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clegfly · 4 months ago

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Getting REAL sick and tired of how omori TikTok views sunny.

Like, they view any scene of him being emotionally vulnerable, affectionate, or even just making an expression outside of just being completely neutral as “mischaracterised”. He’s not some cool, stoic, unwavering badass, he is a traumatised teenager. Don’t cry whenever he dares to give his friend a hug or (god forbid) be SAD about something??? Isn’t like. Part of the point of his development about him allowing himself to break down the repressive walls he built when he shut himself in? And being able to rely on his real friends instead of imaginary versions? And isn’t the game like. Meant to SHOW that he still cares about them despite isolating himself?

It’s really stupid to get mad at a character like that showing emotion or affection personally, especially since he’s not used to expressing it properly after so long. But that’s just me

#this isn’t even solely about the manga though it inspired me to make this post #any piece of official art in which sunny dares to show an emotion is shunned as ooc and I’m sick of it #he only appears ‘neutral’ throughout the GAME’s narrative because he HAS NO FACE SPRITES #because he’s the protagonist and has no actual dialogue #therefore he only makes a few expressions the entire game #obviously manga sunny is a good bit more expressive than canon sunny but #it’s REALLY not as bad as TikTok is making it out to be #I’m so TIRED of this character being viewed as nothing but a rock that ONLY has personality before and the game’s events #not allows to emote at all because ‘he didn’t do that in the game!!’#because he is restricted to ONE face sprite the entire time outside of the battles #omori is a DIFFERENT case and I can admit that manga omori is a good bit more expressive than he should be but #he’s still VERY stoic especially compared to sunny #which is what is should be #sunny should be quite closed off but in contrast to omori so much more human #that’s like. a massive part of their dynamic I feel #anyway this is such a long rant but god im so angry #I’ve seen one too many people cry ‘mischaracterised’ at a teenager expressing feelings #PLEASE stop it #also this is not to say you can’t critique manga sunny’s portrayal #because there are a few issues I believe #which are honestly really hard to dance around considering the factors I mentioned before #about having one expression most of the game and two lines of dialogue the entire time #and honestly? I think they did a pretty okay job!#he’s still a silent protagonist but seeing him emote so often helps us see into his mind and know how he’s thinking much easier #both portrayals have their pros and cons and ultimately I prefer the game’s portrayal #but that’s not to say this version of sunny is terrible and ooc like people have been saying #and that’s definitely not to say that any moment of emotional vulnerability he has is terrible and inaccurate #because that’s. just terrible and untrue #omori #omori sunny

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