Since I have no idea what to post on my blog, and I wanna give Revolution Island more traction because it's an underrated YouTube show, I'm posting my character headcanons here, starting with my favorite of them all, Ace!
Ace is a man who has been thoroughly hurt throughout his life. For years, he had trained himself to become stronger, as a result of enduring years of harsh bullying from his peers. At some point in his life, he was a weak, and defenseless guy. There was nothing cool about him. Only a scapegoat for someone else's wrongdoings.
Eventually, as he grow older, he stumbled into the occupation as a hitman. An assassin who would be for hire, as a means of helping people who were otherwise defenseless in dealing with enemies on their own. Ace would simply do the cleanup for them, hoping that he was doing some genuine good in the world, despite him obtaining the assassin role, if it meant erasing bullies. People who would hurt the weak, and defenseless.
This background is precisely why Ace chose Diego specifically as his alliance partner, as Ace saw remnants of himself in Diego. The younger version of Ace who was once an innocent child, but was also weak, and defenseless. Despite Ace speaking to the audience that he has no intentions of making friends, his actions speak far more than his lack of words ever can. Ace does not want to risk himself being in a vulnerable position, which is why he always carries a stoic, and blunt demeanor, regardless of who he is around.
Perpetually stuck with wearing a mask that is full of arrogance, and insensitivity, Ace is slowly transforming into the villain whom he once vowed to destroy long ago. Deep down, Ace is an incredibly kind man who will humbly risk himself, in favor of helping others in need.
However, as time passed, he is now at a point where he feels as though he must project his insecurities onto everyone all the time, pinning the blame onto everyone but himself for his mishaps, and will seldom take accountability for ANY wrong he has done, in favor of keeping up the illusion that he is a badass cool guy who is universally admired. His cold-hearted personality... A facade.
Ace is not just afraid of taking off his mask, because his full face will be exposed worldwide, but moreso... Ace is genuinely afraid of the monster he has slowly been turning into, especially during the competition. The mere sight of what he's becoming; his own exposed reflection- is all something that frightens him the most, out of anything else the world has to offer.
Not even death can scare him as much as he is afraid of his own inner demons. He'll be in a full blown panic, if he ever sees himself with his mask taken off. To circumvent this, Ace simply deflects, and makes his issues be everyone else's problem, instead of taking the intiative himself, and actively make an effort to improve his behavior.
"What if I never get better? ... What if this is all I am?"
"If I'm meant to be cold, then please take away my desire to feel warmth..."
"My kindness, and empathy... Are running out."
"I remember now... And I wish I could erase the memory of all the hearts I broke..."