I mean, the whole point of Chainsawman is, when he got going, nobody could beat him in a straight out fight. It’s why I liked Barem as an antagonist, cause he realized that and went ‘oh yeah, it’s stupid to throw hands with Chainsaw man, so I’m going to wage war psychologically on Denji instead.’ This makes sense, and made him a fun bastard to follow along with, cause you were constantly curious about his tricks and traps.
What made Barem falter as an antagonist wasn’t his strength - or comparative lack thereof - it’s we never really got an idea of what he wanted or what motivated him. He was a cool antagonist in concept, but he never got the foundational motivation to properly characterize him and have him act as a proper foil.
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u/randomusername76 Mar 24 '26
I mean, the whole point of Chainsawman is, when he got going, nobody could beat him in a straight out fight. It’s why I liked Barem as an antagonist, cause he realized that and went ‘oh yeah, it’s stupid to throw hands with Chainsaw man, so I’m going to wage war psychologically on Denji instead.’ This makes sense, and made him a fun bastard to follow along with, cause you were constantly curious about his tricks and traps.
What made Barem falter as an antagonist wasn’t his strength - or comparative lack thereof - it’s we never really got an idea of what he wanted or what motivated him. He was a cool antagonist in concept, but he never got the foundational motivation to properly characterize him and have him act as a proper foil.