I've said many times that I find them very similar. And the reason isn't because of their black hair. Well, not only.
Screenshots from Alfons' and Victor's routes, including the stories from their POV, and one screenshot from Harrison's route. So... spoiler alert.
They both are quite elusive. Very good at avoiding answering questions they don't want to talk about.
They both are very hard to read. Although, in the most unexpected moments, they show absolutely adorable, cute sides of themselves.
Quite manipulative...
They both think it would be best for us to stay away from them. And they quite stupidly think they can push us away.
And here's the difference. Ally believes he is not good enough for her. Victor believes the place with him is not good — not he himself.
They have idiotic sacrificial tendencies. They both think of themselves as a sort of tool that exists solely to be used. They deny themselves everything
Both like to pretend to be happy-go-lucky for the other's sake.
They both think they will ruin our live.
With Alfons, we know why he thinks that way. With Victor, it's just his guess — nothing assured. I don't think any other Crown member thinks that way. There was death involved in some cases, but never "ruin"... Maybe it's the same thing...
They both cook very well.
I didn't find the screenshot where Ally brags about cooking a full table of dishes from one of the endings. Oh, well... Making tea is also a skill.
And both have a love rival who quite persistently tries to steal us.
I won't claim they are fully identical. Their motivations, the way they deal with problems, the core of their sadness — all of that is totally different. But... there are too many coincidences to think of them as just coincidences.
My opinion, so please respect it and don't attack me or insult me for it.
Mention of : SA, non con
So I'm currently on chapter 9 of Alfons route, and something has been bugging me.
Like Alfons and his whole deal of escaping reality. Like I can understand the theorem or some. (But that's not the main problem here)
The problem is that Alfons gives Kate dreams/illusions so she can not be "traumatized" by the job of Crown.
After he literally pretended to be her boyfriend and sleep with her.
In that sense, that's almost, if not an actual sexual aggression, like he's pretending to be someone else and sleeping with her without consent.
After she wakes up and is like embarrassed and calls Alfons a scandral. Like the whole opposite of what I think you should feel when you realize you've been r*pe.
Like what is annoying me the most is Kate nonchalant attitude, like for it's like "Oh, I got r*pe". Like the whole action is really banalized, in my opinion.
I want to hear your thoughts about this, because maybe there's something I missed, so that's why I don't understand fully all this nonchalant going on.
And again, I don't want people to come attack me because I give out my opinion and point of view.
And this isn't against Ikemen Villains or Alfons. Like, I would have said it if that was any character. And I like the game a lot.
I just can't with the nonchalant about sexual aggression.
Just because I very much love it... I wanna save it.
(smile)
So… the first thing that came to mind was how simply he speaks here. He has a very complicated, lacy way of speaking, which is more associated with him than his suite. But here he speaks very simply. It's like he's saying that this is who he really is. Without pretending to be from high society. Without his usual smoke and mirrors… Nice pin. But even so, he speaks very simply, his words sound very beautiful and smooth. And the meaning behind them is much stronger than anything he's ever said. Everything he had been so afraid of up to this point… He's just openly talking about it. He's not hiding it, he's not trying to run away anymore. He's just here and now. This is the real Ally. And I love him very much.
Another thing that I only noticed one more time. Ally said that her smile could change his perspective on the situation. He thought the same think at the S-missions in the secret ending. I mentioned about it here. That's how much she already influences him. And he said it so openly.
Although he keeps playing with her, doesn't tell her anything, makes her think and question everything, makes her think about him. Sometimes he expresses his sincere feelings so openly that it is simply overwhelming. And after that, I can't imagine ever doubting him again. Ally, I'm getting better at this. Or maybe… you're just letting me think that.
I just finished reading 20ch Ally's route. I don't know how many times I've read it, but it still makes me cry, it still gives me goosebumps. A very strong scene, exceptionally well written.
And not just the main couple…
I like it so much. I can even hear the dangerous warning in his voice. It's like he's saying… just try it and you'll regret it.
I noticed this a long time ago, but only now have I found the time to write about it.
This is another obvious mistake. This is the second mistake in the Ally's route. The only way to notice them is to read both stories from Kate and Ally's POV. First mistake I noticed at BLE, at the scene with the card (two Suns). I wonder if there are similar problems in other routes… but I didn't pay much attention to them. Maybe I'll look for Vivi's route when it comes out.
This is from Chapter 6. Kate ran after Ally into that shady room… And we have these options for the answer.
The correct answer is the last one. It gives us +4+4. And Ally joked that the smoke increased her stubbornness.
But if we look at the story from his POV… Kate said…
That's a different answer.
Usually, stories from his POV contain the correct answer. So based on this logic, it should be the right answer. But Ally's joke in this case would be very odd.
Again, this is an obvious mistake. But… Let's imagine that this smoke influenced Kate's mind. And maybe she wanted to say, "I didn't expect anything," but actually, based on Ally's testimony, she said, "maybe."
Did I justify the writers? Yes, I did it. I'm a good girl. (Pat, pat)
In this epilogue, there are two thoughts that I would like to talk about. Sorry, these are not the fun topics. Ally's teasings are good, but I wanted to focus on something else. So… two topics. Illusion and love. But the first one was not shown convincingly enough to prove my point. So I hope that the devs will improve it someday and show it at some event.
So… let's talk about love. Yes. It's that damn cat again.
I am infinitely surprised by the very thought of how this little ball of fur could have such a big impact on someone's life. But it's true.
There was a very powerful heartbreaking scene from Ally's past on his route. Alfons remembered the priest's words (I think, but I can't find a screenshot, sorry) that true love is selfless. And since he had forgotten about the death of his dear cat, he thought that he didn't love it. I've talked about it here.
And in this epilogue, Kate told him something new…
And Ally's actions always stemmed from a desire to help. He even helped that damn cat, primarily because it desperately wanted to live.
I'm not surprised Alfons never thought about it that way. He just stuck to one concept and refused to give it up. Because it was his way of survival. It helped him and many others, so it works. There's nothing else to look for. But the love that he had been digging so deep into himself, convincing himself that he had nothing to do with it, surfaced, and he didn't even notice it.
I'm loving it… I really am
There is a saying, "True colors will always show," and it works for both good and bad alike. No matter how hard you try to hide it… you're unconsciously giving yourself away anyway. And that's what we see here. He is a very kind and compassionate person. And even his vague and evasive behavior won't be able to hide it.
That's all. I've finally finished talking about Ally's route. A year later. It took me a while. It's been a very long journey. And I'm glad I did it. I love this man infinitely and am happy that I was able to explain how I see him.
I had other thought, but they weren't that strong in the story, and after reviewing the screenshots, I decided not to talk about it. Perhaps some of my thoughts, which I have not expressed so far, will manifest themselves somewhere else… who knows.