HC * / The id, ego, and superego are names for the three parts of the human personality which are part of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic personality theory. According to Freud, these three parts combine to create the complex behavior of human beings. Irabu’s three forms most likely represents these three parts.
the id
represents a human’s base desire; the fundamental root of what each person wants (making it a theoretical “inner child”). the id is like a 2 year old, whose only wants are to eat and play and cry when things don’t go their way.
his green-bear-head form is the id. this is because he is usually the most crass and relaxed in this form, from the way he constantly uses slang to having his arms crossed behind his head while sitting down. you also notice how he is almost always in his bear form whenever Mayumi is giving a patient an injection, because seeing syringes in peoples arms is his biggest desire. He’s childish and his motivation to take on a case fluctuates. He basically acts as though his desires and wants are the only things that matter. He’s impulsive in this form.
the superego
is the “ultimate voice of reason” part-of-the-human, the opposite of the id. their behavior is restrained and socially imposed, giving them a sense of guilt for their actions. they work to suppress the desires of the id.
his child form is the superego, in the way that he is the least ridiculous-acting of all 3 forms. his facial expression never changes, and he never does anything brash or impetuous. He’s snarky and calm, collected. He does do some childish things at times but mostly he acts as the reason and moderator.
the ego
is the reality: the balance between id and superego. the ego takes the desires of the id, filters them through the superego, and comes up with an action that satisfies both entities. the ego realizes that it is important to satisfy the id, but knows there are socially acceptable ways to achieve satisfaction.
his young-man form is the ego. while he’s not as nuts as his bear form, hes not as monotonous and deadpan as his child form. he balances his desires with what is socially acceptable. He is the fairly average form that takes on a personality of itself. Somewhat effeminate and dainty, but also harsh and a realist.
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His three forms represent the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud’s structural model of the psyche. Why however Irabu switches around from three distinct personalities, sometimes even mid sentence is something a a mystery. He doesn’t seem to notice when a separate personality is out and doesn’t react to the change.
