Broken Characters Done Right

[@Mangakamen]

Be sure to like the video and leave a comment, it really helps out.

[@TGORSASU]

😊

[@destinyshand2049]

Kamen, one broken character that is done well is Emet-Selch from Final fantasy xiv you may like him.

[@Vill-e3v]

Valen's changer is also an electric chair for the Gochizou

[@bahesb2419]

I feel like digital circus is just getting better by every episode. The pacing is fast but also doesn’t feel rushed. The animations getting lighter and cleaner episode by episode and the characters get enough screen time to make an impression on the viewers. I love the show.

[@aaronatkinson177]

And the character development is slowly getting better as well like the situation with kinger 😊

[@anthonygamer-jg3wn]

Me and my friend hares tdac for now but if its getting better we will watch it.

[@BurBurGerHamCotCotCybercotleta]

Yeah, we are also back to 2 subplots, instead of 1 like in the last episode and some of them tackle actual characters, that were not given proper screen time before

[@BurBurGerHamCotCotCybercotleta]

​@@anthonygamer-jg3wntry when it fully comes out, so that the waiting wouldnt make you encounter weird fans, who assumingly soured the experience

[@anthonygamer-jg3wn]

@@BurBurGerHamCotCotCybercotleta we already know about the weird fans dont worry we were muder drones watchers.

[@Pudding404]

Kinger ironically is not left in the dark when left in the dark. Kinger is the oldest non-obstructed character, he has a sense of responsibility for everyone else. It's a beautiful thing when characters have a sense of hope unique to them that keeps them going.

[@Rene-g1m]

Bro i see you on random lisa videos comments i was not expecting to see you here

[@medusathedecepticon]

Agreed though the scene where he glows when walking towards the exit with Pomni makes me wonder if he might physically become a beacon of hope instead of abstracting. At the very least the glowing seems significant. Maybe I'm missing something since I've only seen clips of episodes 2 and 3 though.

[@poppyfrancis7338]

Gooseworx already being a proven animator and composer is just the cherry on top of The Amazing Digital Circus. She's already created plenty of fast but well paced shorts and The Amazing Digital Circus is the culmination of her years of hard work, as well as being her first real attempt at writing characters seriously without being in equal parts a joke, and we still have six more episodes of the show to watch

[@chrimsonphantom]

Top that all off that there is a former animator from Bluesky studio working on the show too. Who has done amazing work and animation. With merchandise and views Gooseworx probably has comfort in production cost to be able to slow things down to improve the animation. The scripts are all ready locked, but the animators have done their own jokes and touches. Like in episode two with the two alligator brothers are dancing in the background while in the foreground there is a deep conversation happening.

[@Barakon]

@@chrimsonphantomA former Bluesky animator? Did they work on Rio by any chance? I think kinger is kinda similar to Blu from that franchise. Or at least kinda sounds like him.

[@thatnoname]

@@Barakon Kevin Temmers/Temmer Tunes. You can check his works on his channels. He doesn't only work for Glitch, he's lead animator. Without him you wouldn't see such smooth and 2Dish animation.

[@mzrsespiritguard469]

Dude, Kinger and Valen sharing a thumbnail is _sending_ me. I never would have imagined a scenario where web animation and Kamen Rider would occupy a similar space for any reason, and yet... here we are! /pos

[@ProfDragonite]

I know, right???

[@deerking7464]

Unexpected, but it still goes hard to see

[@bottelofwater]

And here we are!

[@randoburr5201]

It be cool if there's like a cartoon themed kamen rider out there

[@dickeylow]

True

[@Zistheone2]

I feel like another good example is Simon from Fionna & Cake. He was struggling with depression and the loss of Betty to the point that he wanted to give up his sanity to be Ice King again (and subconsciously used helping Fionna and Cake as an excuse to do it) but after learning to let go of Betty he was able to make the first steps to break out of his despair and grow for the better

[@andreas.2494]

That is exactly what I was reminded of.

[@Vixarox]

Seeing kinger and hanto in the thumbnail is really crazy to me because there is no correlation besides tragic backstory and it works

[@conorsrubydimension]

Honestly, this just shows especially how good the writing for Kamen Rider Gavv is. Hanto’s story is tragic, impactful, and it’s understandable how he reached the breaking point that led him onto the path of revenge. And this video highlights it perfectly, well done and keep up the good videos!

