Basically all of the NPCs like Malik/Qamar (?!). They don't see him as a threat, and I don't mean that in a devaluing his danger way -- they're just fairly certain he'll be threatening at people who aren't them. Fear, for example, wasn't really... afraid of him... at all. In fact, Qamar being possessive was very reassuring, since Fear is an NPC who's so closely tied with being alone and no one caring. Qamar's comments about delusions didn't really do anything because as I mentioned in the main writeup, that room wasn't really about delusion, and Shes isn't about to go off and murder Yuugi when he gets home or anything -- he just will probably never be able to let go of the desire for... hm, not even so much revenge as... an acknowledgement that NO REALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM AND KUL ELNA WAS REALLY AWFUL AND NO ONE EVER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
The Temple Zorc NPC is closer to canon Dark Bakura than any of the other NPCs, so you might think that him recently remembering getting toasted by Ra would have made him more wary of Qamar! ... no, not really. Again, there's this underlying understanding that "Qamar isn't going to off me, if only because then he couldn't have fun cutting me up anymore." He's also the NPC who comes closest to having the masochistic tendencies I usually play canon Dark Bakura as having, so... I don't know if Qamar successfully upped Shes's general masochism a noticeable amount or not, I guess we'll have to see what happens in the future! But I think he might be more open to the idea? I mean, not that Shes or the Zorc NPC are really... bothered by the concept of making out with a bloody chest wound... it's just a question of "would he enjoy it more now" and I don't know for sure!
I should also probably note that The Architect was quietly despairing over having to play Monster World Zorc off Malik because no Malik omg it's rigged stop that. HE DID NOT ENJOY ATTACKING MALIK AT ALL, UGH :/
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Basically all of the NPCs like Malik/Qamar (?!). They don't see him as a threat, and I don't mean that in a devaluing his danger way -- they're just fairly certain he'll be threatening at people who aren't them. Fear, for example, wasn't really... afraid of him... at all. In fact, Qamar being possessive was very reassuring, since Fear is an NPC who's so closely tied with being alone and no one caring. Qamar's comments about delusions didn't really do anything because as I mentioned in the main writeup, that room wasn't really about delusion, and Shes isn't about to go off and murder Yuugi when he gets home or anything -- he just will probably never be able to let go of the desire for... hm, not even so much revenge as... an acknowledgement that NO REALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM AND KUL ELNA WAS REALLY AWFUL AND NO ONE EVER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
The Temple Zorc NPC is closer to canon Dark Bakura than any of the other NPCs, so you might think that him recently remembering getting toasted by Ra would have made him more wary of Qamar! ... no, not really. Again, there's this underlying understanding that "Qamar isn't going to off me, if only because then he couldn't have fun cutting me up anymore." He's also the NPC who comes closest to having the masochistic tendencies I usually play canon Dark Bakura as having, so... I don't know if Qamar successfully upped Shes's general masochism a noticeable amount or not, I guess we'll have to see what happens in the future! But I think he might be more open to the idea? I mean, not that Shes or the Zorc NPC are really... bothered by the concept of making out with a bloody chest wound... it's just a question of "would he enjoy it more now" and I don't know for sure!
I should also probably note that The Architect was quietly despairing over having to play Monster World Zorc off Malik because no Malik omg it's rigged stop that. HE DID NOT ENJOY ATTACKING MALIK AT ALL, UGH :/