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i know that this is just a part of how omori's fight system operates, but i find it very interesting that we are able to make memes like the one pictured below considering all we know about hero's character throughout omori, both in the real world and in headspace
this meme is made by using hero's "smile" skill as well as a rain cloud, sad poem or anything else that inflicts a sad emotion on him. hero's skills are primarily always either food-based healing (e.g. "cook", "fast food", "homemade jam", "snack time") or some form of charisma (e.g. "captivate", "mesmerise", "enchant", "dazzle"). it's hero's job to be the support of their team, and to use his pleasant demeanor and appearance as a distraction.
no matter which emotion hero has, he can still use every one of those skills. it is of no relevance how he feels as long as he can uphold his designated role as a charmer and a healer.
now, consider real world hero's way of dealing with things, which is that he simply doesn't. when he returns to faraway, he's there for everyone else, appearing on the surface to be completely fine and content, and simply not acknowledging his own trauma. he puts on a constant facade of normalcy and perfection. because to hero, it doesn't matter which emotion he has, he can still use every one of his skills. it is of no relevance how he feels as long as he can uphold his designated role as a charmer and a healer.
hero would bend over backwards to please others. he canonically has depression, but would much rather be someone else's shoulder to cry on than admit he's not okay. everyone puts him on a pedestal, viewing him as a sort of ideal to look up to. sunny does it. kel does it. his parents do it. even hero himself does.
i think that's part of the reason why he's so often overlooked by the fandom: hero's unrealistically perfect, but that's exactly the point. he forces those expectations on himself, forces himself to earn trophies and medals even while he struggles to even get out of bed. he smiles despite wanting to do the opposite, because he's not supposed to be depressed. he's hero.
his charm-based skills in headspace alternate between a) reducing foes' attack with a bonus happy effect and b) acting first with all foes targeting him for one turn. hero either dissolves the situation a little, acting like the mediator he always has been, or takes the blunt of the damage for his friends.
he's constantly in the spotlight, in every world.
headspace hero has done a ridiculous amount to help people, from stopping a wildfire to giving up all of his organs, has made such a profound impact on so many lives through his good deeds, and that's recognised. people in headspace adore him.
the conveyor belts at the junkyard are endeared to him. sweetheart falls in love with him. mr jawsum plans to essentially keep him trapped working at the last resort forever. medusa thinks he's "too pretty to sell". hero's worth something to so many people, even when he doesn't want to be.
and that applies to the real world too. he's the only older sibling left for his friends after mari's death. he has to be strong for them, to be that ideal, because they have no-one else to fill that role. he brings kel and aubrey together, rescues sunny and basil, says that they should have a sleepover like "old times". he's trying so hard for everyone else, he can't afford to let himself crumble.
hero's a performer. and we see canonically that he has at least some stage fright from sweetheart's quest for hearts.
sweetheart's an interesting case. i find it interesting that the image above would be found mostly in the fight against her. sweetheart is one of the bosses with a uniquely heightened emotional state, hers being that of happiness in "manic". due to the way the emotion system in battle works (explained to us, funnily enough, by hero himself), it makes sense to oppose sweetheart's mania with sadness, misery, and depression.
so that's what hero does! he has the depressed effect, he'd otherwise look incredibly morose, but as soon as time calls for it, he's got a smile back on his face. we see how uncomfortable he is about her advances, but he gives her a smile that sets into motion a whole separate stream of dialogue where sweetheart proclaims her that she would like to "make [his smile] mine".
hero's the group golden boy. the charmer, the healer, the protector, the older brother, the pillar for them to lean on when things get tough. he knows that he is, and upholds that image to the best of his ability.
that is, until mari dies.
then, he falls into a deep, serious state of depression in the real world, because he's failed. he and mari have strived for perfection their whole lives, only for her to apparently deem it all pointless and leave them behind. hero feels like he wasn't enough, like he never will be, no matter how much he's tried. the faked grins disappear alongside those which were genuine, for how is he supposed to smile when he's given up on the facade?
he stops talking to people. stops going outside. stops helping. he can't do anything but reflect on his perceived failures, and without his pillar of support, the group crumbles to pieces.
hero stays like that for a whole year, until he argues with kel and remembers the reason why he needs to stay alive. this is hurting his brother as much as it is hero, and kel's depending on him to get better. so he does, in a way.
he earns medals and trophies again, helps out again, lives up to expectations then exceeds them even more. he can't bring himself to do the things he enjoys anymore, or talk to the three kids he viewed as little siblings and he failed, but he's trying. then, he leaves, off to medical school like his parents wanted. it's a fresh start. it's a chance for him to start to move on.
he's been healing, a little, by the time he comes back to faraway. he can talk about what mari would have wanted without breaking down entirely. he can make kel and sunny breakfast. he can bring the group together like old times, and reminisce on all he used to have.
but he's still not better, and it shows. it shows in the tears he spills when alone beside mari's old piano. it shows in his refusal to visit her grave. it shows in all the little ways he can try to hide, can cover up with a smile too bright to be real. depression doesn't go away that easily, no matter how much hero tries to pretend he's fine.
all in all, i think this meme essentially sums up hero's character and arc in a single, otherwise funny image. am i overcomplicating things? oh, definitely yes. was this a blast to analyse nonetheless? absolutely! there are far too few takes on hero out there, and i hope this gave a little bit of insight as to why i adore him so much.
