“The hemulens all share certain character traits: they like order, believe in duty, and strongly feel that rules and regulations should be followed – to the letter.”
That is actually a false encompassing trait. Principal Hemul, who runs a Foundling Home and is the biggest stick in the mud who doesn't have patience for a child with ADHD and is obsessed with cleanliness, is a special case and should not have been taken as an example for the whole species.
“They are prone to obsess over collecting things (whether that be plants, stamps or insects)”
False again. Collections Hemul, who has collected everything in the universe, and his cousin Bugs Hemul, who collects bugs, are special cases and should not have been-
“and tend to be a bit bossy.”
False once more. November Hemul and Officer Hemul, whose whole job is to be bossy, are-
“Most of them lack a sense of humour, but they can also be surprisingly convivial and high-spirited!”
That is Winter Hemul, who-
‘The Hemulen always wore a dress that he had inherited from his aunt. I believe all Hemulens wear dresses. It seems strange, but there you are.’ (Finn Family Moomintroll, 1948)
THAT STEREOTYPE GETS SHATTERED BY MANY LATER HEMULS WHO WEAR PANTS AND-
After over a month polls and voting we have finally reached the final (albeit predictable) conclusion...
Congratulations to Mr. Hemulen for being, scientifically, the best Hemulen in the Moomin franchise!
The jack of all trades and the impossible achiever has yet another major achievement under his belt to go along with his complete stamp collection and 2 flower discoveries! Good for him!
Then in second place we have Wimsy! With his inexplicable charms despite his relative obscurity he managed to make it to the top of his side of the bracket! He can sleep well under the dining table knowing well how many people adore him for being himself.
In shared third place we have the Inspector and the Hemulen Who Loved Silence! The Inspector is for certain the best character in his category of being a police hemulen by virtue of being the only policeman to be actively kind to people, and the Hemulen Who Loved Silence seems to have gotten that far by virtue of relatability and wholesomeness! How sweet!
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Well, that's it for now! Whatever happens to this blog afterwards I'm not sure - I'm thinking of either making it a reblog blog dedicated to Hemulens with some trivia/speculation/polls thrown in or yet another project I have to keep up with (I'm thinking of making it a sort of Hemulen-lead arg which uses asks to tell the story), but who knows! Thanks for voting!
It was a strange flush of feelings, really. As if he suddenly remembered something and it was virtually nothing. It was a sad yet intense memory, that's all anyone will ever know.