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Divinely Ordained Edmond

I saw Edmond's new skin, blacked out, and this diva appeared on my screen. I am so in love with this design

Why does Aoba go after Mink in the epilogue? Especially when he treated him worse than garbage throughout the whole game?

Because of what happens in the Tower, which changes Aoba's entire perspective.

No, not because he sees Mink's Tragic Backstory™️ through Scrap. That's not an excuse. Not because he feels bad for Mink, either. Not because he is okay with what he did to him. And certainly not because of Stockholm Syndrome, please stop tossing that term around.

It's because he starts getting glimpses of the real Mink. From when Mink lets go of Aoba and refuses to use him as a tool against Toue, to when Huracan reveals Mink's plan was to ensure everyone's safety, to when the Scratch members can't stop talking about how thoughtful of a person Mink is.

These things contradict everything Aoba knew about Mink--everything he thought he was (the persona Mink crafted to put on to Aoba so that he would despise him and better be able to use his powers). And that's when he realized that person he thought he knew wasn't Mink at all. So who was Mink?

Aoba wanted answers. He wanted to understand this enigma of a man. He wanted an explanation as to why Mink did all that to him. He wanted closure and he fcking deserved it, too.

That's why Aoba went after Mink.

He was not Stockholm'd. He was not in love. He was not even foolish for doing it: He was putting himself first for once and he was seeking the closure he needed. Grabbing life by the horns and steering it his way. That's literally what Mink taught him to do.