[@blaziard683]

HANTO'S MY GOAT

[@aokhoinguyenang3992]

Valen due to hatred forgot an important lesson from his mentor about checking the background of his source. It is very obvious that the mad scientist is a Granute(or at least working for them). He know too much, has access to a Granute organ,... + the way the mentor was killed is suspicious: Granute usually kidnap people alive to be turned into Dark Treats, they have no reason to kill someone on the spot(which make the victim unusable as ingredient). This as all a set up to make Valen agree to be experimented on. This is a tragedy: A person downfall due to their own decision/inherent flaw

[@esconde9922]

Hanto/Valen has shot up to being my favorite character in Gavv, also the fact that he's a chocolate based rider and the granute that killed his mom is a dog. That's just really really on point hatred and spite.

[@boxheadanimation5372]

Also, his Valenbuster looks a lot like a dog munching a piece of chocolate.

[@otterfire4712]

There's also the not so subtle commentary with his snack theme. The bitter sweet chocolate, much like revenge

[@ridwana4037]

​@@boxheadanimation5372 OOT, but I hate the Valenbuster design as a toy. The fact that the moving parts are so flimsy due to the aesthetic. That thing need to be moved manually on a small thin part makes it vulnerable to breaking.

[@BlueWhiteLion2011]

Holy shit, I never noticed that. That goes hard and emotional as fuck.

[@terrortaste6389]

You're a real one for making a video that overlaps TADC fans with KR fans

[@BlueWhiteLion2011]

Damn right he is.

[@mockersjayparker813]

Kamen Rider Gavv really surprises me with how it took what could've been a simple secondary rider trope and actually makes it impactful. Sakurai Keiwa was the first for me and Honto is just an amazing second to that

[@BlueWhiteLion2011]

I have the same opinion.

[@theownerofthisaccount2521]

This is my favorite trope(story wise at least) of a character who either starts out broken and we slowly get knowledge on what caused this or a character who becomes broken due to an event we get to witness and see them get worse. It’s part of why I constantly talk about shows like Murder Drones, Inanimate Insanity, and Bojack Horseman because they tackle broken characters, especially main characters, so well I don’t know much on Karen Rider but will fully admit to almost crying during Kinger’s backstory. He was already my favorite character but this solidified it

[@theownerofthisaccount2521]

Since Bojack is incredibly popular with the analysis of his character and the possible finale for II is Saturday, I’ll talk about MePhone4 for a broken character I love. Admittedly, there are MANY broken characters in this show since around S2 ep 8, it became a lot darker. Suitcase, Lightbulb, Fan, etc. some break through this and grow while others get consumed but the one character everything goes back to is MePhone, the host. This will have spoilers for ep 13 of the second season but I’m not spoiling anything beyond that because they are genuinely great twists. Also why I’m only focusing on MePhone as a broken character and not the contestants. So the premise of the show started out as a sentient phone hosting a survivor show for other sentient objects to try to win a million dollars. Slowly over time he’s attacked by other newer phones and there are mentions of his creator and father, Steve Cobbs, who we eventually meet in episode 8. However, MePhone’s memories of him are fuzzy and when he is faced with a painting of him, he’s fueled by hatred and eventually passes out. This leads to episode 13 where where we learn that under Cobbs’s care, he was emotionally abused and forced to use his powers of creation for him or else. His only form of happiness was eating food on the couch and watching reality shows, which he became obsessed over to the point of not doing his duties. While sneaking around, MePhone found one of Cobbs’s earlier creations, 3GS, cracked and locked in a closet while the latter still had sentience and was screaming “Cobbs don’t” repeatedly. This caused MePhone to finally break, steal a MePad, and fled to an empty Forest away from civilization where he stored these memories in crystals and hid them in a cave. Afterwards, to escape his negative thoughts so he would never have to confront his past, he created his own reality show where he could create any zany outcome and have people compete for him. However, not only does he slowly begin cracking under the harder parts of managing a show especially when the others start losing the will to continue playing, but he begins treating them just as his father treated him and the other to the point of even locking away eliminated contestants in a closet. And when his past starts coming back to bite him, he would rather run away and risk the lives of the contestants than face it himself because he’s that afraid to even acknowledge his father and just how hurt he truly is, as well as willing to sever ties with even those he is close to if they have any association with Cobbs, even if they didn’t even know they did. That’s as far as I can see without giving away really major things but he’s just one of many interesting yet broken characters in the show. As for Bojack…oh boy that’s a lot to unpack but I highly recommend it to people as long as you are willing to slog past the first 6 episodes because of you love stories about broken characters, that might be for you since that’s a major part of the premise

