#i am also trying to draw more evangelion i still like it h

[lokiarsene]

and thus concludes my posts about the anime! i’l be watching the OVA tonight as well, but those will be in their own posts.

thoughts on episode 22:

-- i know the story's trying to push the idea that sae is only concerned with getting a promotion for her own personal gain, but the way i see it, she's a woman who was forced to shoulder the burden of being a mother to her younger sister, and then forced to become the family breadwinner after their father was killed. on top of that stress, she's a woman in a male-dominated field, in a sexist society, struggling to be taken seriously and prove herself. why the fuck is it a BAD THING to want a promotion and recognition for how hard you bust your ass?

i guess it’s because all that wrapped up in her willingness to do underhanded things in order to succeed--but i still think her motives are sympathetic. far more so than any of the other PT targets previously (futaba excluded).

-- i forgot about this dual wieldin kid with the 'GET SMOKED' hat and 'NOOBS' coat. he's the coolest.

-- ren being all business with mishima instead of wanting to make small talk is v e r y relatable. mishima's just too fuckin weird, man. like there's no redeeming quality there. he's just WEIRD.

-- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSING WORDS OF WISDOM, TINY DUAL GUN-WIELDING CHILD.

-- i'm gonna admit that i barely paid attention to about 98% of this ep because so much of it hinges on changing mishima and i just.......... don't care. i know that dude's been through some awful shit, and i'm not disregarding that at all. he's just one of the many characters failed by the writing.

thoughts on episode 23:

-- ren staring intently at goro's name on the whiteboard has an entirely heterosexual explanation, i'm sure. especially since it comes after makoto saying it'll just be dangerous to invite him.

ren, a bitch who loves danger: *sweats internally*

-- oh look, makoto pointing out how they can use akechi to their advantage (and him totally seeing through that because of course he’d expect people to only be interested in him for their own game--and for the PT to attempt some kind of tricker). i don't see enough people really bringing that up, especially when it comes to akechi's feelings about the PT and akechi's feelings about ren.

-- AKECHI WELCOMES HIM HOME, AHHHHHHHHHHH

-- AND THEY'RE PLAYING CHESS AGAIN

-- AND AKECHI TELLS HIM NOT TO THINK TOO HARD ABOUT HIS NEXT MOVE

-- A H HHHHHHHHHH

-- akechi talkin' shit about shido's understanding of the PT is.... Good.

like i know why he's doing it lmao but it's still nice to hear. one of the things i love about akechi is that he speaks the truth yet it’s not said honestly. Shido DOES misunderstand the motives and goals of the PT. This is true. But Akechi saying it isn’t just support of the PT, it’s to clearly attempt to win Ren over and throw doubt on his suspicions.

Akechi is a character who says honest things for dishonest reasons--and that’s so fucking cool.

-- i genuinely do believe that akechi wants to believe his actions and goals are the same as the PT--because he needs to believe that.

-- ren saying he's going to rip off the 'ghost's mask and ryuji just slAPPING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD was fucking hysterical

-- "it's a habit. 8I"

-- ren locking up when goro looks at him is...... also a thing

-- "he's cunning." ok i never even considered that--akechi just eats the spiciest takoyaki so he can get the fuck outta there after makin' eyes at ren is the kinda disaster gay behavior i fully understand.

-- akechi slowly and wordlessly gesturing for makoto to continue with her interruption is also very good.

-- GODDAMMIT I LOVE AKECHI SO FUCKING MUCHC

-- gotta love how akechi calls the PT out for using him for info right after ryuji complains that they're being blackmailed~ they're both just using each other~~~ the only sincere interactions goro has is with ren~~~~~~ and even that is coated in his aforementioned ‘honest things said dishonestly’ habit~~~~~~~~`

-- goro looks. right. at. ren. when he asks. if they'll help.

thoughts on episode 24:

-- akechi's distress at being complimented by a girl is duly noted.

-- i forgot how fucking cool sae's shadow looks

-- yknow, i never really thought about the challenge it'd require akechi to maintain his robin hood-rebel form throughout sae's palace. it's very telling that loki only comes out when akechi is pushed to his absolute limit, when he can no longer hold onto himself.

