Quote: tjalorak wrote:
The joke among Naruto fans is that the manga should be renamed Sasuke. Kishimoto isn't fooling anyone: he's already said his favorite
character is Sasuke and that means Pinball-Eyes really means God-Eyes.
A friend of mine believes that writers - not just Kishimoto, but
writers in general - always make it such that the coolest character isn't the main character.
That is, if a writer wants to portray a certain character as cool...he or she isn't going to be the
protagonist, but supporting cast.
Why? Well, for one thing, if your protagonist just rolls through the story left and right blasting the hell out
of everything and suffering no hardships...that doesn't make for good storytelling. Secondly, if your designated "cool character" is supporting
cast, they by definition appear less frequently. Which means when they DO appear, you can make 'em kick ass - and it stands out all the more, since we
don't see 'em as often.
-- Acyl