[@Hollowed2207]

Im a simple man, I see manga kamen post and I watch it. He puts a kamen rider in the thumbnail and I definitly watch it

[@ridercraft3660]

The amount of whiplash I had seeing these two characters in the same thumbnail is insane😭 great work as always dude❤️

[@ScorbunGame]

What keeps surprising me about Digital Circus is how it expertly uses the juxtaposition between it's wacky setting and the dark stuff that happens to make the more human moments feel like they have more weight. Every single one so far feels like a moment the characters had to fight and claw for trying to survive the madness around them. As for Kamen Rider Gavv, I'm honestly scared for Hanto, it seems like he's letting his hatred of the Granulte's blind him and becoming just as monster as Stomic Ink and considering the main theme of this show seems to be the struggle to find true happiness...

[@Higesgirl]

I really like Digital Circus and peanut aka Alex was perfect casting for Caine. But for seriousness, Kinger has become my favorite character. Sean's voice acting really made me teary-eyed. I'll also point out his wholesome dad/uncle energy hits even harder with the 🇯🇵 and 🇰🇷 dub making him sound older (the comments comparing him to Pop-Pops ~grandfathers~ really made me on the verge of tears). 🇩🇪 Kinger though... I shouldn't be getting blushy over the chess piece grieving over his Queen! Also his "What" reaction is so meme worthy. Always nice to watch your videos, MK! 💛

[@uroskesic6117]

I expect nothing less from the guy who voices Ravioli and Mista

[@ciidublii]

never once did I think I would see Kinger and Hanto Karakida in the same thumbnail. simply incredible.

[@0SC2]

Shoma is pronounced with the H. "Show-ma." Also - the man whose life was ruined by a dog-themed monster became a chocolate-themed superhero. Food for thought.

[@jeremychristianestillore1446]

It's a set-up that rivals, no, surpasses a Best Match!

[@Looona_fan]

One thing I have never seen anyone talk about is how he loses it when the gloinks disassemble his pillow fort. Now it all makes sense.

[@bahesb2419]

Villains too can be broken characters. Maruki, Shigaraki and Handsome Jack are perfect examples of that.

[@loadfile5292]

It's kinda nice whenever Kamen goes to talk about stuff he genuinely likes in videos like this. This video was oddly wholesome, in spite of what it's talking about. Anyways, in terms of video, it'd be cool to see you look into suda51's games more. Any of them work. NMH, Let it Die, Killer7, any of them at all.

[@uroskesic6117]

Fun fact Kinger is voiced by the same guy who voices Revali in Zelda botw and Guido Mista in Jojo golden wind dub

[@victorhernandez8723]

No way!

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

Talk about one shot, am I right.

[@Lockedupmymouthandthrewawa-x6b]

Iirc it's kovach right? I could Google it but yen if I'm wrong strangers on the internet can't bully me

[@Lockedupmymouthandthrewawa-x6b]

Thank you auto correct for not catching yen.

[@skyrogue1977]

I wonder if the Granute organ implanted into Hanto will have further consequences down the line. I imagine either he becomes a Granute himself or it just kills him. Also, Valen flailing during the fight reminds me of when Genm was revived in Exaid.

[@ridwana4037]

I always put Genm flailing as Kuroto roleplaying as zombie. Not because there's a limitation on the gashat or anything.

[@bigyoshi5170]

“Have to be honest, some pretty good characters are here… *BUT HOW ABOUT WE GIVE THEM ALL DADDY ISSUES?!”* -Vivziepop

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Yup, Digital Circus benefits from the fact the characters immediately start in a very crappy situation, that being trapped in a digital prison they can't escape from with the looming threat of abstracting if they lose their sanity. This in turn allows us to explore how each character responds to said scenario, whether it's Optimism with Ragatha, Indifference like Zooble, Sarcasm with Jax or simply losing your grip on reality like Kinger. Because they are stuck in this world, whatever personal problems they had when they were human are irrelevant as they don't help them here.

[@angrybrony]

It's really weird that you feel the need to bring her up.

[@MrSophire]

Angry, that’s because DC is what I thought HH was going to be. A character driven show. The characters in HH can’t be redeemed without knowing their sin and its root. Slapping daddy issues is lazy.

[@angrybrony]

@@MrSophire didn't ask but also like super wrong? Like maybe name 3 characters that have "daddy issues" from both shows combined even.

