i hate how most of the life is strange fandom cannot see two things as true at once. yes, nathan was groomed, but that does not remove the fact that he drugged and kidnapped a bunch of girls. vice versa
This comic is based on Story 3, which speaks of his hobby of ice fishing originating from the days he'd go out with his father on the ice, 'accompanied by his father's unending tales of adventure,' and dream of being the protagonist.
Nowadays, he keeps up the hobby, though only as a method of training... and it seems he fishes alone.
I thought a lot about fairytales and stories told to children -- how they are used to impart lessons and shape a child's growing sense of morality.
I think these stories were Childe's father telling him what kind of man he hoped his son would become.
In Story 5, 'his father had no choice but to hand his beloved son over for conscription into the Fatui' in an attempt to discipline his temper, but was disappointed when Childe continued ascending the ranks, further and further from the gentle boy he was..
His father named him after the hero Ajax. Is he still disappointed in the path Childe has taken? Does he still see his son in the man he sees before him? Does Childe feel in himself the chasm between who he dreamed of becoming and who he is now?
It's interesting, that fairytales should often have a very strict good/evil morality. Childe professes he has no use for such things, and will gladly become a mindless weapon so long as he can continue honing himself for battle. And yet, has he truly given up on being human?
For a Harbinger, Childe is oddly principled, preferring straightforward battles without deceit. He retains a sort of moral code, reluctant to involve those who are defenseless in his plans.
And of course, he deeply cherishes his family. What sort of weapon has a family? Why does he cling so desperately to this identity as a defender of childhood dreams, of being his sister Tonia's knight?
Perhaps his own dream of being a hero died long ago, but a part of him still recognizes the tragedy of it and maybe... in some way, is still trying.
This is somewhat of a companion piece to my Scara comic "one who has given up on being saved". Childe, unable to live up to his childhood ideals of heroism, and Scara, whose pleas for help went unanswered.
A failed hero, and someone who never had one.
ARGHH yknow it drives me nuts. I haven't known peace since I started thinking about it.
Галахад. Гала. Это воспринимается мною, как личная потеря.
Между нами десять тысяч лет, и я сгораю от мысли, что она остается в прошлом без нас, или мы без нее в будущем. Мы не сможем ее встретить "случайно" дальше по сюжету, как Эйрона, например, который после основной арки отправился в путешествие по миру. Нет, Галахад почившая жрица, вот уже как десять тысяч лет. После этой сюжетной арки я не могу перестать плакать. Я скучаю по ней, как по родственнику, с которым не успела как следует попращаться. Мне больно морально и физически, поэтому я пишу.
Если бы не мой творческий ступор.. я пытаюсь изобразить ее вот уже который день. Написать пару строк. Ничего не выходит, я чувствую себя такой истощенной.
Я закрываю карту Рощи и репутацию дикородов с мыслью, что это последнее мое настоящее взаимодействие с этим персонажем и ее временем. И мне еще хуже.
Возможно, я слишком чувствительная, но я так к ней привязалась... Ох, моя милая Гала. :(
idk why some people keep whining “even if you romance warren, max still has more romantic feelings for chloe.” like… seriously??? if you romance warren, that’s your max’s canon. your choices literally define who she’s into. that's quite literally the whole point of a choice-based storytelling game???
and can we PLEASE stop pretending emotional depth = romance? like yeah max and chloe are childhood best friends. trauma, guilt, years of history… OF COURSE their bond is strong. but loving someone doesn’t automatically mean wanting to make out with them or destroy a town for them. max can adore chloe and still be crushing on warren, shocker, platonic love exists! it’s called being human.
some people are so fixated on chloe that they erase literally everything else in the story. your bias doesn’t rewrite someone else’s choices, and your fanon obsession does not outdo player agency. max liking warren is valid. max being best friends with chloe is also valid. both can exist at the same time.
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