I guess I'm thinking in general in fiction, and not in fanfiction. ^^;
I cannot even imagine a character that is well-developed and drawn out and has neither agency nor desire for agency, and even if such a creature existed, I would NOT label her an awesome character.
But what about Rei Ayanami? She has no desire for agency until late in the series, but I don't feel that this makes her a less interesting character. This is also the case for Ritsuko to a certain extent, at least in terms of Gendo.
Although I guess this is kind of a paradox for me. If a character is in a situation where they are not in control, but they are happy, wouldn't they have agency anyway? And if they are unhappy, wouldn't that automatically be desire for agency? I guess it would be more than possible for them to be upset with the situation but not be willing to fight against it, though.
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I guess I'm thinking in general in fiction, and not in fanfiction. ^^;
I cannot even imagine a character that is well-developed and drawn out and has neither agency nor desire for agency, and even if such a creature existed, I would NOT label her an awesome character.
But what about Rei Ayanami? She has no desire for agency until late in the series, but I don't feel that this makes her a less interesting character. This is also the case for Ritsuko to a certain extent, at least in terms of Gendo.
Although I guess this is kind of a paradox for me. If a character is in a situation where they are not in control, but they are happy, wouldn't they have agency anyway? And if they are unhappy, wouldn't that automatically be desire for agency? I guess it would be more than possible for them to be upset with the situation but not be willing to fight against it, though.