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In Guilty Crown, Shu finally uses his own void in the end (last episode, if
not mistaken). A void is basically a physical manifestation of a person's
heart. So what does Shu's void (I'm not mentioning what his void is, for the
fear of spoiling it for someone), really tell us about his character and
personality ? Also Inori's void being the huge 'Singer's Sword', would reflect
a bold and aggressive personality, whereas she is the exact opposite of that.
So how exactly do the voids reflect the person's character and nature(if they
do, at all..) ?

Sorry about multiple questions, but I feel they are too closely interrelated
to be asked separately.


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What does Shu's void tell us about his personality?


> Also Inori's void being the huge 'Singer's Sword', would reflect a bold and
> aggressive personality, whereas she is the exact opposite of that.

No, she's actually not far from that at all.

> I mean, she did transform into a half-monster thing in one of the episodes
> and destroyed "Endlave" robots by herself.

Probably portrays the simple and minimalistic outward appearance while still
being dangerous and sharp when used as a weapon. The name "Singer's Sword" is
probably just there because she sings (EGOIST is still quite popular to this
day).

Now Shu.

> I believe Shu's void (shoe lol) 'transfer' the void of others to make his
> own set of some kind of arsenal where he can just use whatever he wants at
> any given time, which can be seen in the last episode where he uses
> different voids without having to extract them every time. We could conclude
> this as follows: Void Extraction > Void Storage (and when he desired so) >
> Void Usage. I believe he can only use one at a time too.

Of what this portrays also was explained in the anime I believe.

> He takes in the emotions of his friends (and foes), all of them, he wants to
> shoulder them all. Along those lines.


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So I like to think his void is one that not only takes in other's burdens
(voids) but also enhances them. If you look, every void he uses from that
point on seems to be stronger and enhanced (look at the blue and black
designs).


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To me, Shu's void isn't actually representative of individual strength at all
or wanting to take on others burdens although I will admit that he does try to
do this a lot.

I think Shu's void is actually more indicative of his character being highly
dependent on others to provide him with some initiative or resolution to act.
If we take multiple examples from the series and the way that it was
structured in that each new trial practically requires a new void to be used
or a combination of pre-existing voids. I'd also like to extend this to Shu's
character being on to find some compromise or mediate (to some degree) between
others as his void activation relies on some form of acceptance of the other
party. The void must generally willingly be given by the owner to be used
(tbh, this was my interpretation and I do know that in a few instances there
was forced use but thats a different discussion).

Tldr: Shu's void indicates he can be described as cooperative and submissive
at least in line with my previous point. As the series goes on he loses this
submissiveness and becomes willful if not arrogant but eventually humbled by
the events. I think the final episodes really stress he needs others and he
settles down to an almost meek attitude about his relationships with others.

On a deeper level I'd say that as Shu is the main character and given the way
his void works with others is that the message of co-dependency of all members
of society for the achievement of a specific goal. Furthermore given that his
Void is the 'Power of the King' there can be two further interpretations:

  1. the power of the king is a absolute power that can manipulate, order, influence and control others.
  2. the power of the king by itself is useless as it is dependent on the acceptance of it by its subjects, and through that acceptance, conformity with the kings demands.

Sadly I can't say much for Inori except that I do think she is quite bold in
that her ambitions and willingness to be party to certain things for the sake
of a goal is a standout feature of hers. She's willing to take on a fair bit
of burden.

Take my answer for what you will, it's also quite likely i'm completely wrong
:P


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