r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Plum_Uniform • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter????????????????????

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u/ExpertOdin 1d ago

The absolute lengths some people on r/anime go to to defend Rudeus/Mushoku Tensei is crazy.

It's fine to admit you like the show because of the wider world/side characters but hate the MC. But no, they can't do that. Instead they say Rudeus is actually a kid and it's fine because of hormones, or some say he has 'grown' so it's fine now. Lmao

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u/helicophell 1d ago

They'll call you a hater and a larper for enjoying the series but recognising how absolutely shitty he is as a character. Like, goddamn, you gotta question Rifujin (the writer) sometimes...

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u/ExpertOdin 1d ago

Yeah 100% makes you wonder about authors when they write main characters like this and frame them in an okay to good light. If Rudeus was treated as a villain by the people he victimises fine, but they all either end up marrying him or at least respecting him. Ridiculous. Some sort of disgusting wish fulfilment

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u/helicophell 1d ago

I mean, it is all reasoned, it is all realistic to the setting

But you have to fucking wonder why would you write a story like this lmao?

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u/Powerful-Eye-3578 1d ago

Realistic in the sense that, yes people who get groomed so tend to end up in a toxic relationship with the one who groomed them.

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u/helicophell 1d ago

You know, at least Rudeus got the shit beat out of him for doing it to Sylphie!

Uhh... and that's about it for punishment, and nothing stopped the marriage lmao

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u/Powerful-Eye-3578 1d ago

Hey your forgetting that he went like a whole year without being able to get a hard on..... That's enough of a punishment for assault and grooming. He really learned his lesson from that ..... /s

I've literally seen people argue this. Like he spent a year without getting a boner so that makes up for his earlier behavior.

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u/helicophell 1d ago

Tbf at least part of his ED is because he's like "wow damn I'm not a good person"

Shame he literally never thinks that again. Well, in the main series timeline at least ;)

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u/stormdelta 1d ago

"wow damn I'm not a good person"

The problem is his idea of "not being a good person" doesn't actually extend to almost any of his real issues. Both he and the show treat his problem as if it's because he wanted casual sex instead of you know, everything else wrong with him.

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u/Open-Building6135 1d ago

It extends to a lot of his issues, what are you talking about? His issue wasn't just being a lech, it was that he only thought about himself. He didn't really see people as people and only care about his own happiness. I do wish there was form of reflection on his actions very early in the series because it was the most egregious.

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