Topic: Character Discussion and Defining

[UruseiNeo]

Maybe before we official move on to a new character we should create a pros and cons list.

Let's start with the pros!

[DarkDevil]

Any sugestions?

[UruseiNeo]

Before I begin my list, just wanted to note one last thing. I think that Lum believes that Ataru likes her and also knows that Ataru is too shy (as notice in the final episode, 195) Despite this, she still tries to -force- him to show his feelings instead of doing things  privately which would work better (again, proven to work in episode 195). With that, here is my list--

Pros:

Kind-hearted
Resourceful for gadgets
Good appearance
Devoted

Cons:

Naive
Short-tempered
her stuff usually blows up
hyper spicy cooking
tends to over do things

Anyone have anything else to add? I know there's more...

[sidzero]

The thing about listing pros and cons, is that there's two sides to any argument. Something that can be seen as a positive to one person, in another person's eyes can be seen as a negative. All a matter of perspective. My list of "pros" and "cons" would look a whole lot different than yours, that's for sure (and there are a lot more negatives than positives in my list as far as Lum is concerned).

[UruseiNeo]

are you going to list urs?

[veehive]

Her almost limitless optimism
Her valor

[UruseiNeo]

those pros or cons?

[veehive]

Which episode is it? And which side are you on? 

pros.

[UruseiNeo]

Which episode is it? And which side are you on? 

I didn't quite get that...

[veehive]

Could be either, depending on the individual story line and one's involved view within it.

[sidzero]

If you really want me to list them out, I could, but mostly it'd just be a bullet point of what I've already said about her.

And if she were a real girl, I'd probably find her way too obnoxious for my tastes. Too much like the many other insane women I've met in my days.

[UruseiNeo]

Update list:

Pros:

Kind-hearted
Resourceful for gadgets
Good appearance
Devoted
optimism
valor

Cons:

Naive
Short-tempered
her stuff usually blows up
hyper spicy cooking
tends to over do things

[sidzero]

Self-centered, arrogant, needy, controlling, jealous, bit of an airhead, klutzy, dependent, hypocritical, paranoid, delusional, incessantly manic, obsessive, possessive, manipulative, ignorant (towards many things), weak-willed, insensitive, nosy, hot-headed, vindictive, and a million and a half other negative things. All that on top of the fact that she tries way too hard to be something she just isn't.

The few good things that she's got going for her are that yes, she's easy on the eyes (though that can often be as harmful as helpful), that she's got those cool superpowers (lightning, flying and what not) and fancy alien technology at her fingertips (that she doesn't even seem to appreciate sometimes).

I'd say she's loyal... but she's not. She certainly wasn't above trying to stab Ataru in the back to try and prove a point. Remember Mr Dolphin (or Mr Shark, depending what translation)? Remember how she would tease Mendo, or the Stormtroopers (in the anime, at least) to try and make Ataru jealous?

Most of her pros are iffy, but her cons are solid. The only other one I can think of as a possible pro is her innocence and naivety. Personally, I like the innocent type (I enjoy breaking that innocence and shaping a person to what I need them to be), but it gets in the way far too often. Like how she doesn't know that Earthlings can't handle her level of spiciness in food, or that she doesn't usually understand the far reaching implications of her actions (often inconveniencing others to get what she wants), or that she just doesn't understand what her little toys (gadgets, whatever) are actually capable of.

[UruseiNeo]

Update!

Pros:

Kind-hearted
Resourceful for gadgets
Good appearance
Devoted
optimism
valor
powers
innocence
wants to live happily with Ataru

Cons:

Naive
Short-tempered
her stuff usually blows up
hyper spicy cooking
tends to over do things
jelous
devious
let's face it... she's evil. It's in her nature as an Oni
wants to live happily with Ataru


Notice I put wants to live happily with Ataru in both. That's cause she wants a live where they are BOTH happy, pro, but WITH Ataru, con cause we all know where that direction leads.

[MeganeMan]

WOW!  What a great topic. 
Sidzero, you have truly done your homework on Lum ( and  your real life adventures are, sadly, so very true ) and I found the discussion most illuminating. 
Thank you.   _/-\o_