spoke is a character driven by insecurity and paranoia.🧵
these traits trail all the way back to when jamato left him and every interaction with friends and ex-friends alike have rather intensified these emotions into the very core of spoke's being. spoke's need to be useful and
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if it ever gets confirmed I could believe that this ash was real but omg you cant use this as an argument HE DIDNT EVEN PULL THAT ROD! IT STAYED IN WATER you cant use a stasis if the rod is activated it doesn't work like that😭 it activates the second you use it omg
While ash's stance is more assertive, Spoke's jumps are so much more childish in comparison. Like an excited little boy who doesn't know what he's doing. He's only ever learnt ways from his abuser, he's just a kid.
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that scene genuinely had me so uncomfortable to the point I want to rip my skin off I feel disgusted as someone who's also been compared to their groomer their entire life and struggles with detaching themself from their groomer I felt so seen it felt invasive
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while I love the idea of the totem corrupting the user like fr I like the idea more that it has no real effect on the user and its the user's own reaction to the power that leads them to that corruption, because at the end of the day, players are selfish beings