[@Looona_fan]

​@angrybrony Two things: 1.) This is not your comment, so you don't get to say who asked and who didn't. 2.) You suck at counting. There significantly more characters with daddy issues than just three.

[@bahesb2419]

I feel like kinger will not abstract. I mean he has been living in the digital circus the longest. If he could have lived so long without abstracting, I am pretty sure kinger will be fine by the end of the series.

[@RJS2003]

When Goose was asked on her Tumblr which character was the closest to Abstracting she actually said it was Gangle. And the next episode is apparently about Gangle. _Uh-oh..._

[@drawingbanana8158]

@@RJS2003 wuh oh, could always be a red herring though considering we weren't told about the Kinger focus in ep 3 and were led to believe it was focused on Zooble fully

[@RJS2003]

@@drawingbanana8158 I really hope it's not a red herring. Out of all the main cast so far she's pretty one note and the one I feel the most indifferent towards currently so in my eyes she definitely should get priority next. If anybody can make me feel bad for a mask and some ribbons it's Gooseworx.

[@Kyumifun]

​@@RJS2003 tbf just because they're the closest to abstracting doesn't acctually mean they will.

[@RJS2003]

@@Kyumifun True but she could be closer to breaking point than we realise or something. We'll just have to wait and see.

[@silverscorpio24]

Digital Circus Episode 3 managed to give more depth to all three of my favorite characters ❤

Kinger, Zooble and Pomni or Caine?

[@silverscorpio24]

Caine

[@jasonngo1966]

More Kamen Rider content let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darkroninmarvel]

When I shared the first official image of Kamen Rider Gavv, he only took a single look at it and told me, "This is gonna be Gaim 2.0." I told him there was no way it would get as dark as Gaim. It turns out we were both wrong; it was *DARKER* like Jesus Christ!

[@philipmagpantay1590]

Fruit Jesus

[@kuraihikari5785]

I’m really happy to see you keep talking about Gavv. The series is great so far in only a couple of episodes and it just keeps going.

[@TheAnonyomusGuy]

Little Miss Fortune is a good one. A broken kid from a broken home who, no matter what, tries to see the bright side to things The Forgers from Spy Family. Three broken people banded together by a fake family to become a real one Guts from berserk. The guy went through EVERYTHING and still pulled himself back from the brink, and when he nearly fell back in, let in people to help him. Vegeta. From arrogant Prince with a vendetta to a protector and father. Darth Vader. He was literally meant to balance the force but got used by everybody and blamed for everything. Did he do evil things? Yes, but that doesn't change the part others played

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

6:50 Chocolate? Did you just say CHOCOLATE?!?!

[@cyberextreme86]

Yeah It Has With Or Without Nuts.

[@nkyfong]

CHOCODON! BAKI BAKI! He's made of chocolate *AND HE'LL BREAK YOU LIKE A CHOCOLATE BAR!*

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

@@cyberextreme86 Chocolate?! *(SET CHOCO./WOW! WOW WOW!)* CHOCOLATE?!?! *(CHOCODON. PAKIPAKI.)* CHOCOLATE!!!!! CHOCOLATE!!!!! CHOCOLATE!!!!! CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!

[@cyberextreme86]

@@Nameless-ln5mr *They Started Step Backwards and They Started Running Away But Fast They Can.* CHOCODON!!!!!

[@marrav3794]

I'm a huge fan of Vergil from DMC and Trunks from DBZ/S for this reason. Vergil in particular is my "Hanto" in the sense of being traumatized character that chose darkness- or in his case, power. He went through so much of his trauma as a child so he feels the need to be stronger than what he was. Unfortunately, his drive to distance himself from weakness pushes him to go to almost megalomaniacal extremes. He rips off his own son's arm, he frequently challenges those who he sees as obstacles, and he pushes away his brother (his only remainding family family member) with every single action he makes. He's trapped himself in a viscous cycle of internalized inadequacy and drive to improve himself beyond recognition. On the opposite spectrum, Trunks from DB Z and Super LITERALLY only has hope no matter what. I remember personally crying during the episodes in DBS where he was in the past and spent time with everyone there, particularly Gohan. He cried when he was in a healthy environment, he almost killed Goku on sight, and he is obviously riddled with nightmares whenever he rests. It's crazy to see the lengths he's capable of going to but doesn't due to seeing where such hubris would land him. He fights for hope and believes that even if he dies that hope will prevail.

