Jiro
05-21-2013, 07:48 PM
Barret Wallace is an underrated character. People think he's a racial stereotype, a Mr. T knockoff, or, at best, a flat and disposable character only necessary to kick off the plot. That's bulltrout.
Let's look at some simple facts. Barret is the leader of AVALANCHE. He does dirty work for a good cause and has to smurfing live with not only the deaths of innocents, but eventually of his buddies. That's traumatising as smurf.
Barret worries constantly about his daughter, Marlene. In a scene between him and Elmyra, he succinctly states the issue he faces: he wants to be with Marlene, but he's gotta stay away and fight for her future. Did I mention that she isn't even his biological kid? Goddamn, man.
Barret loses his leadership to Cloud, but keeps on fighting. He does so without grumbling. He shoulders the ruin of Corel all by himself, accepting the abuse of the people of Mt. Corel despite those smurfers all wanting Mako too. Barret doesn't bitch and moan. He tries to handle that trout by himself, because he is a strong, independent black man who don't need no man.
He knows he isn't the most gifted at anything - his confusion with materia is played for laughs but it's kind of tragic in a sense - but Barret is right smurfing there doing it all. The man is a smurfing legend and should get more respect.
http://i48.:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:/73idja.jpg
Discuss.
Let's look at some simple facts. Barret is the leader of AVALANCHE. He does dirty work for a good cause and has to smurfing live with not only the deaths of innocents, but eventually of his buddies. That's traumatising as smurf.
Barret worries constantly about his daughter, Marlene. In a scene between him and Elmyra, he succinctly states the issue he faces: he wants to be with Marlene, but he's gotta stay away and fight for her future. Did I mention that she isn't even his biological kid? Goddamn, man.
Barret loses his leadership to Cloud, but keeps on fighting. He does so without grumbling. He shoulders the ruin of Corel all by himself, accepting the abuse of the people of Mt. Corel despite those smurfers all wanting Mako too. Barret doesn't bitch and moan. He tries to handle that trout by himself, because he is a strong, independent black man who don't need no man.
He knows he isn't the most gifted at anything - his confusion with materia is played for laughs but it's kind of tragic in a sense - but Barret is right smurfing there doing it all. The man is a smurfing legend and should get more respect.
http://i48.:bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou::bou:/73idja.jpg
Discuss.