ive cracked the code of what type of characters i like
mafuyu and sora are closer loners than they are manipulative because its like, their driving force? mafuyu feels like she has to lie in order for her parents to love her, making her feel like no one would love who she truly is, which is someone she herself doesnt even know. sora manipulates a lot of characters throughout the series, but he does so because he wants to win the game in a world where he feels like he can thrive in,unlike his previous world where unwritten rules led to him and his sister becoming ostracized to the point they became shut-in NEETS
while izaya and ayanokoji are closer to manipulative than loner because its how they deal with any problem first, ayanokoji manipulates everyone around him for the sake of obtaining freedom, all while not knowing how to genuinely connect with other people while izaya manipulates people in an effort to protect his heart all while finding doing so very fun, leading other people to see him as trash.
light, kei, and akechi are all in the center but are closer to what i think motivates them more, kei for being alone, akechi for anger, and light for manipulation. since kei’s desire is to be alone so no one can hurt him again, akechi does everything he did for the sake of revenge, and light sees peoples lives as something he can easily discard for the sake of his justice
belial and akane are solely in manipulation because anger and loneliness arent things that they really have/are affected by- akane is alone, but shes not lonely because she only cares about her goals, she was the one who abandoned aoi and junpei for her plans to save humanity and she is very comfortable with lying to other people something she did during all of 999. belial manipulates for the sake of lucilius’s goals since he loves him, but doesnt do so out of anger or a feeling of loneliness
hakuryuu and frank are just in anger because while hakuryuu uses a djiin to brainwash people, he himself isnt skilled at manipulating people even though hes tried in the past, while frank is someone whose very aggressive he isnt known for manipulation either- hes more of a stab first ask questions later kinda guy neither of them are lonely because although earlier in their stories they were loners - hakuryuu has judar, and frank has the rest of legion
char, dabi, and ramuda are angry and manipulative- char and dabi willing to sarcfice the people around them for their revenge, and ramuda is someone who conceals his true nature and is actually very aggressive when he's himself
vanitas and felix are angry and loners- felix is someone who doesnt open up to his childhood friends and isolates himself, and vanitas is someone who never had anyone in the first place during his entire "existence" and was just treated as a weapon
and eugeo is eugeo
