whymsie

Because Vampires Owen was shown cruelty by humans and a compassion by a vampire and so he turns that around on them. He burns Oakhurst to the ground after they take away the one person who’s ever showed him kindness. Because they took that kindness away from him. And he is going to make sure they feel that.

Now the new vampires show no respect for him. They tell him he has no power over them, and yeah, no he doesn’t. He hasn’t turned a single one of them. Because that’s now what’s written in his backstory. Because his backstory is full of loneliness and pain. So he doesn’t turn anyone because that would go against who he is as a person- lonely.

And Outsiders Owen was told that he is an instrument of war. He was taught that demons were all that was wrong with this world. So, the moment he remembered his backstory, that’s what he did. Because he was told that demons were bad. So he turned that onto the nearest demon he saw. Because that’s what he was taught. Obedience. Killing.

“They and us can never coexist”. It is the philosophy of both V!Owen and O!Owen hold, and even though one was taught through rigorous military training and the other through sheer ignorance by the people he lived near, they both hold it strong. Because that’s what they know. And they will reflect it back into the world. Because that’s all they are: a mirror to what they were taught.

Now O!Owen is interesting because he actually doesn’t remember his backstory for most of the plot. But he has snippets. He knows he’s a fighter. He knows he was asked to protect people. He knows he had a bow. He knows he had a mentor. So what does he do? He tries to make that mentor proud. He picks up a bow. He becomes a fighter. He fights the problem. Just, this time, the problem is the maze. So he fights that. He protects. Because that’s all he knows how to do. And sure he doesn’t remember all that he’s supposed to stand for, but he still holds onto the bits he does know. He reflects. Even when the mirror is incomplete.

Then the moment he gets his memories back, the moment the mirror gets restored to its fullness, he does a 180° morality turn and goes on to reflect all of his past. It doesn’t matter that o!Apo was his friend! It doesn’t matter that o!Rasbi was the first person he ever saw and the person he rode up that elevator with. It doesn’t matter because Owen’s not a person with changing beliefs, he’s a static mirror which reflects all that it was shown in the past before the plot began.

(Heck even his Rats SMP s2 character who isn’t evil does this! He was good at parkour. That’s how he met his feeing. That’s what made him unique. So that’s what he is. He’s the rat that does parkour. That’s it. That’s him. Because Owen’s characters reflect whatever they were taught by their backstory. Oh and don’t even get me started on that hidden o!SMP maze bit in the Rats SMP house because what do you mean the pull of the mirror is so strong it literally transcends universes and makes rat!Owen quote words that aren’t even his own to rats!Apo who is his friend this time?!)

And more often than not this backfired on them. Because the issue with a mirror is that it’s stuck in one place. That one thing it saw, that’s what it will reflect. O!Owen can’t understand why he ended up in the maze, because he did everything right didn’t he? He killed the demon! That’s the thing we was supposed to do! That’s the thing he’s been praised for his entire life! Who is this one demon suddenly better off alive?

And V!Owen is show that people are evil. So why is there suddenly a doctor trying to help him? And he is taught that people can’t accept vampires, so why is it suddenly alright for o!Shelby and o!Pyro to be accepted back if they wanted to? He doesn’t understand this. He can’t! Because it goes against his backstory. Against the thing he was taught and thus against the thing he reflects.

And sure, V!Owen hates people who never did anything to him. And o!Owen kills o!Apo even though they were friends just minutes ago. And they both lash out against people who never did anything to deserve it. Bet it doesn’t matter. Because Owen’s mirrors are lashing out against the world itself for giving them this view and not something kinder. So it doesn’t matter if the people they’re hurting now are complicit or not, if they had anything to do with the hand the Owens were dealt with in life or not, because it’s the world they ultimately reflect. And it is the world they ultimately despise, for just not being kinder.

...and so i made a little reference for every member :D

didn't include refs for anyone's vampire form- mainly cuz i don't have those access to the art for those skins, but I might update this if pow ever posts those lol