[@SlimyTheNekoslime]

And here I thought that She Hulk VS Geats was the strangest comparison.

[@ElrasVoren]

YAYYYY!!!!! I have been waiting for someone to talk about broken characters more 🤩🤩🤩

[@pixellizard1850]

Never, in my life, would I ever see an video that has TADC, Kamen Rider, and referencing other medias until now- and I love it.

[@ViroVeteruscy]

Valen had such good build-up to his debut and it wasn't even a clean fight for him compared to most past secondary Riders. Gavv hittin' 6/6 atm :3 Looking forward to seeing what the "Push Me!" attack becomes later down the line >w>

[@EduardoOliveira-qy1km]

I'm currently writing a webnovel with a broken mentor, so this video is really helpful I'm planning to make this character a mix of these two types, a man who's broken to the point of dedicating his entire life to fulfill his revenge, but at the same time wants to help the main character to avoid the same path, as a confusing way of redeeming himself, making someone live the happy life he wanted to live if he wasn't broken

[@4zechan271]

GAVV SWEEP!!! I do hope they can continue the fire throughout the show.

[@DarkJstrike57]

Well I dont know if he is a 'Broken' Character per say but i can say that Grovyle from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky can possibly fit on the list. Dude came from a future in which Dialga is in a primal Feral state and the world is in a Time Paralyzed state. Most of the pokemon there most likely are either dead, feral themselves or just struggling. Who knows what kind of life Grovyle had when he was a treecko or during any point of his life before we see in him the game and sre introduced to him. But we do know that despite everything he still goes on with the hope that he can change the future and make it so that the Primal Dialga incident and the Paralysis of the World doesnt happen by returning the Time Gears to Temporal Tower even knowing he might disappear due to changing the future ESPECIALLY since the player character is(was) probably one of the last (or last few) surviving humans in not only that future timeline but probably in the Mystery Dungeon world. Special Episode 5 in Explorers of Sky 'In the Future of Darkness' expands of how much Grovyle holds onto that hope, even making former Enemies in Dusknoir and the Sableye into allies and friends despite the initial betrayal...Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky are the best entries In the Mystery Dungeon games and have some great stories and really are underrated

[@Maswartz226]

I love how Valen's transformation announcement is "Snap and Break"

[@TheOGWaddleDoo]

Honestly, it kinda adds onto the broken character idea. “Snap and Break”. Broken characters sometimes reach their breaking point, leading to them snapping and breaking. You get what I mean?

[@SpideyfanX]

10:35 Funny thing is, this was a reference to the mentor's previous role in Kamen Rider Amazons, where spoilers He dies being split in half there too. Like you see the guts spilling out.

[@danielferrieri7434]

Video Idea: Caine: Evil or Misunderstood?

[@Djwt845]

If you want my ten cents I think misunderstood especially after this episode which gives some implications that Caine is unaware of how his adventures may affect other people

[@Batterykitten8]

Since goosey themselves has said that Caine isn’t malicious, this would be pretty surface-level

[@erubianwarlord8208]

neither he is straight up malfunctioning himself and everybody else to death

[@isauldron4337]

It's been confirmed for a lomg time he isn't evil

[@thehonoredcur5632]

This video made me realize Kinger may prefer the dark as a calming thing because he might be near abstracting as we saw in the first episode they after abstracting seem to be overstimulated in light

[@adams0123]

I find it funny how the intro of the series, the Kamen Rider show seems so cheery but the world and the enemies is so dark.

[@alexeneka]

whats craziest is that Homura Akemi actually goes through BOTH of these journeys

[@BlueWhiteLion2011]

Yeah, no shit sherlock. I feel bad for Homura. Poor girl. And to think it’s the cat’s fault (or so we thought…..)

[@AlonzoTompkins]

I love how the CANDY SUPERHERO show is just getting more and more bleak as it goes on.

[@WarmLusamine]

I've seen some people comparing Kinger's behavior to somebody with dementia, ESPECIALLY that last lucid conversation before he and Pomni escape literal Hell.