#omori#omori game#omori headspace#omori hero#he just like me fr#omori analysis#omori sunny#omori kel#mari omori#sunny omori#basil omori#aubrey omori#hero omori#omori sweetheart#mr jawsum#omori mr jawsum#omori medusa#omori bosses#omori characters#analysis#memes#never thought i'd come to this#oh well#yolo ig
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Hello everyone, Grey here! After months of hard work, this is the concept for a poster that compiles all the cards together.
#omori#omori fanart#omori sunny#omori kel#omori hero#omori aubrey#omori basil#omori mari#omori spaceboy#capt. spaceboy#omori sweetheart#omori jawsum#omori humphrey#omori slime girls#omori marina#Omori Molly#omori medusa#omori abbi#omori big yellow cat#omori pluto#omori doughie#omori biscuit#omori recyclepath#omori recycultists#omori something#omori spoilers#omori tarot cards
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here they are :D
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HAPPY THIRD ANNIVERSARY OMORI!!!!
I decided to draw the three slime girls to celebrate, since they've been on my list for a while ;D Really proud of this piece!! Definitely one of my favorite things I've made all year!!
There's also a speedpaint to go with this, which you can find under the cut! I hope you'll enjoy it if you choose to watch <3
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#ekhoartworks#my art#art#digital art#artists on tumblr#omori#omori game#omori fanart#omori anniversary#omori slime girls#slime girls#monster girl#monster girls#omori molly#omori marina#omori medusa#indie game#indie game fanart#omocat#Youtube
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I beg of you guys to tell me ur slime girls headcanons!!! 馃樋
#omori#omori slime girls#omori marina#omori molly#omori medusa#omori fanart#omori game#digitalart#omori au#ATAL/Omori AU#my art
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Slime girls and Abbi because I like to think they鈥檙e siblings!
#omori#omori fanart#omori art#omoriboy#omocat#omori game#omori headspace#omori slime girls#slime girls#omori abbi#omori molly#omori marina#omori medusa#character redesign#character designer#circusmantis#omori headcanons
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Art trade with @semisweeteas !
#*: kimeno鈥檚 goodies :*#art#fanart#doodle#illustration#omori art#omori fanart#omori game#omori#omori medusa#omori oc#omori coral reef#oc x canon#others oc#artists on tumblr
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wyd when my slime girls pull up?
#cookie run#cookie run kingdom#omori#omori art#omori fanart#omori medusa#omori marina#omori molly#omori slime girls
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They鈥檙e the same picture
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slime girls!
#reposted from twitter#this one鈥檚 from last year but i鈥檓 still proud of it#omori#slime girls#omori molly#omori marina#omori medusa#art#my art
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A fun little chart of how easy i find whumping different omori characters :)
(Click for better quality lol)
#omori#omori game#omori whump#omori hero#hero omori#omori rococo#omori sweetheart#omori headspace#omori kel#omori captain spaceboy#omori omori#omori mari#omori sunny#omori aubrey#omori whumptober 2023#omori medusa#omori marina#omori molly#omori mr jawsum#omori kim#omori basil#omori mikhael#omori unbread twins
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SLIME GIRLS are THE LOVERS. Reflecting Sunny鈥檚 relationships, the girls represents the friends he鈥檚 swallowed away.聽
#omori#omori slime girls#slime girls#omori tarot#tarot cards#omori molly#omori marina#omori medusa#fun fact: this was the hardest to draw#about a third of my draw time was on this one card
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:3:3:3:3
#ghost art !!#omori#omori slime girls#omori medusa#omori fanart#repost unfortunately..#but i am VERY PROUD OF THIS !!!#the ruffles make me so happy and im glad they came out as good as they did#unsure if ill draw molly and marina but we will see !!
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馃憖 slime girls??
"They've been a lot more... active since their old boss Humphrey died."
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Made some Medusa face portraits for an AU of mine! I'm going to be making Molly's next, and then Marina's last. Feel free to use as long as you credit me!
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Round 1- Medusa vs Abbi
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