>>204373962It’s so painful seeing a Level 1 writer/critic like this try to dissect Hori’s writing like they know what the fuck they’re talking about
Shigaraki was written as a character whose motive never changed, but the context and purpose of why he pursues that motive did several times.
First, Shigaraki wanted to destroy in order to get rid of his pent up anger and take it out on society. Second, Shigaraki gave himself a logical reason to destroy, because he wants change, and to change he must destroy. Third Shigaraki was able to attach emotions to his motive to destroy, saying he wants to destroy whatever is shackling him and his friends. Fourth Shigaraki decided to destroy based solely on instinct alone, he just felt like he needed to. Finally Shigaraki became free of all need to conform to logic and simply understood he was born to destroy and that is why he does it.
His motive has always been to “destroy”. It’s just the journey he took along finding his reason for that motivation that developed him as a person.
To claim that a character’s motivation has to change entirely for the character to be considered developed is brainletism in action