[@CodeBlazeFate]

Kinger's moment and reveal with Pomni was incredibly sweet, and has made him an arguable favorite of mine for the series. As for your question, I'd say one of my favorite overarching developments of a broken character is Ragna the Bloodedge from Blazblue. His foster home war burnt to the ground, his foster mother was killed, his sister was kidnapped, and his brother cut his arm off in a fit of insanity, all in one fell swoop over 7 years before where the main story truly starts. Now a world-class fugitive fighting against an oppressive world government to get both answers and revenge regarding what happened, he fights with an incomprehensible abomination power whose vessel replaced his right arm. He often has to dispatch murakumo units, artificial life forms who at present, have been made in the image of what his sister would look like all grown up. The prospect revolts him so much that he actively throws a fit when one of them, Nu-13, tries to actually communicate with him and remind him of what he did to her last time he killed her. The closest he has to a friend is his master, and all of his other relationships, few as they even are, are aggressively strained. He's a miserable anti-hero protagonist with edgelord powers, frequently getting into pissing contests or being on the verge of tears, and he's usually in the dark about the true nature of things while often being treated like an idiot. And yet he's still able to find people to (begrudgingly) connect with, show off legitimate understanding and wisdom with other folks who are struggling, and both of these factors snowball in later Blazblue games, especially after a pivotal moment near the end of the 2nd game shows the true limitations of his revenge in the cruelest ways imaginable. He's still a pissy bitch even in later games, and somehow things keep getting more tragic for him, but his growth as a person becomes monumental and rewarding, and the way his story ends is honestly beautiful. I definitely have a fondness for characters like Guts or Batman, broken people who keep going in spite of it all, either for the people and community around them or because fighting is all they know/have left. Ragna will probably never have anything even remotely resembling the level of global prestige these two have, but there's a reason he's celebrated as one of the best fighting game protagonists or even video game protagonists in general by most Blazblue fans who check out the series' story.

[@hotrod506]

I think Nishikiyama Akira from the first yakuza game is a good example of a character broken by despair. You have a man who’s best friend takes the fall of for a murder you committed while justifiably enraged so you can take care of you sick sister and all your best friend asked you to do was to watch over everyone. Years of things slowly falling apart and being constantly told how much better your best friend is then you never being able to escape their shadow. Now through the course of the game Nishiki lost everyone he was supposed to protect and inadvertently killing his sick sister making his best friends sacrifice worthless

[@HordikaNate3821]

I'm looking forward to how the dynamic between Shoma and Hanto will go, them not knowing each other's actual identities makes for fun potential drama. Kinger being more sane in the dark being the reason why he hides in a pillow fort, along with him living in the digital realm adds more to the story

[@TrashTalesDnD]

I feel like if Kinger abstracts, he might be saved by Pomni. I think he'd be the first abstracted to heal. I can see him being abstracted no matter what, but I feel like there would be a bit of hope at the end of it all. I hope at least. Gooseworks could go literally any direction, she's a mad woman and I fear her and what she'll do to my heart

[@HyperMoeMan]

I love Shoma's line "either give up dark candy or die by my hand". Shadow the Hedgehog is a good broken character.

[@davisthegamelord]

I think the fact that kinger hides in the dark pillow fort is what keeps him from abstracting. He gets to essentially refresh his mind and not go too overboard with his insanity.

[@S-Magma1215]

I see a digital circus character and Valen in one thumbnail. My brain took 20 minutes to understand what i was seeing

[@shatterbox70]

For the question of the video, I really enjoy the character of Kamen Rider OOO. Not to give any spoilers, but when is backstory is revealed him being a heroic figure makes sense. OOO is a beautiful season that I would recommend to anyone.

[@Blazeroad12]

Same I Really like 000 don't like how the anniversary episode just done the story dirty.

[@KingKuron_]

A 1-2 punch of TADC and Kamen Rider is CRAZY, I love it😂

[@thewafflepan4538]

Take a shot everytime kamen shows or brings up kamen rider, life is strange, or metal gear rising.

[@ridwana4037]

11:40 The fact that the fansub translate the "Baki baki" as "snap and break" is really underappreciated. Because It really shows that Hanto is broken.

[@serpentblader0957]

True and it also make sense for a chocolate base rider that he is.

[@chronred8190]

to me one of the best broken characters is Accelerator-it's easy to see him as just "funny hahah crazy guy with a villain complex" but basically all his life he was hunted down and wanted to survive and live in peace, to the point he doesn't even realize anymore why he acts the way he does-he himself says it that he wants power so no one would even think to hurt him anymore and he fails to see that he is in pain and doesn't want any more hurt or pain, in spite of how brutal and sadistic he acts sometimes and he had a long journey and a lot of development with both it's ups and downs-

[@shadowmarauder6033]

Some other examples of broken characters that I like is Darth maul in TCW series. You could see how the obsession for revenge drove him insane, to the point he saw his own brother as just his apprentice. However the effects of said trauma really came in Rebels, where we see how he desperately wants family, companionship, but his own nature drives everyone away or kills them in the end.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

Amazing Digital Circus seems to know how to handle more complex characters and stories compared to Hazbin Hotel or Helluva Boss,

[@uroskesic6117]

True very true

[@RJS2003]

I'm a fan of both and yet I have to agree. Heavily. There just isn't a contest here.

