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Loyalty vs. Moral Issues? Link Discussion
This may be a bit early but I was wondering about Link's character in recent chapters and how he feels about helping in creating these hybrids? That and I want to talk/read about Link (gives him fresh baked cookies).
Now Link, while a dedicated and strict worker, does have his own gumption and I believe he is a good person at heart.
He was willing to not only break the rules of Allen using the Ark during the Level 4 attack on HQ so that Allen and Bookman could save everyone on the other side, but he was the one who came up with the idea and was willing to take all responsibility for any punishment that came with it. He even saved Timothy at the risk of his own life more then once. Link also has a very strong sense of honor and duty to what is right. He was angry about Brokers and how they could sell out humanity/Church or whatever for money and he refused to wake up Lenalee even though it mean't she was getting in his way of work and having him sleep outside in the cold. Quite the gentlemen surprsingly, you would think he wouldn't care enough about formalities when it came to duty by how much he is about protocol.
I think Link has also developed a understanding of Allen. From little moments such as thinking about Allen not knowing himself to being one of the few people Allen actually confides in about deeper things. Link actually seems to worry about Allen beyond his job. Even though at a earlier time he broke the rules for the Ark use, a later time when during the Thief G arc with all of them including women and children in danger from a Level 4 he actually refused because it was against protocol and would worsen Allen's position more.
Now either Link lost some of that gumption from ealier, or I'm sensing some worry for his charge's wellbeing. X'p
They actually seem to have a genuine bond almost with Allen alternating between being more respectful and open to Link then he is to most people (he's the first person shown that Allen conversed casually about Mana to) to showing a certain amount playful ness. Allen also has shown quite the amount of concern enough to leave his back wide open for attack when he thinks something bad has happened to Link.
I'm not sure if Link has changed so much as he has relaxed. Being in such a stressful and important position all the time it's probably nice to be with someone closer to your age and brings out a more, not so harsh (can't find the word) atmosphere. Neither have forgotten why the are together, but I think they have more or less accepted the other for who they are and are fine for the time being with being together for who knows how long.
Now on to another, perhaps more complicated/unknown relationship. Leverrie is someone who is very important to Link. Perhaps even the most important of all to him. We don't know the history between the two, but it seems both have more then just a boss and yes-man relationship. Link actually seems to care about Leverrie and shows worry for his being by wanting to abandon his current assignment in favor of protecting him from possible threats. Heck when he thought he was going to die in the Thief G arc the last thought he was going to have was about his boss. Even the databook lists Leverrie as one of his biggest likes. =/
Leverrie also seems to trust Link a lot. He expects the most important missions to be carried out by him and he even confesses his innocence to Link about the nature of Cross's death to him (if Links just a yes man, he shouldn't care about what Link thinks about him should he?).
They even share a huge love for sweets, whether this is a influence from the other, I'm not sure but it's funny regardless. =D
But of course now Link has just witnessed some of the fruit of his labor in these hybrids and he does not seem happy about it.
I don't think he's going to dislike Lev or anything like that now, but I'm wondering how worried do you think Link will be? Link's character may go through a dilemma of sorts with his loyalty's and morals. Two things that seem very important to his character. He's going to have to decide where he stands as a follower of the church, subordinate of Lev, and a decent human being of doing what is right or wrong for humanity and those around him.
I'm thinking it might partly involve the influence that Lev and Allen both have on him to also his own sense of honor and what it means to be loyal to what you believe in most.
What he decides to do? I don't know. XP I'm hoping whatever it is it's something good.
Now Link, while a dedicated and strict worker, does have his own gumption and I believe he is a good person at heart.
He was willing to not only break the rules of Allen using the Ark during the Level 4 attack on HQ so that Allen and Bookman could save everyone on the other side, but he was the one who came up with the idea and was willing to take all responsibility for any punishment that came with it. He even saved Timothy at the risk of his own life more then once. Link also has a very strong sense of honor and duty to what is right. He was angry about Brokers and how they could sell out humanity/Church or whatever for money and he refused to wake up Lenalee even though it mean't she was getting in his way of work and having him sleep outside in the cold. Quite the gentlemen surprsingly, you would think he wouldn't care enough about formalities when it came to duty by how much he is about protocol.
