Re: Most Annoying Character

From: chance <chance_at_unix.infoserve.net>
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 22:52:12 -0700

Paul wroted:

>Here's my take:
>Feral *must* vilify the SwatKats in public. If he publicly approves their
>actions (a la commish Gordon in Bat-dom), he is accepting responsibility for
>their actions! But he isn't going to take responsibility for kats that
>aren't under his command! So he has to say "those irresponsible vigilantes"
>to publicly distance himself from the SwatKats. He also does this in
>private, since it helps to avoid slip-ups in public.

This is pretty much what I'd concluded, and it allows for so many more
story possiblities than any other 'explanation' I've heard. If you draw
him simply as having a two-dimensional mindless hate-on for the kitties,
he becomes a far less interesting character - like those eco-nasties from
CP. He's a good character if you're asking yourself *why* he acts that
way towards Jake and Chance, and an inconsequential one if you simply
don't care either way. Just like "SK Unmasked", it's fun to think of Feral
knowing who the kat-guys really are, but it's best to always leave it an open
question.
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