#hänsel analysis

[endingboyhansel]

I’m on my Kenji bullshit again so I’d like to remind everyone something

His social link is seen through his eyes and no one else’s. The protagonist only knows about his attraction to Ms Kanou through HIS eyes so there’s no clear way to understand what’s really going on.

CW for grooming and me being quite lengthy

however because of Rio’s social link we can view it through her eyes as well, and this allows the protagonist to make up her own judgment

See below in Rank 5 of Rio’s social link.

Note SPECIFICALLY that one of the answers to this is, “Isn’t she just using you?”

In Kenji’s social link, we don’t get questions like this, because Kenji’s interactions with her only seem like mild coincidences. Here, he’s specifically talking about things Ms Kanou wants.

If you ask him this, his reaction is as follows.

While yes he has an infatuation with her, she’s clearly using that to get what she wants.

And then he says:

This is a red flag. To anyone else, doing a small favour for a teacher would be fine. Getting tickets seems a bit unusual as it’s out of school but it seems harmless. Then why does Kenji want to keep it a secret? In his social link, he literally says he’s perfectly willing to marry Ms Kanou. Yet here, he wants to keep it a secret?

And then in rank 6 we get this:

Rio literally believes them to have such a close enough relationship they’ll start dating. This is completely nonexistent in Kenji’s social link. In fact, what was going on? Why were they alone together?

Is this all because of a potential difference in the male and female protagonist routes?

The answer is: yes. Because unlike the male protagonist route, there’s no social link between Kenji and the protagonist. He has no one to confide in about Ms Kanou. She doesn’t leave the school. He’s a loner. He’s vulnerable.

The reason why Kenji acts this way in the female protagonist’s route is, because without a good friend by his side, Ms Kanou takes advantage of the fact he likes her. There is clearly an established relationship between them that doesn’t exist in the male protagonist route.

This is literally grooming. It’s unclear if she tried to groom him during the male protagonist route, especially with her transfer. Since this transfer doesn’t happen due to story events, it is clear that this is due to what’s going on between the two.

I don’t have a real way of closing this off. However, please please please don’t treat Kenji as a one dimensional character. Please. He’s just a normal teenager. And his relationship with Ms Kanou is clearly not healthy or normal by any means, but not in the way most people will paint it.

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Hänsel und Gretel like animation project

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Exploring Storyboard Techniques and Animation Software

Storyboarding is an essential phase in the animation and filmmaking process, as it visually represents a planned story. Storyboard creation means drawing scenes in terms of panels where each panel completes a sequence according to the movie's script. These frames are rough outlines of the character positions, their actions, and the direction the camera has to move, essentially drawing out a shot-by-shot sequence exposition. However, further analysis of an effective storyboard entails eclipsing some aspects of movie making in that it factors in montage, shot list, composition, and timing. Moreover, storyboards can contain annotations such as sound effects, dialog, and the transition or any other component of the production process so that all aspects will be adequately synchronized and perfectly complement each other.

As mentioned above, many storyboard and animation software solutions are available and can be tailored to different experiences and the characteristics of a particular project. Toon Boom Storyboard Pro – a professional software that enables the creation of detailed, cinematic storyboards; Adobe Animate – designed for creating storyboards with detailed animation elements; Storyboard That – an online tool with the possibility of creating high-quality stories. These may include options, a drawing tool, and others allowing the user to add annotation and timing information. Depending on the requirements of a particular project, tasks, and goals – the level of the program's difficulty, the type of drawing, and the detail can vary. Simple tools seem suitable for a start, such as the Storyboard That; for those who love innovative features, there is the Toon Boom Storyboard Pro. When choosing software, one has to consider several aspects like usability, integrability with other tools or applications, and available assistance and guidelines to create background or foreground animations that would improve and save time in the production stages.

This is the storyboard I initially drew for the project, and have since redrawn

new storyboard

animation

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Powder Processing Equipment Market: Global Analysis with Focus on Development Strategy, Opportunity Assessment

Market Analysis

The global powder processing equipment market will touch USD 22.65 billion at a 6.47% CAGR between 2019- 2025, states the recent Market Research Future (MRFR) analysis. Powder processing equipment, simply put, is the equipment used to crush or powder substances. It has applications in food and beverage, material, metal, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical, and others.

Various factors are propelling the global powder processing equipment market share. According to the recent MRFR report, such factors include growing demand for dairy products, rising GDP, improved standard of living, growing adoption of automation, the rising development in production technology, rising demand from end user industries, and domestic demand for ready meals, spices, tea, coffee, and bakery products.

On the contrary, the current COVID-19 outbreak may limit the global powder processing equipment market growth over the forecast period.

Market Segmentation

The MRFR report highlights an inclusive segmental analysis of the global powder processing equipment market based on end use and technology.

By technology, the global powder processing equipment market is segmented into compaction/punches drying and cooling, sintering, dies, mixing and blending, and others. Of these, the mixing and blending segment will lead the market over the forecast period for its wide use in manufacturing and processing facilities to mix minerals, household products, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and mix foods.

By end use, the global powder processing equipment market is segmented into food and beverage, material, metal, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical, and others. Of these, the food and beverage segment will dominate the market over the forecast period for its wide applications to manufacture and process gelatin, infant formula, food colorants, flavors, confectioneries, dairy, cocoa, and others.

