#facades of nobility covering up deep insecurity
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Thinking about Angeal in DFFOO apparently throwing himself in front of a sword to protect Sephiroth, even knowing that he's unrepentantly evil at that point and has no goal except to hurt people and fuck with Cloud, because he just cares about him so much—
But in CC, Angeal is only upset about Genesis' alleged death because he didn't manage to kill him before Zack did. Even though he's completely aware that Genesis is doing all this in an attempt to either 1. not literally rot to death, or 2. take the company down with him in recompense for ruining all their lives from conception.
The only point that he gets genuinely upset after Genesis "dies" is when Hollander calls Gillian by name. That is more upsetting to him than the death of someone who he's known basically since birth. The only issue with his oldest childhood friend being dead is that Angeal didn't get to kill him.
But Sephiroth, openly malicious, violent, abusive—he is worth defending. He's worth protecting. He deserves every possible chance to prove that he's better than he was made, even when he's stated outright that he made his choice and doesn't intend to change.
Absolutely mindboggling that so few people seem to realize the extreme difference in how he feels about them, even when it's on full display.
(Also, I feel like it's more proof for my theory that Angeal is in love with Sephiroth too and the reason he treated Genesis the way he did is because if he wasn't good enough, then Genesis certainly wasn't, and couldn't be allowed to think otherwise. I don't think this was intentionally malicious, but I think Angeal was actually extremely immature and so self-righteous he'd rather they all be miserable than see someone he loved find support from someone he found unworthy.)
#fandom vent#angeal critical#I'm not even talking shit about the character here mind you#this is what happens#this is the canon#this is how he ACTUALLY behaves IN GAME#he's brilliantly flawed#he's a WONDERFUL character#but fandom doesn't see that#do I think he cared about his friends? yeah#do I think he cared about the oldest one as much as fandom thinks he did?#absolutely the fuck not#you don't lament that you didn't get to kill your best friend#who was trying to SURVIVE#who TOLD YOU THE TRUTH when NO ONE ELSE DID#who ALLOWED YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS#and then risk your own life defending your other friend#against people he has LITERALLY MURDERED#and he is TRYING TO MURDER AGAIN#FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN HIS OWN FUN#if you ACTUALLY LOVE BOTH OF YOUR FRIENDS EQUALLY#but fandom refuses to see that#there is so much about this character that could be explored#he could be brilliant#grey and greyer morality#facades of nobility covering up deep insecurity#he's SO well-written in-canon#but fandom goes 'oh he said he's good so he is'#YEAH HE ALSO SAID THAT STEALING FROM EVERYONE BUT HIS RICH FRIEND WAS HONORABLE#HE IS VERY VERY WRONG ABOUT MANY MANY THINGS
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