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yeah feeling extra justified for this after watching eps 1 & 2 of season 2
jinx fans who hate caitlyn and caitlyn fans who hate jinx need to grow up and realize they’re like tragic foils of each other and the only proper way to live life is to be utterly destroyed by both characters
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You know the more I've thought about it, the fact that Charlie and Vaggie do a romantic reprise of 'More Than Anything' feels like a strong indicator not just that Chaggie will end up being framed as a thematic parallel/foil to Lilith and Lucifer, but also that Charlie is specifically meant to be the counterpart to Lilith; the (half)human woman who inspires Hell through song, and Vaggie the counterpart to Lucifer; the fallen angel who fell in love with her.
#hazbin hotel#hazbin theory#charlie morningstar#vaggie#hazbin vaggie#chaggie#hazbin lilith#lilith morningstar#lucifer morningstar#character parallels#character foils#character analysis
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hmmmmmmm…
interesting. :)
#ik someone has prob made this comparison alr lol#funny how both shows were my childhood lmao#mahou shoujo madoka magica#puella magi madoka magica#madoka magica#homura akemi#pmmm homura#akemi homura#madoka magica homura#akuma homura#devil homura#kaname madoka#madoka kaname#pmmm madoka#god madoka#ultimate madoka#madokami#princess tutu#princess kraehe#princess tutu kraehe#princess tutu duck#character parallels#character similarities#character foils#ballet references
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I see a lot of people talking about the duel between Luke and Percy, and while a lot of people are correctly interpreting the moment where Percy cuts Luke and immediately apologizes and lowers his guard as another moment revealing Percy's fatal flaw --loyalty and love for his friends, an inability to contemplate betrayal and a habit of giving mercy/redemption to those people-- I think a lot of people are misinterpreting, or glossing over the next moment--when Luke retaliates
people seems to be reading the moment where Luke strikes Percy back, knocking him to the ground and drawing blood as a comment on Luke's cruelty and violence,(in contrast with Percy's loyalty and mercy) and while i don't think that's wrong, I think a better way to look at the moment is that Luke's reaction reveals his fatal flaw.
its never explicitly stated in the books, But Rick Riordan mentioned it after The Last Olympian in interviews. Lukes fatal flaw is Wrath. he is angry, blindingly, overwhelmingly angry at the gods, and Kronos is able to manipulate and twist that anger until things go so far Luke is forced to destroy himself to save the world
The duel between Luke and Percy is such a brillant scene, yes because Luke and Percy are foils, yes we see Percy's fatal flaw in Crystal clarity. but we see Luke's too--he reacts in a surge of anger knocking Percy to the ground, making him bleed, ignoring Percys apology because in the moment he doesn't care about reconciliation only revenge, he hesitates only just before killing Percy, his rage taking over. Luke doesn't make Percy bleed in this scene in a moment of cold or calculated cruelty. its swift burning and unthinking anger. its his doom. because the next moment Annabeth reveals herself, sides with Percy, and Luke runs off, isolated, where, if you've read the books, he becomes even more tragically isolated from his friends and vulnerable to Kronos' manipulation
Loyalty and Wrath cost them both in that fight. their fatal flaws indeed.
#percy jackson#luke castellan#annabeth chase#percy jackson and the olympians#pjo series#pjo spoilers#the lightning thief#the lightning theif spoilers#the last olympian spoilers#percy jackson meta#luke castellan meta#loyalty and wrath#fatal flaws#brillant fucking writing#character foils
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Trauma Trigger Response Mask Up Babes
#i'm extremely proud of these#gifset#gif set#gifs#gif#my gifs#my gif#charles rowland#crystal palace#crystal palace surname von hoverkraft#crystal x charles#charles x crystal#cryland#rowlace#dbda#dead boy detectives#dead boy detective agency#text post#parallels#the case of the lighthouse leapers#facade#the case of the creeping forest#dbda meta#narrative foils#foil characters#character foils#foils
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A meme by yours truly :3c
I do love Spirk and Garashir because they are Soulmates and I stand by that, but character foil ships excite something in me I cannot describe. They have the same level of unspoken-ness as the soulmates but they hate each other so their character development is more fun. Need me some more gay guys who just fucking hate each other.
