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@BrokenEagle98 on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-04-01T16:10:21-04:00

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@NWSiaCB on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T20:15:25-04:00

NegativeSoul said:

Well, no matter how much a person changes their original personality won't magically go away so there will always be instances of you referring to your first instinct. What makes the development worthwhile is that while she initially though to be more like her old self she decided for an alternative and it worked out in her favor. Development takes time and is most recognizable if you are aware that you are taking an action that may or may not work in your favor, regardless of the eventual outcome.

The problem I have is more that Bowsette is placing all this character growth solely upon Mario... who basically doesn't exist. Maybe there was some time spent off-screen with Mario, but we, as an audience, didn't see it, so from a literary standpoint, that doesn't matter. Likewise, we're seeing the development in real time as this story goes forward totally without Mario. Character development because of Chompy would make some sense, but Mario shouldn't have an effect if he's not here unless she's suddenly realizing something he did she misses when he's not around... and that's totally absent because Mario, again, was never really set up to be a reasonable driver of the plot.

@NegativeSoul on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T14:28:58-04:00

NWSiaCB said:

It does beg the question, though, when all that character development was actually earned? Just thirty pages ago, she was willing to torch a town for supplies before it turned out they would help her willingly. (And Mario hasn't shown up at since the first few pages, so he's not directly driving any of this.) She's been shown some things that would make her regret her past life, but not enough to show she's formulated a whole new way of looking at things.

Well, no matter how much a person changes their original personality won't magically go away so there will always be instances of you referring to your first instinct. What makes the development worthwhile is that while she initially though to be more like her old self she decided for an alternative and it worked out in her favor. Development takes time and is most recognizable if you are aware that you are taking an action that may or may not work in your favor, regardless of the eventual outcome.

@NWSiaCB on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T14:00:49-04:00

NegativeSoul said:

Hot damn look at all that character development! And the fact that OG Bowser is just standing there listening is all the better.

It does beg the question, though, when all that character development was actually earned? Just thirty pages ago, she was willing to torch a town for supplies before it turned out they would help her willingly. (And Mario hasn't shown up at since the first few pages, so he's not directly driving any of this.) She's been shown some things that would make her regret her past life, but not enough to show she's formulated a whole new way of looking at things.

@Elmithian on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T08:47:23-04:00

Mithiwithi said:

Although it's wonderful to see Bowsette put into words why Bowsette is what she wants to be, I'm pretty darn sure she ain't going to talk Bowser to death.

This will come down to blows, and the Firmamentor means that those blows will have real consequences for what persona will end up in control the Bowser/Bowsette body. And I stick to my prediction that the Bowser persona in here will have more brute force to bring to bear, so for Bowsette to prevail, she will need more than brute strength.

She has smaller hitbox at least, and somewhat better flexibility, and the ability to stand up if she falls on her back and the ability to...

You know what? I don't think I need to worry about who is going to win.

@Zero_00 on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T01:11:21-04:00

anyone else reminded of the warrior of light scenario from the final fantasy game?

@Mithiwithi on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T00:45:33-04:00

Although it's wonderful to see Bowsette put into words why Bowsette is what she wants to be, I'm pretty darn sure she ain't going to talk Bowser to death.

This will come down to blows, and the Firmamentor means that those blows will have real consequences for what persona will end up in control the Bowser/Bowsette body. And I stick to my prediction that the Bowser persona in here will have more brute force to bring to bear, so for Bowsette to prevail, she will need more than brute strength.

@NegativeSoul on post #3456264 (bowsette and bowser (mario) drawn by tony_kuusisto)

2019-03-25T00:44:40-04:00

Hot damn look at all that character development! And the fact that OG Bowser is just standing there listening is all the better.