Category: The Mind of a Character
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Rewriting the 13th Doctor (Doctor Who)
One of the most interesting aspects of Doctor Who as a show is the concept of regeneration. For those unfamiliar with the series, whenever the main character, the Doctor, is fatally wounded, they change every cell in their body, becoming a whole new person. This allows new actors to take the character’s role and the…
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Dimple: A Lonely Soul (Mob Psycho 100)
Two weeks later and I’m still sad. Maybe this article will help me cope. But probably not. For the last few seasons of Mob Psycho 100, Dimple has played a fairly small and unassuming role in the plot. He’s the little devil on Mob’s shoulder, always encouraging our young protagonist to go against his morals…
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Thor (God of War Ragnarök): Product of One’s Environment
*Major spoilers for God of War: Ragnarök ahead! Read at your own risk!* Throughout God of War (2018), Kratos and Atreus were told many a story of Thor, the champion of the Aesir gods. Everything pointed to him being a murderous maniac. A monster who lives for killing and drinking and nothing else, a bastard…
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Why We Adore the Body Improvement Club (Mob Psycho 100)
ONE’s greatest strength as an author is his consistent ability to subvert tropes and expectations in a clever, funny way. Oftentimes, it’s this very skill that is at the heart of his stories. The entirety of One Punch Man is built off of his ability to subvert tropes and characters seen in shounen anime and…
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The Problems with Kaido (One Piece)
The mark of any good shounen is its villains. They often present the best dynamics of any given series. Goku and Freeza. Naruto and Pain. Itadori and Sukuna. In order to make the hero shine, they need a villain to cast a shadow. One Piece has had tons of fantastic villains over its extended run.…
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