#Star Trek#star trek tos#jim kirk#spock#spirk#bones mccoy#spones#star trek ds9#ds9#quark#odo#quodo#julian bashir#garak#garashir#character foils#my love for these ships is unrivaled
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thinking about how in Alexander Hamilton the main lighting is yellow while in Aaron Burr, sir the main lighting is blue..... complementary colors...... on opposite sides of the color wheel....... character foils my beloved
#they could never make me hate you#hamilton#alexander hamilton#aaron burr#aaron burr sir#hamilton musical#hamilton an american musical#lighting symbolism#character foils#james yapping sessions
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Jewelers often put shiny metal foil underneath a gem to make the stone shine brighter, or display them on dark velvet to bring attention to their brightness. A literary foil serves a similar purpose: To provide contrast to another character by accentuating their differences. [x]
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) ↳ Team Avatar + Character Foils
#avatar the last airbender#avatar: the last airbender#atla#atlaedit#team avatar#aang#zuko#prince zuko#sokka#jet#katara#azula#princess azula#toph#toph beifong#avataredit#character foils#bee makes.
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There’s this view on shanks and buggy that their relationship exist now only because of nostalgia. Other shanks relationships are natural, he wanted to hang with them. Buggy was his only option on oro. What do you think of this?
And why is that relationship in the story? Honestly? I was shocked they were close. That’s an odd pair of friends.
Frankly, that's a ridiculous claim. What about Shanks' interactions with Buggy tells you that it's insincere? They were practically attached at the hip on the Oro Jackson. No one forced them to act that way. Buggy being the only other kid his age on the ship doesn't diminish their friendship in the slightest.
I think the straw hat actually speaks volumes about how much he cares. As a kid, he jumped overboard to save Buggy in a heartbeat, not even acknowledging his most precious life possession because Buggy was worth more. As an adult, he entrusts Buggy with that same possession, just moments after seeing him again. You can say it's just nostalgia, but I mean, c'mon. That straw hat -- Roger's legacy -- means a lot to Shanks. But Buggy means something to him, too.
#they're an odd pair because oda has written them that way#they're polar opposites#character foils#and well you know what they say#opposites attract#one piece#buggy the clown#shanks#shuggy#buggy#ask
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Tim & Duke Are Mirrors
Tim became Robin because "Batman needs a Robin" and Duke because "Robin doesn't need Batman."
Tim grew up rich with preoccupied parents, Duke grew up poor with attentive parents.
When training Tim, Bruce thought about how Tim could die like Jason did. When training Duke, Bruce thought about how Duke could use what he learned for things Bruce doesn't approve of like Jason has.
#dc#dc comics#comics#comic books#detective comics#robin comics#we are robin#batman and the signal#media analysis#character parallels#character foils#character analysis#tim drake#red robin#robin#duke thomas#the signal#signal#robins#bruce wayne#batman#jason todd#red hood#robin jason todd#robin tim drake#robin duke thomas#batfam#batfamily#batkids#batbros
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yeah. enjolras and grantaire are foils (belief vs. cynicism). but so are enjolras and combeferre (logic vs. philosophy) and enjolras and valjean (justice vs. mercy) and enjolras and javert (revolution vs. rule of law) and enjolras and eponine (privilege vs. poverty) and enjolras and montparnasse (altruistic beauty vs. selfish beauty) and-
#enjolras has SO MANY FOILS OK#this man is a walking symbolism essay#enjolras#les miserables#les amis#character foils#les mis#pigeon.txt
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So here’s something interesting:
Did anyone else notice that despite his concern for and wanting to reconnect with his sister, at no point does Blitzo try to apologize or otherwise take ownership of whatever it is he did that clearly HURT Barbie Wire so much in the past?
Which I think makes for a very notable and interesting contrast to how Moxxie handled his relationship problems/screw-ups this episode.
Like I’m starting to think that the M&Ms posing as siblings this episode wasn’t just setup for a joke, but also so they can act as a foil to how Blitzo is handling, and screwing up, his own relationship/family issues.
#helluva boss#helluva boss analysis#blitzo#helluva blitzo#barbie wire#moxxie#helluva moxxie#millie#helluva millie#character foils#thematic contrasts#its feeling like a pretty consistent trend that the M&Ms serve as a foil to Blitzo's relationships
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“oh dabi and hawks are character foils!!” WRONG.
HAWKS AND SHIGARAKI.
