#and dr3 shows it takes the upmost extreme to get him to and that is NOT healthy at all.

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Since Makoto doesn't have a crying sprite, does that make him come across as uncaring (about his friends' deaths)? Chihiro, Taka, Aoi, and even Mondo have cried. But this boy was dry even at Sayaka's death. Granted, circumstances prevented him from mourning. Can't look weak in front of your classmates when you're trying to make a strong argument for why you couldn't have killed Sayaka.

I don't think he's uncaring at all actually! Quite the opposite. I think what's interesting about Naegi is how he cares SO much and goes through SO MUCH but keeps going really strong. You see this in dr3 where tbh? He should have given up a while ago, but he doesn't. Even when he gets the chance to take a break he keeps moving because he needs to see things to the end. His crush dies in front of him and he blames himself for it but he has to keep moving.

Naegi buries that shit. It's not that he doesn't feel it, he DOES, it hits him HARD. Every single death he carries as if he could have stopped it. But he has to hold strong because if he sits there and cries who does that help? He can't make their deaths right by crying, he has to keep moving forward because its all he CAN do.

I think its actually very interesting that you say this because one of my favorite scenes in dr3 is when Mitarai gets angry at Naegi for moving on so fast after Kirigiri's death. Because he too sees this as a sign that Naegi is uncaring. And we see ANGUISH in the way Naegi grits his teeth. He wants to turn around and yell and cry and let all his emotions out. Its a powerful few frames and a side of Naegi we hardly get to see because hes so good at pushing that down so he can keep moving. But he turns around and smiles at Mitarai. Even after being accused of not caring that his friend and crush died.

So I think it can make Naegi SEEM uncaring, especially to those that don't know him. But no, he's not. In fact he probably cares more than anyone. It's a more a sign that Naegi isn't handling these negative emotions healthily. He NEEDS to allow himself to cry. He probably sees crying as giving in. So he just doesn't. I wonder how long he let the guilt of Maizono and everyone elses death build up inside of him?

#ask #danganronpa #dr3 #makoto naegi #analysis #i think a lot of people forget that naegi may be a fairly bad liar but he is DAMN good at emotional control #this man pushes down all hesitation and his morals to yell at people in trials #this man stayed calm in the face of death and refused to cry or scream when sacrificing himself #and the thing is naegi TOTALLY seems like he would cry! and often! in fact im sure he WANTS to all the time! #and dr3 shows it takes the upmost extreme to get him to and that is NOT healthy at all. #im sure the survivors havent thought much of it either #they all think 'yeah naegis cried before' until one day it hits him that wait...no...they have NEVER ONCE seen him cry #i have a joke with a friend that they ask komaru whats up with that and she goes 'he hasn't cried since he was like 12...' and their concern #skyrockets JEKDKDKXKDK #anyway please let naegi cry in a sitation that is NOT getting his face beaten to a pulp