#(while Izzy definitely doesn't plan what he's doing when he gets mad lmao)

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one thing about Ed's anger that I haven't seen mentioned is that while the emotional reaction is immediate, the retaliation isn't always. he only orders the French captain skinned when he has calmed down and sat down; he slams Izzy into a wall, but the real retaliation is the considered toe-snipping hours later. imo it makes it all the more effective and signals that the consequences of incurring his anger aren't just the consequence of that emotional reaction. just because he has calmed down doesn't mean he has changed his mind about your fate.

he can also turn the anger, or at least the aggression, on at will, like flipping a switch: he uses it to threaten the same French captain when Stede's interrogation tactic isn't providing results, and to threaten the guy that recognises him in St. Augustine. this may or may not be real anger but it simulates it, borrows from it, and the target isn't meant to know the difference.

I imagine having a short fuse has served Ed as Blackbeard, so he hasn't had a reason to reign it in. at the same time, he clearly has some control over it. it's not just the calm before the storm that should be alarming, it's also the calm after the storm.

differences with izzy and ed's anger btw just for fun is i feel like izzy's anger builds up like hes on the mp100 countdown. hes a soda can be shook, steam gauge increasing, pressure cooker about to go off until it all fucking explodes at once. and then he breathes for two minutes and is fine.

eds sense of anger is a light switch its either on or its off and you get little warning for which one it is.