Category: The Mind of a Character

  • Geralt of Rivia: How the Setting Can Define a Character

    *Note: this will be focused exclusively on the books, not the games. Game Geralt is a similar but different beast. Maybe we’ll get to him later, I dunno. Also, spoilers.* In case you haven’t noticed, I’m quite fond of the Witcher series. I have differing thoughts on the games and the show was alright, but…

  • Velvet Crowe: The Lord of Calamity

    Velvet Crowe: The Lord of Calamity

    *Psst! This’ll have spoilers for Tales of Berseria. Go play it if you haven’t. That is all.* Ah, the Tales of series. One of the most underappreciated yet longest-lasted JRPGs on the market. These games have never reached the heights that its rivals have. But they are so consistently beloved by their smaller fanbases that…

  • Jiren: How Not to Handle an Antagonist

    Jiren: How Not to Handle an Antagonist

    It still feels weird to me that Dragon Ball Super is over. Well, the anime at least. The manga is still going, but… well, my patience for that version has reached an end. Oddly enough, though, I have a fondness for Super. Yes, the writing averages out around mediocre and the animation is very up…

  • Gabi Braun: Creating a Controversy The Right Way

    *MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ATTACK ON TITAN AHEAD!! READ WITH CAUTION!!* Bear with me for a second as I set the stage, would you? It’s 2013. Attack on Titan’s first season is mid-swing. The hype is unreal. Everyone’s watching it, everyone’s talking about it. But for some reason, there aren’t many characters that people can actually…

  • Reiner Braun: Broken By the World

    Damn, dude. After so many years, Attack on Titan is finally going to end. It’s sad, but it’s also incredible. It feels like we’re watching a modern classic unfold right in front of us. It truly feels like something momentous is happening. Unless the show somehow seriously dropped the ball in the weeks between me…