I've seen a lot of post-Wanted ideas suggesting that Victim is envious of the relationship Orange has with Alan, but what if it's not about that. What if it's not the relationship that Victim envies.
After all, Chosen was the one the mercs were hunting down. They only got orders to bring Orange in when he appeared and interfered during their active pursuit of Chosen.
And Chosen...didn't have a very enviable relationship with noogai, to say the least.
So why, if the relationship with their creator is the source of Victim's contention, would he focus on Chosen?
Orange's and Alan's relationship is something that's developed with time, and communication, and honest effort on the part of both parties involved. But they began as two enemies extending a cautious truce because they wanted something from each other. Orange's and Alan's relationship was only even possible because Alan chose to spare Orange, and why did he do this?
There's no denying that they've come far since then, but still...whatever his reasons may be in the present day, Alan originally kept Orange around because his art skills made him valuable to Alan.
Orange got to live because the animator found a way to make use of him.
Now let's consider Chosen.
Given how noogai handled Victim when he got out of hand, you'd think he'd handle Chosen in a similar way. Especially since Chosen got much more out of hand. But, no. The animator doesn't simply rid himself of Chosen.
Chosen got to live because the animator found a way to make use of him.
Of course, there are important differences between them. Orange got a say in their terms; Chosen certainly did not. Orange was utilized in a way that enabled his skills to flourish, and allowed him some agency in their application; Chosen had limits and restrictions imposed upon his capabilities, and little to no choice in what manner him impeded skills were implemented. Orange is free to come and go as he pleases, but has elected to remain on the computer voluntarily; Chosen was held in captivity, and escaped the moment an opportunity popped up. Orange was released; Chosen freed himself. Alanspc is home, to Orange, and the animator is part of that; Chosen has only ever returned to Alanspc in times of crisis, and it's never been for the sake of the animator.
Orange is happy, with his creator.
Chosen suffered, under his creator.
When you take away all the context surrounding Orange's and Chosen's respective histories with their creator and look at just the simplified timeline of events, what do you get?
The animator defeated Orange, and then kept him, alive.
The animator defeated Chosen, and then kept him, alive.
And what must that look like, to Victim?
Victim, who fought and fought for every second he got, and was dismissed as worthless? Victim, who battled the animator nearly to a standstill without even leaving the animation window, all without powers, using wits and resourcefulness alone, only to be brushed away? Victim, who did so much with the little time he had that he was still on the animator's mind when noogai created Chosen, and yet wasn't worth keeping around?
Chosen went on to spend almost five years on the computer, after his defeat. Would it matter to Victim, that Chosen spent those near-five years enslaved and miserable? Or can Victim only see the near-five years of life that Chosen got to have while Victim was denied?
Victim lived for fewer than two minutes. Quality of life might be negligible next to having a life to live at all.
He might not realize that the animator's decisions to spare Chosen and Orange were directly tied to how much control the animator could maintain over them. He might not understand that he was noogai's first living stick, and mistakes were bound to be made. He might not understand how noogai has changed, and how this has changed the way noogai sees stickfigures. He might not realize that the animator doesn't keep sticks anymore, doesn't determine their right to live based on any notions of usefulness that they could provide to him, doesn't make them stay. He might not believe that, given a second chance, Alan would do better by him.
All that matters to Victim is that the animator saw something in Orange and Chosen. Something that he didn't see in Victim. Even though Victim proved himself countless times over, in the fewer-than-two minutes he got.
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