#which seems to be a sentiment bsd Fyodor also agrees with

[only-lonely-www]

Joining the war on vampires on the side of the vampires

[literatureloverx]

One of the things I find curious about Fyodor is that in the latest bsd guidebook, he describes himself as the color white like his hometown's snow. Fyodor still remembers his hometown, after all he's gone through and after all this time. And he describes himself as the color white like its snow. That with his character's disconnect from people, makes me very excited for when Asagiri decides to reveal his character's backstory. Of course he probably means snow in a more way of "purity" than sentimentalism for his hometown itself but omg he mentions his hometown which is something enough. Not "like snow" which would convey purity enough but "like the snow from my hometown". Maybe it's because he found his faith there? Maybe he just wants to pay respect to where he was birthed? Idk but there's much to theorize. What are your thoughts?

-🎪 anon

I agree, 🎪-anon!♥️

I don’t know if it’s because he found his faith there, but I think that is very likely and seems reasonable.

However, I also believe he was born into a religious family to begin with. I’ve thought through other aspects as well. Let me break it down for you:

Purity and Fyodor’s inner moral code:

Fyodor describing himself as the color white, especially like the snow from his hometown, speaks volumes. It hints at his complex inner moral code—he engages in dark actions under the belief that they serve a greater good.

This idea of “purity” contrasts sharply with his behavior. But does it?

In my humble opinion, he is well aware that what he does is evil, but his inner moral depiction is influenced by Machiavellian tendencies.

He does whatever he needs to do to cleanse humanity of their sins. Therefore, his actions reflect Machiavellian principles.

In short: the ends justify the means (The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli).

I’m imagining it like this: God has given him the enormous power of being immortal—never truly able to die.

God also gifted him with an intelligence that is above any other human being.

This means he must be someone important.

This means he is meant to be the rightful hand of God, tasked with creating a world that is worthy of God’s beauty.

Therefore, he wishes to help God’s creations, cleansing them and this sinful world of all their sins.

This is one reason why he says that he likes all humanity equally. Because he really does.

They are all the same to him—fools who could do better. Fools that could be worthy of God’s perfect world.

What fascinates me the most about him is that, even though he is doing all of this out of pure self-assurance and his own complex inner moral compass, he still claims that he is doing it for the whole world. And I believe he does.

I can totally see this being his ultimate end in the future.

His Hometown and it’s significance for him:

By referencing his hometown, he reveals a more humane side to himself.

If you haven't already, l'd recommend you read THIS and THIS posts of mine, where I explained very clearly how I perceive Fyodor's humane side.

It shows that he yearns for connection and perhaps misses the simplicity and innocence of his past.

This duality makes him such a fascinating character, caught between his dark pursuits and the remnants of his humanity.

Imagine feeling like, or even knowing that you're "the chosen one," only to end up isolated, dehumanized, and lonely, with nothing to hold onto but your belief in your God.

You can't die, because the only way for you to do so is by your own hands, which is considered the greatest sin.

You can't die. Not until you take your own life.

How deep must his religious beliefs run for him to be this dedicated to his goal, mentally able to endure and live for hundreds, maybe thousands of years?

This made me so emotional. I want to give him a hug. My precious love.♥️

[allisonlol]

So, this theory may be somewhat flimsy as I’m not as informed on BSD lore as I could be (I’m a huge fan, but I feel things can get a little convoluted at times). Most of the info I have on The Great War was just from the Wiki lol. However, I kind of wonder if Fyodor was (directly or indirectly) involved in that war as a child? My foundation for this theory is quite weak, but… the TL;DR is basically: - We know Fukuchi was involved in The Great War. I think Fyodor and Fukuchi have overlapping beliefs, likely resulting from a shared involvement in the war. 

Some people have theorized that Fyodor is using Fukuchi for his own plans, which I could totally see – however, I think their motives/beliefs could be quite similar*. So, maybe Fyodor sees him as less of a pawn and more of an actual colleague. Heck, they could have a much darker version of the Fukuzawa/Ranpo bond for all we know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Anyway, Fyodor’s character is still shrouded in mystery, but from the liiittle bit we’ve seen, they seem to share similar sentiments. -> "Man is sinful and foolish.. Even if they know it is all an artifice, they cannot help but kill each other. Someone must purify them for those sins." (It’s just one statement, but I can see a slight resemblance to Fukuchi’s views here)

Seems like ability users were also heavily involved in the war.  Which, in some way or another, could be where Fyodor’s… er, let’s just say “disapproval” of ability users stems from.

Fukuchi seems to be driven entirely by his trauma – more of a nurture over nature case. I think’s it’s slightly different with Fyodor (he just seems a little fucked in the head by nature lol).

We know the way eyes are drawn in the manga are confirmed to have symbolic significance, and it seems that their eyes are drawn similarly (though Fukuchi’s eyes are still drawn brighter). That kind of “blurry” look? If that makes sense lol? I’m honestly not sure what it means, though. 

Anyway, there’s more to this theory in my notes app, but my thoughts are muddled and I need some sleep ^^; Sorry if most of this was obvious, or if it seems incomplete. I admit this is very poorly structured.

I had other theories on Fyodor’s ability, as well as his methods of communications + other random thoughts, but this is already quite lengthy lol. I apologize for the messy/underdeveloped theory/observations, but thank you for reading. It’s 4:30 AM, I should probably head to bed. I hope you have a wonderful day/night <3

*I guess that’d be obvious, considering they’re both in the DoA. But with other DoA members, it doesn’t seem like they’re striving for a shared goal?

nah you definitely got something going on here!! i would love to see them actually interacting so we could tell more from it. can we have more on the great war too like?!! i really wonder how fukuchi got the way he is (and fyodor too). yes, we got bits and pieces of his backstory and being in the war and such, but something REALLY BAD must've happened to make (both of em) as bad as they are now.

altho, it could be argued that fyodor is NOT evil and has pure intentions, which i somewhat agree with, but fukuchi?? i just don't see a motive yet. WE NEED MORE INFOOOOOO