NPD Domina - An Analysis
Despite how she appears, Vaira Singhania aka Domina, is actually a deep character. She's a woman who believes she deserves everything AND has everything, but it still doesn't make her happy.
This is my little analysis of Domina's character and how she fits the criteria of an NPD diagnosis. I honestly really enjoy her character and wanted to just yap about her and her writing.
PART 1: NPD SYMPTOMS
"Exaggerated, unfound sense of their own importance and talents"
Domina "speaks with a sense of entitlement and stature," while she belittles others and highlights her own skills. She projects an image of perfection, letting everyone know just how important she is.
When given a draft of a speech she was to give at the Vishkar Awards, Domina was disgusted to see that she would be praising her family's legacy. She believes that her efforts were the reason for the company's success.
"Bringing up my family before mentioning my own achievements? Introducing myself as if everyone doesn't already know who I am?"
"Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited achievements, influence, power, intelligence, beauty, or perfect love"
All she wants is the best for herself and her image. She will do anything go get power, influence, achievements, and to be seen as perfect. This includes associating with Talon and anyone else who get her close to her dreams.
"Belief that they are special and unique and should associate only with people of the highest caliber"
Domina definitely believes she is special and unique, at least she tries very hard to believe it
She associates with those she deems worthy, which unfortunately is nobody unless she has something to gain from them
"A need to be unconditionally admired"
To be honest, it is her goal in life. She wants people to see her as a perfect person; she wants to be seen as above everyone else. She refines herself for the joy of idolized.
"A sense of entitlement"
As seen before, she believes that she is the reason for Vishkar's success.
Fully believes that she has a right to do everything she does, for both herself and her company
"Exploitation of other to achieve their own goals"
She's rich heiress to a corporation that exploits people for the sake of cheap labor.
"A lack of empathy"
She's a rich heiress to a corporation that exploits people for the sake of cheap labor.
But seriously, I'm not sure due to the technical terms of empathy vs. sympathy and my own struggles with empathy as a mentally ill person. Would I say Domina doesn't care about other people's emotions? Yes. Would I say she doesn't understand their emotions? I'm not sure. Based on what I have read, I don't know if she can feel the same emotions as others or understand them as she IS a new character and hasn't had too many interactions in the canon. Honestly, as someone with Alexithymia I have trouble understanding, identifying, and expression emotions so idk. (I would love to hear other opinions on this)
"Envy of others and a belief that others envy them."
Yep yep yep. She envies those with "natural-born talent" due to how her family pressured her iinto be perfect. She had to study and trains for years to prove herself, especially against those who have talent. She believes that "the true test of talent" is the hard work she put into becoming the person of today.
She definitely wants people to envy her and I'm sure she believes people do, but that comes with a price to her as well
"Arrogance and haughtiness"
Yep and yep again. She's prideful, selfish, and sees herself as superior to everyone else
Honestly just listen to her voice lines
PART 2: Who is Varia Singhania?
Varia Singhania is a person who was born into a family business with everything planned out for her. It led her to become a obsessed with her achievements and image. All she knows is that to be someone is to be perfect. Rejection as a child is what fueled her to succeed. When she sees herself in the mirror, Varia goes back into the mask she puts on for other people. She believes that sharing her struggles, her vulnerability, will just make people think less of her.
Varia Singhania is a tragic look at what happens when a kid given too much pressure can't escape it. She worked to adapt to the environment she was born in. She was not born evil, nor is she a person who only acts to do evil.
Looking past the nepo baby evil corporation terrorism, she's even... somewhat relatable? Being born in a household where you're expected to be perfect and constantly compared to those around you is not fun. It destroys your self-esteem and what you value in your life. It takes away enjoyment from everything that does not contribute to the goal of being perfect.
However. This does not mean she is right for what she does. Her and her corporation have harmed and likely killed a great amount of people. She does not care who she hurts to achieve her dreams. But she's not an inhumane monster who takes joy in killing people either.
cough uh anyways thanks for reading this. this took me a while to write and is pretty long and if you got this far that makes me happy :))) Domina is a character that interests me so much, as she is both relatable and fun to watch- anyways have a nice day!!! and if you have any thoughts plz I would love to hear them omg