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Topic | The OG waifu war: Rei or Asuka? |
MrMallard 10/23/21 12:47:37 AM #25: | Rei's storyline is that she's a quiet, broken doll who exists solely for the mission, and through Shinji humanizing her and exposing her to genuine human compassion, she essentially gains a soul and something to live for. Asuka has a messed up backstory, being made to be an ace for the sake of her mentally ill mother who treated a doll with more humanity than her own daughter Sure, she's vulnerable and hurt and the bluster is a front. But it also manifests in objectively toxic ways that actively hurt the people around her. I'm not comfortable with that. Rei is a more compelling and tragic figure to me. She gains everything she needs to be a person, --- I'm gonna burn it all down today, and sweep all the ashes away Now Playing: Pokemon HeartGold, Minecraft, Oldschool Runescape ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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