Homesuck: Vriska Rising - Page 1335

rpgdemon · 06-30-2015, 08:44 PM

Man, I am actually feeling really bad for this iteration of Vriska.

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 06-30-2015, 11:04 PM

If Snake were to post a really long thing about how terrible Vriska is I'd agree with it.

mauve · 06-30-2015, 11:19 PM

Ugh...

So Vriska's big character flaws that made her a bad person were A) that she was a cruel jerk who always had to have her own way and B) she viciously bullied those who had any sort of self esteem issues.

And now she's the grand hero who A) is a cruel jerk who has to have her own way and B) still viciously bullies everyone who has any sort of self esteem issues, but that's okay because she didn't go off on her own to fight Jack. A decision, I might add, that wasn't really hers to make. She just got knocked out by Future John. There was literally no thought or effort on her part to make herself a better person or contribute to her new role as hero/war strategist. And now she's going off on her own again. The one thing that doomed the entirety of the last timeline.

I fail to see how this contributed to any kind of character development leading her to become a "better" person in any way.

I am also annoyed that she still gets away with the bullying: It has, in fact, increased to include Jake and Ghost Vriska.

rpgdemon · 07-01-2015, 09:29 AM

I don't think you're supposed to like the blatantly evil one.

Arhra · 07-01-2015, 10:22 AM

Why it's almost as if she's being set up for some sort of comeuppance.

Except first Meenah is going to say she liked the old Vriska more.

Oh and maybe Vriska will end up dying for everyone's sins instead.

Bum Bill Bee · 07-01-2015, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rpgdemon

I don't think you're supposed to like the blatantly evil one.

So I was wrong for laughing at Bunbun being a complete asshole 24-7 for years and years on Sluggy Freelance?

Dagnabbit!

mauve · 07-01-2015, 12:23 PM

Likeable evil characters are totally great. But I don't find Vriska even vaguely likeable.

Amake · 07-01-2015, 12:41 PM

It seems her character development is mostly just gaining the ability to project her flaws on other people (and other selves) and call them out on her own bullshit in the least self-aware, most self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, self-involved and judgmental way possible.

Well, in five years she might look back on this conversation and realize which of her she was talking about and feel ashamed, if she had any chance of living that long. . .

Bum Bill Bee · 07-01-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mauve Mage

Likeable evil characters are totally great. But I don't find Vriska even vaguely likeable.

Somehow her bullying and superior attitude is reminding me of Guy, from Two Guys and Guy.

Loyal · 07-01-2015, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Arhra

Why it's almost as if she's being set up for some sort of comeuppance.

Isn't this already like the entirety of acts four through six, though?

06-30-2015, 08:44 PM	#13341
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Man, I am actually feeling really bad for this iteration of Vriska. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

06-30-2015, 11:19 PM	#13343
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	Ugh... So Vriska's big character flaws that made her a bad person were A) that she was a cruel jerk who always had to have her own way and B) she viciously bullied those who had any sort of self esteem issues. And now she's the grand hero who A) is a cruel jerk who has to have her own way and B) still viciously bullies everyone who has any sort of self esteem issues, but that's okay because she didn't go off on her own to fight Jack. A decision, I might add, that wasn't really hers to make. She just got knocked out by Future John. There was literally no thought or effort on her part to make herself a better person or contribute to her new role as hero/war strategist. And now she's going off on her own again. The one thing that doomed the entirety of the last timeline. I fail to see how this contributed to any kind of character development leading her to become a "better" person in any way. I am also annoyed that she still gets away with the bullying: It has, in fact, increased to include Jake and Ghost Vriska. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

07-01-2015, 09:29 AM	#13344
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	I don't think you're supposed to like the blatantly evil one. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

07-01-2015, 10:22 AM	#13345
Arhra Ara ara! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Neo Venezia Posts: 5,013	Why it's almost as if she's being set up for some sort of comeuppance. Except first Meenah is going to say she liked the old Vriska more. Oh and maybe Vriska will end up dying for everyone's sins instead. __________________ This post is a good source of Ara ara, ufufu.* *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This post is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

07-01-2015, 12:23 PM	#13347
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	Likeable evil characters are totally great. But I don't find Vriska even vaguely likeable. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

07-01-2015, 12:41 PM	#13348
Amake Keeper of the new Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: A place without judgment Posts: 4,506	It seems her character development is mostly just gaining the ability to project her flaws on other people (and other selves) and call them out on her own bullshit in the least self-aware, most self-righteous, self-aggrandizing, self-involved and judgmental way possible. Well, in five years she might look back on this conversation and realize which of her she was talking about and feel ashamed, if she had any chance of living that long. . . __________________ Hope insistent, trust implicit, love inherent, life immersed