- Right off the bat, I really like Null's design. Love the spider-like legs that come out of his back and the "crown" of spikes/horns on his head is just so good considering he's essentially a personification of intense greed.
- And oh is that little bit about him being made in the image of a public idol and also being, as you put it, "cruel mockery of human desire and a walking effigy of endless greed" it's just so good. It's the little things that count, ironically enough.
- Not just a personification of greed but also perhaps a personification of a gambling addiction. Perhaps that's not actually the case but it's certainly my take on it (Considering I struggle a bit with gambling as well)
- The bit about him being genuine and true with his victims, and it still being their downfall...I love that so much. Because that's what greed is, it's rotten at it's very core and it isn't something you can just really...accept about yourself, because it WILL swallow you up and destroy you from the inside.
- [Also side-note to the above but I have a character sort of like that in the form of Semyherrais so yeah. I love characters like these two, they're so interesting.]
- "Null has no one set look. He's capable of appearing as whatever his victims deem the most appealing, and even take on forms beyond any life's possibility." I have nothing else to add here, this is just golden. I love it so much, truly fitting for the embodiment of human greed and desire.
- "The only real way to protect yourself from Null is to be satisfied with who and where you are; otherwise, he wouldn't even seem like a predator to you." And there it is! There it is! Ultimately the root source of greed and desire IS that someone looks poorly upon themselves and thus seeks to boost their image of themselves through superficial and material means! You cannot want for everything material if you have everything spiritually! YES YES, this is so GOOD! I LOVE THIS!
- "but until he gets comfortable living off meals of porridge and water we know that day will never come" LITERALLY. THIS IS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!
- "TLDR: Imagine wanting to do something and there’s someone egging you on because he knows you’re going to fail. What a jerk." Ah, an instigator. I'd be lying if I said I can't relate. Though I suppose there's a difference between goading your brother into doing a stunt that will definitely end poorly because it'd be somewhat comical and driving someone to their own doom through their own greed and lust for material pleasures.
Anyways, I absolutely love Null's character. The ideas and philosophies behind him and the commentary on human wants and desires. It's all so good, you did a really amazing job with this character.
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