Talk:Ginshi Shirazu/@comment-92.28.23.206-20150829121018/@comment-79.41.42.164-20150829132218

I like all the Quinx and I think all 4 of them are well written characters.

About Shirazu's character I pretty much agree with you, so I won't add anything.

I don't think Mutsuki's character development is rushed primarily because we haven't touched the important parts of his character yet. I mean, right now Mutsuki is stronger and more decisive, he has learnt how to fight and was inspired by Suzuya to tame his own weaknesses. Until now I would say his character development is all about taming his fear: he was scared during the auction, but was able to stay calm, to fight BM's bodyguards and to help Urie. Still, I think a part of his new strength and confidence is an illusion. Mutsuki is the one who always lies even to himself: he hasn't told the other Quinx about his real gender, he says he wants to live as a man, but when he is dressed as a woman he is scared by other males and considers them as different from himself. Moreover, there are theories about him eating some of the bodies which were shown in the auction and in that case even he using his kagune would have a more sinister implication. So in short Mutsuki is a very mysterious character and has a lot of room for growing.

The interesting part about Urie is that he is so unlikeable. Having one of the main characters with so many faults is great. In the beginning he made the plot move a lot by behaving selfishly and now he is undergoing a bit of development showing to be less rude with others (Haise and Mutsuki) and to be able to keep the team together during a crisis. Also he isn't monodimensional: he is angry with the world and projects his anger on Others, primarily Kuroiwa's family which is seen by him as his own family should be. His arrogance is a way to defend himself from the world and he doesn't trust anyone since he is scared he will be betrayed like he thinks his father was. He has shown multiple good qualities like his intelligence, his determination, his hard-working personality. All of this traits may be useful if he could learn to overcome his envy and ditrust.

Saiko is the quinx I like and dislike at the same time. I like the idea of her character, of her escaping in videogames and such. She has a very low self-esteem as shown in the last chapter too. She feels as a load and tries to be uninvolved because she is scared to take others down. She is definately a sweet and loyal girl. And yet she is really irritating: she is the one with the most potential when it comes down to Quinx abilities and yet she doesn't do anything to improve. If she feels she is weak she should do something to become a little bit stronger or if she can't she should consider to quit being an investigator. Yet, we haven't seen her thinking about these matters, actually we haven't had much introspection from her character yet. However, one think is for sure: she is the sleeper and needs to wake up. One think I don't like about her is that she doesn't seem to question Haise's past or who Hinami is. As you said Shirazu is questioning the system after killing Nutcracker while Saiko, despite seeing Hinami helping her maman doesn't seem to have been bothered by it. Well, it could semply be that we lack introspection of her character.

Sorry if it's long.