(Mar. 24, 2021 10:21 PM)Admiral W Wrote: Here's a challenge for you guys; Write out a character appreciation post for your favorite character in the beyblade franchise. Give reasons why they're your favorite. Post it right here in random thoughts.
Just saying, you brought this on yourself. Even if I'm not the best at writing appreciation posts (I think I forgot what that even means), when I ramble, I ramble a lot. Welp, here goes:
My favorite character in the Beyblade Franchise is....
...Valt and Shu tied (you just
can't make me choose one of them, okay?)
Becauuuuuuse:
1- They were my introduction to Beyblade as a whole. Like Pixi said in her post above, I didn't get into the franchise through MFB, I got into it through of Burst. More specifically, by watching these two struggle through hardships and getting better and better, together. I wholeheartedly adore their friendship; that's literally what hooked me to the anime and got me to find out more about Beyblade in the first place. Plus, they're awesome Bladers and I love their Bey lines (See why I'm biased towards offensive Balance-types?)
2- I relate to both of them, in more ways than one. Happy-go-lucky characters like Valt give me inspiration to always start my day with a smile, to always see the glass half-full, and to be the best person I can be. Sure, I might get knocked down more than once, but I can't let that stop me from trying. Shu on the other hand is literally me, minus the happy front I put up and try to actually reach. Mostly reserved with new people, noticeably friendlier around my friends but still somewhat secretive about certain things, calm in most situations but also very passionate about the things I love, and very dedicated to said things. I do tend to screw up a lot, and admittedly it takes me a lot of time to accept failure more often than not. But hey, at least I do learn from those screw-ups and that helps me grow as a person.
3- Their character development, Valt's in particular, was very well done. Kid went from not knowing how to launch a Beyblade to becoming World Champion in the span of one year, that right there requires a lot of dedication and effort. And that's not to mention it was so much fun to follow his story from the start to the end, and even after the end. Shu was pretty good too, and I really loved how we got to explore so many sides of his personality, his passion and insecurities both made for great development and got me to like him a lot more than I expected.
Huh, I kinda thought I'd write more about this, guess I am that short on inspiration (goddammit exam season). Well, that's all I have to say, unless I remember anything else.
I'll definitely put something here soon.
Probably.
Maybe?
Naaaaah.