Talk:Rachel/@comment-28627855-20160602115507

This is my first time posting a comment on anything, ever; please forgive me if it seems a bit long and chaotic. To start with, I acknowledge my biases. I find Rachel to be one of the three most mysterious characters; she fits right in with Hwa Ryun and Repellista. I do not consider her ugly or beautiful, or even plain, as the artwork on her actually seems unique (that said, Yuri will always be the most stylish). I do believe she is a hell of a lot more powerful (abstractly maybe) than she is given credit for. Finally, I have found that the hateful comments about Rachel even when she does not appear are ridiculous in number and get in the way of the witty and funny comments that I once considered a bonus (or I could just be a contrarian, damn).

             I do not know the intentions of the three most mysterious characters: Hwa Ryun, Repellista and Rachel. Hwa Ryun is a Guide in FUG of all things; by which I mean she should be wise enough to realize what would happen if tyranny is replaced with organized crime, so I doubt she is in FUG for FUGish reasons. Repellista is a princess with no interest in climbing the tower; who can see the entirety of the tower from her bedroom; who has solid connections with Tu Perie Tperie, Maschenny(Ego) and Yuri(Id); and she also rolls with a contingent of loyal royal guards. Rachel fits in because if her endgame were just to see the stars, climbing the tower would be enough, however long it takes.

             My remark about her being more powerful does have some basis, but is mostly meant to counter the argument that only Übermensch are able to reach the top. First, results speak, Rachel is on the 39th floor and she still has her original goal; many probably let go of their wish on the second floor as they made allies and decided to help them instead, never mind the 20th floor disease. Second, you cannot possibly believe that all Rankers were Top-5 E-Rank in their day (Coffee shuttle Quant, anyone). Rachel seems to have a genuine knack for bringing powerful people onto her team (at least as temps), even to the point of putting a leash on Hoaquin. Finally, I concede her light bearer skills as average (not a crime) and her tactics horrible (yes a crime, when you are light bearer for a team packed with awesome), but she has Emily (which she sought). Guides cannot predict Rachel, Rachel uses tool Emily to exert mass influence, Guides cannot see this mass influence, Rachel trumps guides using her decent strategic mind.

             The last of my beliefs that I would like to mention is that I think Rachel is a proper Irregular chosen by the Tower as I do not see a magical tower making mistakes just as I do not see the connection between a narrow cave floor and a gigantic swinging door; Rachel and Baam were teleported in, no doors touched. In addition, Headon is a manipulative bastard who hit all the right buttons to break Rachel down so he could build her back up however he needed. Even if Headon cannot lie, that means when he said his test reflects the worth of an Irregular’s desire, Rachel is worth facing a starved sea monster and a ball that requires an A-Rank weapon to pop.

               Lastly, what follows is a dark theory that I would like to hear some opinions on, although it falls apart in the second season. Operating on the basis that Baam and Rachel were both normal kids before the Tower stuff, nothing is known about the inside of the Tower and the stars are a myth derived from fairy tales. Rachel is a melancholy kid or worse, Baam was a feral child she befriended, taught, etc. her only friend/relief, as he is not a part of her other life and she keeps it that way. Rachel repeatedly tells Baam one fairy tale and her desire to see the stars. Something changes in Rachel’s life, she breaks away from Baam leaving him with an optimistic notion, she is going to see the stars. I have never seen her mention what comes after the stars, I do not think she intends an after and before she entered the Tower I do not think she intended to even reach the stars. I based this on a few lines I noticed in the first season, if you cannot see where this theory is heading, polish up your comprehension skills.

Once again, sorry about the length and sorry if I should have posted this elsewhere.