#but yea. nods nods. I see your points. thank you for the enrichment 🫡

[butchford]

hey. prince of rage ryo and knight of heart akira

Nods along attentively. Ironically enough, I did dick around classpecting Ryo a few weeks ago and came to the solid conclusion of Derse & Prince, but aspect-wise entertained Light (course there's the whole Lucifer shit but also the media reveal fiasco), Hope(strong beliefs and all that shit, mentioning often but ultimately accidentally in some instances & purposefully in others destroying it), & Heart(Willll elaborate in a second). Completely blanked on Rage, but it does make a lotta sense on account of the ghosting Hope and strong conviction that merges into destruction etc etc. The reason I heavily entertained Heart is on account of the fact that A: routine emphasis on the importance of the human heart/spirit. B: Arguably destroyed pieces of Akira's identity by making him become Devilman. C: Made Psycho Jenny erase his memories in the first place to properly take the place of Ryo Asuka. D: Routine self-destructive tendencies. E: "This is who I am and what I stand for, and I can not give that up for anyone or anything although in hindsight I should've compromised," which also lines up with Rage. F: I dunno the arguable Satan splinters in spin-offs and shit? E: Trying come off as cool and collected at first and then failing miserably mixed with being seen as a cold person while being controlled by his emotions. Ya get the idea.

As for Akira, I understand the lines to draw of manipulation and exploitation of the self, but given his entire deal, I think Prospit Maid of Time is the best fit. "At their best, the Time-bound are empathetic and relentless problem-solvers. At their worst they are ruthless, defensive, and impulsive." Seems pretty on the nose. Maid-wise, Akira starts off as someone who's able to say no to shit, but not much beyond that. Miki's always there to fend off his bullies. Post getting Devilmanned, he's able to do whatever the fuck he wants forever and take his life by its reigns. And he also hits the negative end of the time aspect as shit wears on. Thumpsup 💯👍