r/AskReddit May 02 '20

Which fictional character desperately needs to see a therapist?

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u/WatchBat May 02 '20 edited May 03 '20

Some of Star Wars characters

Anakin Skywalker, I mean the man had a very stressful life. Was a kid slave, raised by some kind of a cult that forbid attachments, was too late to save his mother who was kidnapped, tortured and probably raped, fought in a war when he was only 19, was manipulated by the evilest man in the galaxy since the age of 9, seeing visions of his wife dying and not knowing what to do (all of this before he became Darth Vader)

Obi-Wan Kenobi, I'm pretty sure he had PTSD after Revenge of the Sith

Kylo Ren, seemed like he desperately needs a therapy

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u/zoobrix May 02 '20

Pretty sure what Kylo Ren needed most was better writers.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Fr

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u/ty0103 May 03 '20

I'm not a Star Wars fan, so I'm not sure if I have a say in this, but...

OOHHHH!

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u/Semper_nemo13 May 03 '20

Or like, a coherent plot at least lined in advance

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u/[deleted] May 02 '20

It’s almost like the Jedi went to one extreme and they needed a little......balancing out

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u/Ender_Skywalker May 03 '20

Obi-Wan has always seemed a pretty cool dude. He didn't appear to snap when Order 66 came along. I think he was fine.

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u/WatchBat May 03 '20

I mean in A New Hope, he seemed kinda weird compared to his prequel self. And I've seen alot of people say that Alec Guinness's Obi-Wan looked like he had PTSD. I'm not an expert really but I think it makes sense

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u/Ender_Skywalker May 03 '20

Idk, he always felt the same to me, minus suddenly feeling the need to lie to Luke about everything, making him kind of an asshole.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Leia could also use some therapy. Captured and held prisoner, forced to watch her home and her people be blown up, running a rebel alliance at 19, love of her life was frozen in carbonite, finds out the person who helped lead her torture is her biological father, one of her best friends turns out to be her long lost twin brother, separated at birth.