So the thing about Takās Holo-Disguise is that it specifically might not be an example of Tak using more advanced technology than Zim.
The implication in āThe Nightmare Beginsā is that Zim maybe also have access to Perfectly Realistic Human Disguises, probably similar to Takās Hologram - but he intentionally rejected them because he saw them as too ugly. He deliberately chose his shitty little costume because he thought that was the only one that looked āgoodā.
And these terrible disguises are also pretty consistent with how the actual official Invaders disguise themselves. If anything, Zimās got the best costume of the lot!
So with Zim dismissing the more realistic disguises as being āuglyā and āstinkyā and those beingā¦ basically the most common insults he throws at humans. ..I think the implication here is pretty clearly that Zimās (and the actual Irken Invadersā) disguises are bad because he doesnāt want to look too human because Irken Imperial Indoctrination has taught him every other species in the universe is revolting and so he cannot stand the idea of looking too match like the people he is trying to infiltrate.
So it is interesting that the one Irken who actually uses their advanced technology to actually look like another species is Tak. Maybe sheās just being a bit of a show-off overachiever. So driven by the need to prove how competent of an Invader she can be she decided to suffer through the indignity of Using a Competent Disguise.Ā
Or maybe thereās sort of an implication that Tak doesnāt really buy into Irken Ideology that much?
Like, obviously, sheās not, like,Ā some sort of anti-Imperial pro-alien advocate or anything. Sheās still trying to gain the respect of the Tallest, she still wants to become an Invader, she is still willing to sacrifice an entire planet in order to achieve her goals.Ā
Iām thinking more, like, Zim is 100% a true believer in Irken Imperial Ideology. He wants to be an Invader at least in part so he could use his āamazingnessā to contribute to the conquests of the Irken Empire. And he legitimately believes the Tallests are superior beings worthy of his admiration. And he legitimately believes Irkens are superior to all other sapient beings in the universe in general and to humans especially.
Meanwhile, Takās main goals might just be to gain as much power and prestige as she can - no matter what or who stands in her way. If she lived in a society that valued dentists above all she wouldāve become a dentist. But she was born in the Irken Empire, and the most prestigious not-height-dependent position available to her in Irken Society is the one of an Invader, so thatās what she dedicated her life to. Not out of any ideological commitment to help the Empire's conquests.
She tries to gain the Tallestsā favor because she knows she needs them to get ahead in life, not necessarily because she craves their tall, superior approval the way Zim does. She can kill a lot of non-Irkens on her way to āgreatnessā, but itās more of a general callousness towards other people - rather than loyalty to the superiority of the Irken people.Ā
That might also explain why sheās the one Irken with the sense of individuality to customize her uniform
And design her own version of the Irken Empire Flag, based on her own look.
Because maybe sheās not trying to serve the Irken Empire, maybe sheās just trying to serve Tak.
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