-- goro and ren playing chess in leblanc's afterhours!! is so!! vjdkaljgdsklafuewaiojfsdka

-- "they say bloods thicker than water, right?" THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT SAYING MEANS

-- oh my god akechi and ren privately text each other late at night asking and offeRING HELP TO EACH OTHER AHHHHHHHH

-- ;-; akechi agreeing to help ren's plan to save futaba fjdskafjdslkfdskl by saying he knows exactly how she feels?? im????? he's protecting her???????????? of course he would--he totally understands what she’s going through.

-- AKECHI JUST MAKING A DRAMATIC ENTRANCE TO POINT OUT TO FUTABA'S UNCLE HOW SHE'S A WORTHLESS SHIT AND BRINGS LITERAL RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT FJSAKFJSDKLFDSKL

-- SOJIRO TEARING UP WHEN FUTABA CALLS HIM DAD ;-;

AND HEARING REN SAY THAT HE HASN'T SUFFERED AT ALL SINCE MOVING HERE jfkdsajflkds

-- i will never ever ever get over these little scenes of akechi and ren playing chess together. HOW CAN A GAME OF CHESS HAVE THIS MUCH TENSION IN IT jfkdlskfsld

THE KING PIECE IS A MARK OF REN'S PROMISE

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

thoughts on episode 25:

-- "if the accused is prosecuted, they have very little chance of winning" yeah i know, ace attorney taught me that--and it taught me you can use a parrot to get a not guilty verdict.

-- dear lord they really ran outta money and bumrushed the fuck out of these last few eps, didn't they? it's not quite 'evangelion eps 25 and 26' but MAN it's...... close.

-- nice of akechi to catch ryuji after he gets fried like that

-- TAE PUT A LITTLE DRAWING OF A GUINEA PIG ON THE ENERGY DRINKS HE MADE FOR REN FJDSAKFJDSKL

-- makoto :c

-- hey so uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how are the cops able to get inside sae's palace?

-- it deserves repeating how fucking cool makoto's persona is because johanna is reALLY FUCKIN COOL

-- ren and akechi just chillin on the side, casually shooting at sae lmao there was just no sense of dramatic tension there at all, i love it

-- oh my god the budget is just gone

-- HOW THE FUCK DID THE COPS GET IN HERE

thoughts on episode 26:

-- i really like the intro on this episode. it's a pity it's the LAST FUCKING EPISODE. why go through the trouble of making this new intro if you're only going to use it once?

-- "dark sun / wherever you shine, eyes turn away / dark sun / what choice have i? to live another day / live another day / live one more day" that's........ bleak. and now i'm just thinking of the song 'black hole sun.'

-- HI ARSENE

-- god there was just too much pointless twists and plot contrivances in this. i completely forgot that joker needing to ~remember his bonds~ was even a thing. it's like this story was written solely with the twists in mind, and not the actual content of the story and how it'd flow and be paced.

-- akechi's actually upset about the cops being there? he even says to himself "this isn't the justice i wanted." he's actually fucking MAD about it! "not yet. i won't let it end here." even if you want to argue that the first part of what he said was a performance, makoto has already left when he gets mad! he has no one to perform for anymore! fjadlfjskld

i suppose you can say he’s mad because he wants to end all of this himself--but that only makes me love him more. NOBODY GETS TO KILL REN BUT HIM.

-- HOW DID THE COPS GET INTO THE FUCKING PALACE

-- how convenient of taro to just dump his backstory on this guy for the audience's sake. too bad it means nothing and goes nowhere.

-- goro says ren's first name ;-;

-- YEAH, GORO, HOW THE FUCK DID THEY GET IN

LMAO AM I STUPID? I FEEL SO STUPID THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND

-- "I'm sure [the Black Mask] is just a pawn to the true mastermind." AND HE'S FUCKING RIGHT. THERE IS NOT A SINGLE LIE IN THAT SENTENCE.

-- "I'LL BE THE ONE TO SAVE REN." yes, save him with a bullet to the face. i love you, akechi.

-- "REN AND I MADE A DEAL."

-- "I PROMISE I CAN DO THIS." oh my god.