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Regional Analysis

By region, the global powder processing equipment market covers the growth opportunities and recent trends across Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific (APAC), & the Rest of the World (RoW). Of these, the APAC region will lead the market over the forecast period. Rise in foreign direct investments in the manufacturing industry, developing manufacturing base, booming end-use industries like construction, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical, increasing production in China, advances in the manufacturing facility, and burgeoning demand for processing equipment in various industries are adding to the global powder processing equipment market growth in the region. Additional factors adding market growth include favorable economic growth in China, growth in the processing and manufacturing industry, booming food and pharmaceutical industries, rising consumption of processed food and a surge in demand for tablet processing equipment.

In North America, the global powder processing equipment market is predicted to have healthy growth over the forecast period. The presence of the world’s two largest mining countries, Canada and the US, rise in exploration activities, growing demand for base and precious metals, booming mining and construction industry, growing food and beverage industry, rapid advances in the healthcare and medical industry, and need for energy-efficient manufacturing techniques. Additional factors fuelling market growth entails the growing need for high production volume in less time, increasing installation in the metal, pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries, and the presence of key manufacturers are adding to the global powder processing equipment market growth in the region. Canada and the United States hold the utmost share in the market for the growing adoption in manufacturing plants.

In Europe, the global powder processing equipment market is predicted to have sound growth over the forecast period. The focus of the EFFRA to develop and implement innovative production technologies for different industries, growing demand for pharmaceutical and food and beverage products in France and Germany, and the burgeoning demand for powder processing equipment in the manufacturing plants are adding to the global powder processing equipment market growth in the region.

In the Rest of the World, the global powder processing equipment market is predicted to have steady growth over the forecast period.

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Key Players

Key contenders profiled in the global powder processing equipment market report include Kemutec, Charles Ross & Son Company, Classifier Milling Systems, Powder Systems Corporation, British Rema, Powder Process-Solutions, Sanovo Technology Group, Hänsel Processing GmbH, Dongsun Powder Processing Equipment Co., Ltd, Sollich UK Ltd, Bepex International LLC, Syntegon Technology GmbH, Hosokawa Micron Corporation, and Baker Perkins Limited.

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Powder Processing Equipment Market- Corporate Financial Plan, Business Competitors, Manufacturers, Supply and Revenue

Overview

Global Powder Processing Equipment Market is expected to be valued at USD 22.65 Billion by 2025, with a CAGR of 6.47% during the forecast period (2019–2025).

The report covers segmentation and drivers for a better glimpse of the market in the coming years. Powder processing equipment are used for processing of dry powders, semi-solid substances, and solid shapes for the purpose of their mixing & blending, drying & cooling, sintering, compaction & punching. Some of the industries that use the equipment include chemicals, cosmetics, feed, food & beverages, metals, minerals, nuclear, and pharmaceuticals among others.

Competitive Analysis

Some of the key industry participants of the global powder processing equipment market are Baker Perkins Limited, Hosokawa Micron Corporation, Syntegon Technology GmbH, Bepex International LLC, Sollich UK Ltd, Dongsun Powder Processing Equipment Co., Ltd, Hänsel Processing GmbH, Sanovo Technology Group, Powder Process-Solutions, British Rema, Powder Systems Corporation, Classifier Milling Systems, Charles Ross & Son Company, and Kemutec.

The key players are taking steps toward market development and the expansion of the business and the customer base. The global players may strengthen their presence worldwide through acquisitions during the forecast period. It has also been forecast that advancements in the global economic scenario and the growing powder processing equipment industry in emerging economies would drive market growth, making it an ideal time for players to increase their global market shares and launch new products.

Hosokawa Micron Corporation focuses on the expansion of business operations with an increase in investment in product development. It aims to enhance its profit ratio through sustainable and environment-friendly products. It targets to expand across resources, energy, and material industries to increase the customer base in the global market. It also focuses on investing in the development of field instruments and machines to meet the standards of the energy industry and further enhance its operations in the international markets by strengthening the manufacturing facilities and sales offices.

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Segmental Analysis

The global market for powder processing equipment is segmented by technology and end use. Based on technology, the global powder processing equipment market comprises of mixing and blending, dies, sintering, compaction/punches drying and cooling, and others. The mixing and blending segment register the significant market share in 2018. The mixers and blenders refer to bulk processing equipment intended to blend heterogeneous materials for formation of homogeneous end-product. The equipment’s are used in processing and manufacturing facilities to mix foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, household products, and minerals. The mixing equipment ensures ease of discharge with low amount of residue, reduced damage to the powder particles and mixing with low energy consumption. proliferating food & beverage and pharmaceutical industry is supporting the growth for mixing and blending powder processing equipment.

The drying and cooling powder processing equipment effectively reduces the moisture level of powders, pastes, slurries, and liquids. The two major types of drying and cooling equipment include batch drying and cooling and continuous drying and cooling. The key characteristics affecting the drying and cooling powder processing equipment include the quality, size, shape requirements and the moisture content of the final dried product taken into consideration, along with the production environment, permitted construction materials, and energy consumption. The increasing demand for drying and cooling powder processing equipment from the pharmaceutical industry is expected to drive the demand for the drying and cooling powder processing equipment during the forecast period.

