#for some reason ive been thinking about zeo lately which is surprising to even me bc team dungeon has never interested me so far

[ladyryukyo]

maybe your five favorite characters besides Kyoya and Ryuga and why you like them? :)

oof besides kyoya and ryuga? you're really making this hard for me JGSJFGJSJ

1. kenta

im thinking about this as characters im obsessed enough with that i could imagine writing solo fic for just them. kenta is such a brainrot character, he has grown so much in the seasons and still has so much more potential to grow. his relationships with other characters are often super fascinating, for example with ryuga, but also with gingka or benkei or yu. i feel like he has so many depths i havent even started to explore yet, either in fic or just in my thoughts. i love him. silly little guy, but tries so hard to be a grown-up. i want to wrap him in a blanket but simultaneously let him go out into the world with no preparation just to see how he fares.

2. hikaru

she is like the cool older cousin you always love to see at family dinners, who you want to be like when you grow up and maybe even have a little bit of a crush on like damn she is badass and i love her. she is also one of the few characters with an actual backstory kind of? at least more than what other characters have and i like that i can build on that and flesh her out more based on what information canon gave us. i dont know how it is in the english or japanese dub but i am also completely in love with her german dub voice, everytime i watch mfb and she speaks i fall for her again

3. benkei

big guy, bestest friend, strong arms, warm smile, best hugs,, literal sunshine. benkei has so many interesting relationships with other people and basically gets along with everyone, he is such a good friend and i want to see him be friends with everyone and be appreciated everywhere. on the other hand, i want him to prove himself a little bit, too. go further than this role as everyone's friend that he is so comfortable in. show what he can do, that he is super strong, that he struggles, that he can fail and succeed, that the story can be about him sometimes, instead of whoever's sidekick he is at the current moment.

4. yu

similar reasons to kenta except his story and struggles are kind of backwards to kenta's? he starts so strong and fusion is definitely my favorite season for him where he is cocky and a serious opponent, people are actually scared of facing him, his sarcastic quips when he battles?? i adore him. but after fusion he gets pushed more and more into the background which i think is unfortunate but also v interesting for his character and his insecurities. also i love to think about his relationships with tsubasa and with ryuga and doji. plus, what little we know of his backstory is kind of insane?

5. chris

i can see everyone judging me for this but the jokes about him being a boring cishet white guy have got to stop guys im serious!!1! okay but jokes aside, i do really like chris because his backstory appealed to me. i like the whole concept of a blader for hire. i mentioned this in the favorite tropes ask but i love characters with gray morality which i think applies to chris. the starting as an antagonist, not questioning the motives of my employers, then switching sides when i realize its not simply a job and i have been played DFSLSADFL yes good, make him feel guilty, torment him more lol. i'd love to explore his past some more and discover what else he did for questionable people and if he feels any guilt about that.

honorary mentions: tsubasa, dashan, demure, zeo