-- AND AKECHI'S WORDS FROM EARLIER, "I WON'T LET IT END HERE," ARE FRAMED ENTIRELY IN BLACK AND WHITE. A HH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

-- this twist is so convoluted and i honestly just. don't. get it. i didn't get it when it first happened, i didn't get it when the game explained it to me. i didn't get it when i could REPEATEDLY ASK FUTABA ABOUT IT AFTER.

-- "nobody would ever know if things get a little violent." akechi pls

-- "is that what you thought i'd say?" I FUCKING LOVE YOU AKECHI

-- have i mentioned how much i fucking love that this episode just ends with akechi SHOOTING JOKER IN THE HEAD lmao because i fucking love it

-- like THEY STRAIGHT UP ENDED THE ANIME LIKE THAT

THEY FUCKIN DID THAT LMFAFIDJLSKAFDSLK

-- AND THEN THAT BIT OF HIM GRINNING AT THE END: "YEAH, RIGHT."

god. the only other villain i love that’s even remotely close to akechi is kylo ren, y’all. gimme all that villain/hero or villain/heroine romance. gimme.

[knightofbalance-13]

Why I think Darling In The Franxx is better than Evangelion.

...

Look, I won’t insult you by saying that this is a purely objective post nor am I going to say that Darling In The Franxx is gonna always be this good. However, considering my unbashed loathing of Evangelion and my very high adoration of Darling In The Franxx combined with the latter taking so much from the former I feel as though I need to explain why I prefer Franxx over Evangelion, both from a subjective and (as much as I can) objective point of view.

First off, the characters. My issue with Evangelion’s character was that I either loathed the characters when I was suppose to like them or even loath them for different reasons. My examples for this include Misato who I loath for being an adult who could have stopped so much pain and suffering if she talked to Shinji for more than five minutes or at least stopped hitting on him and SEELE who I hated for being boring and pretentious, essentially wasting my time.  Or I feel wholly unattached to them, the examples being the Brudge Bunnies for having little to no personality between them, Dr. Akagi because I have no idea who you really are and Rei, who resets partway but even then I found her so boring I never cared.  Or I do like them...and I’m punished for it by the show, prime example being Shinji Ikari getting fucked over by forces out of his control. Simply put: Everything about the characters in Evangelion prevent me from getting invested in them thus I cannot care about them (Hell, I laughed when Mistao got shot.)

But with Darling In The Franxx, that isn't the case. I can care about Hiro trying to keep up his relationship with Zero Two without worrying too much about it going to shit. I can care about Ichigo trying to help Hiro be happy as well as being the squad leader without worrying about her dying or something. I can care about Zero Two trying to fight against the Klauxosaurs and becoming human. I can also enjoy them just for who they are with how they act and how they interact. The children all have distinct and virbrant personalities that make them a treat to watch on their own. Even Hiro is enjpyable to watch because he can act as the straight man to anyone in the show and thus give the audience someone to relate to, especially with Zero Two. And even with characters I’m suppose to hate, I hate in an enjoyable sense. I hate Dr. Franxx for fucking with Zero two at such a young age but I know I’m suppose to hate him and his actions bring Hiro and Zero Two together. I can care about these characters and the others because they were built better: They have better personalities, better interactions, better places in the story and more emotional connections with me

Speaking of interactions, one of my BIGGEST compliants with Evangelion was that it was full on willing to show how terrible human relationships are...but when it came to actually showing the GOOD, it apparently suffers from short term memory loss. Shinji and Asuka, Shinji and Rei. Asuka and Kanji, Mistao and SHinji, Misato and Kanji, Gendo and Yui, Gendo and Akagi- NONE of the relationships in Evangelion should EVER have happened, both romantic and platonic. This is because the show displays these relationships as fundamentally toxic and hurts EVERYONE involved. Why should I care about humanity when it shows humanity itself is basically self destructive? Just as well, relationships with other people is a key part of being human and character relationships are a key part of writing. SO when I see nothing but toxic relationships, I end up being numb towards the whole show and  thus I don't care about anything.

