Why Yuma Kokohead is my main whump candidate🌡️ An Analysis:
(contains raincode spoilers)
So, some of you people are probably asking yourself; Why do I keep making these sickly edits of Yuma?
Okay. Allow me to present my evidence and reasoning behind this weird little obsession of mine in 3 parts. (prepare for a small essay with some spoilers)
First off; I've noticed that Yuma always holds his head like this whenever he's distressed.
I know its probably just a nod to his memory loss, but he does it
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
Through the whole game.
Like his model is just programed to do it whenever he makes these two expressions in the sprite art.
He always looks so pale and tired... sick even.
Which is why I edited these sprites first
The model of him that’s used in an Ace Attorney fan made crossover project does this exact same gesture too.
Only he actually looks like he's in even MORE pain here.
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And Reminder; he canonically felt sick in the first chapter of the game. Idc what the reason was, the point is it happened.
All of this might confirm that he has potential to be frail of health or may suffer from specified ailments easily.
Also... DO YOU HEAR THIS LABORED BREATHING???
Like hello? BE FR RIGHT NOW??
In the JP dub, he speaks under somewhat heavy sounding breaths when he's going through this ordeal of trying to open the door to the Infirmary (as he should) It shows how exhausted he feels or how dizzy he is just wanting, BEGGING to lay down and make the world stop spinning.
(sorry for the poor quality video lol)
This was all that was going through my mind when I first played this part of the chapter. And I nearly lost it. He was officially on my list
This part of Chapter 0 was more than enough to convince me he had the potential.
SPOILER TERRITORY⚠️
Second: Yuma usually doesn't mind admitting when he is weak or vulnerable.
Such as when he tells Fubuki that he feels like he's in pain and going to pass out after Shinigami punched him in the Ch3 ML, or telling Vivia how scared he was when he was threatening to kill him during the Ch4 Investigation, or admitting his fear and hesitation to Shinigami in Chapter 5's deserted factory. Anytime that he admits his feelings if someone asks him rather than trying to act tough. Instead of playing dumb, he admits when he feels a negative way. He's completely honest about it.
THAT IS SOME GOOD SHIT 👀
This is really good fodder for a scenario where he just confesses that he's not feeling well. Or that he's about to be sick. Or if he's in pain or injured. Or if he's having a mental breakdown. He won't shy away from it. He'll say it.
(though I did kinda make him play dumb in my own fic lol I cannot deny that there are times he also wants to be strong and/or not be a burden to others)
Third: Yuma's size. HIS TINY SIZE??? COME ON?? He may as well be a CHILD.
I know vivia is a freaking giant but STILL LOOK HOW SMALL HE IS
He is so baby despite his age being completely unknown. He could be a teenager or he could be an adult over 20. Nobody knows.
Point is regardless of that, you can see him is any kind of vulnerable situation with no doubt or worry of it being OOC. You can see him crying if he's hurting. You can see him whining about making the pain go away. You can see him wanting comfort if he has a nightmare. You can see him having a panic attack reaching out to a caretaker for support.
He can be carried or lifted up by anyone taller than him and probably be light as a feather. Seeing him cling to them like a sick or hurt kid would.
He could sit or lay on their lap. He could lean on them as they help him walk if he's hurt, or as they help him eat or drink if he's too weak to do so himself.
And he probably couldn't stop someone from forcing him down to rest if he tried due to his physical stature being unfit for combat. (or anything)
Regardless, it would ALL FIT.
Like taking care of a child.
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Now with those 3 points out of the way, I ask you all:
How can this character NOT be easy whump bait? Don’t underestimate my imagination as a sickfic enthusiast.
HE IS LITERALLY SO WHUMPEE SHAPED AND CODED WITH THIS INFORMATION
He's a perfect victim for specifically any sort of head issue:
Be it a headache, a head injury, migraine, or what I usually continue to give to him in my edits.
A High Fever.
plus, coupled with the RAIN 24/7 SETTING?
In THIS type of scenario??
AS I KEEP SAYING; IT'S WAY TOO DAMN EASY
THIS GAME PRACTICALLY SPOON FEEDS ME ALL THIS BAIT
he's got the major potential to be the biggest sickly wet cat ever
and I love him so much for that
he's so dizzyboy coded that I want to make him SICK AS A PUPPY
Which is why I do it so much.
40 degrees? Call a freaking doctor aaaa
I'll mostly go with a high fever because they're my favorite thing in the sick whump category and easy to edit, but at the same time, he could be suffering with any sort of issue and it would seem accurate, likely or canon, so long as it involves his head.
Such as a splitting headache, immense dizziness, flash blurred vision, or even a nausea induced migraine. (heck, even all of the above, go crazy)
You may ask yourself, why?
Easy: For caretaking fluff purposes.
That's mostly why sickfics exist.
The potential fluff of him getting taken care of by the NDA (found family) Shinigami (chaotic mascot partner/sibling) Kurumi (platonic or romantic) or heck maybe even Makoto (sibling dynamic or possible ‘self-care’)
Just the thought and image of him getting taken care of in general puts a smile on my face. Its a HUGE comfort for me 💜
The potential for the found family, shipping, or sibling moments he can produce from being in this state is astronomical. And you don't see that in characters very often. He is a very rare specimen. He is Number 1 after all.
Checks literally all of my boxes on why I love illness whump and sickfics so much. He is perfect.
Sometimes sacrifices must be made to forge deeper connections. And these kinds of scenarios almost NEVER fail to be 1 of three things: tooth-rottingly wholesome, heartbreakingly angsty, or chaotically comedic. It depends on your preference. (They're mostly wholesome and sweet though.)
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fr though.
once you find your prime whumpee you never go back
and now I know how it feels ;w; the bliss makes me feel as though I am now complete in a place where something was missing.
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Thank you Kodaka for this adorable smol anxious purple trainee who’s actually the top dog 💜
I love him dearly🥰
Some of you may just want to see Yuma as a cool smart, competent, and badass protagonist and that's great! I completely agree! That he is.
But to me personally? He's also a soft, delicate, anxiety filled, adorable lil' wet cat who needs constant TLC, love and/or support 💊 Physically and/or mentally.
Get a character that can do both lol
That is all.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
I love this little guy so much! He means everything to me.💜 He’s just a little guy. My babygirl, my little scrunkly, my lil' blorbo, my little meow meow…
No matter how you see it;
Yuma Kokohead is a blessing✨
