John Bowlby’s attachment theory suggests that secure attachments in childhood lay the foundation for healthy relationships later on in life. Supporting ideas that maltreated children are more likely to struggle with attachment and relationships in general in adulthood/throughout their lives—which is represented by Ness.

Hope you enjoyed reading !!! + feedback would be appreciated 🥹💗

[mulleddivinity]

kaineth

[edeneow]

Kaiser and the consequences of child maltreatment:

hi guys !! it’s been super long since i posted but i did this speech for a school project about how abuse can shape someone’s character anddd decided to present that idea through kaiser of course hehe it was super interesting to research so i thought id share ! i hope you enjoy reading 💙

How maltreatment can shape character:

Through this analysis I’ll be exploring how child maltreatment is displayed in the manga series Blue Lock, and how it is represented in the antagonist Michael Kaiser.

Kaiser portrays how growing up in maltreatment can stunt someone’s emotional development, warp their sense of self and affect how they view and interact with others. I hope to identify how his childhood experiences shaped who he is today.

Firstly, what is child maltreatment?:

Child maltreatment includes all types of abuse and neglect inflicted upon a child under the age of 18 by a person in a custodial role. There are two types of child maltreatment: active maltreatment and passive maltreatment.

Active maltreatment is categorized as physical, verbal or psychological abuse, and passive maltreatment is described as emotional and physical neglect, when a child’s basic needs are not met.

Kaiser is a victim of both types of maltreatment, but moreover active, and could be seen as a representation of its consequences.

Kaiser as a representation of active maltreatment victims:

Kaiser is an extremely fragile and deeply insecure character who deflects this by acting arrogant and overconfident; because he feels the need to assert himself over others to avoid being hurt by them.

The root of Kaiser’s instability and uncertainty about himself and others is the abuse he experienced as a child.

Due to his amoral father, who constantly told him he was below animals and nothing but “a piece of shit”, Kaiser adopted a poor sense of identity.

He succumbed to his father’s words and truly thought of himself as below humans and animals. He labelled himself as a possession because he always unconditionally returned to his father, even if it hurt him, as if he might as well have no conscience of his own, existing only as the object of his father’s manipulation. He concludes that the only roles in society are people and objects because he only knows how to apply what he experienced in his home onto the outside world.

From Kaiser’s perspective this gave him two choices: to be oppressed (an object) or to be the oppressor (a person/human).

To evaluate, Kaiser’s duration in a household where he experiences active maltreatment gives him an inferiority complex, aligning with studies that show aside from death or serious physical injury, children who experience abuse are at risk for a number of additional issues. These include feeling worthless or in some cases ‘hollow’. This links to the idea that growing up in an abusive environment can warp a child’s sense of self, and arises the idea of how an abuse cycle can be triggered early on with children brung up in an abusive household.

When Kaiser manages to escape his abusive household he’s devoted to the idea of “becoming human”, however because his idea of what humanity is was skewed, he approaches his goal of “becoming human” in an unhealthy manner.

To become human Kaiser means to make another person his ‘possession’ like how his father had made Kaiser his.

By showing us how he’s restricted to only understanding dynamics that involve some kind of exploitation, it’s emphasised how Kaiser isn’t able to see past his abuse and how it’s completely distorted the way he sees others and views relationships.

To Kaiser, being human and to be truly alive is to possess others—applying the dynamic of him and his father onto everything. As a result of this, he perpetuates violence because that’s all he knows, and can therefore begin to understand.

Due to this Kaiser comes to the conclusion that now free of his household he has to take the role of the oppressor in order not to be a victim of the abuse he previously experienced.

This idea of an abuse cycle is supported by findings which suggest that there are relationships between early maltreatment experiences and (termed by the University of Washington) “subsequent perpetration”. The concept of subsequent perpetration aligns with how Kaiser inflicts suffering upon others because it’s all he knows and to him, as well as other victims of similar abuse, it could simply seem like an act of survival to them. To avoid the suffering victims are afraid they’ll experience again if they allow themselves to be vulnerable, they instead make themselves a constant threat to repel others—who they feel threatened by. Comparable to how an animal attempts to make itself look more intimidating to a potential predator.

