#wolfeva

notes:

wolfgang's line Heh....

these are based off of nifast's imitation art pieces!! for ease i'll refer to them as "other eva" and "other wolfgang"

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for other eva: i saw a tweet referring to her as "ideal eva" and <- p5r liker Was intrigued by this.... because i don't necessarily see her as eva's "ideal self." i see Other Eva as a manifestation/physical representation of everyone who is against eva: in her eyes, everyone. The world. everyone who is stopping her from becoming her best self, everyone who tries to box her in to being one thing, everyone who "doesn't care about her."

i think that's interesting granted how eva's design is: with the black straight hair of her past gradient-ing into the white curls/drills of Other Eva.... i think that represents how, because of just the stifling presence of "Everyone", she was forced to adapt to her circumstances, to fit inside that box of "ultimate mathlete," no matter how much she wants to outrun the title, to become something else.

same with how eva wears Other Eva's clothing... ^

also going off this nifast drawing of other eva impassively choking eva out with her hair, yanking the crow feather out of her hair: stifling her, silencing her, robbing her of her individuality; the oppressive influence of "society" as a whole. the talent association. her classmates. her family. everyone who didn't "love" her. (vyse valorant voice) ADAPT.. OR DIE!!!!!!!!!

tldr: other eva is a "collective" manifestation; doesn't necessarily represent who eva Aspires to be. Other Eva is the undying belief that everyone is out to get her no matter what. I think she unconsciously follows in Other Eva's footsteps (the way she's forced to align to her ultimate talent; shown in how Other Eva's design traits are reflected in Eva's design) but hates every second of it. She deeply internalizes Other Eva, and even if others DO trust/like/try to befriend her (damon, diana, etc) she simply cannot accept it due to Other Eva sort of "lurking" within her.

I think if she had it her way she would never be like Other Eva, however, she also feels like she has no choice. eternally punished...

in general i think a lot of eva's themes revolve around Choice and the lack thereof... free will/agency...

the "i could never become you" for eva is an assurance: I Will Never become you; who will destroy me and my individuality.

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for other wolfgang i don't have as many ideas ngl I HAVE TO THINK ON IT MORE BUT

Of course, Heh, To Juxtapose Eva, i see Other Wolfgang as his ideal self. the man who can truly inherit the akire name. the man who can live up to his mother and father who came before: but also fixing their mistakes...

as an aside one of wolfgang's likes are gold so like. wats up about that boy

like lowkey i need to ponder this more BUT. also going off my last wolfgang comic thinking abt how he seems to fall into his father's footsteps no matter how much he tries to avoid it: how much he detests murder: is so delicious 2 me

in that same vein, how wolfgang is notably strikingly similar in appearance to his father - in spite of how much he (presumably) dislikes the guy - and how Other Wolfgang litr just looks like wolfgang ... much to think about!

in the nifast imitation art, other wolfgang is readying a knife to stab wolfgang's younger self: killing off his past to make room for the future perhaps? also do you ever think abt how wolfgang said he had a pleasant hand in life. like hey are u lying or not boy

(in my opinion he is LYING thru his TEETH bc To Be Understood Is To Be Dead. and wolfgang knows that very well.)

tldr: other wolfgang is definitely a more "individualistic" being; representing wolfgang's "ideal path" as opposed to other eva being "a collective" and representing eva's downfall/what she wants to avoid.