analysis of ; @liardeck‘s adachi tohru & ( medeac’s ) chidori yoshino .
subjects ; symbolism / “ life & death “ , & general connections . ( relationship durability , battle partners , & partners in crime . )
let’s all take a dive into this long as hell post tbh bc you all know this is gonna be shippy trash . @liardeck and i have decided to basically make posts delving into the relationship of the psychopathic & egocentric police dick over here & the woman who ran her city’s streets red with blood .
let’s start with some basics . symbolism . without delving into the characters too far yet , we’re going to take a look at their personas , their abilities , and their mind sets . in more basic terms : they’re opposites as the most obvious level when beliefs are brought into question .
life & death is a very potent subject .
opposites attract , after all , and chidori & adachi aren’t an exception . she can see the darkness in his eyes without being fooled , and he can discard her lies without a second of doubt . how is this possible , when they’re both such talented liars , such gifted fakers ? takes one to read one , doesn’t it ? matching levels of ability , power , may often lead to struggle if turned the wrong way — but where does that power collide ? try taking a look at their personalities , their persona , how they present themselves .
death is the idea that surrounds adachi through persona 4 like nothing else — alongside his arcana , the japanese “ lust “ , the hunger , the jester , his persona brings a new meaning to the table : death . the reaper himself is controlled by the character in question , and that , while said to be impossible , certainly ties in his relationship to the idea of death . the end of things . he wishes to ‘ end his boring life ‘ , to end the world of suffering . end his punishment out in inaba . end the bad deck of cards that he’s been dealt .
sure , unconventional methods are used throughout the game , but he’s not exactly getting nowhere — he got very close to his goal of wiping out inaba , now didn’t he ? the reaper was definitely on his side with that one — and he was , always is , and can be considered , a murderer . no direct contact needed , he created the circumstances for the deaths in inaba , and by obvious extension , created the circumstances which led to the deaths of the first two victims in the game . from then on , he observed . death is an obvious theme .
chidori’s theme is much more personal — much less about her circumstances with others around her and much more about her circumstances with herself as a person . throughout strega’s arc , chidori was displayed as strega’s witch . she was their information gatherer , their psychic , their trump card . while her persona may not have much to do with life itself , it had to do more with power — and power plays more part in chidori’s innate ability to emit life energy . her blood , in other words . junpei even points this out multiple times — that chidori cuts herself open and spills her own blood in order to assist flowers , to assist others , in staying alive at the cost of her own well being .
she literally not only creates life by giving away pieces of herself , but decisively and knowingly bestows it upon others around her through her own pain , through her own suffering . power , light , life — all themes which contradict the former .
trump cards . adachi & chidori were both trump cards at some point or another — for someone , somewhere , they were able to flip the chessboard upside down and flip their games . whether it be through lying , criminal acts , playing other people , murder —- they were able to stay on their toes when it mattered most . they’re one another’s worst enemy , most valuable ally , so many impossible things at once .
speaking of being one another’s worst enemy & most valuable allies , let’s talk battle . battle , domestic exchanges , and dependency .
“ in battle , they’re lethal . around each other , they melt . “
nothing could describe their situation better .
adachi’s fighting style can be described as that of brute , absolute , and powerful force . the man’s body form is tall , skinny , described as lanky and overgrown in a sort of way that comes to one’s advantage — his height often can place his center of gravity higher than the normal would be , which makes it only harder to knock him off balance at times . and besides physical advantages , training as an officer never ceases to come in handy ! weapon training like FIREARM PRACTICE , IMPROVISED WEAPON PRACTICE , HAND TO HAND COMBAT , & EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL ENDURANCE weighs heavily on his side . upon first glance , he may not look like he can do the damage that he can — but that’s where chidori comes in .
chidori may not have training , but there’s advantages to being small , quick , and able . though the young woman isn’t as tall as the other , she’s just as quick to move around a selective area of battle , and she’s very well trained in more than persona battles . physical battles may be out of the question due to her weak form , though , it’s very rare chidori runs into a fight without a type of a plan – even then , chidori was known for thinking quickly on her feet to begin with ! she was strega’s planner , information gatherer , and one of the best things that come along with learning details on her feet is knowing how to implement them even faster . use objects , speed , and the chain on her axe to hang up the victim . SPEED , AGILITY , AND EXTENSIVE PERSONA KNOWLEDGE all works to her advantage , as does HEALING — adachi comes in for the kill .
like the world’s most dangerous tag - team , the two work together in perfect balance , like human yin & yang . a balance that not even the intensity of a battle can break . if adachi falls , chidori will make sure he stands again & if chidori cannot handle herself , then adachi will be the one to counterattack in her place . it’s simply how it worked from day one — and just continued from then on .
durability is dependent on many factors : the two involved , external stress factors , internal factors , conditions , work , so on & so forth . as far as relationship durability goes between them , chidori & adachi find themselves in agreement over many concepts & don’t stress over one another often at all ! given adachi’s nature of being somewhat busy & chidori’s nature of being alone more than not , there’s not much concern in others than themselves .
as for conditions & work , chidori often will make adachi do simple things for her like sit for paintings & drawings — and as for the other way around , well , chidori will equally as often read near him while he does his work too . little distraction , little problem , much silence , and much more comfort in that than in intended actions of affection . the comfort comes in not intending to provide it in the first place .
i . jaymes young’s two more minutes .
ii . bring me the horizon’s follow you
iii . digital dagger’s the devil within
iv . rivvrs’ surrender
v . gin wigmore’s kill of the night
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