[@charmanderguy735]

wasn't expecting a TADC and Kamen Rider video in one during my KZbin doom-scrolling

[@joshuaconnall4237]

Something I’d like to point out about kinger is his obsession with bugs. He says in episode 3 that he did 7 years of computer science, which related with resolving computer bugs. His wife studied entomology, the study of bugs, so kinger liking bugs is probably because of his wife

[@helldrake77777]

My personal favorite broken character has to be evil batman himself - Conrad Kurze.

[@codenameriko319]

So far loving your channel and this art is 👌

[@Boomerkbom57]

I'm now realizing how the formats of this man's videos are just straight up him going "Hey you know this show everyone is talking about? Yeah come click on this video so I can talk about this other show you need to start watching to doofus."

[@bahesb2419]

I know other good examples of broken characters Eddie valiant and Rick Sanchez. Spoiler warning for both. Eddie valiant from Roger rabbit: Eddie and his brother teddy used to be a great detective duo helping toons in need. Photos showed he used to be a more happy and fun loving person. It all changed when a toon they were after killed his brother and thus destroying the happiness and fun loving side of Eddie, leaving only an alcoholic, toon racist, bitter man. It’s only thanks to his adventures with Roger that Eddie came to slowely become the fun loving detective he used to be and finally bringing the toon who killed his brother to justice. Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty: Rick used to be a good man with a happy family until a version of him took it all away. Rick then spend decades searching the multiverse for the version of him that took away everything. In his search though he began to ask: if there are infinite numbers of universes with an infinite amount of people in it, how did any individual life matter? This led Rick to become an alcoholic nihilist.

[@ieuansmith518]

I swear we're getting close to seeing you make an eight-hour video about Kamen Rider.

[@libramoon1582]

Sumire Yoshizawa from Persona 5 Royal, prior struggled to step out of her twin sister Kasumi's shadow in gymnastics causing her to develop an inferiority complex and low self-esteem. Things took a turn for the worse when after a fallout Sumire runs onto the street in frustration and Kasumi saves her from an oncoming car, killing her in the process. Her sister's death mixed with survivor's guilt and trauma drove Sumire into severe depression. Fearing their daughter is suicidal, her parents sent her to Maruki for counseling and during their sessions he uses his Persona's ability to rewrite Sumire's cognition to think like Kasumi after the latter expressed a desire to take up her sister's identity as an misplaced apology for indirectly causing her death and achieve their dream of performing in the gymnastics competition. Throughout the story, "Kasumi " interacts with Joker on a daily basis along with the Phantom Thieves, showing to be a bubbly and polite hardworker. But during the Third Semester arc, the facade is completely shattered when Maruki reveals memories of her past, causing her Persona to go berserk from Sumire refusing to accept her true identity out of guilt. After the Phantom Thieves return to Maruki's Palace, Sumire finally accepts her identity, allowing her to reawaken her Persona

[@redundantfridge9764]

What level of brainrot am I suffering from that, by looking at the thumbnail alone, I defaulted to Crimson 1, not Chocolate?

[@nerotoxin0661]

Valen is probably my favorite secondary debut to date

[@djinsanity3575]

This was eye opening and gave me an interesting perspective of someone who is broken. Well done and thanks

[@ProfDragonite]

Some of my favorite shows, AND deep psycological analysis, all in one video? *Yes, please!*

[@lovingfool2060]

a small detail i like about the kinger scene is he mentions caine always makes these things with a intended exit, showing that like jax said in ep 1, he has been doing these way longer than anyone else has

[@The-E-king]

Handsome Jack. A man made through betrayals. He wanted to be a hero and save people. He used to see the world in the shades of gray that it is but after the betrayal of his former girlfriend moxxie, and later on Lilith scaring his face his world view shattered. There was no more grays only black and white, bandits and heros, and he was the GODDAM HERO!

[@NguyenHuuTrung_]

I'll be happy if this vid compel Digital Circus fans to watch Kamen Rider, it's basically live-action anime done right !