Based on end use, the global powder processing equipment market consists of chemical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, metal, material, food & beverage, and others.  The food & beverage segment witnessed the largest share in 2018. The powder processing equipment finds applications in food & beverage sector for manufacturing and processing of cocoa, dairy, confectionaries, flavors, food colorants, infant formula, gelatin, and others. The powder processing equipment used in material segment primarily include rubber, ceramics, and plastic materials. The powder processing technologies used for the ceramic production and processing include mixing, drying, classifying, and wet grinding equipment to achieve finesse and high purity. The ceramics processing equipment are designed and manufactured by considering the risk of iron contamination with various linings dependent on material characteristics. The rubber end-use segment uses the blending powder processing technologies for shredding bales of natural and synthetic rubber to facilitate blending with other ingredients or dissolving to improve rubber producing and processing and the quality of the end products.

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Regional Analysis

Geographic analysis of the global powder processing equipment market spans across North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Rest of World Europe.

Asia-Pacific accounts for the largest share in the global powder processing equipment market. The rise in the industrial hubs coupled with growing FDI in all major manufacturing and construction sectors in major emerging economies, such as China, India, and South-East Asian countries, is expected to raise the demand for powder processing equipment in manufacturing sectors during the forecast period. Emerging economies are focusing on various foreign developers who intend to set up their businesses through FDI incentive schemes. This will indirectly boost the economy of the countries by enhancing industrialization and driving the growth of the manufacturing sector. For example, Greenfield FDI inflows to Asia-Pacific in 2016 was USD 395 billion, which was an increase by 11.7% from the previous year. Furthermore, these countries have evolved and restructured their manufacturing policies and procedures to attract investments and enable growth. Industrialization will certainly boost the powder processing processes to ease operations and improve the efficiency of production.

Construction, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors have had major contributions in the global powder processing equipment market. Economic development across major countries is usually attributed to the significant industrial growth, which is due to the rise in demand from the end users. Moreover, China, Japan, and India along with South-East Asian countries are anticipated to witness high growth due to the rapid expansion in the manufacturing base and the increasing investment in powder processing equipment.

In 2018, Europe accounted for considerable share in the global powder processing equipment market. The European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) has been focusing on developing and implementing innovative production technologies for various industries. In Germany and France, the growing demand for food & beverage and pharmaceutical products and the rising demand for powder processing equipment in manufacturing plants are further expected to add to the market growth.

In the UK and Italy, the demand for energy-efficient production technologies, the high demand for quality equipment in manufacturing plants, and the increasing degree of powder processing equipment adoption further boost the market growth. Furthermore, the growing demand for dairy products, improving standard of living, and the rising gross domestic product (GDP) are some of the factors increasing the demand for manufactured/consumer goods, which is expected to lead to the increased adoption of powder processing equipment in the region. Such factors are expected to drive the growth of the powder processing equipment market in Europe during the forecast period.

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[gece-misin-nesin]

Thanks for the analysis! It’s an enjoyable read. But what I meant with Riliane and Allen was that they had Hänsel and Gretel’s bodies, right? And if the her gene resided in the body, they would have been hers. But they aren’t, therefore the gene is in the soul(evidenced by the Ney situation also). I wasn’t clear enough lol sorry!

This just came to me but Maria was an HER, right? Throughout the series, we see that once someone has HERS it's impossible to cure them unless there is a Held inheritor at hand. Or they get amnesia but that doesn't even get rid of the syndrome itself. It is also clear to see that HER is in the soul/spirit data. Like how Irina is an HER for centuries(Maria is also her reincarnation so) or how Riliane and Allen weren't HERs despite the fact that they were supposed to be reincarnations of Hänsel and Gretel. Etc. Etc.

Anyway, since Maria is Irina's reincarnation she should also be an HER, right? Well yes, but actually...no?

I's mentioned several times that Maria worked to exterminate HERs. It's actually why she invited Seth to work as a scientist for Levianta, and no I'm not going to talk about the irony of that. Also, she's possibly a Held inheritor, @seths-wife once made a post about it actually. And it seems implied in the text as well.

Maria also wants to "Bring true salvation to this world" (-quote from The Karma of Evil Will Not End) but the goal of HERs is to destroy the world. Which Irina(aka Maria) states in the duel of Merrigod Plateau("And that pathogen is ‘programmed’ to destroy everything related to the gods. They themselves, and—the world that they made." -Fifth, Pierrot)

What I'm trying to say here, is that Maria is a HER who wanted to destroy HERs and was also a Held inheritor, who could cure HERs? Even more than that, she wants to save the world but states that the purpose of her existence is to destroy it? Like??

It's hilarious how Irina manages to contradict herself in every way possible.

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Powder Processing Equipment Market World Technology, Development, Trends and Opportunities Market Research Report to 2025

Overview

Global Powder Processing Equipment Market is expected to be valued at USD 22.65 Billion by 2025, with a CAGR of 6.47% during the forecast period (2019–2025).

The report covers segmentation and drivers for a better glimpse of the market in the coming years. Powder processing equipment are used for processing of dry powders, semi-solid substances, and solid shapes for the purpose of their mixing & blending, drying & cooling, sintering, compaction & punching. Some of the industries that use the equipment include chemicals, cosmetics, feed, food & beverages, metals, minerals, nuclear, and pharmaceuticals among others.

