one thing I noticed when watching 3 hunters to 4 hunters to 5 hunters, is the progression of Dream's persona as the hunted.
In 3 hunters, Dream freely played up the theatrics of the underdog. He used the iconic "Leave me alone!" line, and remarked with open fear when the Hunters caught him off guard during the chase.
In 5 hunters, Dream barely revealed any weakness ever to the hunters. Whenever the hunters duped him or gained an advantage, he reacted more with frustration and outrage or not reacted at all.
It's just interesting to see how with the additional hunters, Dream couldn't afford to show fear anymore, so his persona evolved to be as menacing as possible to the hunters
I feel like Jean describes Neil like how folk tales describe foxes
"Nathaniel smiled with so much ice Jean thought the room dropped a few degrees. The adrenaline rush of what he'd survived, of the trick he'd managed to play on a too-powerful man, was going to his head."
An incredibly cunning little creature able to dupe beings larger than themselves. A dangerous little trickster. One whose strength is speed and cleverness and if that isn't my Neil Josten idk what is 🦊