Personality: Mamoru is an extremely complicated young man. Glühen was a period of metamorphosis for his character in which he shed the aura of innocent child that made Omi so charming and approachable and donned in its place the stern, strong manner required of him in his new role as Persia. Although close examination reveals surprising parallels between the two, on the surface their personalities are very different. Omi offered smiles and compassion to those around him. He was pleasant, uncertain, inquisitive, easily flustered, and expressive. Mamoru, by contrast, is subdued and calm, and he suppresses the bulk of his emotional responses. He's cautious and shrewd, making decisions only after examining all conceivable angles. This forethought makes changing his mind difficult, though new information may crack open the door.
Three years as Mamoru has taught him to value pragmatism over the idealism his younger counterpart chased, and he no longer allows his heart to influence his decisions. With his primary goal now the resolution to protect the Takatori family, Mamoru's decisions are grounded first and foremost in self-interest.
However, that doesn't mean his heart is fully ignored. Mamoru is a man who will create selfish justifications for ultimately selfless causes whenever possible. It is only when he cannot contrive such an excuse that he'll restrain himself from the action. Although he privately hates being so outwardly heartless, he recognizes that his life situation is one in which such a personality is necessary. He has resigned himself to this fate, found the strength to maintain his required persona in spite of how much he despises it, and he accepts the consequences without flinching.
Another of Mamoru's less glowing qualities is his manipulative nature. Even if he cares about a person, Mamoru is willing to use selective facts, lies of omission, emotional weaknesses, and any other tactics at his disposal to guide that person into a desired course of action or way of thinking. Mamoru also knows that he is a dangerous person with whom to be associated. That awareness, along with his natural aversion to intimacy, drives him to avoid forming closer relationships with anyone.
Mamoru isn't without his good qualities, though. He does what he can to help and protect other people when his family duty does not bind his hands against it. Kritiker is used to attack threats to the Takatori family's assets, but it is noteworthy that those threats are always bringing great harm to innocent civilians at the same time. He's adaptable, resilient, and highly intelligent. He's hard-working and committed to any cause that gains his genuine support. His determination and inner strength can carry him through nearly any obstacle.
Finally, for all the world has thrown at him to turn him into a truly terrible person, and for all he has had to change who he is on the outside to deal with that world, he's not yet lost sight of who he is on the inside: a gentle spirit with a kind heart. Deep down, he is still the same person he has always been. Whether Omi or Mamoru, he is serious, calculating, depressed, and coldly private at his core. He knowingly and willingly sacrifices his personal happiness for the sake of a larger goal. He remains ambitious in pursuit of this larger goal and ruthless in his tactics for achieving it. It is extremely difficult to get close to him, but he holds quiet fondness and love for those that do.
In summary, Mamoru is in part a separate person from Omi, but also a natural evolution from his root character to accommodate a new life. Omi was born to exist in Weiss; he is not suited for the role of Persia, nor for the responsibilities of his birth family. It was fitting for Mamoru to lay him to rest amongst Weiss, the only family Omi has ever known. He has thus closed that chapter of his life and taken up a new identity-- in name, personality, and ambition-- for the task ahead of him in the next chapter. In so doing, he has fully matured into the Takatori heir.
Mamoru is an extremely complicated young man. Glühen was a period of metamorphosis for his character in which he shed the aura of innocent child that made Omi so charming and approachable and donned in its place the stern, strong manner required of him in his new role as Persia. Although close examination reveals surprising parallels between the two, on the surface their personalities are very different. Omi offered smiles and compassion to those around him. He was pleasant, uncertain, inquisitive, easily flustered, and expressive. Mamoru, by contrast, is subdued and calm, and he suppresses the bulk of his emotional responses. He's cautious and shrewd, making decisions only after examining all conceivable angles. This forethought makes changing his mind difficult, though new information may crack open the door.
Three years as Mamoru has taught him to value pragmatism over the idealism his younger counterpart chased, and he no longer allows his heart to influence his decisions. With his primary goal now the resolution to protect the Takatori family, Mamoru's decisions are grounded first and foremost in self-interest.
However, that doesn't mean his heart is fully ignored. Mamoru is a man who will create selfish justifications for ultimately selfless causes whenever possible. It is only when he cannot contrive such an excuse that he'll restrain himself from the action. Although he privately hates being so outwardly heartless, he recognizes that his life situation is one in which such a personality is necessary. He has resigned himself to this fate, found the strength to maintain his required persona in spite of how much he despises it, and he accepts the consequences without flinching.
Another of Mamoru's less glowing qualities is his manipulative nature. Even if he cares about a person, Mamoru is willing to use selective facts, lies of omission, emotional weaknesses, and any other tactics at his disposal to guide that person into a desired course of action or way of thinking. Mamoru also knows that he is a dangerous person with whom to be associated. That awareness, along with his natural aversion to intimacy, drives him to avoid forming closer relationships with anyone.
Mamoru isn't without his good qualities, though. He does what he can to help and protect other people when his family duty does not bind his hands against it. Kritiker is used to attack threats to the Takatori family's assets, but it is noteworthy that those threats are always bringing great harm to innocent civilians at the same time. He's adaptable, resilient, and highly intelligent. He's hard-working and committed to any cause that gains his genuine support. His determination and inner strength can carry him through nearly any obstacle.
Finally, for all the world has thrown at him to turn him into a truly terrible person, and for all he has had to change who he is on the outside to deal with that world, he's not yet lost sight of who he is on the inside: a gentle spirit with a kind heart. Deep down, he is still the same person he has always been. Whether Omi or Mamoru, he is serious, calculating, depressed, and coldly private at his core. He knowingly and willingly sacrifices his personal happiness for the sake of a larger goal. He remains ambitious in pursuit of this larger goal and ruthless in his tactics for achieving it. It is extremely difficult to get close to him, but he holds quiet fondness and love for those that do.
In summary, Mamoru is in part a separate person from Omi, but also a natural evolution from his root character to accommodate a new life. Omi was born to exist in Weiss; he is not suited for the role of Persia, nor for the responsibilities of his birth family. It was fitting for Mamoru to lay him to rest amongst Weiss, the only family Omi has ever known. He has thus closed that chapter of his life and taken up a new identity-- in name, personality, and ambition-- for the task ahead of him in the next chapter. In so doing, he has fully matured into the Takatori heir.
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