How is Sho even staying sane?

[H222G981]

I've been wondering. Trying to put myself in Sho's shoes. How does he do it?

 

I mean....he gets the unit, than all of a sudden he has these mutants trying to kill him that are sent by a greedy corporation.

 

His dad is turned into a puppet and he's forced to kill him. He lost his home. Because of Cronos, he's been branded an enemy of the public. And than, Sho does snap and loses the ability to bio morph for a while. But that comes back pretty quick to him after a fight with Aptom.

 

I would lose my damn mind if I were Sho. I have no idea what keeps pushing him..aside from revenge. I would want to run away.

 

I'm surprised he's not drinking or taking anti depressants to numb his emotions. This guy has been through hell. I mean that literally. The Guyver God, Yoshiki Takaya has been really hard on Sho.

 

Does anyone think the same?

 

 

Edited May 15, 2015 by Jupiter

[*PrimalNemesis]

The easy answer would be that he fights to protect his loved ones for they are all that he has left. Chronos has robbed Sho of practically everything except for the few people he holds dear. They are the closest thing he has to a family now. Without them he has nothing. This is the simplest answer that I can provide at this time. Hope it helps.

[*Jess♥]

actually no. I don't think the same, more the opposite. it's true of humans that we are remarkably adaptive. that is essentially what guyver is about.

humans are highlighted as a species that was able to adapt to many different situations and environments.

 

There is something that is true of humans in our safe society. When we see suffering, we amplify it to try and empathise. it's a mechanism that keeps us afraid of bad stuff so we avoid it. but those of us who have truly suffered, can understand that in a lot of situations, we are able to cope with truly horrifying things. we have inbuilt mechanisms to numb pain, to keep us going, to lessen the impact of trauma etc.

it is fear that makes it difficult for people to cope. but if we accept our situation, we can often cope very well.

I have been wrongfully arrested in the past, and was shut in a police cell.  I wasn't scared as I knew I was not in trouble, I was innocent. I simply sat and meditated on past events. I didn't suffer at all and when they opened the door a few hours later, I was perfectly fine.

 

that's not such a bad situation and I have been through far worse, but I don't really feel comfortable sharing that other stuff right now.

[*PrimalNemesis]

actually no. I don't think the same, more the opposite. it's true of humans that we are remarkably adaptive. that is essentially what guyver is about.

humans are highlighted as a species that was able to adapt to many different situations and environments.

 

There is something that is true of humans in our safe society. When we see suffering, we amplify it to try and empathise. it's a mechanism that keeps us afraid of bad stuff so we avoid it. but those of us who have truly suffered, can understand that in a lot of situations, we are able to cope with truly horrifying things. we have inbuilt mechanisms to numb pain, to keep us going, to lessen the impact of trauma etc.

it is fear that makes it difficult for people to cope. but if we accept our situation, we can often cope very well.

I have been wrongfully arrested in the past, and was shut in a police cell.  I wasn't scared as I knew I was not in trouble, I was innocent. I simply sat and meditated on past events. I didn't suffer at all and when they opened the door a few hours later, I was perfectly fine.

 

that's not such a bad situation and I have been through far worse, but I don't really feel comfortable sharing that other stuff right now.

Well put Yuki! Perhaps we all associate with different aspects of Sho's personalty and come up with our own interpretations of what drives him. Would you say that this might have some merit, or not at all? I find this conversation to be quite intriguing! I look forward to seeing where it goes.

[*Jess♥]

totally, we always relate to the characters we watch in some way.

it's not to say that anyone's opinion of him is invalid so I want to backtrack a little on what i said. some people do find it difficult to cope in some situations and it's not a sign of weakness. it's more a case of, sometimes pressures are so immense that the strongest of people could not cope. when everything comes at once, and you're not prepared for it, it can knock the crap out of you.

I think looking at it from that perspective... yes we have seen sho break down a couple of times, but the manga is also spread out over years so there will be times when sho might be very depressed but we don't see that.

[H222G981]

actually no. I don't think the same, more the opposite. it's true of humans that we are remarkably adaptive. that is essentially what guyver is about.

humans are highlighted as a species that was able to adapt to many different situations and environments.

 

There is something that is true of humans in our safe society. When we see suffering, we amplify it to try and empathise. it's a mechanism that keeps us afraid of bad stuff so we avoid it. but those of us who have truly suffered, can understand that in a lot of situations, we are able to cope with truly horrifying things. we have inbuilt mechanisms to numb pain, to keep us going, to lessen the impact of trauma etc.

it is fear that makes it difficult for people to cope. but if we accept our situation, we can often cope very well.

I have been wrongfully arrested in the past, and was shut in a police cell.  I wasn't scared as I knew I was not in trouble, I was innocent. I simply sat and meditated on past events. I didn't suffer at all and when they opened the door a few hours later, I was perfectly fine.

 

that's not such a bad situation and I have been through far worse, but I don't really feel comfortable sharing that other stuff right now.

 

 

Fair enough. Is it possible he has...behind the scenes....had an emotional break down and Mizuki was just there to sooth him through it? Perhaps maybe Yoshiki Takaya doesn't put these kinds of things in his manga because he doesn't want to make Sho look emotionally weak or give off a misinterpretation that Sho maybe suffering from post traumatic stress perhaps?

[*Jess♥]

what sho has is focus. he has power. he has ability to act.

a lot of the time, we suffer when we feel helpless to act.