my first thought for six was brain which makes sense. itās stated in all sorts of official media that sheās insanely clever, especially for her age might i add.Ā
she navigates the entirety of the maw on her own, facing brutal monsters that want her dead, solving puzzles and doing a whole ton of dirty work. sheās clearly adapted to this world as well, and doesnāt break easily.
shes strong too. physically and mentally. theres an astounding amount of things she has to go through, keeping in mind that this world was not made for her in mind at all. everything around her is huge, and on top of that shes basically considered vermin. but she surpasses everyones expectations with her skills, and escapes the maw alive; harmed certainly, but alive.
and i was going to start this with heart is what sheās lacking, but thatās worded horribly and just .. wrong. she has tons of heart, she just doesnt really. like it. and so she deals with it differently; she pushes it down.
thatās not always easy though. sometimes she lets her guard down. in vln, she helps out rcg, even if that ends horribly, her heart was in the right place. throughout the first game, she hugs nomes, and provides them a source of light and warmth. and in ln2, she becomes attached to mono possibly more than sheās ever been to anyone else. even if it wasnāt her intent, she definitely grows to care for him atleast a little; but survive is still her top priority, and always will be (as it should be tbh).
we see this at the beginning when they meet; the moment mono provides an exit and shows he isnāt a threat, six bolts, and only allows him nearby when she realises he can help her. this situation ends in defeat because before she knows it, theyāve been through all of it together, and theyāre friends.
.. but still she pushes it down. because getting attached could be dangerous. sheās independent, strong and clever, and anyone who canāt match her wit is weak to her, and could slow her down. and even if sheās right, what she doesnāt know is that it will hurt anyways. she tries so hard not to get attached but it doesnāt always work, and pretending those feelings arenāt there only ends up hurting more than she thinks, and it will keep hurting again and again and again.
as for mono, i thought heād fit in brawn. heās definitely the strongest of them (not to say the others arenāt strong of course), again both mentally and physically.
heās born naturally with a decent amount of strength, and like i believe i said before, you have to be strong to survive this world for long, or yknow, at all. heās good at facing danger upfront, using tools to his advantage.
mentally, he definitely worries a lot, but he also does his best to stay on the positive side of things and look for the silver lining, and help others lean towards that track too; even if they dont want it, cough cough.
thatās where heart comes in. heās got a lot of that, and isnāt very afraid to show it. having someone to protect gives him a purpose, and a feeling of fulfillment; again, even if that someone doesnt want/need it.Ā
his big heart helps him gain allies, friends even, but his need to protect can get in the way of his own survival as well. even if heās doing the right thing, that doesnāt mean itās not dangerous.
counterpoint, like i said, having someone to protect gives him purpose; it gives him a reason to stay alive and really do his best. itās a huge motivation for him, which is why he can easily get attached to others.
as for brain, heās also insanely clever, and is especially crafty with tools, in a similar way six is crafty with her environment, which is one of the many reasons they make a great team.
onto rk!
the reason i ended up with brain for six and brawn for mono is actually because i immediately thought of rk as heart; and he is. heās kind, and very willing to help out, but he isnāt a doormat either. heās emotionally clever and very in-tune with his own thoughts, and has a great amount of determination (hence his name/title, duh). heās willing to give everyone a chance but knows boundaries and limitations too; thereās no manipulating or tricking him.
he can tell when heās gone too far, or when others have, and can befriend almost anyone; although that doesnāt mean he will. if someone is rude, or just doesnāt want anything to do with him, heās aware of that and will likely return the feeling. he wonāt really push (mono on the other hand definitely will, which can be both a positive and negative trait).Ā
he definitely isnāt the strongest, but again, say it with me, you have to be strong to survive in this world, mentally and physically. no amount of justĀ heart or brains can get you out alive, even if it gets you far. although itās not like thereās an escape at all, i suppose. while the ln world wasnāt always the way it is, it really does seem like thereās no turning back. this world is twisted and thatās just how it is now, sometimes not even strength, or all 3 traits iāve mentioned, can get youĀ āoutā alive. rk knows firsthand.