Did bro ever get an explanation on what exactly cal was?
(Also how much influence did cam have over bro)
/ / Bro doesn't know what Cal is and isn't interested in knowing. All he knows is that it's some very evil puppet and that's fine by him. He got rid of the puppet two whole times and he ain't messin with that shit a third. Nuh uh.
The influence question is wonderful!!! I think about it SO often
So- Cal started off as a passive influence. Constant whispers in Bro's ears and "suggestions" on what he should and shouldn't do. Was it Bro's decision to push people away in his youth and lash out violently? Yes. It's also hard to ignore the influence of a constant whisper disguising itself as concern, especially when the whisper is the only 'family' you have
After a certain point, it's easier to stop fighting and just- give in. That's when Cal's influence becomes active- Bro recedes into his head and Cal puppets his body. He COULD take his body back, in theory. My Bro didn't know this, pre sburb. He's aware of what he's doing to some degree, but it's distant and he's too far into his head and by this point he's been puppeted and locked away for so long its debatable if he would be able to fight back even if he knew he could
Post sburb/Cal arc, Bro is aware of the influence and tries actively fighting it- the influence is somewhere in the middle. He now knows that he CAN fight it and he fights Hard the moment he can grasp onto clarity.