Competitive Analysis

Some of the key industry participants of the global powder processing equipment market are Baker Perkins Limited, Hosokawa Micron Corporation, Syntegon Technology GmbH, Bepex International LLC, Sollich UK Ltd, Dongsun Powder Processing Equipment Co., Ltd, Hänsel Processing GmbH, Sanovo Technology Group, Powder Process-Solutions, British Rema, Powder Systems Corporation, Classifier Milling Systems, Charles Ross & Son Company, and Kemutec.

The key players are taking steps toward market development and the expansion of the business and the customer base. The global players may strengthen their presence worldwide through acquisitions during the forecast period. It has also been forecast that advancements in the global economic scenario and the growing powder processing equipment industry in emerging economies would drive market growth, making it an ideal time for players to increase their global market shares and launch new products.

Hosokawa Micron Corporation focuses on the expansion of business operations with an increase in investment in product development. It aims to enhance its profit ratio through sustainable and environment-friendly products. It targets to expand across resources, energy, and material industries to increase the customer base in the global market. It also focuses on investing in the development of field instruments and machines to meet the standards of the energy industry and further enhance its operations in the international markets by strengthening the manufacturing facilities and sales offices.

Segmental Analysis

The global market for powder processing equipment is segmented by technology and end use. Based on technology, the global powder processing equipment market comprises of mixing and blending, dies, sintering, compaction/punches drying and cooling, and others. The mixing and blending segment register the significant market share in 2018. The mixers and blenders refer to bulk processing equipment intended to blend heterogeneous materials for formation of homogeneous end-product. The equipment’s are used in processing and manufacturing facilities to mix foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, household products, and minerals. The mixing equipment ensures ease of discharge with low amount of residue, reduced damage to the powder particles and mixing with low energy consumption. proliferating food & beverage and pharmaceutical industry is supporting the growth for mixing and blending powder processing equipment.

The drying and cooling powder processing equipment effectively reduces the moisture level of powders, pastes, slurries, and liquids. The two major types of drying and cooling equipment include batch drying and cooling and continuous drying and cooling. The key characteristics affecting the drying and cooling powder processing equipment include the quality, size, shape requirements and the moisture content of the final dried product taken into consideration, along with the production environment, permitted construction materials, and energy consumption. The increasing demand for drying and cooling powder processing equipment from the pharmaceutical industry is expected to drive the demand for the drying and cooling powder processing equipment during the forecast period.

Based on end use, the global powder processing equipment market consists of chemical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, metal, material, food & beverage, and others.  The food & beverage segment witnessed the largest share in 2018. The powder processing equipment finds applications in food & beverage sector for manufacturing and processing of cocoa, dairy, confectionaries, flavors, food colorants, infant formula, gelatin, and others. The powder processing equipment used in material segment primarily include rubber, ceramics, and plastic materials. The powder processing technologies used for the ceramic production and processing include mixing, drying, classifying, and wet grinding equipment to achieve finesse and high purity. The ceramics processing equipment are designed and manufactured by considering the risk of iron contamination with various linings dependent on material characteristics. The rubber end-use segment uses the blending powder processing technologies for shredding bales of natural and synthetic rubber to facilitate blending with other ingredients or dissolving to improve rubber producing and processing and the quality of the end products.

Access Report Details @ https://www.marketresearchfuture.com/reports/powder-processing-equipment-market-9576

Regional Analysis

Geographic analysis of the global powder processing equipment market spans across North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Rest of World Europe.

Asia-Pacific accounts for the largest share in the global powder processing equipment market. The rise in the industrial hubs coupled with growing FDI in all major manufacturing and construction sectors in major emerging economies, such as China, India, and South-East Asian countries, is expected to raise the demand for powder processing equipment in manufacturing sectors during the forecast period. Emerging economies are focusing on various foreign developers who intend to set up their businesses through FDI incentive schemes. This will indirectly boost the economy of the countries by enhancing industrialization and driving the growth of the manufacturing sector. For example, Greenfield FDI inflows to Asia-Pacific in 2016 was USD 395 billion, which was an increase by 11.7% from the previous year. Furthermore, these countries have evolved and restructured their manufacturing policies and procedures to attract investments and enable growth. Industrialization will certainly boost the powder processing processes to ease operations and improve the efficiency of production.

Construction, food & beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors have had major contributions in the global powder processing equipment market. Economic development across major countries is usually attributed to the significant industrial growth, which is due to the rise in demand from the end users. Moreover, China, Japan, and India along with South-East Asian countries are anticipated to witness high growth due to the rapid expansion in the manufacturing base and the increasing investment in powder processing equipment.

In 2018, Europe accounted for considerable share in the global powder processing equipment market. The European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) has been focusing on developing and implementing innovative production technologies for various industries. In Germany and France, the growing demand for food & beverage and pharmaceutical products and the rising demand for powder processing equipment in manufacturing plants are further expected to add to the market growth.

In the UK and Italy, the demand for energy-efficient production technologies, the high demand for quality equipment in manufacturing plants, and the increasing degree of powder processing equipment adoption further boost the market growth. Furthermore, the growing demand for dairy products, improving standard of living, and the rising gross domestic product (GDP) are some of the factors increasing the demand for manufactured/consumer goods, which is expected to lead to the increased adoption of powder processing equipment in the region. Such factors are expected to drive the growth of the powder processing equipment market in Europe during the forecast period.

