#GARTH GARTHJHH

[basofy]

Can you further explain the idea of garth being an emotions guy? I find all the different ways you look at him to be very interesting and would love to hear that interpretation of his character!

ill try to somehow organize my thoughts rn because im not entirely conscious rn but i think i got it first and foremost from the fact that most of his moveset is about causing reactions on other people, most notably negative emotions which get worse the more he levels up. it's also interesting to me that his agreeable drawing can cure such harsh status effects as scared or depressed i used to envision him as someon who was empathetic but not kind (since those ar different) i think uhhh i think it might be important to him as an artist to get appreciation but also for his art to mean something, ive been wondering for years what the actual quality of garths art might be and a thought that occured to me was that he basically weaponizes how disliked he Is lol . whwther his art is Shit or if the stuff hes into is just not everybodys thing i think he couldve grabbed this and used it agaisnt other people. it could also have to do with whatever controlling thing he has going on, being fascinated by human beings' emotions and wanting to get a hold on them? Strange artist anctics? hoewever that's spelled. art and the need for connection etc etc. a moot said something days ago about how he couldve be compensating Sort of for relapsing; i tend to think he is actually not as in control of himself as he could be and this shows to me at the end of the game where his actions in battle contradict his dialogue like seconds ago a little which shows that he's literally just some guy whos horrible not a god like entity of sorts for having a hold on what people feel. i wonder if his joy addiction could play a part on this too? since i believe joy maximizes feelings a person already has and garth as this guy trying to gain benefit from his art during the current events somehow decides the whole situation is made for him to do as he will but he just falls on the same traps he sets for other people. i see him as a guy that's very desensitized to the problems around him basically focusing too much on shit that does not even matter. hes very interesting to me!!!!! he's an asshole!!!!!!!

on the topic of garth being controlling i wonder if it's like the result of just being inconsiderate/ creepy to others or if viceversa it's a side effect of his artistic vision being too importabt to him and him prioritizing it over everything it could be either! it could be the result of him being a weird pervert but ive also seen people say he might not even be a pervert and he likes to fuck with people! idk! (Disclaimer: intention does not erase the harm caused!)

another fun thought ive had of this is how well this works on behalf of how his character works in regards to the players because whether someone feels positively or negatively towards him it tends to be expressed really loudly and it's like LOL because i think that's precisely what he wants he just wants to make u feel something anything the only way to beat him is to not gaf i guess….

another side thought i had which is literally just me Making shit up and that some friends agreed with me in is that garth severely lacked attention in his infant years LOL and you know how that goes

i really really like the choice to add that "Garth doesn't want to do this…" text at the end bc it really does not solve anything and such a sudden change of heart does not really matter to anyone other than himself and Maybe the player it's just there to show u this guy is just another human being who thought too high of himself it's cool i love when the horrible companions start tweaking at the end it's tragically funny.

so the whole emotions thing could be him being a snobby artist who wants to leave a mark of sorts or he could be being weird about it or he could be trying to evade how vulnerable he actually is as much as everybody else or all of these alltogether i dont know. sorry im typi g while drunk i i hope this makes sense