The Stars: BFDIA's favourite characters (/s)
Tumblr you'll have to excuse me but I'm in a big yapping mode today. Once I start writing, I can't stop. Anyway.
On the note of bfdia analysis, today, I want to talk about another set of characters that I keep rotating in my mind at high-speeds (/pos): The Stars.
When I first watched BFDIA 15, I thought they were a funny team. However, the more I thought about them, the more patterns I noticed. This lineup wasn't a coincidence: all of them are the underdogs of the competition.
All of them have faced mistreatment, oppression, and were belittled by the rest of the contestants due to their personalities. Pin, seeking to voice up her concern for her teammates' wellbeing and, most importantly, herself, was constantly shut down. Book was treated as inferior all the time in Freesmart, a behaviour she did not recognise and mistook for friendship. And then, we have Nickel, who spent the entire competition being left behind and alone because nobody liked him.
Whether they like it or not, none of them fit in. And they deal with it in entirely opposite ways.
Firstly, let's focus on Pin -- the most radical example. After regaining her mobility and senses, she swore to make everyone who had wronged her (ie: the entire cast) get a taste of their own medicine. She wanted them to see how bad she was suffering because of their actions. So, she couldn't keep up her facade of complicity any longer. She began tearing down her relationships and dreams, all in pursuit of power. A power that, if she were to win it, would show the rest that, despite everything, she's just as capable of winning -- if not more -- as they are. That would show them how wrong they were. On the other hand, if everything went astray, she'd at least try to take everyone down with her (wink wink reference to oomfs).
Secondly, there's Book. While Book and Nickel are both pretty passive when it comes to facing this issue, I'm choosing to focus on Book first (you'll see why later). When it comes to BFDIA (well, I think it can be also applied to BFB), Book is Pin's polar opposite. They're foils to each other: instead of showing the world its wrongs, Book is dedicated to show it kindness, time and time again. No matter how bad it gets, she will always do the right thing, since that's how she believes things will get better -- not only for her, but for her friends as well. For example, she gives out advice to Tennis Ball in BFDIA 21 because she doesn't want him or Needle getting the lower end of the stick. She just wants everyone to get along, in order to stop injustices -- such as what happened to Pin -- from taking place again.
It is well-known that Pin and Book are opposite sides of the spectrum, alike yet different. But there's one part of the equation often overlooked, and I'm here to cast some light on it:
Nickel.
He is also ostracised by the cast, even though it's usually played for comedic effect. However, that doesn't take away the seriousness of the issue: it's implied that he feels bad about it. After all, why does he latch onto TB like a puppy? (Bear with me here, since I'm beginning to speculate more, as we don't know much about his true character.) Anyway, I think that's because he doesn't want to be alone anymore. In spite of making useful contributions to his team (see: BFDIA 6 - 9), he still is cast aside! So, his only way to deal with this loneliness is to try to make up for his lack of usefulness. That could explain his personality change from pre to post-revival BFDIA, going from a pessimistic to a happy-go-lucky outlook in life, which could finally make him likeable to others. Usefulness is further remarked in his relationship with TB: he is always looking for a way to please him, so as to not make him leave his side (which is. Heartbreaking). Therefore, we can say that he deals with mistreatment by trying to prove the cast wrong, without resorting to violence. Now that I think about it, it's kind of a mix between Book and Pin's behaviours.
Taking all of this into account, they have SO MUCH potential for interesting interactions, especially in IDFB. It's a shame that they don't interact much (as a trio) in later seasons, because they KNOW!!! THEY COULD UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER!!!! they know what it's like to be messed around and tossed aside all the time. And yet, they have overcome those situations, partly because they got the opportunity to turn over a new leaf and meet new people. New people that actually cared for them, and valued them for who they really are.
On a side note, if Pin is the heroic leader and Book is the heroic protector, may I suggest making Nickel the heroic companion? He's always ready to give it all out for his teammates. Consequently, he is quite mad when his efforts go unnoticed or when something's unfair. For example, in his elimination, he recognises Pillow as the threat. Why is he getting out, if Pillow was the one who caused the team's downfall?
TLDR; Pin, Book and Nickel should be a friend group in uhhh bfdi season 6 🔥🔥🔥 Book is the friend both Pin and Nickel need. I love these silly guys. Also I hope I made you, the reader, reflect more on (some of) these characters -- especially Nickel. I think he's full of potential. As I've mentioned before, we don't know his change of heart, so there's still a lot of his character left for spectulation. Hopefully, IDFB is able to explore his character further.