On the opposite end, Darling in The Franxx shows the characters in HEALTHY relationships. The pistils and stamen, in all but one case, actually function properly. I can see these characters getting along and being happy with one another and get invested in them. When they get in danger, I not only worry for that character but for the others as well because of how that one person’s death could affect them. And when things are slow, I can enjoy the hijinks and the emotional moments between the parastites. The best example of this is the main couple of Hiro and Zero Two. Yeah, they both have issues and the relationship can be shaky at times but overall the two really feed into one another: Hiro helps Zero Two be grounded and relate to the audience as well as be held back when needed and Zero Two makes Hiro more emotional and less of a blank slate. Essentially: they are Shinji and Asuka done right.

Moving away from characters, both series drop the mecha aspect of their show latter on in their life spans but Darling In The Franxx drop it a LOT sooner so the show can focus more on the characters. This gives the show time to set up the world more, give the side characters some focus in order to endear them to us and foreshadow events to come whereas Evangelion dropped it suddenly, left many of it’s side characters in need of development to have any sort of impact but there was no time and a lot of stuff just seems to come out of nowhere.

The pacing of Darling in the Franxx is better as well. Evangelion spent a great chunk of it’s runtime pulling a “monster of the week” mecha show which makes the sudden change to the more psychological aspects of latter run more jarring as well as certain plot points to either be forgotten or rushed. WIth Darling in the Franxx, the show stops the whole Monster Of The Week shtick at episode 6 and uses this time to slow down and take it’s time developing it’s characters before paying off latter down the line, thus making the show more easy to digest than before.

The monsters themselves are a bit of a weird case. While the Angels in EVangelion are more unique and stylized in design, which makes thigs more fun to watch as they are battled against...considering we’re not suppose to be cheering for the Angels, that ends up biting the show in the ass. I like the Angels more than the Klauxsaurs...but that makes them dying less heroic and more tragic, especially with the implication there is only one like them. And considering how horrible most  of the humans are, I was more likely to cheer for the Angels (AKA the VILLAINS) than the heroes whereas in Darling In The franxx, I see the Klauxsaurs as animals that need to be put down before they can hurt the heroes or cause destruction, thus THEIR defeat feels more heroic and satisfying.

The mechas are pretty cut and dry for me. Yeah, the Eva units are neat and all...but they’re too flesh-like to marvel at the ingenuity of humanity and too machine like for me to be interested in them. Not only that, despite actually being cyborgs, the Eva Units don’t really have their own identities aside from Eva Uni 01 and I fucking hate that waste of flesh and metal. But with the Franxx, they have enough human attributes and distinct looks to feel invested in them and their humanoid faces serve to express what the characters are feeling without being taken out of the action. But they do look mechanical enough that you can watch in awe at a man-made machine doing such complex movements and manuvers as well as triumphing over impossible odds that makes you feel awesome for just being human.

The story sure as hell is a lot more enjoyable in Darling In The Franxx. Evangelion not only dropped the ball taking soo much time with the Monster of The Week set up that the actual story is too compacted to be engaging as well as the fact that it went off into pseudo-existential crisis so much that it became dull and pretentious. Darling In The Franxx gives it’s true story time to breath and settle in, especially since it has been established and shown since episode 1. I can enjoy and digest and comprehend Darling In The Franxx more easily, allowing me to search for more nuances and little aspects more whereas with Evangelion, I’m too busy trying to figure out what the fuck is going and what message I’m suppose to get to see anything little and rewarding.

And finally, the tone of both series or rather, how Darling in the Franxx did it better. Evangelion up to the very end went with a very bleak, very dark, very hopeless tone. Now the tone itself is not a problem, you can do this kind of tine very well, the best example being Berserk and the way it used the inner darkness and hopelessness of the world to paint an almost oppressive, gripping tale. However, that was because Berserk fully embraced that and choose a story that worked with it. Evangelion however decided thatit could still be hopeful and choose a story that simply didn’t mesh well with it, meaning it tried to tell a story of a boy finally opening up to the world while conditioning the audience to believe he’ll get punished unfair and disproportionately for it. The show tries having hopeful moments but the audience is conditioned to know it won’t last. The show tries to end happy but the tone says otherwise. WIth Darling in The Franxx, the tone is still dark but not COMPLETELY. There can be hope in the show because it has worked in the past. There can be a chance for a better time because it worked in the past. There is more investment and hope and love for the story because the tone conditioned the audience right. This being especially prevelant in Episode 13 where in the previous episode there was hope that things would work out alright and in that very same episode, that idea was fed and nutured until it blossomed at the end.

