#seriously I've come to realize that there's a LOT of stuff in Rappa's backstory that is reminiscent of autism
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after posting this last night, I kept wondering "hmmm I wonder why I got so attached to Rappa's character so quickly??"
like not just in a normal "oh that character has cool story/gameplay, I like that" way, but in a "i swear to all that is holy that this is one of my all-time favorite characters" way
and then I thought about how this reminded me of how I quickly got attached to Misteln... and then it hit me.
the secret sauce that makes Rappa's character so appealing to me, in the same way Mistlen was?
autism.
GOD DAMNIT
So, I just finished the new Trailblaze Continuance mission (no spoilers here), and I'd like to share my thoughts. Although I haven't done the event that follows, so no spoilers for that please x-x
All i have to say is... what the f***!??!
/pos btw, this is a "WTF" in all the right ways
Out of all the crazy things that happened throughout the game's story so far... I don't know how Mihoyo managed to go even further off the rails.
and still write a beautiful story with a shockingly deep message.
and also weave in the iconic Trauma(tm) here and there.
I'm still processing what the in the name of the Aeons I just witnessed
Anyways, on a totally unrelated note, I hereby declare myself a ninja initiate!
#look i'm not saying that Rappa is actually autistic cause like how the heck are we supposed to know that#but.... BUT!!!!!#seriously I've come to realize that there's a LOT of stuff in Rappa's backstory that is reminiscent of autism#all the random details big and small- from the hyperfixation to the “extrasensory perception” and more#and unfortunately also some of the more misfortunate aspects#namely how people with autism are often misunderstood or mistreated even to the point of abuse#if i had a nickel for every time I grew attached to a Hoyoverse character that could arguably be seen as an allegory for autism—#i won't go into detail because spoilers but in a few days or a week or smth i might make a longer post about this#a full literary analysis of Rappa's character from an autistic perspective or smth idk#honkai star rail#honkai star rail rappa#hsr rappa#rappa hsr
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