Their stories, their lives, even their dreams are perfect mirrors of each other. they are two sides of the exact same coin.
Young Takami Keigo, son of a well known theif, he finally escapes an abusive home only to be met with an even crueller world. Just when he thinks the world has failed him, in comes the HPSC. They give him a new name, a new purpose, a new life. He is perfectly trained in everything he does, designed to carry out the Commission’s will.
Young Shimura Tenko, grandson of a well known hero, he finally escapes an abusive home only to be met with an even crueller world. Just when he thinks the world has failed him, in comes All for One. He gives him a new name, a new purpose, a new life. He is perfectly trained in everything he does, designed to carry out the All For One’s will.
Even their dreams, the thing that separates a hero from a villain are nearly identical.
Hawks wants a world where heroes aren’t as burdened, where they can trust that others will help them and that they can not have everything put on them.
Shigaraki wants a world where people dont leave it all to the heroes, where they realize that they have autonomy outside of hero society and can help people as well.
Admittedly, Shigaraki wants his because he believes heroes to be incompetent, but the point still stands.
Hawks and Shigaraki are cut from the same cloth. The only place where they differ is who “saved” them.
(Because neither of them were really saved, were they? Simply told they were saved, and pushed into a life that they didn’t want in the first place)
#not a ship#character foils#shigaraki tomura#tomura shiragaki#bnha#mha#tenko shimura#shimura tenko#takami keigo#keigo takami#mha hawks#all for one#hero public safety commission#now i kinda wanna write a fic where hawks gets taken in by afo and shigaraki gets taken in by the hpsc#maybe…
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ngl i honestly don’t think that homura was planning to genuinely kill sayaka in ep. 8.
i mean, if u just take the scene of face value, it obviously seems that way: homura declares that she doesn’t care abt sayaka or if she lives or dies (which is 100% a lie, she may not like sayaka very much but she def cares abt her just like she does the other girls), and then raises her soul gem to her face in a threatening manner before kyoko shows up.
but that’s exactly it: homura puts her soul gem in front of sayaka’s FACE, not her soul gem, which is the only thing that can actually kill a magical girl.
so why wouldn’t homura just attack her soul gem directly? it wouldn’t be hard to do; sayaka is incredibly weak and depressed/suicidal atp, and homura could easily just snatch her soul gem/ring and break it, esp considering her time manipulation.
and when kyoko shows up, homura doesn’t put up a fight at all; she just stares stoically at sayaka. and even when homura DOES use a bomb to get away, you see how she doesn’t go to sayaka to finish the job. why would she have given up that easily, despite the fact that killing sayaka would still be very easy to do?
i think it could have been a last, desperate attempt to maybe "wake" sayaka up, a threat to get her to heal herself before her inevitable turning into a witch or smth. homura isn't above being harsh or using deception to achieve her goals, as she's done it multiple times (esp in rebellion), and i don't think it's necessarily any different here.
#madoka magica#mahou shoujo madoka magica#homura akemi#akemi homura#pmmm homura#madoka magica homura#puella magi madoka magica#sayaka miki#miki sayaka#homure and sayaka#sayaka and homura#analysis#show analysis#meta#media#meta analysis#media analysis#character analysis#scene analysis#pmmm sayaka#madoka magica sayaka#character foils#character parallels#character similarities
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you don't understand, feng xin was so loyal that he couldn't stand staying after xie lian asked him to go, and hua cheng was so loyal that he couldn't stand leaving after xie lian asked him to go i think they are each other's foils but i don't have the brain capacity to do that right now and i'll sound stupid lmao
#i feel like there was a post similar to this before but i can't remember or find it for the life of me so here you go#feng xin#hua cheng#xie lian#hualian#fenglian#if you squint#character foils#foils#tgcf#my rambles are great i swear
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teacher/student parallels are so good
olruggio being dark and qifrey being light, and then the reverse of coco being light and agott being dark? but olruggio and coco are parallel and agott and qifrey are parallel? olruggio and coco having the same pose?
the parallel foil setup gets me every time, these gays are gonna kill me
kamome shirahama, you’re an evil genius
(the first image is from witch hat atelier kitchen volume 1, the second is from witch hat atelier volume 11, i don’t remember the page numbers)
#witch hat atelier#qifrey#olruggio#coco witch hat atelier#agott arkrome#orufrey#arkco#character parallels#character foils
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