Dr Who. Before they turned him female. Matt Smith has so many good moments. David might have had a dark moment or two, but when Matt Smith gets serious he's fury itself.
"A good man needs rules. Today is not the day to find out why I need so many." As a monster myself I can understand this. Even Batman would say we're all monsters.
David's scene with the gun against the time lords and the master is also pretty good. How they're debating then teaming up against them. Well, the master debates. David more struggles to decide. Dr Who isn't perfect. He doesn't try to be. He's flawed. There are times he's not a nice, kind good person. There are times people knock him off his high horse. And that's what makes him so "human". He doesn't always save the day. He messes up. Makes mistakes. That's what new star wars films lose sight of. Vader struggled. Luke did. Things sunk in and got under their skin. Without that there's no character development.
Clone wars had yoda accepting his darker side too. "Balance". Not pretending turning your back makes it go away. Either you learn to accept something, or your fear of it will control you. Coexist or be consumed. Clone wars in a whole is neat, but that one scene says a lot. To no longer run from yourself. to accept it. Embrace it. The worst of it, not just the best. And Luke? Vader saves him not to be a "good" person. But because Luke actually thought "of" Vader. Consideration. Luke challenged Vader and knew exactly how to get under his skin. In a honest way. "Then my father is truely dead." stung more then any physical blow. And it's shown clearly how Vader ponders it right after. Subtle story telling at it's finest.
This one's a game, but it's good at character building. The Devil May Cry games with Dante and Virgil. Nero (Virgil's son) is basically Luke. Virgil would be like Vader. Dante is, well, Dante. Charging in blind, making demands. It was Nero that thought "of" Virgil. Sure, you can have good intentions. Try to "stop" people or kill them out of fear. But does that actually work or does it only continue the cycle of destruction? Nero went "Nope. Stop this fighting" and kicked them both up the ass. Not to "have his way". Not out of fear. But to find other ways to settles thier differences. Technically he had to fight Virgil, but Virgil's heart wasn't in the fight. He knew he'd been beaten by Nero's logic already. He just wanted to make a stand and test Nero's worth. That he will act on his words instead of being all talk. There's also a lot of other details tying in together (like how Virgil fights to protect, even back as far as DMC3) but if I get into all that this post will be longer then it already is. It's just one of those games that does the "subtle story telling". Being flashy only works when things tie in together. For a game series focused on action, it does a pretty good job and has better story then many games that try to focus on it. Struggles. Falls. Getting right back up again. My fav scene is how Virgil actually pushes Dante back for his own safety. Despite having been nearly killed after being broken. Despite the fact Dante was about to kill Virgil, Virgil pushes Dante back when he could have very easily killed him. It says a lot about his strength of character. As he says "Killing you like this has no meaning." So compare this to Vader and consider what was Vader's meaning in his killings. I think Vader actually served as some inspiration for Virgil, since both characters focus on slow deliberate movements and honesty with being upfront and making others aware of the situation they're in. I'm also pretty sure dragon Ball Z did as well. Dante is basically Goku. Virgil is Vegeta. And Nero is Trunks. Hell, Arkham in Devil May Cry 3 could even pass for Cell. Trying to be a god. Seeking perfection. The whole hunt for the sparda sword is basically hunting dragonballs. Ah well, long as the formula works.
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