-of him just feeling alienated from others bc he's Different and he's kinda internalized it in a self deprecating way over time? which like wow fire emblem i wasn't expecting that from you of all media

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-cool way to write the edgelord trope, and i like that it's actually explored (the way he reacts to others and how Elfrida has to baby him) than just being a character gimmick. even more interestingly i like that he doesn't seem to have any Big Trauma but a lot of his flaws formed from the process-

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yea, i actually think it's interesting bc i don't think he's necessarily low empathy but moreso neurodivergent haha. i have A Lot of Thoughts on this but he parallels autism + depression dissociative symptoms a lot and i think some other folks picked up on that too. which like you said is a really-

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but they still grow and change, even if it's a really messy process. which is surprisingly grounded and realistic and i like that he doesn't "break character" so to speak just to have character development

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EXACTLY... dietrich is shown time and time again to be a poor judge of his own character, he says stuff like he's broken/unable to care for other people when his actions prove otherwise. it's refreshing having a protag who doesn't really understand themselves/can't internalize their feelings well

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