[@ondururagittandeska2004]

7:57 Stronger is a different Rider.

[@Ranbydrawsstuff]

The corpse speaking really got me

[@NotTheRealMiguelington]

Seeing kamen Rider valen on the thumbnail brought me a lot of joy

[@KoolBeanz101]

I don't know why, but when I saw the title I thought you were talking about power scaling...

[@sebastianjackson3739]

I’m honestly really excited to see where Gavv goes. I was pretty surprised that they straight up killed Hanta’s mentor.

[@mattwo7]

Speaking of hope and despair, I'd like to hear you talk about the trauma from various characters in the Danganrompa franchise. There's a lot of variety there as despair always takes on many forms. Including the very existence of the two DR anime shows, the adaptation of the first game and the sequel to the first game, second game and Ultra Despair Girls.. Also the fact that I have yet to play Ultra Despair Girls and haven't actually made it that far into V3 yet....

[@randomdude709]

I gotta say these first six episodes of gavv have been great so far hopefully the creative team can keep it up

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Digital circus might be one of the best indie show ever made.

[@LucyLoud_Fan]

100% correct on that

[@meowkittymeowmeow2786]

Edmund Mcmillen's "The Binding of Isaac" is the first thing that comes to mind when I personally think of a broken character. Poor kid.

[@misumi8600]

15:11 Coughs in one specific white haired danganronpa character

[@LucyLoud_Fan]

Kinger was the G.O.A.T in episode 3. Can’t wait for the future episodes

[@lucklessstoryteller]

I try my best to explore these themes in my own writing, especially when it comes to depression and overcoming trauma. For example, every character has another whose plot mirrors theirs. One succeeds, the other fails, and maybe a third to show an alternate route of that success. How one can claw their way out and win the day but how that resulted in them taking a darker path than they were already on, and vice versa. No one is truly guaranteed to see the next day, which makes the fact that they manage to despite the pain that holds them back all the more compelling. The story that I really explore this concept in detail is called Where Dead Men Roam.

[@FuryStreak]

"He's clearly weak" Hanto lifts up the Granute with one hand

[@DJSubwoofers]

15:05 I like this question it lets me rant about something I haven't mentioned in a while. He's not in media he's a character I've been writing about for years, he's a cyborg wanting to avenge the death of family and in the story he's taken the path down darkness and despair while the people he's met try to put him back on the right path, a good example is when hes in a fight with one of the antagonists, they taunt and mock him for losing his loved ones and when he defeats him hes still cocky thinking he won't stoop low to kill someone. But he does and after he kills the antagonist he proceeds to continue to beat on the corpse till it's unrecognizable. He only stopped when the others pulled him away from the body while he was hysterically crying

[@leonardoschettino3162]

beserk, and the best part is not that the main character is broken, but how the manga deal with it and make him finaly realise how broken he is and how vengance is holding him and preventing him not to only live his life, but also to be with the people he really cares about, and the manga itself changes after that point too. its incredible i really can't recommend beserk enought

[@douglas10th]

I wasn’t expecting TADC and Kamen Rider being in one video

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Never thought I'd see TADC and Kamen rider being in one video but I'm all up for it! 😆

[@GalekC]

trust in goose. i've known of her for 11 years, and trusted in her stuff ever since getting into jojo & undertale.

[@sleather5899]

Honestly, a detail i really liked about valen's introduction fight is that hanto seems to go through a shitton of pain just transforming into valen. the dude came fresh out of surgery with an alien organ that his body barely got any time to get used to and it really shows just how hell bent he was on doing this.

[@1ace1000]

I was honestly surprised to see both of them together in the thumbnail, but I find it highly appreciable that they got covered for this very aspect. Hanto and Kinger are both definitely done right as broken characters and it's funny too how both show themes do something whimsical, then low-key turn out to have a twisted plot development for the characters involved.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

I had no idea the Lisa Frank Kamen Rider lore went that deep. Thank you for enlightening me, sir

[@dogf421]

i think its really good that you mentioned how important moments of comedy are. i find super serious dramas miserable to watch and i don't get why people enjoy them, but i love goofy shows with dark themes

[@caster863]

Hopefully we'll also delve into Gangle's character as well.

[@takeruneverborn4740]

Glad that Kamen rider finally made it on your Thumbnail for these types of videos also Manga Kamen have you ever done a video on Strong Female Characters yet I heard it kinda of Seasoned Hot Take just putting it out there