I think Link has also developed a understanding of Allen. From little moments such as thinking about Allen not knowing himself to being one of the few people Allen actually confides in about deeper things. Link actually seems to worry about Allen beyond his job. Even though at a earlier time he broke the rules for the Ark use, a later time when during the Thief G arc with all of them including women and children in danger from a Level 4 he actually refused because it was against protocol and would worsen Allen's position more.
Now either Link lost some of that gumption from ealier, or I'm sensing some worry for his charge's wellbeing. X'p
They actually seem to have a genuine bond almost with Allen alternating between being more respectful and open to Link then he is to most people (he's the first person shown that Allen conversed casually about Mana to) to showing a certain amount playful ness. Allen also has shown quite the amount of concern enough to leave his back wide open for attack when he thinks something bad has happened to Link.
I'm not sure if Link has changed so much as he has relaxed. Being in such a stressful and important position all the time it's probably nice to be with someone closer to your age and brings out a more, not so harsh (can't find the word) atmosphere. Neither have forgotten why the are together, but I think they have more or less accepted the other for who they are and are fine for the time being with being together for who knows how long.
Now on to another, perhaps more complicated/unknown relationship. Leverrie is someone who is very important to Link. Perhaps even the most important of all to him. We don't know the history between the two, but it seems both have more then just a boss and yes-man relationship. Link actually seems to care about Leverrie and shows worry for his being by wanting to abandon his current assignment in favor of protecting him from possible threats. Heck when he thought he was going to die in the Thief G arc the last thought he was going to have was about his boss. Even the databook lists Leverrie as one of his biggest likes. =/
Leverrie also seems to trust Link a lot. He expects the most important missions to be carried out by him and he even confesses his innocence to Link about the nature of Cross's death to him (if Links just a yes man, he shouldn't care about what Link thinks about him should he?).
They even share a huge love for sweets, whether this is a influence from the other, I'm not sure but it's funny regardless. =D
But of course now Link has just witnessed some of the fruit of his labor in these hybrids and he does not seem happy about it.
I don't think he's going to dislike Lev or anything like that now, but I'm wondering how worried do you think Link will be? Link's character may go through a dilemma of sorts with his loyalty's and morals. Two things that seem very important to his character. He's going to have to decide where he stands as a follower of the church, subordinate of Lev, and a decent human being of doing what is right or wrong for humanity and those around him.
I'm thinking it might partly involve the influence that Lev and Allen both have on him to also his own sense of honor and what it means to be loyal to what you believe in most.
What he decides to do? I don't know. XP I'm hoping whatever it is it's something good.
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I think that he's really a caring person for people in general though he's also pretty detached. It's like he's willing to help them and will but if it goes against protocol he won't do it like during the Phantom Thief G arc when he didn't want Allen to use the arc, but he still gave his bes to protect all of the people,. Even going so far as to try and fight akuma when he's at a huge disadvantage CROW member or not.
I think that Allen's playful, friendly, and sometimes childish nature bring out Link's humanity so to say. Like how he yells about Allen eating the last doughnut and stuff like that. And I think Allen makes him curious, he's not a type of person you run into often and Link needs to understand him for his mission. Like during the move to the new HQ when he was watching Allen after the talk with Komui and Reever about the musicians song and how he seemed shocked that Allen didn't know. Their relationship is really something else. It's funny and serious at the same time. And with Allen talking about Mana around him even unconsciously that's something.
His faith and dedication to Leverrie may stem from the fact that Link is/was a member of CROW and it says that they're trained from a very young age so Lev may have found him after his family was killed by akuma or something to such extent. Though I think that this new development with the half-akuma is gonna put quite a bit of strain on their relationship; it may even shake Link's faith in the man(we can only hope this helps to open his eyes.) He did after all seem very shocked and upset over this understandably. After all these are probably the people he used to work with seeing as how he knows Madarao.
All in all he's really grown since when he first popped up. He was so stiff then. I'm glad he's started to warm up.