Is the main character a sociopath?

[Bammy J]

Within the first act it seems like he is a sociopath.The way he puts himself in front of everyone else and basically being an all around♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥to sayori and others.it has me think what I know is best for him... Which is an appointment at insane asylum.

[iso]

No, I don't think he is.

[Delthea]

he's only a sociopath if you're going down the Sayori path, dedicating your whole existence to Sayori, and he ends up almost kissing Yuri/Natsuki on their weekend adventure. Otherwise, It's just "business as usual" teenagers doing teenager things.

[xae-chan]

I disagree and here again is why (I was AFK for some time, when I came back had a red alert saying my account had no permission to comment, maybe that was Monika ... )

1. When we meet the MC, he would rather have run away from Sayori ... "the sort of friend you wouldn't make these days". I wondered why these childhood friends had stopped everyday association. Maybe in middle school she was a year behind. He went on to highschool so it took Sayori a year to catch up to him. But it seems they had little association until she needs to impress Monika.

And she's clever enough to rope in Natsuki to provide the cupcakes. That's MC's motive for visiting the club - "full of beautiful girls". And Just Monika.

2. A year gap in their ages would also explain why Sayori could't keep up with him and often got hurt. As she said, MC was oblivious.

3. MC does not seem to be motivated by much, anime, a little manga but he's not much of a reader. But now he has three reasons to comtinue witth DDLC. One main but if something happens with the other two, that's OK too. Which is why he repeatedly complains they misunderstand his relationship with Sayori.

4. His glib assertion that he knows what's best for Sayori pales when she starts going downhill. There's a real Clue when day of Festival, Monika assures them missing Sayori is OK. "Everything is fine." MC asks Monika what Sayori said. Monika ignores him, continues talking about the festival. I think Natsuki had figured out MC's concern for Sayori was a facade. If you haven't got empathy, fake it.

There's more and the first take was written better. Maybe I made my case or not. This interpretation has been growing from about the second day. Now, I think MC and Monika in the void deserve each other.

[scams]

I don't think so. He seems more ignorant/oblivious. If you notice how he asks Monika if she knows what's wrong with Sayori and tries to help Sayori through her troubles. He doesn't do a good job at it but he's just a teenager who doesn't understand what any of the girls are going through because he's 1.young and 2. never experienced it. Plus he just wants to get laid and is supposed to be a blank slate for the player.

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maybe he is just a smooth talker without realising it or monika re programmed him to seem that way

[RobDeLaMorte]

I'm pretty sure he IS a sociopath, for one vereh simple reason. If you deny Sayori's confession, she's Not Pleased about it and kind of screams like her soul's been ripped in half. The MC's response? Something along the lines of "Why am I feeling so horrible about this?"

Like, really? ¬_¬ I'm dense as all hell but even I'd be able to figure out not only 1) The pretty damn obvious reason I should feel like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for what I just did and 2) I sure as hell wouldn't pootle off to school the next morning like normal without even checking on her first. In fact I'm certain most people would immediately rush over afterwards to check on her.

[100% lob juice]

I would say he's just dopey. He does clearly have empathy his reaction to sayori's suicide shows this well enough he's just unable to express it properly to others because of social awkwardness.

The MC is basically a placeholder stand-in for the kind of "beta" whimpy MC you tend to get in these romance vns, and his unobtrusive personality is there to create the impression in act 1 that this is just a normal VN.

In act 2, we see the MC reacting to less and less until he ends up having no dialogue at all, and the game becomes strictly about the player instead of the player character by act 3.

[MekaDovah]

I didn't think he was a sociopath, but I did think he was a rather shallow, self-centered jerk at first.

This is the only VN I've ever played so I have to wonder of his character traits are "standard issue" as it were.

That is, before the game breaks down and he goes with it.

[RobDeLaMorte]

I do totally hate the overused "wishy washy no personality at all" kind of MCs in VNs though, to be fair. >> It isn't quite as bad as being saddled with a real bastard and being forced along that path, but yeah.

I'd like it if more VNs could make some basic different lines through choices or something. Or at least make the MCs less pointless.

[Vash_Reign]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Bamslam:

Within the first act it seems like he is a sociopath.The way he puts himself in front of everyone else and basically being an all around♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥to sayori and others.it has me think what I know is best for him... Which is an appointment at insane asylum.

No. He never showed any signs of sociopathic tendencies in contrast to Monika. Him trying to hell sayori doesn't count nor does being socially awkard

[Tregrenos]

Opprinnelig skrevet av xae-chan:

And she's clever enough to rope in Natsuki to provide the cupcakes.

Eh! Eh! I see whatcha did thar!

[iso]

bruh why did u necro this post lmfao

[Stigma]

No. Monika is the sociopath. She manipulates Sayori and Yuri to commit suicide..

[Vash_Reign]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Stigma:

No. Monika is the sociopath. She manipulates Sayori and Yuri to commit suicide..

But she has tits so it's fine

[Ayumi Gozen]

he's a sociopath and honestly he's not fit to be the owner yes