Since you like to torture others, i will ask for a character ask with my father (Franz Hopper/Waldo Schaeffer)
-Polybius (<- Legally an Aelita fictive)
serves me right, I just asked someone else for franz too!
I missed this for a bit (anon asks don't give notifs, I think!) and I gotta sleep so may be a little short here- (post note: nevermind!)
favorite thing about them: hm. I think it's very easy to interpret franz's actions and interactions in the series as entirely utilitarian in the fight against xana. He never explicitly goes out of his way to speak to aelita unless it's to send useful data. HOWEVER. between aelita's interpretations and the whole gentle support that he does offer when he physically helps out (digital sea rescue, manta aid in The Key, bringing aelita back to life), there is some sense of kindness and regret that makes me feel like I'm hallucinating everything I just said about him.
least favorite thing about them: went insane living the same day over and over again for what, over seven years? and did not come up with a better game plan for his and aelita's safety. Obviously he was not in the best state at the time but. Whether or not living in lyoko was a good idea at all, he could've run a rttp once they reached the lab? and then had at least a whole day to prepare aelita so they didn't have to get chased into the sewers. I could go on. I feel like there's a lot of logistical weirdness there.
favorite line: "Come on." "Where?" "To a world... where..we will be safe. You and I. Forever." I think it's a good combo of his desire to make sure aelita's okay and his questionable morals. also indicative of his lack of consideration for aelita's growth as a real human being. already talked about that one though with anthea
brOTP: I have a hard time seeing franz making friends with anyone post-anthea. he's at kadic as basically cover. he didn't introduce his daughter to anyone. the house was almost certainly not visited by outsiders. And uh. I feel like you have to be quite a loner already to survive all that rttp. Let's say delmas, because he for some reason takes enough liking to sissi to possess her in Contact. perhaps he remembered her. I like that idea.
nOTP: he's got this weird toxic ex, Carthage? yeah. and that new one he replaced her with. can't remember the name though. starts with an X.
random headcanon: some of the rttp days, he just spent it with aelita. he stopped though when she started to notice something was suddenly wrong with him. some days he also just showed up to the lab in his pyjamas.
unpopular opinion: this post is kinda full of these already probably. uhh. okay. he had like, a lot of communication with the group. between bringing lyoko back in its entirety to Contact to his diary. He left his diary to aelita through Mr. Puck. in ANY of those instances, he couldn't have like. left a note for her? really??? also the whole mr. puck stuffed behind the wall thing was a ridiculously poor failsafe.
song I associate with them: you know the drill, Mad Dog by The Crane Wives. I think this one works really well. I ALSO think it works for Jeremie which. yknow. parallels.
favorite picture of them: very mad scientist I like this one. it's a good angle.
