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[n3felibata]

Millie's experience with IMP puts a lot into perspective to me, so get ready for another Striker analysis

I'm not sure if people remember, but Striker was offered to work at IMP. IMP, the business that an imp started on his own that Striker himself admits is impressive, where imps can live up to their full potential, and is even named after the race. People constantly squeal "HE NEEDS THE MONEY AHEHRBEVW" and "HE LIVES IN A MINESHAFT!!1!11!" But he had the perfect opportunity to not only make a decent living but also work amongst other imps and be part of a family, but instead he rejects that in favor of working with the rich assholes he hates so much (one of which is even more classist than his target) while committing lateral violence against other imps. He'd rather do that than actually advocate for change or support other imps... because, like I've said a million times, he does not care about other members of his race. Just himself

[almacambiondaughterofsaleos]

Saw one of the weirdest takes about Striker.

These were in the tags on post that was talking about how Striker gave up the opportunity to work with other imps and instead chose to keep working with the rich, when he turned down Blitz's offer of a job.

#reminder that stella is not the only rich person that striker has worked for#crim is also a greedy rich asshole and striker is implied to be the one who came to him rather than vice versa#yes crim is also an imp but still a rich greedy and presumably a capitalist soooo#this juxtaposes stolas who gets along better with other imps rather than other goetias#whereas striker associates more with rich assholes more than his own race#he also tries to convince blitz to give up everything he's worked for#almost like he doesn't actually gaf about advocacy for change or anything and is only working for the benefit for himself

First off, how is Blitz not a capatilist? He wants to make money too, and does so by killing people. Crim is only bad because he killed his wife and is abusive to Moxxie. If Crim was just a mafia boss, killing people who got in his way, and was nice to Moxxie and loved his wife, I don't really see much difference between him and Blitz. They're both imps that run their own businesses. I mean, I see no evidence that Blitz is a union man and fighting for imps either. Wierd to act as if Crimson is on the same level as the Goetias just because he has some money. By this standard, Fizz is also rich and Blitz is a class traitor for working for him as a body gaurd that one time.

Second, when did Stolas get along well with imps? Yes, he's attracted to Blitz, hell, I'll even go with the show's framing and say he loves him, but that doesn't mean he gets along with other imps. He treats Millie and Moxxie like they don't matter, and used his Butler as a stress ball.

Striker taking jobs from people who can pay him good money isn't the same as being buddy, buddy with them. Again, does Blitz lose points because he works for Fizz or made a deal with Stolas? Why is what Striker does worse? I'm not saying he loves imps, but it's bizarre to pretend he's constantly hanging around the rich, when he's had 2 clients during the show, and one of them is another self-made imp.

I just find it hypocritical that this person wants other fans to stop saying that Striker is trying to change things for imps, while pretending Blitz does want/tries to change things for imps. Neither of them cares overly much about imp oppression as a whole. They both have singular goals that revolve around what they want for themselves. Blitz does care about more people than Striker, but he also made fun of Wrath imps and thought they were inbred chuckle-fucks.

Also, really crazy to try and uplift Stolas as this down to earth guy, who treats imps so nice, while presenting Striker as this dude who spends all his time and is comfortable with the elite. Like, I'm sorry, but Stolas doesn't treat imps any better than Striker--he just fell in love with one imp. Him loving an imp doesn't mean he can't be racist anymore, or that he cares about other non-Blitz imps.

This. They are putting a draco in leather pants view on Stolas and anyone who actually reads this series without rose tinted filters can see that's bs.