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So uhm... How we feeling 'bout Eddie?

Okay, I know I probably have some bias here as a Jon fan lol, but I’m genuinely curious what other people think about Eddie.

I went into The New Titans without really knowing anything about Red Devil beforehand, and for most of what I’d read, I honestly just… really didn’t like him. He came across as such a massive jerk that whenever he showed up I was basically just annoyed by him.

Then I got to issue #37, where quite a bit of the narration is from Eddie’s perspective and you get more of his history, and afterward I ended up looking into him more on my own.

And now I’m in this really weird place where I can actually rationalize a lot of why he acts the way he does. His whole attitude makes considerably more sense to me knowing where it comes from.

But at the same time… he’s still a jerk.

I think that’s probably where my problem with the whole “bad boy” thing comes in. I actually like the aesthetic/persona in theory. Physically speaking, the style is great. What I don’t like is when ‘bad boy’ starts translating into just being an asshole to the people around you, and Eddie crosses that line for me pretty frequently

So now I don’t even know if I’d say I hate him anymore, because I understand him a lot better than I did before. But understanding why someone behaves a certain way and actually enjoying that behavior are two very different things.

I’m curious how other people here feel about him, especially people who’ve read more of his stuff than I have. Did he grow on you? Do you think the jerk behavior is part of what makes him interesting, or does it bother you too?

I know a lot of people are really happy about Childe becoming a councilor, and I do get why. Capitano trusting him enough to leave his men under his responsibility is really sweet, especially considering Childe apparently didn't even know Capitano thought that highly of him.

But at the same time... I keep thinking: did Ajax actually want any of this?

Not “is he capable of doing it?” because obviously he is. I mean, is this actually something he would've chosen for himself? Is he happy with this being his life now?

Because Childe was already insanely busy before. Being a Harbinger already kept him away from his family a lot, and now he basically has two jobs. His siblings already barely got to see him, and they're pretty much the love of his life, so knowing he's somehow even busier now just makes me kind of sad.

And the Capitano part is really bittersweet to me too. Because yes, him putting that much trust in Childe is really beautiful and shows how highly he thought of him, but he also basically went off to die after leaving this massive responsibility in his hands.

I'm sure he technically could've said no, but... let's be serious. Would he?

Someone he respected died trusting him to take care of these people. Even if he didn't want that responsibility, I really can't imagine him refusing it.

So now he's been put into a position where he has to mature. He has even more people depending on him, his actions affect more than just himself, and he can't necessarily act as freely as he did before.

And that's the part that bothers me a little when I see people treat it as purely “look how much he's grown!!”

Because being capable of carrying a responsibility doesn't necessarily mean you wanted it.

Maybe he loves being a councilor. Maybe this is genuinely fulfilling for him. I don't know.

But I don't think we've actually been shown that yet.

We've been shown that Capitano trusted him, that Childe accepted the responsibility, and that he's capable of doing it.

I just kind of wish someone would ask Ajax if this is actually what he wanted.

Especially because I don't think Genshin is incapable of portraying that. The question is, will it?