In evaluation, Kaiser is fixed on the idea that exploitation is a part of every relationship as that is all he was exposed to at a young age. Due to being a victim of active maltreatment he feels the need to overcome the subhuman trash he sees himself as (consequently of his abuse); through inflicting suffering onto someone else before they can do the same to him—as though he needs to beat them to it to feel secure and ‘survive’.

In short, Kaiser showcases how victims of active maltreatment often continue an abuse cycle because they think it’s the only option aside from being abused.

I chose this topic for my speech because, as the J Korean Neurosurg Society states, “Understanding child maltreatment is expected to prevent and reduce victimization in children, adolescents, and their families.”. I think attaching academic and psychological findings to a character’s story can help people visualise how real the situation could be. Though the character I discuss is fictional, this is a story that could very easily be real, and understanding the severity of that can help us try to prevent the outcomes of it, such as the abuse cycle.

I hope you found this interesting thank you for reading!!!

[edeneow]

An analysis of Michael Kaiser-why he is the way he is and his idea of humanity

When we are first introduced to Kaiser, he is presented as confident and cocky, a person who thrives on dominating others and overthrowing them. We see this with Isagi,when he blocks his shot in the scene they’re introduced to each other, plus, the various scenes we see of him either utilising or disgarding Ness at his will. Kaiser does this because to him, football-or any talent he has-is the only way he can feel recognised, and to Kaiser to be recognised is to be loved, and to posses and manipulate is to be human (making the contrary inhuman).

This is crucial to him because of what he desires most: recognition of humanity. This is evident as it's never stated that he's passionate for football like Isagi, but that he plays it to take "great pleasure in eroding others' hearts and living inside them as a scar,” he lives simply to be what he classifies as human: to overpower others. Furthermore his desire for love through recognition is seen in the following panel, where he tells himself to “yearn for love” in order to harness his skill and perform to his best ability; earning himself recognition, success and securing his ‘throne’—all compensations for love:

(this panel is just devastating omg)

His philosophy of what is/isnt human was developed at a young age when still in an abusive household with his father.

Inhumanity:

During his entire duration under his father's roof, kaiser was deemed inhuman by both himself and his father. He was constantly used and abused both emotionally and physically, as well as repeatedly told he's not worth a thing and is below an animal in value. Despite unbearable treatment he stayed, stole, and provided. When Kaiser first got his ball he was proud to be the owner of something that was his possesion, that could do what he wanted, would always come back to him, and that was permanent.

However, Kaiser didn't look down on his new possesion; to him they were one in the same, he vowed to one day escape from possesion with the ball and to be loved, and hence human. The fact he saw his possesion as pathetic as it's inhuman, however, still cared for it and found comfort in it says a lot about how he views himself. Kaiser still had his own wants and desires (human traits) whilst he classified himself as an object; however what Kaiser takes from this is that he's even more inhuman due to still being used and an object while having the potential/capability to posses human traits.

A huge part of what he deemed inhuman was that he still provided for his Dad and was somewhat selfless.

I think this warped his ideas of what it is to be human even more and as his view of his past self as a whole is inhuman one, he associates traits that he used to have as inhumane too. This likely effected now he views other traits such as empathy, sympathy and care too, which could explain why he presents contrasting traits like savagery and cruelty-the qualities which make him more human in his eyes.

To summarise Kaiser's perception of his younger self, from both his past and present (chapter 294), he saw himself as pathetic and helpless to the extent of associating his worth to that of a football - "we'll be free", "let's be human" - he refers to it as his kin. To overcome this he eventually comes to the conclusion that to be human is to posses power over others, like his dad did with him, and that to be an object is to co-operate and not think for yourself-which is how he gains humanity at Bastard München according to his philosophy: He doesn't interact with others if they aren't what he considers his possesion.

He thinks "I don’t know now to accept goodwill, it's way easier to live as a target of malice."; it's easier for Kaiser to experience actions he deems as human, which are malicious actions. This could be due to nim not understanding why someone would be generous without an alterior motive to conquer the other. He doesn't understand why people would willingly take the place of an object so it's easier for him to project malice unto people and make himself a target to the other person. It's easier because he's only ever experienced battles of malice, and knows now to win as a target of one. These ideas formed from a young age are carried into adulthood and largely shape Kaiser’s character.