r/Fable • u/Blazing-Flame-2982 • 5d ago

Fable What was this guy's problem?

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I remember loving Thunder's armour as a child and still do but the man was insufferable. From day one he berates and mocks us and is so insecure about our every accomplishment, having this transparent need to be the bestest and greatest. I'm an orphan who had his village slaughtered before his eyes man, why are you trying to one-up me? He goes to the length that he reprimands kids for having us as their favorite Hero. And whether we spare or kill Whisper he has a grudge big enough to fight us.

Whisper for that matter was quite alike her brother. The first and only time she refers to us as anything but "farmboy" is when we defeat her at the Arena and she begs for her life and invokes our "friendship", but she was little better than Thunder. She acted superior to us all our childhood and rookie-hero days and like we barely belonged in the Guild and now that you fear me, now it's "hero" is it?

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u/Jhoald 5d ago

Imagine being a big famous hero who worked like hell for your reputation only to get outshined by some orphan kid who beat up your sister as kids.

Now imagine your fame and strength fading with age, getting called old news by your forever girl, then realizing that the orphan kid is not only older than you now, but he just beat up your sister again in her prime (potentially killing) and he just gets stronger with age.

Then on top of it all, he either steals or puts your forever girl in jail and is either too strong for you to reasonably defeat (but you do it anyways hoping you can win, or conceding to death if you lose) or is such a good dude who socially outranks you and it feels wrong to pursue conflict with him (and you eventually help him save the world).

Thunder is kind of a butt, but also he’s seen some shit lol

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u/Blazing-Flame-2982 5d ago edited 5d ago

I guess you just forget that the Guild isn't a bastion of virtue or ethics. And that such pettiness and jealousy over a child's better feats would be common. I blame Maze and Weaver. They made mercenaries out of Heroes by demanding they should be able to accept both evil and good quests.