About Market Research Future: At Market Research Future (MRFR), we enable our customers to unravel the complexity of various industries through our Cooked Research Report (CRR), Half-Cooked Research Reports (HCRR), Raw Research Reports (3R), Continuous-Feed Research (CFR), and Market Research & Consulting Edibles. MRFR team have supreme objective to provide the optimum quality market research and intelligence services to our clients. Our market research studies by products, services, technologies, applications, end users, and market players for global, regional, and country level market segments, enable our clients to see more, know more, and do more, which help to answer all their most important questions. In order to stay updated with technology and work process of the industry, MRFR often plans & conducts meet with the industry experts and industrial visits for its research analyst members. Contact: Market Research Future 528, Amanora Chambers, Magarpatta Road, Hadapsar Pune – 411028, Maharashtra, India Email: sales@marketresearchfuture.com

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Welcome back to this whole analysis business. Today we’re talking about Alan Partridge and his repressed bisexuality. He’s definitely an interesting character to talk about when it comes to his attitudes with anyone queer!

I’ve probably missed out other stuff, or gotten things wrong, so if that’s the case, feel free to add on or correct me!

It is no surprise to anyone that has seen the Alan Partridge franchise that Alan in his early days is a bigot. He occasionally followed remarks with “and please don’t write in saying that is [discrimination], it’s not” and has a general very dislikable attitude towards those that are minorities. Later on in the franchise he does adopt a much more polite attitude, though keeps quite a bit of stereotypes when discussing minority groups.

His attitude towards queer people, however, is very interesting. Alan describes himself as a “homoskeptic” - thinly veiling homophobia - and acts negatively towards Glen Ponder when he finds out he’s gay. Alan has also shown transphobia, such as dismissing a trans woman on KMKYWAP - though in more recent shows he seems to have become more relaxed.

However despite this open attitude, Alan has a lot of telling facts about him that hint towards the fact he is heavily repressed in his own sexuality.

Let’s talk first about his attitude to trans people. In the I'm Alan Partridge episode Watership Alan, it is revealed Alan watched a short bit of a porno film titled “Bangkok Chickboys” to which he denies to the staff of the hotel. As the conversation goes on, it becomes more and more obvious that Alan watched this on purpose.

Now it’s important to understand the meaning of “chickboy”. Chickboy in this refers to the term kathoey. In English it has two meanings - trans women or effeminate gay men. In Thailand, the term can also mean being intersex.

Another thing of note is that the term is also named “ladyboy” and this is how they are referred to throughout the series. It is made very clear that the meaning of “ladyboy” to Alan is trans women. Alan seems to express some sexual interest, if the above example and his fascination suffice.

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One of the biggest mysteries of I'm Alan Partridge is what is in the drawer of Alan’s desk.

Episode 1: Lynn: For example, in this drawer… (opens the drawer and pauses, shocked) You, er… you have, er, things, and um… sometimes, you have too many things. (Later in the conversation) Alan: They were there when I moved in.

While Armando Iannucci says that the contents of Alan’s drawer are of magazines of fat women on the toilet (in Dutch) this doesn’t really seem to make sense given Alan’s disgust of “water sports”.

Steve Coogan, Alan’s actor, says in contrast in the commentary for the show that the contents of the drawer is a plastic cock.

However it should be important to know that it was never decided what was really in the drawer. Honestly it’s completely up to interpretation of the viewer, though it very much leans towards something that implies Alan’s repressed sexuality.

Throughout season 1 of IAP, Alan has daydreams where he is acting as a stripper for someone important, most of the time Tony Hayers. Alan seems perfectly willing to let himself act this way in these daydreams, despite the fact that in the real world he has a clear hatred for these people.

Episode 1: Daydream Alan: Would you like me to lap dance for you? Daydream Hayers: (offers money) Daydream Alan: Nuh-uh. I want a second series.

Alan seems to also have some kind of celebrity crush on Roger Moore. He notes him in KMKYWAP as his favourite Bond actor and keeps a framed picture of him in his room at the Travel Tavern. It is also revealed that he keeps this portrait of Moore in his daydreams.

One thing that’s important to know regarding Alan’s sexuality is his relationship with Michael.

While Michael never refers to Alan other than “Mr Partridge” and Alan treats Michael with some disdain, the two have a notably strong bond, with Alan even calling him a friend.

In This Time, we look at Alan’s photo gallery. While his gallery contains photos of, among several things, pictures of Noel Edmonds and Alan posing with a car, one of the photos in Alan’s gallery is Michael, followed by a drawing of him.

The fact there’s a drawing of Michael is very telling. Michael tended to not have any real friends apart from Alan, so it can be implied this is Alan’s own drawing of Michael. But then, why did Alan draw Michael? It seems a tad odd.

When Alan and Michael finally reunite after the latter being missing for a decade in From the Oasthouse, Alan is clearly very happy to see him.

