Gonzai wrote:Have
any character that you just would have loved to see how
things could have been??
Oh my, yes!
I sometimes think authors have some kind of radar that lets them detect the characters I like best…and then
off them!!! |
Let me think…
Usually it’s not a main character for me, but it is in
Gundam0080, War In the Pocket. I knew going into this that Bernie Wiseman was
….because that was the easiest way to
drive home that point that War is not fun and games, but a tragedy; |
but… but…
Gees, that character was sooo freaking lovable!!!
GAH!!!
I cried buckets over that one. Why couldn’t he have lived?! |
Then, after the war ended, he and Christina could have met at some Veterans’ thingy and…
*Sigh* Oh, well.
And speaking of
Gundam, in the original one from the dawn of time, Garma Zabi’s
betrayal and murder by Char… |
That made me HATE Char!
Garma was nothing to him. Just one Zabi to
check off his list on his quest for revenge for his Father…who may, or may not have been killed by Garma’s Father. |
But…but…
Garma was a thoughtful and considerate person; who, though inexperienced, was very conscientious about his responsibilities; who tried to be a fair ruler of an occupying army; who had a loving relationship with his fiancée; and who thought of Char as a friend….
How different would the Zeon rule have been if
Garma had lived and matured into the caring, honest leader that he could have been?? |
The UC Gundams are ruined for me, ‘cause every time I see Char, all I can think is,
he deserves everything awful that happens to him because of what he did to Garma! |
But enough ancient anime, how about
Naruto. Leaving aside the fact that
everyone has now been resurrected in the manga, |
that show has been
ruthless in killing off my favs. |
Not just the big ones like
Itachi (wouldn’t it have been heartwarming if he and Sasuke could have reconciled???? ), |
but even the little guys like Gekko Hayate.
With his dour, deadpan expression and unhealthy pallor and cough. What a physical specimen! I thought he was a really cute way to show how some Ninjas could be in less that perfect health from illness or on-the-dangerous-job injury
.
My jaw hit the floor when
Why??? Couldn’t he just
That would have added another level to the gag, having him cough and hobble around.
And in
Bleach. I was holding my breath when it was finally shown that, surprise (not really), Ichimaru Gin
was on the side of the good guys. |
I mean, of course he couldn’t be the one to
bring down the Big Bad Guy, |
‘cause that’s
but…but…
Why did he
Couldn’t a guy willing to
go to Hell (well, Hueco Mundo) for the woman he loved get to survive? |
Whyyyyy couldn’t he have
been terribly hurt, and be nursed back to heath by Rangiku? |
Lots of funny and romantic moments could’ve ensued.
You know, despite the angst, it is actually kind of fun to vent about these
. Thanks for starting this thread, Gonzai!
But I sure do miss those lovely black spoiler bars!!!
*EDIT --Ahh! They're Back! Thank you, Magician!