#woy analysis

Then here's this kid that not only weaponizes her cuteness, but weaponizes being the most pathetic looking thing in the galaxy. What a joke!

Yet Hater sees Sylvia as just an extension of Wander. She's his steed. His protector. His buddy. His fellow nuisance. And when he captures Wander and Sylvia, she's an afterthought.

He generally stands up for himself. To the point where he goes overboard and canonically shoots people for annoying him.

Yet when Hater's involved he's a doormat. He may have started asserting himself as time went on, sure. But it's still about trying to help Hater (by saving him from his own self-sabotage.) Not about how he treats Peepers.

@ultravioart

#cat and dog fight..... iconic.... #still suprised peepers never thought to use his cuteness to sway hater #since lil bits adorable eyes get to hater lmao#maybe he has too much pride... #at the same time he's p desperate so idk lmao

Didn't make the dog and cat connection but that's genius.

And yeah, I figure it's pride.

Peepers thinks of himself as entirely self-made, but at least he had a home and education. And started his villain career with the skills he gained growing up.

Lil Bits is a little kid who hasn't had the chance to hone her skills yet. Or the chance to learn much from anyone else. And normally that's perfectly fine. But we never saw her parents so Wander and Sylvia's first impression was probably right at some point.

Lil Bits isn't entirely happy with relying on the cute shtick (she called the cat photos demeaning). But maintaining her pride is a luxury she couldn't afford. And if she has to use her cuteness to survive she'll do it.

(I think she's working on moving away from that by arming herself. She had no problem with showing her vicious side once she got her paws on a big gun. A gun that didn't even match her cute look.)

Unlike Little Bits, Peepers doesn't think of himself as cute. He's fully aware of what others think of him, sure, but they're wrong. He's a powerful, full-grown man with a kill count! And he won't hear otherwise!

And assuming their relationship was similar to what we saw in The Funk when they recreated their good 'ol days, what happened to turn this

into this?

Their change in dynamic seemed to be relatively recent, considering how Peepers kept trying to tell him what to do and arguing with him before Hater repeatedly put him back in his place. Peepers doesn't seem used to his current role.

#ngl peepers would probably make a great gothic lolita #y'know if he had the time and stuff-

He would! He has great tastes, he's meticulous, and would wear nothing but the best. Which would, of course, be designed and made by him. Because nobody else can perfectly recreate the image in his mind!

....Which is why all he has in reality is an outfit or two that he's been working on longer than some of his troops have been alive. If he's gonna do it he's gonna do it right, so in practice he... doesn't.

They're effectively in time out. Can't go invade anything until they get the Skullship rebuilt. Can't do anything else just floating there either.