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About this blog:
I made suicidal🌸 and suicidal🕌, and there might be religious connotation in my works.
MC will always be referred as 🌸, and I only draw 🌸♀️.
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Kalim is bright, optimistic, trusting, and supportive. These characteristics are certainly part of who he is, but he can sometimes be misunderstood as having only these qualities.
Kalim's greatest strength isn't that he's always cheerful—it's that he genuinely wants the people around him to feel seen, included, and supported. Even after Book 4 forces him to confront his own shortcomings, he continues trying to become someone others can rely on.
In this blog, I'll share moments from vignettes and Books 4, 5, 7, and 7.5 that made me appreciate Kalim, along with my interpretation of each scene.
⚠️Spoilers from Books 7 and 7.5⚠️
✅I’ve cited Kalim’s most recent JP event’s vignette (JP only content) in the conclusion. Please read until “as flawless” and skip to “Even after all” to avoid spoilers.
Vignettes: Kalim notices when people need him
Kalim's kindness is often practical in a very Kalim way. In Silver's Labwear vignette, he sees Silver struggling with extra work and immediately calls Jamil to help. In his own Labwear vignette, he realizes Ruggie had been looking forward to a cancelled banquet and attempts to recreate the meal himself. This ends with Kalim trying to cook without proper utensils or even fire and using magic instead, because of course it does.
But that's part of what I love about him: when Kalim sees someone disappointed or struggling, his first instinct is to do something about it.
Book 4: Kalim can admit when he's wrong
After Jamil wakes up from his overblot, Kalim says that he never knew how miserable Jamil had been or how much he had put Jamil through (Book 4, Chapter 37).
His flaw was that he assumed that because he felt happy and cared for, Jamil must have felt the same. His privilege made certain things invisible to him, but he’s willing to acknowledge that once he realizes it.
Kalim also says that Jamil is both a jerk and the guy who's helped him his whole life. The simplicity of this dialogue is the point. He refuses to reduce Jamil to a single role. Jamil isn't only a victim, villain, servant, or childhood friend—he's all of these complicated things at once.
Kalim accepts responsibility for his part while still acknowledging that Jamil's actions hurt people. His optimism isn't simply blind positivity; he’s willing to see the full humanity of someone who has hurt him.
Book 5: Kalim doesn't let someone's flaws erase their good qualities
During Jamil's flashback at the SDC audition practice, Kalim tells his dorm members that he shares some of the blame for Jamil's overblot and for hurting them. Yet he also points out that everyone in Scarabia has received help from Jamil before, and that Jamil had never hurt him before this incident (Book 5, Chapter 10).
Kalim recognizes the complicated circumstances that led to the overblot. He understands that his own reliance on Jamil and failure to notice the burden Jamil carried contributed to their unhealthy dynamic, but he doesn't erase Jamil's agency or the harm he caused.
Another notable moment is Kalim admitting to Yuu and Grim that he was always chosen because of Jamil's constant sacrifices (Book 5, Chapter 30). He's beginning to recognize how his upbringing made certain things invisible to him.
These moments show Kalim learning to see Jamil as a whole person, including both his good qualities and his worst moments. He doesn't excuse Jamil, but he refuses to let one painful incident erase years of knowing him. I think that requires a lot of empathy and emotional maturity.
Book 7: Kalim isn't afraid to fight with someone he loves
In Jamil's dream world, Kalim throws the first punch and starts a fist fight with Jamil (Book 7, Chapter 153).
This complicates the image fans usually have of him. He objects to what Jamil is doing in the dream world because it’s unfair. He can understand Jamil's desire for freedom and recognition while still refusing to accept a world where Jamil achieves that by taking away everyone else's choices.
The two exchange insults while fighting. Jamil's insults focus more on Kalim's lack of awareness (slow-witted fool, imbecile, airhead), while Kalim's focus more on Jamil's attitude and refusal to listen (cynic, jerk, blockhead). Personally, in the Japanese version, I found Kalim's insults surprisingly thought-out compared to what I expected from him.
What's especially interesting is that this is their first physical fight. Kalim creates an opportunity—even in a dream world—for them to finally express anger without worrying about the consequences or their usual dynamic.
His instinct is usually to preserve his relationships, but here he doesn't avoid conflict. Instead, he allows himself to be honest with someone he loves.
Book 7.5: Kalim is learning to stand on his own
One day after Malleus's overblot, Kalim asks Jamil to help him fill out the interscholastic tournament documents. Jamil initially addresses him formally, but after Kalim hesitantly commands him to speak normally again, Jamil immediately refuses to help. He then points out the contradiction in Kalim's behavior: Kalim doesn't want to command Jamil as a master, but also doesn't want to be refused as a friend (Book 7.5, Chapters 9 & 10).
Jamil identifies something Kalim still struggles with: he wants to move away from their master-servant relationship, but he also misses the closeness and reliability that came with it. And Kalim realizes Jamil is right.
Later, he reflects on his relationship with Jamil and declares, “I won't lose to Jamil.”
This encapsulates an important shift in his mindset. Kalim acknowledges Jamil's abilities and the possibility that Jamil could surpass him, and realizes that he needs to become someone capable of standing on his own.
Kalim isn't suddenly independent, nor does he stop relying on the people around him. But he's trying. He's willing to listen, recognize his shortcomings, and change his behavior. I think that's an important part of his growth.
Conclusion
Kalim isn't perfect. He's sheltered, privileged, and still learning. But that's exactly why I admire him. Even after discovering that his actions had hurt someone important to him, he didn't stop trying to be kind. Instead, he chose to become more aware of how his kindness affects others.
I also appreciate that his kindness isn't portrayed as flawless. The Baymax event shows Kalim hesitating to voice his own opinions, with Baymax reminding him that expressing his feelings is just as important as considering everyone else's.
(Dialogue: Yes. It is important to clearly communicate your thoughts.)
Even after all his growth, Kalim is still learning. To me, that's what makes him feel so human. People aren't as simple as their first impressions, and I think Kalim is a great example of that.
Why don’t you like the idea that the Scarabia duo are Gulf Arab? The climate matches up far better to the Arab gulf than anywhere else in West Asia. And just because the clothing is an orientalist blend of Persian and Indian cultures doesn’t mean that the broader culture and history don’t take blatant inspiration from the Arab gulf. The system of servitude practiced, the development of silk city as a coastal tourist city in the sand desert, the heavy car dependency of the region, it all reads as very Gulf Arab.
So as an arab who lives in a gulf country alot of their culture doesnt align with gulf countries at all and alot of stuff they talks about in the fireworks event aligned mostly with other countries and when people head canon all arab characters as people from gulf countries it makes me feel like people think that the only arab countries are gulf countries there were so many references to stuff that matched other countries (Syria and egypt) rather than gulf countries and yes syria and egypt do have deserts over all thats just an opinion and i have nothing against people who use that headcanon but i think sometimes people only think of gulf countries when thinking of arabs
What's up with rugikali shippers and their inability to put ship tag in their posts here? Not all rugikali but ALWAYS a rugikali, and it's rubbing me off the wrong way.
