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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2016-07-31 03:17 pm

[ SECRET POST #3497 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3497 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
He looks more bara than yaoi, maybe that's why?

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
That was my thinking too. That kind of character doesn't fit anime fandom's version of conventionally attractive

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Stupid anime fandom.
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[personal profile] ariakas 2016-07-31 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah if it was a video game I guarantee he'd have more of a following.

Reference cited: Chris Redfield.
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[personal profile] kallanda_lee 2016-07-31 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yup, wouldn't surprise me.

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
he looked less bara in the 2003 anime, and there were a lot more fics written about him back then so you probably have a point

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you hit something with anime fans having a different type.

And number 2, he's kind of a loner so not a lot of people interacting with him to ship him with. Mei's a little kid. Yoki's an idiot. And Dr. Marcoh is ugly. So no big shipping material around the people he travels with.

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of Scar-centric fic as well. I definitely expected there to at least be a lot of Ed/Scar fic for the foe yay (or Al/Scar because they had some good scenes together)
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[personal profile] malurette 2016-07-31 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
He was quite popular in the days of the 2003 anime. I remember seeing shipped to hell and back with Lust and with Al.
In Brotherhood however? he was a bit meh in comparision.
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[personal profile] sabotabby 2016-07-31 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
He was by far my favourite character in the series and while I'm not generally interested in anime or fic about anime, I would totally read good fic about him. I went looking and couldn't find squat.
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[personal profile] tasogare_n_hime 2016-07-31 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
The recent secrets about this really make me want to rewatch FMA 2003, and watch Brother hood which I've never watched. I really don't know if I could handle Nina again. What happened to her, and her dog hit me so freaking hard.

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Nah, he's not pretty.

Yaoi pretty boys are where it's at.
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[personal profile] elaminator 2016-07-31 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Idk, some people might classify him as pretty!

He's not what I would personally describe as pretty, but he IS hot like burning so I'm still interested. (He's also a compelling character, but... Being shallow, he's attractive.)

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
idk, I think "pretty" refers to a softer look. I wouldn't use pretty to describe this guy. Maybe handsome (though I don't really think so, I've never liked his hair style tbh).
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[personal profile] elaminator 2016-07-31 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I get you (when I hear the word "pretty" I think of something softer too), but different strokes and all that! Handsome is an excellent way to describe him, imo.
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[personal profile] ketita 2016-07-31 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I think his jaw is too square for him to get put in the "pretty" bracket. Like others said here, he's more bara than yaoi; it's a different demographic.

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[personal profile] feotakahari 2016-07-31 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Back in the manga, he got something like #19 in the popularity poll. The author made a joke of how even the cartoony cow character used for author's notes got more votes than him.
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[personal profile] ariakas 2016-07-31 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I only watched the original anime, but he always seemed pretty bland to me.

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
he's not attractive, his neck is thicker than his head

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
take out 'buff and muscular' and swap it for 'teenage pretty boy who would look cute in a dress' and he would be the ultimate anime fangirl dream.

(Anonymous) 2016-07-31 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
You'd think, especially since he's a survivor of the war in Ishbal and getting into his head after Wrath is defeated and Ishbal is rebuilt with the government's help would be interesting.
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[personal profile] likeadeuce 2016-08-01 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, I kinda ship him with Roy but the situations I could come up w/ are too messed up for me to want to write or read...

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[personal profile] doilycoffin 2016-08-01 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
You know, I had never considered Roy/Scar until you brought it up, but I can totally see where you're coming from and I think the ship makes a lot of sense (in a messed up kind of way).

Now I need some Roy/Scar hatesex (maybe something where Scar punishes Roy for his role in the war)
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[personal profile] herongale 2016-08-01 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ed/Scar was my FMA 2003 OTP!!! Remains one of my top OTPs of all time.

But even then, when he was prettier and arguably 5000% more angsty, he still didn't get shipped a lot. I never found it especially surprising that he wasn't more popular, tho, mainly because his looks don't really gel with a lot of anime shipping trends. Those who are saying he looks bara are not wrong. I always got the impression that Scar fit ARAKAWA'S ideal of hotness, but almost no one else's.

I'd even send you off to read my one fic I wrote since I used to think it was super good, but now I find it pretty embarrassing, so I'll just say... there is at least ONE super long shippy fic about him on AO3. I know this for a FACT since I was the one who wrote it. :)