#but if you want a deconstruction on legacy - social ostracization - and cultish idealization and how it affects growing kids

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Blue exorcist's Satan is an interesting character in that his situation and circumstances ARE sympathetic, being fundamentally unable to live as a human, and having been raised in a situation where his ability to grow and connect with others is so hampered, and Satan desperately wants to live...

(It's not surprising that Rin tries to connect with him in the latest chapter.)

But, also,

Satan is such an egocentric asshat who would rather destroy the world in a self-pitying tantrum.

#ao no exorcist #blue exorcist #i think spade king enthusiast's would like Satan (for better or worse) #(prob for the worst - there were people genuinely shipping satan) #on a different tone i think people who read deltarune centered on deltarune's social systems should read blue exorcist instead #deltarune is too centered on being a Video Game who related to the Audience to always flesh out the NPC's in interesting way #so sometimes side characters are just kinda flat #which isn't a bad thing - it allows for the main characters to comment on the nature of the story they're in #but if you want a deconstruction on legacy - social ostracization - and cultish idealization and how it affects growing kids #i'd recommend blue exorcist more for that #(even if i think blue exorcist is flawed in some aspects.) #deltarune is a lot more individualistic - and prefers to deal with false beliefs and internal identification #this is such a personal tag ramble lol #soilai's labyrinth