And I could go on and on and on but I’ll stop here for now. Why Darling In The Franxx works better is a bit complicated but still easy to understand. Evangelion didn’t have very many positive sources to draw from because it was among the first shows to do this breed of show. Thus it screwed up due to there being no chance for positivity in the show, However, Gainax’s NEXT anime actually serves as the best show to taken inspiration from WITH Evangelion: FLCL. FLCL managed to cover up a lot of the flaws with Evangelion form having a lighter tone, wackier moments, better relationships and more positive payoff. FLCL itself has a number issues with not taking itself seriously, being a bit too happy, glossing over the bad aspects of relationships as so on. Which is why shows that borrow from both tend to work the best. Prime example being Gurren Lagann with a middle of the road tone that allowed for any number of messages as well as striking close to home with characters that worked both positively and negatively with a story that struck the right balance between the two.

Essentailly, Darling In The Franxx took the best of both shows and thus had a lot more potential in the beginning than the others. Gurren Lagann did the same and it became the Magnum Opus of Studio Gainax, becoming the true successor to their first work. And I believe Franxx is on the road to being a true successor to Evangelion.

[hopethedork]

Hey remember me? The one who asks you to do all of the asks in an ask me? Can you do thay for emoji asks?😂

How could I forget you?! 💛💛 And oh my gosh, there were so many so sorry it took awhile- but I did it!

🐰 what is one secret that you’ve never told anyone?

 I don’t think I have a secret I haven’t told anyone? I have webbed toes though so I guess that’s pretty weird lol 

💗 if you could hug anyone, who would it be?

My dog ;-; 

🐹 what are some of your favourite Pokémon and why?

Charmander and Aerodactyl! Charmander is a cutie and Aerodactyl is just super cool, I also really like Eevees.

👀 what was the most recent vivid dream that you had?

I think I was eating yogurt? with strawberries?? I have no explanation  

☀️ what do you like the most about your best friend?

We go months without seeing or talking to each other (long distance) but once we’re together nothing at all has changed~

💁 if someone was rude to you, would you be rude back?

nahhhh

🌟 what do you like about yourself? (must choose at least 3 things!)

I… am good with dogs? I like that I can set my mind to something and that I enjoy making things as well.

🐾 what are you scared of most? how will you overcome it?

regretting the choices I make= overthinking  E V E R Y T H I N G

🎁 what never fails to make you happy?

mint chip ice cream

💙 what annoys you about some people?

the inability to empathize with others

😤 do you get angry easily?

under the right circumstances

🐇 what do you always daydream about?

stories I want to write! 

🌻 if you could change 3 things about the world what would you change? 

I honestly wouldn’t know where to start ._. 

✈️ what is your dream city and why?

I really love Tokyo. My favorite thing about it is that there are still large trees and shrines everywhere despite the fact it’s one of the world’s major cities. NYC is a close runner up though- I think I mostly enjoy places where you can still see some of the history through the city itself.

☕️ talk about your ideal day

I’d like to eat breakfast and go on a walk with my doggo, then I’d work/run any errands, then spend time with people I care about ^,^

🌸 are you an introvert, ambivert or extrovert?

oh boy I’m definitely ambiverted

💧 when was the last time you cried?

like an hour ago rip .-. 

🎵 name 5 songs you love at the moment

1. “Even For You” from Infinity War, oh man…

2. “Beautiful World” from Evangelion 2.0

3. “Breaking of the Fellowship” from FOTR

4. “He Mele No Lilo” from Lilo and Stitch

5. “Alive” by Phil Lober

⚡️ if you had any superpower, what would it be and why?

I’d either want to be a shapeshifter because that’s amazing or be something like the Avatar and control air and fire C:

💛 if you could talk to your younger self, what would you say?

keep movin’ forward

💚 who are you jealous of and why?

I’m not sure that jealousy is the right word… but I had a lot of trouble recently with people who went to the same school that I did and could without having to work or take out any loans to do so. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it was really frustrating for me because I wasn’t able to focus on school alone as they could.

💎 which one would you rather have more of: intelligence, beauty, kindness, wealth or bravery? why?

Each I feel has a major flaw- but I’d choose intelligence because with it you can achieve the others.

