#johannes is the very very rare instance of a tragic character given a chance to undo that tragedy imho (and i dont mean necromancy wise) | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

thedevilscarnival · 2 months

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like i can't even call johannes a villain protagonist or even an antihero really because he's just fucking miserable but doesn't realize that he's miserable. yes i understand, by definition he is an antihero, especially in book 1, but. hear me out here. he's just doing his own thing and is so focused on doing that thing he has ignored every single emotional need he's had in like 10 years.

the cabal books are watching someone at the tail end of their Karmic Tragedy being dragged kicking and screaming into realizing "damn that kinda sucked, actually. unfortunately friends can be nice" and then sitting and fuming about it. yes he is a borderline eugenics advocate but he's also someone who got stuck in the denial stage of grief for so long he's been cauterized.

#korro.txt #johannes cabal #i love how the books acknowledge this disparity too its so refreshing #like both of the barrows come to their own separate conclusions that ok no he's not ''evil'' he just has different priorities #johannes is the very very rare instance of a tragic character given a chance to undo that tragedy imho (and i dont mean necromancy wise)#which is why he feels so refreshing as a protag #not many pieces of media have the fall from grace be the starting point! its neat. i enjoy him #he's still a freak he's still an asshole he still has very questionable politics on how the human race should be governed but!!!#he can still be HAPPY.#screaming. he makes me evil

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