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i’ll never stop loving you, norman ratri theory... whether it’s through james being Papa or some other tomfoolery, the idea of norman having even a drop of blood from a ratri would irk him so bad
(not to say he’d necessarily hate james ratri if that’s his dad, because thats william minerva and thats The Goat. but if james papa then you get to play around with norman just wanting to make him proud and carry out his wishes...)
idk. love norman ratri theory the possibilities truly are endless. even through my bias i love all norman ratri.
[My Norman Ratri Tag | My Main Ramblings on Norman Ratri here: 1 | 2 | 3]
The way I quote @bon-nii’s comparison of James and Norman from chapters 173, 152, 126, and 154 every time I think of this topic slkdj:
Top 5 TPN AUs/Theories 👏👏 to me
first work for @fanartfrenzy! I've been obsessed with this fic for over a year I'm so glad I finally got around to finishing this! never realized how much I love jamestilda until i read this :D
Based on the fic A Heart Colder Than Winter's Cruelest Storm!
A Character Analysis on James Ratri
!!SPOILERS FOR THE PROMISED NEVERLAND!!
Okay for starters, James is a good man. The moment he discovered the truth about the Promise, he secretly made it his mission to give the cattle children a chance to live in freedom, even if it meant he had to die for it to happen.
But just because he wanted to atone for the things his ancestors had done, doesn't mean that he didn't support the promise in the beginning, because he definitely did. And it's possible that he may have encouraged Peter to do the same, which explains the reason why he is the way he is.
(Heck, the manga even confirms it. Peter loves his brother more than anything in the world and would literally do what he could in order to stand by him)
From generation to generations, every single leader of the Ratri Clan has been taught a different version of how the Promise came to be. Julius's allies are deemed as "rogues who were against world peace" and Julius is deemed as the hero who made things right in order to maintain peace within the two worlds. But in reality, Julius's allies were betrayed by Julius himself and became the first generation of humans to be offered to the demons as cattle. All for the sake of world peace.
It makes me wonder why the Ratri Clan hid the document that talked about Julius's regrets rather than burn it, because it's clear that without that document, James would've never found out about the truth about the farm system and things would've gone as normal.
Speaking about James, it's implied that at first, he did support the thousand year legacy that his family had carried, and really didn't think much about the cattle he was selling to the demons. But upon finding out that the cattle children are, in fact, descendants of Julius's allies, he starts to realize that his entire life was based on a lie, and that the children he was told to sacrifice in order to maintain peace between both humans and demons, had no real fault in the matter. James starts to realize this and feels guilty for not thinking about the children's lives from the beginning.
That's why he took on the name of William Minerva. He endured the injustice towards the cattle children for years, and now that he knew the truth, decided to take matters into his own hands in the form of a fake identity. He had become so desperate to protect the children, that he didn't think much about Goldy Pond when he had it built near fucking demon territory
In fact, I believe that this is a huge flaw of his that makes his character interesting. He's idealistic to the fault, and he believed in giving the children tools to escape and safe havens to reside in, but he does not prepare them fully for the dangers they are going to face outside the farms, which is why his shelters are kind of a failure in my opinion.
Another huge flaw of his is indecisiveness. His way of rebelling, in my opinion, is a refusal to stand up against the system face to face, and he would rather leave behind secret messages rather than taking direct action towards his own clan.
I understand why he did it though. He couldn't break the Promise himself due to his status, and he knew that if he confronted the system directly, he would be silenced. And he didn't want to risk that happening so easily.
He's also very overreliant on others now that I think about it. He placed all hope of dismantling the system to the cattle children, without thinking if they could handle the burden. Yes, his words may have gave them courage, but it also put a lot of weight on their shoulders, especially to Norman, who took his name in order to be seen as a person everyone could rely on.
Yet, when he took his final breath, all he can say as his last words were "I'm sorry", which is canonically directed to Peter. He regrets leaving Peter to suffer the burden of knowing the truth about the promise, and having to deal with his responsibilities due to stepping away from his possition as the 35th clan leader in order to rebel in secret. So as his last words, he apologizes to his brother for leaving him alone with the burden.
So in conclusion, James Ratri may have not started out as a good person, but he tried his best to break the legacy his family had started, even if it meant death would face him.
William Minerva’s scent.
What do you guys think? I think these are just perfect for him.
Panel colored by me 💕🦄
Let me know which TPN characters you’d like next!
Me trying to draw James despite having 0 artistic abilities to save my name (he has so little content I wanted to contribute since he's my favourite pookie patootie with a cherry on top❤️ )
I read this fic by @sleepyhouzuki and @corelielove and now I’m obsessed with James and Matilda. many such cases.
No idea why it’s written as chapter 103 in the first one whereas the second source has it correct as 102 but has none of the rankings. Anyway
Emma and ray I fully expected to be in the top 3, and so far I have absolutely nothing against Norman and I do like him, I just didn’t expect him to be number 2, because I’m currently in the same chapter 102 and he’s been gone for a while. From when he’d been “dispatched”, we’ve seen little of him. I thought he would be number 3 at this point or maybe even a bit lower, like 4 or 5. Still, I’m not going to argue with it. And Phil at number 4 is very much well deserved. He’s so precious and kind and should be protected at all times. I don’t necessarily have major problems with numbers 5-10 either. I more or less get their importance/appeal. Lucas at 11 though? Where I’m at right now in the story, I don’t dislike him I just feel he’s a bit suspicious, but number 11??? Higher than Minerva, gilda, and don??? Also, why the heck is little Bernie also placed higher than gilda and don 😭 I get that it’s super cute but it’s literally a stuffed rabbit 😩 come on bro