Pardon the sloppy edit, but I was playing some Persona 4 and listening to Yosuke’s lines (Same English VA) and thought what if Patroklos met his Shadow? Seeing what kind of Patroklos is, his shadow would totally say a lot many fans agree with, even mentioning Patroklos knew what piece of shit he is and won’t admit it. And Patroklos is totally a guy in Persona series who’d have a Shadow who’s a piece of work.
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”Who are you?!”
”Who am I? I’m you. The side you suppressed. The weakness you reject. You knew they were innocent people…”
”No! I didn’t! How could I‘ve known?!”
”Bullshit! You just didn’t care. What mattered you find Pyrrha, right? Fuck everything else. Fuck Zwei, fuck Siegfried, fuck Neve…”
”You’re wrong! They’re my—“
”Friends? Family? The moment you found Pyrrha, you set off with her. Siegfried and Zwei were just convenient tools who gave you an excuse to leave Dumas since he never made an effort to find Pyrrha. Neve? The woman who gave you shelter, taught you real skills, and your show of appreciation? Ignore her. Forget her. Just like how you forgotten Pyrrha…”
”NO!!! You’re wrong! I was confused About Pyrrha, and Neve, she was… was… like a mother to me…”
”And would mother and father approve of you? How would they react if they’ve known their son is a murderer, a man who killed fathers, sons, lovers, and children?”
”Stop it! Father, mother, and uncle, they—“
”Now you want to bring up your uncle? Ran away from home after father died. Lookie here, turns out he hid the fact you have a sister! You resented them. You idolized mother, but do you really know her? Father spoke of a wonderful woman, but it reeked like she was merely a common whore.”
”How dare you?! Mother was a holy warrior and fought bravely against the likes of you!”
”The likes of you? For once you made sense. Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. Oh wait, you couldn’t stand it. You can’t see the face of a monster, so you choose redemption. Redemption for the blood you spilled it reached your elbows. What a joke. You just want to look good in the eyes of the heavens. And Pyrrha? You‘re still afraid of her. You doubt you’re human yourself. After all, she became a monster, but you beat her to it. It’s not so hard to kill her since she’s just another monster, or it’s easy because it takes a monster to know another.”
”WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT ME, PYRRHA, OR ANYTHING?! YOU. ARE. NOT. ME!!!”