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spicyicymeloncat · 2 years

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The “this character annoys me because they are undeveloped and their actions in the story are unreasonable” to “wait I actually love this character when I realise how much potential they had and how there is groundwork’s for explaining why they do many controversial decisions and as the story goes on they actually develop and grow like people which is admirable” and “I no longer know how much of the things that make me obsessed with this character is canon or manifested by my desire to rewrite the subject material I don’t like” pipeline is so strong

#tried to make readable #in other words I am now a Ninjago wu apologist lol #i don’t like Kai - Harumi - wu - Misako’s writing but I love the groundwork and potential they can live up too and #i spend more time thinking about them than I do about my favourite characters #lol #hot take: Rät by Penelope Scott but it’s not sung to wu it’s sung by Wu about his dad #Ik it looks like I’m favouriting him but think about it for a second #his dad started training him and garms when they were really young #Wu has had the pressure of feeling responsible over Garmadon in every aspect: he’s supposed to be the good one #he’s in control of his actions #it’s his fault Garmadon is like this #the fsm is dead so wu is the only childhood family men ever Garmadon has #and what’s more is that the fsm seemed to make everything about the constant battle between the balance #i mean the fsm didn’t even tell wu where his fucking grave was #he made it a test!#Wu was taught that parenting is the same thing as being a teacher and trainer of combat #and when we see him ultimately take a fatherly role he continues this generational trauma #he treats Morro and the ninja like his children but unfortunately he’s been told that the way you treat children is prepare them for battle #and obviously he becomes aware that’s not entirely useful bc times change and whilst Ninjago is still frequently attacked #they aren’t in full blown wars anymore #but breaking out of toxic cycles is a process #and Wu frequently goes through arcs of feeling useless and going off on his own #which is major parallels with Lloyd Morro Kai #and also like everyone else #every ninja has daddy issues even the ninja’s dads have daddy issues #ninjago #ahahah

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