#his voiceactors did a terrific job at that cutscene though

[enjelinheaven]

scaramouche :(

the intensity of the ache in my heart for him only grows every time i learn something new about him.

he's a product of neglect and you can see how much he tries to compensate for that which he lacked. like, think about it: he was to become the shogun puppet, the god of inazuma; but ei thought he was too sensitive to handle such a monumental task (not that being sensitive is a bad thing but in her mind, she believed that it would hurt him) and decided to put a stop to it alltogether, granting him free will to explore the world, she really thought she was doing him a service, freeing him from her eternity.

now he's to become sumeru's "new god", almost like he's aiming to prove that he is capable of accomplishing what he was discarded for. he's trying to prove that to ei, or rather himself.

there is so much of makoto in pre-fatui scaramouche and thinking about how ei saw her departed sister in her son, she truly wanted to free him from erosion that affects the gods but failed to execute it properly.

granted, ei had her own issues and grievances at the time of his creation and her communication skills are less than stellar if we're being honest, but she still was wrong in what she has done.

what also adds to how misguided he is is the fact that he picked up most of his mannerisms from dottore, not a great choice for a role model if you ask me. but the doctor is undoubtedly a strong character and seeing as scaramouche was already vulnerable after his betrayals its only natural that he would fixate onto someone he sees as strong.

its just a heartbreaking story overall.