Alan: Oh my god. It’s ringing. I think I might have solved it. … nah, he’s absolutely going to hate- Hello? Michael: Hello? Alan: Michael? Michael: Aye. Alan: Oh my god, oh my god- Michael… it’s- it’s- it’s Alan. […] Michael: Oh hello Mr Partridge! Alan: Yeah, that’s me! Yeah! I knew you’d remember! Michael: Aye. Alan: I- oh my god, I can’t believe I’m talking to you. Michael: Aye. Alan: I can’t believe I’m actually speaking to you. […] Alan: It’s actually you. You didn’t drown then! Michael: Me? No. Alan: Are you alright? Michael: Aye. Alan: Oh I’m glad because we- we used to have fantastic chats didn’t we? […] Alan (after the call is over): Ah, that was amazing. I got goosebumps again now.

While Alan has had friendships (Simon) and rivalries (Simon & Clifton), Michael is the one friend he’s had permanently over his time in the franchise, and is one of the few main recurring characters - alongside Lynn.

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Anyway thanks for reading my lil analysis on this silly little pathetic guy /aff. Hope you enjoyed reading, and I hope it gave you something to think about.

[endingboyhansel]

Next up in my semi popular series Hänsel Analysis, where I analyse characters and such that are normally underrated or unpopular or just interesting, we’re talking Kaspar Blankenheim.

Kaspar is a bit of a unique case here as he never gets any proper screen time. He has no lines of dialogue and we never see him while he’s alive. We know that he cheated a lot, that he took advantage of Margarita for her money, and that he was among the first she ever poisoned with Gift.

Seems a bit of an asshole, doesn’t he? You’re right. Yet of course we should try and interpret more of Kaspar’s past to understand what makes him the way he is. Maybe make a good interpretation of this blue haired bastard.

Speaking of blue haired bastards, let’s address the elephant in the room. We know that Margarita - the real one - died at birth, and was replaced by the Clockworker’s Doll, at the time occupied by Eve Moonlit. We know “Margarita” was drawn to Kaspar due to his similarities to Adam. Yet did you know this is the only time in the series when Eve - by herself - is drawn to an Adam lookalike? Platonic, though replaced by Eve, shows no intrigue in Carlos. Mikulia Calgaround never met an Adam lookalike. Michaela, though an Eve lookalike, was not replaced by Eve, though Kyle, an Adam lookalike, did fall in love with her. So why here in particular does Eve and an Adam lookalike have this connection? Is it because of the wooden ring? Whatever the reason, there is some connection between Margarita and Kaspar.

There are several OSS characters and references floating around at this point though:

Kaspar - Adam lookalike Margarita - Eve replacement Mayrana - follows the Meta sect Lemy - Hänsel reincarnation “Ney” - Gretel’s identity Julia - Irina's identity Hanne - Elluka’s identity

As well as some Pride Arc references:

Gatt - descendant of Gast Rin - Riliane lookalike

Back with Kaspar though. It’s very obvious that Kaspar must have had insecurities. To backtrack on his past, his father Kaidor murdered his mother for cheating on him when presumably Kaspar was still extremely young. After that, Kaidor ran away, and Kaspar was taken in by his uncle Karl, who became Marquis himself.

Did Kaspar know he was adopted? If no, then he would have been prideful. If yes, he would have been bitter towards his true father. Either way works. We know very little about Kaspar’s teenage years, however it must have felt extremely lonely. The only named friend we know he had is a fellow Marquis called Cle Mence who attends his funeral. You could make the case that Kaspar in general had difficulties in speaking with people and kept to higher classes, which explains his friendship with Cle as well as his several marriage candidates.

I would say he takes a lot for granted as he entrusts Margarita to do everything around the mansion, he is indeed a spoiled rich boy. Though here’s something telling. Kaspar does have elements of the three chronological sinners so far. He presents lust in the several mistresses he has, gluttony in how he wastes his fortune on cigars and luxuries, and pride in his general brazen attitude. Of course he also embodies greed, though it is interesting how he incorporates the earlier sins as well.

His attitude towards Père Noël is also interesting. Upon joining, we know that he owns Grim the End, and hands it over to Irina. Of course, Grim the End is the residence of Seth and - well - Adam. Kaspar has had the soul of Adam in his possession the entire time. There is no way in the Hellish Yard that he wasn’t somewhat aware of the true power of Grim the End. We’ve seen characters be influenced by the vessels before and after this, and we have Lemy at the same time speaking with Gretel through the Glass of Conchita. It is entirely possible, of course, that he had been manipulated through Seth and Adam depending on how long he’s owned the key. Grim the End appears to be Kaspar’s own possession considering he sells off Margarita’s, so you can assume he’s had it for a long time. Well, it was Kaidor’s himself, so of course he has.

Kaspar generally doesn’t have a lot to go off from. But he isn’t just some character you hear about once and disappears forever. There is a story, a substance towards him. A loneliness feeding on despair that leads to sin if you think about it that way. He isn’t someone to be pitied. But at the same time he can be interpreted as a very intriguing character.

And give him some dialogue, mothy, don’t be a coward.

