#foils

[hellfireclerb]

Henry and Patty in the attic.....Mike and Will in the basement. Upside down and Right side up.....

[cardboard-crack]

[perfectfangirl]

whatever you think about the ship, walton expresses almost every single interview exactly how he feels about it. even if it's possibly one sided. it means he's playing the character with the character's feelings toward the other character in mind. the shippers aren't seeing things, aren't weird, and aren't delusion, the actor has placed the breadcrumbs. the game was rigged from the start ✨

[onepiecedorayaki]

i can't help but compare dragon in god valley to luffy in marineford. because both of them are such small players among big figures (both literally and figuratively), and they are both risking their lives in the battlefield to save another person. and yet, the differences are so stark.

in marineford, luffy was in the limelight. everyone from both sides were focusing on him, either helping him or blocking him from getting to reach ace. in contrast, dragon was practically invisible. only the holy knights were briefly interested in him when they were trying to take back garling's babies. but even then, they didn't seem to notice the existence of a second baby. afterwards, nobody gave a single thought about dragon.

and i feel like this is such a fundamental difference in their personalities, and one that led to their diverging paths. dragon's unassuming personality helped him succeed in working underground as the revolutionary leader. people knew so little about him that even after becoming famous, he managed to hide his surname, connection to famous marine hero garp and the existence of his child. in contrast with dragon's ability to hide in plain sight, luffy draws people's attention everywhere he goes. so much so that the crew can always find him easily by going towards wherever the biggest commotion is. the first thing he says whenever he meets someone new is his full real name. and the second thing he says is that he's a pirate. he can't lie or lie low to save his life. it's only appropriate that his goal is to become the most famous person in their universe.

they are such polar opposites. shadow and light. inconspicuous and eye-catching. they have similar goals of freeing others but through two contrasting methods. they may even be two sides of the same coin. after all, a stealth attack and a distraction work best when they go hand in hand.

[gayofthefae]

I'm still reeling from them making Will such a DIRECT foil for Vecna.

The same exact powers and he fights for control of the hive mind.

Not to mention, that while Vecna preys on those he considers "weak" - emotional, gentle, loving - Will uses those qualities to overpower his control of the hive mind.

Like I knew. In concept. But it was SO. DIRECT. The same. powers.

Like I thought it would either be some version of El's OR something new.

But no.

He has Vecna's. powers. Exactly.

[aerltarg]

back on the topic of the mystery knight, when i look at daemon ii blackfyre, i can't help but notice the similarities between him and the young griff. and not only for the theory of "aegon vi targaryen" being actually a blackfyre (even tho he is, don't lie to yourself), but because of the main point aka their characters being a mocking deconstruction of the hidden prince trope and thus being foils to jon snow, dany and egg.

[kingoftheu]

Guy Gardner has the same issues with Superman that Lex does. The same jealousy, the same desperate desire for the attention and admiration of the masses. But he doesn't have the same capacity for mental gymnastics. So instead of villainy he just goes "I should do what he does but be cooler."