So, on looking up Preacher's list of characters and finding Marie L'Angelle, I'm officially off reading Preacher, ever. There's bad, there's messed up, and then there's that shit.
Does it make it better if I tell you she does, in fact, burn for her sins and get absolutely everything coming to her?
Me, when I heard there was an interlude coming:An interlude?! Oh boy!
Me, after reading it: ...Holy shit. Preacher!Jaune would have been a very different experience, huh?
Oh, definitely.
It would have been more... the subjects of morality, responsibility, that kind of bollocks, would definitely turn up more often. Not in the sense that I'd be preaching
(ha) at you about it, I'm not the kind of person to shove my arguably questionable sense of ethics into people's faces, I prefer to just give you the option and let you be the judge of your own actions.
Preacher!Jaune is on the same level as Aberration!Jaune, and to a lesser extent Wraith!Jaune, in terms of what he does being an
affront to the natural order of Remnant- the soul cannot dominate the soul, a Semblance cannot take away free will so completely that there's no way to fight your way out of it, which is why the idea of something like Genesis, something that puts him higher up the metaphysical food chain than
God Himself, is so... terrifying.
He's also the only one without anything to shore his psyche
against the fact he's an abomination, not inherent sociopathy, not the ghost of an elf convincing him his way will work, that the ends justify the means, just... himself.
And, eventually, his friends. Because what you read just there was a turning point- the point where he realised the people who really care about him...
don't care about Genesis. Not really. He also failed to realise that Genesis, a child that scared God off His throne,
is finally starting to think for itself.
Overall, I think it would have been... a quieter crossover than Transistor. A more introspective one, at the very least.
[X] Buddy Cop Movie That Sh- Your sword. Has an AI in it. Use that. (Use the Transistor as an independent actor-)
-[X] Take the fight to them as well. (-and take an active role in battle alongside your sword. Requires a second 'primary' weapon, limits support roles.)
[X] Mix n' Match- Maybe something to back you up wouldn't be a bad idea. Maybe not Crocea Mors, that was never really yours to take, but definitely something along those lines. A sword, or a knife, just... a panic weapon. (Artillery style, long/medium range combat preferred, close combat weapon for panic attacks.)
Fellas, the vote's been closed since Tuesday.
Edit: Wednesday, since Wednesday.
My grasp on the passage of time slips further away from me with each passing day.