🙊 what are you ashamed of?

I mean… a lot 🙃

🌺 which languages do you know? which do you want to learn?

I only know English which is SO frustrating to me ToT I’ve tried now to learn both Spanish and Japanese, but I have a loooooot of trouble and didn’t even pass my last language class ;^;

��� if you could be any fictional character’s best friend/lover, which fictional character would you be?

I’m actually shocked that I’ve never put any real thought into this before??? I’m torn between A BUNCH tbh but if I really had to pick I love Peter Quill in MCU.

💜 which acts of kindness are you going to do today? 

I SHALL SMILE AT STRANGERS IN A NON-CREEPY FASHION

🐬 if you could transform into any animal/magical creature, what would you be and why?

DRAGONNN

dragons are cool

🍄 talk about someone/something you really dislike

AHA no 

😣 talk about some things that have been making you depressed/angry/anxious lately

WHERE AM I GONNA LIVE

🍪 what did you want to be as a kid, and what do you want to be now?

I wanted to be a dog 😂 

I still wouldn’t mind being a dog

🍰 what are some of your favourite sugary foods?

ALL OF THEM

🍑 what are you obsessed with?

I don’t really think… anything?

💘 what happens to you when you’re stressed?

I usually go into this weird survival mode where I won’t stop until everything I need to do is done. On rarer occasions I’ll do nothing at all and stress myself out more 😂 

I wouldn’t recommend either

🙀 are you an adrenaline seeker?

I don’t usually seek it out, but I definitely have a blast once I’m in that kind of a situation!

💥 what are some unpopular opinions that you have?

I hate avocados

☔️ would you consider yourself a good person?

I try to be

😊 what do you like to do as hobbies?

Aside from cosplay I also love drawing, writing, and hiking/exploring. I also used to be superrr active and played volleyball and water polo and did rock bouldering until I got injured and couldn’t anymore.

🎤 what’s the last song you hummed or sang by yourself?

“The Calendar” by P!atd

🐝 what’s your worst trait? how are you planning to improve it?

I get very very anxious, and most of the time it’s for no reason 

🎨 what do you always doodle when you’re bored?

usually eyes!

🐻 what’s stopping you from chasing your dreams?

I think I’m just trying to figure out what they are still 😅

👑 who are your favourite celebrities and why? 

A majority of the Marvel/Avengers cast. I admire a lot of them for different charity work that they do and I think it’s amazing whenever they visit children’s hospitals costumed and in character. It really hits home aha. 

🍋 do you consider yourself an emotional person?

yes lol

📚 share 3 books that you love and your favourite quote from them.

Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)- “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” & “There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.”

Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)- “Stuff your eyes with wonder. Live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world, it’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”

My third book is “Petey” by Ben Mikaelson but I can’t remember any quotes because it’s been years since I’ve read it ToT 

😔 what do you always do when you feel sad? does it help?

I try to relax or reach out to friends to spend time with, it usually helps just depending on the situation~

😌 what thoughts keep you going when you’re sad?

It’s weird, but a special I watched on Animal Planet yearssss ago said that if sharks don’t keep swimming that they can’t breathe and will actually drown .-. So I tell myself to move forward and keep doing things because that’s the way to get through tough spots!

🌍 which country do you live in?

le U.S.

🐧 describe yourself in 3 words

 Tall, Weird, & Clumsy

🐵 which quotes changed you?

“It is what you do with failure that ultimately determines your future” 

💭 do you keep a diary?

not a diary in the traditional sense, but I try to write sometimes to keep track of my thoughts.

💫 who inspires you?

Stephen Hawking, Tolkien, Dwayne Johnson 

👻 do you believe in ghosts and why?

Weird experiences definitely lead you to believe in something of the sort!

🎀 what’s your fashion sense like?

shorts in winter and pants in summer AKA bad choices

🎬 what are some of your favourite films?

Big Fish, Fellowship of the Ring, The Winter Soldier

🍦 what is one treasured childhood memory?

My mom and sister took me to a really cool coffee shop for like my 11th birthday, it was one of those nice occasions where a bad day becomes good ^,^

🐼 if you could meet anyone, who would it be and why?

J.R.R. Tolkien for very, very obvious reasons~