#but it's a shame that in his true home route (VW) that it doesn't feel quite as much like that

[dimiclaudeblaigan]

Really wish this was explored a bit more for Lorenz's character.

Like, we know he doesn't like the situation, but I feel like VW doesn't focus enough on this as far as Lorenz's personal character.

Claude here says "naturally", meaning he understands and takes for granted that this is how the situation had to be. Gloucester was under constant threat, and both Lorenz and Erwin put their people above anything else. They couldn't risk letting them get hurt if the Empire invaded because they refused to submit. So, Claude knows how bad things are for Gloucester and understands that its leaders don't like the situation they're in.

Still though, Lorenz is very proud of his position as what he basically sees as a defender of his people/lands. Being essentially told "become a vassal to the Empire or die" didn't go over well with him, particularly seen in AM when he makes it clear he's having thoughts about fighting back against the Empire but knows it's reckless to do so at the current time, and only is able to change his mind when he sees that the Kingdom is clearly now capable of throwing a wrench fast and hard into imperial rule.

In AM he says he will convince his father to fight back now that they have the ability to do so due to the Kingdom's actions. It makes it feel like he had anger toward the situation, and he also sounds the part. In VW I feel like there's more exposition on the topic than how he feels directly about it. Is he angry? Afraid/nervous? Does he have this impulse to fight back fast and hard but knows he can't yet?

I guess I would've just liked to see more of him and Erwin having some kind of plan, like pretending Lorenz went rogue and joined Claude's army while Erwin was pretending to submit. Since this is Lorenz's home route, imo there should've been a deeper role for him here. I don't get as much of a sense of urgency and unease in this route as opposed to Lorenz at the bridge in AM. It feels more... calm/passive? But in AM it feels like he's more desperate to free Gloucester of Imperial rule and just... couldn't.

It's definitely there, but again, it's mostly explaining the situation and not telling us much about how Lorenz himself feels. It feels like they he's a character sometimes and more of just a story explaining object in the second half of VW. That's not entirely the case, but often he's used for story exposition (even when Claude is explaining his dreams/goals to everyone, he's just the person who is there to bounce the devil's advocate topics off him more than have his own personal say in the situation) and not really fully treated as an individual.

anyway what im saying is justice for lorenz bc he deserves it