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MORGANA / MONA ([personal profile] neyouze) wrote in [personal profile] riverviewmod 2017-07-04 01:14 am (UTC)

My bad! Here are truncated versions of the strengths and weaknesses.


Confidence: Arguably, Morgana's best quality is his confidence. Although he's clueless about his past, he continues to push onward through life and chase the truth. He will stand up against the odds and fight for what he believes in. Morgana generally believes that he is very capable, perhaps more than most people around him. While this can make him abrasive, it also makes him a reliable leader. As he is the literal embodiment of hope, it's natural that he has deep belief in himself and a positive outlook towards the future.

Affability: Although he can be arrogant and a harsh critic, at his heart, Morgana is a good person, and tends to be able to get along with others. He always tries to make the right decision, and strongly believes in justice for all. He is passionate about using the power of the Phantom Thieves to help others. He is shown to care deeply about the other members of the Phantom Thieves; for instance, he worries about Haru's wellbeing and is sensitive to her lack of experience. He also shows constant concern for the player character and irritation with the cruelty he faces. When it appears that leading them to the Metaverse has lead to the destruction of his friends, he shows extreme remorse.

Cunning: Perhaps surprisingly, he's one of the most intelligent members of the Phantom Thieves. Morgana is the one who originally taught the other members how to, essentially, be Phantom Thieves. He's good at stealing and sneaking around, but he's also good at formulating plans, analyzing problems, and coming up with solutions. When the party is betrayed, it's Morgana who is the first to figure out something is wrong. Morgana also has a talent for rationally laying out the details of any situation.




Pride: Morgana's confidence often turns into arrogance. He has a tendency to believe that he's always right, leading to conflict with others, even causing him to temporarily leave the party to fight on his own. He can be derogatory when speaking to others if they act in a way that he doesn't agree with. His pride can also manifest as recklessness: Morgana is quick to rush into situations, especially if his pride has been injured, which gets him hurt both physically and emotionally several times throughout canon.

Insecurity: As one might suspect, his excess of pride is mostly covering up a sense of inferiority. Not knowing where he came from or what he is makes Morgana feel like he has nowhere to belong; because of this, he often feels that he needs to prove himself to "earn" a place amongst his friends, which is the cause of some of his bravado. He gets jealous easily, and can be deeply wounded by his own failures or by criticisms from others: he is terrified of being useless to his friends and losing his place in the world.

Sensitivity: Morgana tends to be very emotional. His wild passion for treasure, although it has abated somewhat by the canonpoint I'm taking him from, can cause him to occasionally lose control. He fixates on his goal, and this combined with his overconfidence can make him ignorant to other problems around him. On the other hand, he often overreacts to offhand comments or unintentional insults due to his insecurity, which can lead to him becoming upset enough to refuse contact with others. Morgana tends to feel emotions very strongly in general - perhaps because he's basically made of emotion. While this makes him sympathetic towards others, it's also the cause of a lot of strife.

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