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A lot of people reference Pavlov and his conditioning experiment in relation to Bell for obvious reasons (myself included)

however would you guys see my vision if i brought Demikhov and his two headed dog experiment to the table

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You know, it's very possible that Bell could've had some degree brain damage from MK-ULTRA. Many of the real world victims of these experiments suffered brain damage that affected their memory or motor skills as we know from a spate of lawsuits in the US and Canada. Ultimately we'll never know the true extent to which mk ultra impacted Bell's brain as Bell didn't live long enough.

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I love me a Bell lives AU where rather than going on a healing journey after solovetsky and living basically happily ever after, they instead live in absolute torment. i NEED more people to delve into Bells mental state post game events more than just them having some minor nightmares and amnesia. especially right after solovetsky, i want so badly to see the immediate pain and crisis they wouldve been thrown into.

i need less of Bell living somewhat happily and more anguish

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Bell after falling from the helicopter in Break on Through for the 17th time probably

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To have a face is to have personhood. So by making Bell wear a balaclava, Bell's personhood and identity is denied.

Bell's balaclava therefore serves two purposes. In universe it serves both as a tool to sever the connection between Bell and their former identity and to dehumanize them to the rest of the safe house crew. Getting attached to Bell is dangerous and it's easy to get attached to something with a face. By removing Bell's face from the equation with the Balaclava it becomes easier for Park and Adler to avoid becoming attached to Bell.

Out of universe it allows the player to imagine however they want Bell to look like without having to add actual character model customization to the game.

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adler's russian was SO broken it sounded like simlish

more below!!

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I hate the fact that my comfort character is from fucking black ops. who looks at bell and thinks "yeah that's my emotional support terrorist"

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I meant to just draw Adler but i needed Bell in here for morale

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This is what 80% of the AdBell content I see looks like to me

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Something that kills me is how Bell in almost every case seems to hesitate when faced with killing Adler despite the fact they should want to. Yes they can and will kill him, but in most endings it’s not something they seem to jump at the chance to do. Of course theres the lighter in the duga ending and how Bell will indulge him. Bell can also simply not call an ambush even if they unlock the back room which could be interpreted as not wanting to kill Adler/hesitation. 

What i barely see anyone mention really is how debatably they do hesitate on solovetsky too. In my opinion, they had to at the very least have been suspicious that Adler would try something. especially towards the end of his speech. Yet they don’t raise their gun until Adler raises his. Secondly, also in my opinion Bell had a shot lined up just barely before Adler did, yet it seems like they didn’t even shoot. 

This contrasted with how Adler is so ready to kill Bell no matter what really just reinforces their relationship. Adler is not attached to Bell. it certainly seems more personal than he wants to admit, but he’s not attached even if he does ‘respect’ Bell enough to give them a decent death in Solovetsky. However Adler knows Bell is attached to him whether they like it or not and uses that to his advantage which is why he does half the things he does. 

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Oh Bell my beloved, what a curiosity you are

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I remember seeing a post saying that Bell was less skilled/professional and less violent (i believe in comparison to Case) and it’s been stuck in my head for awhile

And while yes in comparison to a super soldier infused with a rage drug they’d be lacking, but i always imagined Bell being not only skilled, but violent in their own right. not as violent and aggressive as Case, but still. I think the post mentioned unnecessary movements in finishing moves being unskilled/unprofessional and Bell seemingly just trying to kill someone quickly as a point, but i always attributed it to Bell just being violent and unhinged. It’s unnecessary just because they want to hurt and stab and shoot more. While it’s less common Bell does also have a finishing move just using their fists, which i read as another sign of violence. 

Cryptography/language/intelligence may have possibly been their strong suit, but they were not really unskilled/unprofessional or nonviolent in my eyes, maybe just more mild mannered and controlled compared to Case. I don’t think they would’ve been so high up in Perseus otherwise. I also don’t think they would’ve been as proficient in half the missions and tasks they preformed otherwise. 

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hey guys do you think some of bell’s “favourite” songs are actually just adler’s or

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I'm glad to have a such amazing person as a no.1 Bell's fan. Love your ramblings, pls never stop

aahh thank you!! I honestly did not expect anyone to care about my rambling at all :’)

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Something thats crossed my mind recently is whether or not Bell’s veins began to scar or at the very least bruise, and also just how noticeable it was to them. After all i don’t think anyone treated Bell carefully enough to avoid it, not to mention it’s basically just inevitable to my knowledge.

Would Bell wonder why their arms/wrists/ect were so sore all the time, but never really notice any trauma, especially due to wearing long sleeve’s and such constantly or just being too busy or out of it to really care? Or, would it be pretty noticeable? Would Bell be embarrassed about it? What do they think was the cause for it? I would assume a medical incident of some kind, that’s probably the easiest excuse, but also it would be strange that it never heals.

im very 50/50 on whether or not the team would actually care enough to be stealthy about it because one, Adler. End of my first point. And two, Bell doesn’t really and can’t really push back on anything suspicious all that much, they kinda just have to deal with their own inner turmoil especially because the team is known for just gaslighting and brushing them off. But also would the team really be that bold? Bell is already no doubt extremely unstable and more suspicions don't really help. then again the team seems somewhat careless when it comes to stuff like that.

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can we both be Bell's #1 fan.... you seem so cool btw!!

Of course!!! If i ever gatekeep put me down like Bell in the final countdown im too far gone at that point

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do you guys think Bell would’ve liked little puzzle things to keep themselves busy