Which Sedition has been your favorite to analyze so far, and why?
Oh man, this is a hard question, because I have a few favorites that I like for different reasons.
I think if I ended up trying to rank them, though, it would be 035. The others are fun to analyze for a variety of different reasons (I think 2nd would be 049 and 3rd would be 343). I like complexity, I like questioning the intentions of the person I'm analyzing.
035 presents a really fun challenge because it was the only one that I could sit there and consider all aspects and potentials with. We assume 049 is lying about the pestilence, but not generally about itself. We assume 343 is lying about being God, but at the same time we have to talk with him as if it's true anyway. With 035, though, I can sit down and say, "if it's lying, I bet it's because of (...) and if it's telling the truth, I think it could be (...)". It offers me a chance not just to analyze the lies themselves, but to focus in on 035's character underneath. 035 opens that possibility nearly from the beginning of the interview, letting everything after that point fall into questioning. I love the uniqueness of the medium with which 035 speaks, too, because everyone else answers the question in some way (sometimes with other questions, or straight-seeming answers) but 035 is like, "let me tell you a story", and that gives me space to go "what are you actually saying with this?"
CrimeEra Sedition was so fascinating because it still obeyed the laws of show don't tell (which you'd think wouldn't be a problem in an animated medium but it really is) and allowed you to actually speculate about the characters. They don't say what they mean all the time. They obfuscate not in a frustrating way (most of the time, anyway, dear lord 343) but in a "if I were you, I probably also wouldn't be able to tell the truth all the time" way. 035 does this in a far more obvious manner than the other two, which sets it apart, because we never wonder if 035 is lying, we know it is, we just need to figure out where and why. It gives me so much analyze, and yet it's condensed enough not to strain me.
Plus, Crime was the first one who made me understand what this character could be, and made me like it for its personality rather than dislike it due to what I already had decided about it based on the Article. CrimeEra Sedition said, "look at these people and see that we are not so different, even when I am not making the direct comparison". 035 is to be criticized, but also sympathized with, and it's a balance he handled so well.
{and NewEra Sedition says, "let me tell you how similar everyone is. Just in case you can't figure that out}
So, yeah. I realize that got a bit long, but I hope that answered your question! 😁
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