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I want to ramble about William Black/Scythe here (I’m so sorry to all my moots who know nothing about Fable)

He’s quite a tragic character when you really dig into him. First of all, he’s soulless. He’s been soulless for centuries on centuries. And the reason he’s soulless is because he saved Albion from the Court by using the Sword of Aeons. Now, the effects of not having a soul have seem to worn him down immensely. While, yes, he was the first Archon, I reckon he wasn’t the most stable ruler, especially with his children being anti-Heroes, if you were (I’ll see myself out). He became ill, and I seriously think that without a soul it made him much more susceptible to this illness - later the Corruption. The illness made him appear much more like a mummy than a human being no matter his immortality. Of course I’m just summarising at this point. But this illness must have taken root where his soul would have been. Scythe as a character is blunt and snarky. He’s seen centuries of pain and anguish, and it’s made him a bitter person. This kind of makes me think that he’s unable to feel positive emotions due to his lack of soul.

But quite frankly I think William is lonely. He’s never had an actual connection to anyone, and if he did, they’d be cut away brutally or tragically. His children became horrible people, to the point where he ran away from the kingdom he ruled. Nostro was his apprentice, the man who founded the Heroes Guild, but he died in Scythe’s company.

The Scythe-Nostro relationship is really interesting to me, because after Nostro dies, Scythe disappears again. He’s devastated. Even though Nostro was corrupted and Scythe was disgusted by his actions, he came back to keep him company as he died. It’s very telling of Scythe’s character - he came to care for Nostro. Take this sentence from Tales of Albion: Scythe with warm affection told Nostro of the good things he had done in his life. This seems completely out of character for Scythe at first, until you remember how he must have felt like an outsider all his life. It’s a telling master-apprentice relationship.

Unpopular opinion, but I think having Scythe take care of Rose in the Love choice of Fable 2 is a really good option, and a really interesting dynamic. Rose has experienced pain on the streets of Bowerstone Old Town, and Scythe has a disappointment in his children for what they became and how they destroyed the Old Kingdom. Looking after Rose could teach him to open up more, and experience a life that he could never have had among Heroes or even the normal villagers. In Rose’s letter she describes Scythe as “very thin and wears a hood and looks scary, but he's nice and I feel safe with him here”, which proves this. Scythe also has Rose’s best interests at heart, as Rose closes the letter with “we'll [Rose and Sparrow] be together again one day. He promised me”.

And honestly, I think Scythe’s only goal at this point is to die. He’s had centuries of suffering and seeing Albion in turmoil. The reason we haven’t seen him since the days of the Hero of Oakvale is because he’s fed up. He’s searching for some way to die. The description of his warhammer says that it's foretold that he will return to Albion. But this just raises questions. If he’s not in Albion, where is he? Searching for something he cannot find.

In conclusion, Scythe is one of the more complex characters in the Fable universe. While he may not have changed himself completely like Reaver, or became a constant presence to our three protagonists like Theresa - our other two immortal characters - Scythe is someone with so much overlooked depth. Maze was correct when he described him as a shell. Yet at the same time he has been locked in that shell since the battle with the Court.

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I’m having thoughts that are totally normal so here’s another Hänsel Analysis - this time on the character version of Christopher Morris as seen in The Day Today and Brass Eye:

Due to the nature of the source, this analysis talks about subjects such as pedophilia and drug use.

The Outwards Nature of Christopher Morris

Christopher Morris, often called Chris, is the main newscaster of The Day Today news show, the main presenter of the Brass Eye current affairs show, and one of the main characters in both series. He is presented as a brash, overzealous and harsh man, who is perfectly willing to insult his guests and fellow presenters.

He seems to have an obsession with facts and the truth, as a recurring element in The Day Today regards his interest in facts. “And from this we know from this that fact x importance = news”, “Slamming the wasps from the pure apple of truth”, etc. He is furthermore a casual user of heroin.

From episode 5 of The Day Today and from episode 6 and the special of Brass Eye, we also know Christopher is the father to a boy and a girl - the boy is named Johnny while the girl is unnamed. He doesn’t appear very well to be married, and if he is, then he’s unfaithful, as he flirts with fellow correspondent Valerie Sinatra, and kisses sports correspondent Alan Partridge.

History

Nothing is known of the backstory of Christopher Morris, though guesses can be made. Christopher himself describes himself as stable, educated, and middle class in episode 2 of Brass Eye. He is oblivious to the nature of childhood trauma and at times has no idea of how to properly approach it - such as in episode 4 of Brass Eye. In episode 2 of Brass Eye, Christopher goes on to say that his heroin use could easily have become an addiction. This combined with his harsh and serious nature implies that Christopher didn’t have a good childhood, and most likely suffered by growing up too quickly - his use of heroin could be used to distract from how he feels from his past or as a way to rebel.

Sexuality

Christopher’s sexuality is a very confusing one to pin down. He has rarely shown any actual attraction to anyone. While he does flirt with Valerie, it only seems to be a lighthearted joking affair as he immediately straightens up after talking to her. His relationship with Alan is more complicated, as he is one of the few people who Christopher shows genuine kindness to, as well as kissing him.

Christopher: Alan, I’ve gotta say that soccer commentary was brilliant last night. Alan: Thank you. Christopher: It really was. I mean I’m not very interested in soccer but I was totally absorbed and entertained by the whole thing. Great. Tell you what, take a bit of extra time if you want. Do as much as you like on this, I’ll be enjoying this too. Alan: Tonight, we’re going to be looking at self defence- Christopher: Brilliant!

