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i wanted to do A Little Analysis on bianca and ricardo's general dynamic & relationship because 1) i love them Very Much and 2) it's fun to take a closer look at how certain characters are connected to one another!!

this will be a long post,, just a heads up!!

minor spoilers for isola (extreme)

first things first: let's start with bianca's backstory. i remember when i saw her backstory info for the first time and it was mentioned in the very last sentence that she’s able to maintain her composure until "...she sees a certain someone from her military academy class." i've been wondering for so long who that person could've been,, and i believe a few people on here gave their ideas,, but i think it's 100% possible that ricardo is this Certain Someone from her academy class!!

here's a screenshot of bianca's backstory that can be found from the official blog:

the last line is super interesting because losing your composure around someone,, To Me at least,, could either mean something Romantic OR this person in question behaves in a way that makes you lose your rational behavior. i think in the case of bianca & ricardo: it's Both (but maybe this is the ricardo x bianca brainrot of mine getting in the way--). judging by their interactions in extreme mode,, it's very obvious that when bianca is around ricardo,, she Very Easily loses her composure due to their opposite personalities & behavior.

on that same note,, this part genuinely surprised me,, but rosanna actually states that ricardo & bianca "complement each other well." she even suggests that ricardo can talk to her when they need to sort something out,, further saying that there will be a time where her,, helga,, & walther won't be around anymore,, and him & bianca will have to lead isola together.

moving on,, the next & last thing i wanted to talk about (in terms of content directly from the game) is this dialogue is from another conversation ricardo and rosanna were having together:

before the conversation started,, she asked him how the pirate life was treating him,, and this how the rest of it played out. she basically says how she was surprised to find out that someone who was at the top of their class in the military academy got kicked out for bad behavior,, and later mentions after this screenshot that ricardo doesn’t seem like the kind of person made for this type of lifestyle anyway.

here’s what i think could've happened: bianca & ricardo went to the same military academy together and even shared the same class. ricardo managed to get to the top of the class faster than bianca,, but due to his personality + the way he usually behaves,, it wasn’t fitting for the academy,, so he ended up getting kicked out. in recent days,, he now lives the life of a pirate and is the captain of the lodoss pirates in isola,, even being considered a famous pirate in caleccia. bianca more than likely graduated from the academy and became an isolan fleet commander,, more specifically,, the third fleet commander.

one thing i've been wondering though is if bianca ever experienced feelings of jealousy and/or insecurity knowing that ricardo got to the top of their class (presumably faster than her). i think it's possible that she genuinely felt happy for him,, but deep down inside,, she had those feelings i mentioned earlier due to feeling pressured to live up to rosanna's high expectations. i don't believe she would have any ill-intended feelings toward ricardo knowing how close they are. i also believe it's likely that bianca still feels pressures from rosanna because she wants to be a great successor to her.

that pretty much finishes my post on ricardo & bianca's dynamic with one another!! i wanna see what you guys think,, especially on my last two paragraphs on their lives back at the academy. if anyone as any extra info on these two and their relationship with one another (whether it hints at something romantic or not),, please share!! i managed to get to dakkeon earlier today,, so there's probably gonna be some info that i missed / haven't learned yet