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in our inverted version, he takes on challenges from the agents of order and decency
nice
they are always saviours of some sort too
right. huble beginning provides the arc and inherent challenge to be overcome. lack of effective parenthood or other humble beginning puts them in the hole from which they must climb out, in the process realizing the greatness within themselves
in this instance, it's a very pure version of the archetype because we learn that his father is SECRETLY the king - here a famous former football star
thus Kaepernick's arc is especially classic hero's journey
he's jon snow
young arthur
etc
moses
although the moses thing is interesting because it is like the mirror-world hero's journey
which is used to show the spiritual supremacy of god's chosen people
also black
the mixed race part is important too
for the inversion, definitely.
in the classic version, the "mixture" is divine + mortal
I meant more just to push that thing, a future "united race"
for sure but I think it comports with my theory
as well
because the hero is the hero partially because of his mixed nature. His years unrecognized allow him sympathy, understanding, etc for those he must eventually rule, even though they are technically beneath him.
here, it's not divine and mortal admixture but racial
with the structural implication that to be black is to be divine
yeah he's Naruto
what's naruto's story
early on at least, Naruto is a young strapping boy in a ninja village
who hates no one, but who everyone fears because in him has been locked a raging fox demon
that earlier terrorized the village
MOTHER IS CZECH AND IRISH
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so what's his arc? he comes to terms with his demon side and gains power but retains his sympathy and good nature toward his humble origins?
yeah sorta
it gets kind of crazy later on
as in retarded crazy
but that's pretty much the arc
It jumped the shark to milk the cash cow
and the power level transcended 9000