Family

Christopher, as stated before, has two children. If he’s in a relationship, this is never shown on screen, except for in a short scene in episode 6 of Brass Eye where he is seen with his two children and a woman looking happy. However it’s very possible indeed that this is all just his imagination. Episode 6 of Brass Eye is all about decline, specifically about religion. In the beginning of the episode, Christopher talks in a black and white setting about if the country truly is in decline - before the colour returns in an instant and we see him happily with his family talking about if “everything [was] just great”.

The sudden use of colour here is very telling. Christopher sees the world in a very realistic way. He can see the world in greyscale because it’s how he would prefer to see such a dangerous environment. Colour is a stranger to him. Wherever the mother of the children is, she is not there anymore.

Christopher’s own attitude to his children is that of a strange neglect, but at the same time an eccentric way of showing protectiveness. In The Day Today, Christopher talks about how he would have his son clear out to make room for a war orphan, though he never goes through with this. In the 2001 special, he keeps the children locked in the studio to protect them from the fear of pedophiles, having them sleep in cabinets.

Furthermore when one of the pedophile group leaders is captured, Christopher offers him his own son for reasons pretty much unknown. The way Christopher phrases it is odd, and is left shocked after the pedophile tells him he doesn’t fancy his son. In the end there are two logical reasons as to why he could have done this. The first is to test the theory that pedophiles are attracted to all children instantly. The second is to just to confront the man to protect his son. The second does seem more plausible considering what Christopher says afterwards.

Christopher: … good. (chuckles) Actually. You- you prepared to tell the father of a 6 year old that you want to have sex with him on live television. Man: I didn’t! Christopher: You- effectively you did. You did. He did, didn’t he?

Whatever reason you believe, Christopher has some protective elements over his children.

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should I continue my Hänsel analysis series with Kaspar

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I was looking at Maya’s social link and I found more evidence for this whole thing

Same warnings as before, as well as spoilers for the identity of Maya

So, Maya/Isako’s social link contains events where she complains to the protagonists about the colleagues of her school - one of whom is Ms Kanou of course

And the way she describes her is… suspicious

We know that she’s bragging about her love life from this. But note how Isako/Maya mentions the fact that “some student asked her out” - we know this to be Kenji. The “guy she doesn’t like” is either her current fiancé or someone else. Maya doesn’t mention how she feels about Kenji. However what she does say is that she “acts like it’s nothing”. Again, this is a HUGE red flag. Surely if a student asked you out, as a teacher, you’d be concerned?

What’s also important is the way Maya explains how Ms Kanou acts. “Just give puppy-dog eyes and guys do whatever”. Compare this to what I mentioned earlier, with Kenji’s “she’s so beautiful and mature and sweet that I can’t help but-” line.

Also while rechecking back at Persona 3 as a whole and the social links to offer more evidence for my “The male protagonist is important for Kenji to stop him being groomed” sub-theory, I found another hint. Which social link in the entirety of Persona 3 for the male protagonist is automatically started and cannot be prevented, apart from the story characters of SEES, Pharos, and the Nyx Annihilation Team?

KENJI.

This is important because it proves how important the male protagonist is for him. Nowhere else in the game or even the female protagonist’s route gets Ms Kanou out of the school.

The male protagonist saved him.

I’m on my Kenji bullshit again so I’d like to remind everyone something

His social link is seen through his eyes and no one else’s. The protagonist only knows about his attraction to Ms Kanou through HIS eyes so there’s no clear way to understand what’s really going on.

CW for grooming and me being quite lengthy

however because of Rio’s social link we can view it through her eyes as well, and this allows the protagonist to make up her own judgment

See below in Rank 5 of Rio’s social link.

Note SPECIFICALLY that one of the answers to this is, “Isn’t she just using you?”

In Kenji’s social link, we don’t get questions like this, because Kenji’s interactions with her only seem like mild coincidences. Here, he’s specifically talking about things Ms Kanou wants.

If you ask him this, his reaction is as follows.

While yes he has an infatuation with her, she’s clearly using that to get what she wants.

And then he says:

This is a red flag. To anyone else, doing a small favour for a teacher would be fine. Getting tickets seems a bit unusual as it’s out of school but it seems harmless. Then why does Kenji want to keep it a secret? In his social link, he literally says he’s perfectly willing to marry Ms Kanou. Yet here, he wants to keep it a secret?

And then in rank 6 we get this:

Rio literally believes them to have such a close enough relationship they’ll start dating. This is completely nonexistent in Kenji’s social link. In fact, what was going on? Why were they alone together?

Is this all because of a potential difference in the male and female protagonist routes?

The answer is: yes. Because unlike the male protagonist route, there’s no social link between Kenji and the protagonist. He has no one to confide in about Ms Kanou. She doesn’t leave the school. He’s a loner. He’s vulnerable.

The reason why Kenji acts this way in the female protagonist’s route is, because without a good friend by his side, Ms Kanou takes advantage of the fact he likes her. There is clearly an established relationship between them that doesn’t exist in the male protagonist route.

This is literally grooming. It’s unclear if she tried to groom him during the male protagonist route, especially with her transfer. Since this transfer doesn’t happen due to story events, it is clear that this is due to what’s going on between the two.

I don’t have a real way of closing this off. However, please please please don’t treat Kenji as a one dimensional character. Please. He’s just a normal teenager. And his relationship with Ms Kanou is clearly not healthy or normal by any means, but not in the way most people will paint it.