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the-evolving-falcon:

resistance-princess said: XD got it, just about his personality before they got to the synchro dimension, I think he was really hot headed and acted quickly, but it was always on proper judgement and he was able to make good and smart decisions, unlike now e_e

[Yeah. About that.

From what I’ve observed, Shun usually gets angry when….

….he doesn’t know enough/ information is being withheld from him, like, when Nakajima and Reiji refuse to tell him what happened to Yuuto.
Shun actually cares a lot about learning/ finding the truth, as seen in episode 33, where he put a special emphasis on the word “learned”, when talking about his war experiences (“we learned from these hopeless fights”) and the summon chant of Force Strix (“expose the truth with your dark insight”)

….talking about/ confronting his enemies. Instead of being afraid of them/ running away like the prey Academia portrays them as, he detests them and fights back (“We’re no longer the prey you can kill so easily!”) In this case, Shun’s anger is a healthy defense mechanism that keeps his self-esteem intact, which is veeery necessary, considering how his enemies keep dehumanizing him and his comrades.

….he knows exactly that he has to make do with a suboptimal plan because he has no other options/not enough time/resources at his disposal (“This is the only way to get Ruri back!”) - something he hates. If we take a look at his dueling style, we can see that Shun is capable of setting up elaborate combos and uses lots of trap cards to be prepared “for the worst” and he’s also able to predict what his opponent intends to do (he has multiple cards that can take back monsters that have been stolen by his opponent). So…yes, he basically gets angry when he can’t make proper preparations outside his duels, because it is completely against his nature/values.

Something else that might be interesting: let’s take a look at his two of his three ace monsters – and what we always get a close-up on when they are being summoned:

It’s their eyes.

Of course, one could say that this is just another falcon reference, but in my opinion, there’s more to it. If you look up “eye as a symbol”, you’ll get something like this:

And since I’ve considered Shun an intelligent character since episode 34, this seems very accurate to me.

But why is Blaze Falcon different, then? 

Well, my headcanon about his three Falcons is that each of them represents Shun in a different stage of his life and his development.

Rise Falcon: Shun at the beginning of the war. While he lacked strength, he learned to adapt and use their enemy’s power against them (which means that he had to act rationally/ make good judgments).

Blaze Falcon: Shun’s present self: Having realized that “the only way to survive is to win”, and that he’d always have to make do with suboptimal plans/ decisions, he focused on becoming stronger and overwhelming his enemies, whose number is just too large for him to handle” with sheer force, while relying on his strength of will. But what is the adjective used to describe Blaze Falcon in his summon chant? Ferocious – anger. And when is Shun usually angry? When being rational doesn’t get him anywhere. Hence, there’s no eye close-up.

Revolution Falcon: Shun’s ideal self that represents his true values and his goal. Nothing new to say here, as I’ve already mentioned what his true values are. But let’s take a look at those sharp eyes piercing through the mist and the adjective used in the summon chant: Prideful/ Proudhearted (depending on which translation you prefer). It’s what he could be, if he had more time/ resources at his disposal. It’s what he could have become if the writers had actually given him a character development worthy of him.

And, well, this is what I have in mind for “my” Shun because, like I’ve already mentioned many, many times, this is a RP blog for pre ep.46!Shun only.]

kajimotomiya:

Now this is a story all about how
my life got twist turned upside down
and I like to take a minute and sit on my bird
and tell you how those fusion fuckers came and fucked up my world

Iiiin the future city Heartland, born and raised
On the playground was where I spent most of my days
Chillin’ out maxin’ relaxin’ all cool
Just duelin’ some scrubs in front of the school

When a couple o’ guys
They were up to no good
Started blowin’ up the whole neighborhood
I got in one little fight and my sister got scared
Cause someone went and kidnapped her when I was unprepared

I fought and searched for her day after day
But I knew that was taken very far away
So my emo midget bro and I traveled through dimensions
To search for my sister and get LDS’ attention

These scrubs, yo, they’re so bad
So I turned them into cards after I kicked their ass
Is this what the people of Standard living like?
Hmmm….god, fuck, RURI!!!

I hunted down a fusion user and thought I saw my sister
But turned out she almost looked exactly like her
My midget bro punched me in the gut and we escaped
While I prepared for my next plan to date

I, made, a deal with Akaba Reiji, thought that it was crazy
That he knew the deal my world went through and wanted to meet me
I enlist in his army of duelists to find
That my midget emo bro went off and just died

Some tomato head has his card for god knows why
But he looked a bit like Yuto, that I didn’t deny
So i’m gonna find you fusion fuckers, this I swear
WHEN I BOMB THE FUCK OUT OF YOUR FUSION BEL-AIR.