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Analysis of Laiosā succubus and theories on what it means - deep dive on Laiosā desires in human connections
Laiosā succubusĀ is a very odd incident. I have some particular interpretations of why it was Marcille, and why things went down the way they did.
We know that a succubus shows what one desires, stated in canon as āan alluring formā; yes often in a romantic or sexual sense, as seen with Chilchuckās succubus being entirely set on looks and seduction, meanwhile Marcilleās does have a focus on chivalrous noble demeanor as well, showing romantic behavior and personality. BUT with Izutsumi we also see that the liaison doesnāt have to be romantic or sexual at all, either, in Izutsumiās case itās a familial bond she craves. So perhaps we can say that the succubus exploits a desire based on connection, in whichever form that takes.
Marcille wants an emotional connection foremost(which is also reflected in how itās a character she knows very well and not a stranger. Perhaps romantic.), Chilchuck wants pleasure(a simple pleasure not unlike alcohol, perhaps such a connection is free of the more risky or unpleasant parts of a relationship, he doesnāt have to worry or to think and can just let himself go. Sexual.), Izutsumi wants a mother figure that can offer her warmth and comfort with who she doesnāt have to be tough (Familial), and I believe Laiosā is platonic and centered on his desire to have people with who he belongs and can be himself withā¦
But Laiosā case is more complex, it has layers. The thing is, even if Laios wanted to have someone able to turn him into a monsterāwhich it didnāt even have to be, could straight up have just been a monster with such powersā, it didnāt have to be someone he knew. You could say the succubus wanted to disarm Laiosā suspicions with someone he knew and that was nearby, but the succubus seem very direct in every other case, simply appearing with someoneās greatest appearance even though both Marcille and Chilchuck were fully on guard and the succubi knew it. āBelievabilityā isnāt an important factor. No, his succubus being someone he knew was important. It being Marcille was important.
Thereās a TLDR at the end of this if you want to cut it short. For everyone else, strap in everyone, if you donāt know me hi IāmĀ Fumi and I made this 3k words long analysis and theorizing bc I am autistic much like the character in question and I think this is both fascinating and has a lot to say. In this I offer both platonic and romantic reasonings and I do go rather in depth in Laiosā psychology and relationships to dissect what ever could this damn cryptic event MEAN. Spoilers for the succubus chapters obviously and also the last few arcs of the series soā¦ Spoilers for the series as a whole!
might be a bit odd or a stretch and written poorly by me (sorry if its rambly basically) but mithrun has such interesting but devastating symbolism and importance for a message in dunmeshi.
(TW SA/ABUSE MENTIONS)
the goat (demon) being an abusive relationship that to you who is in it only sees a nice perfect person doing anything for you, only for things to slowly get worse and worseā¦ leading to SA (itās not actual SA but the imagery has subtle implications of it) and other forms of physical and psychological abuse.
this leaving mithrun in an intense state of depression, ptsd and other issues like getting mana sickness really easily, which is also connected to the physical disabilities he got from said abuse. and due to these states he finds he can not desire anything anymore, he can only feel empty, not even a desire to get help and only feels a strong anger to the person and tries to prevent anyone else from going through the same.
but heās not a lost cause.
āso.. even vegetable scraps have their uses, huh?ā
he blames himself for his trauma, he sees himself as worthless and not one to be desired anymore because of what he went through. and realizing this, realizing that he actually has grown a desire to BE desired even just in a simple way to be needed (helping with falin) he finally can crack through that depression. the ptsd is still there, the physical disabilities are still there, but through surrounding himself with community of people with different views and trauma has helped him realize he is not broken and shouldnāt be blaming himself for something that was out of his control.
he wants to do new things, he wants to live now and itās so beautiful to see.
plus, as kabru says here how the desires being eaten is not what it seems like is such an interesting fact. sure the demon ate his desires he had in that moment, making him believe he could never desire again but in fact he could get new desires (change/grow/heal) plus, traveling with kabru, he did show desires whether they be small or not.
in this moment he showed full horror about this memory. now if he was loss of desire, then he shouldnāt even desire to feel fear about this right? shouldnāt he only feel anger due to the revenge? which once again, shows his whole healing journey.
heās such a great character with so much representation, and in turn is also a character that can show hope for someone like thistle who now is going through similar things and is practically hospitalized.
there is hope, you will heal, you are gonna be okay and your trauma is real but it does not shape you as a person, you are safe now.
i told my friend the other day that i used to read senshi's dialogue in a scottish accent and they said that they sometimes picture chilchuck as irish. had to draw it
i hate when people call marcille a girlfailure btw like SHE ISNT. and shes not a āgirlbossā either. this is a neurotic and Permanently On The Edge of a Breakdown overachiever late 20s virgin just out of her phd program with permanently shaky hands from an addiction to overly sugary coffee and a deep desire to be crushed to death under falins giant jugs no matter the cost. the only thing shes ever āfailedā at is going to theraphy
my middle aged client going off about kids these days and how they have such a different childhood and back in the day kids used to have real experiences like how she and her girl friends used to practice kissing on each other and now kids just sit in the same room in silence on their damn phones. hey ma'am run that back real quick