cw addiction + references to drugs / drinking in this thread + #okko spoilers //
aaaa im gonna ramble in this thread about my theory that shadowy figure is an allegory for addiction
okay so. it's established that shadowy figure is the "alter ego" of professor venomous. he's a power hungry villain that attempts to take over the world but fails, etc etc.
but the thing that *really* got me thinking about how shadowy figure might represent addiction is fink.
fink, although his henchman, obviously acts as a daughter figure to pv. he cares about her and takes care of her. but in one episode, we see the after math shadowy figure had on professor venomous. he's tired and extremely stressed, overwhelmed and confused.
fink tries to-
talk to him but he acts cold and tells her to leave her alone, and she gets upset. for the rest of the show, fink is bitter and upset any time shadowy takes over. because it's not her boss, and her boss is gone bc of him.
but as a kid who's dealt w addiction in the-
family, pv's exhausted state after channelling sf is kind of reminiscent of a hang over.
often times, when a parent figure struggles w addiction, it can have a huge impact on their kids. kids arent equipped to handle being around somebody who's intoxicated, such as fink.
which is why she hates sf so much. pv loses control of himself, acts irrationally and doesn't care abt his close ones, just as someone who is intoxicated might.
along with this, pv went through great lengths to hide his lab from point and carol. he didn't want people to know-
about his power for hunger and the lengths he would go to reach it.
in the end, he pushes away everybody close to him to reach the "ultimate power." his ex girlfriend, his husband, his son, his daughter, etc. and he hurts so many people.
also maybe this is something obvious and im just ranting about nothing or maybe this thread doesn't make sense but. hgnhk. pv's struggle w sf spoke volumes to me and it was so comforting to me to see him overcome it, reunite w boxman and continue to be a father to fink
basically... i just love venomous and im glad he got redeemed in the end, even if we didnt see much of it and he's an insanely relatable character to me.
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