Round Two Discussion

[Belle Hibiki]

Belle's "anti female" thing is a form of gynephobia that came about because 1) he grew up in the forest with basically just his dad for company and 2) the only female interaction he had as a kid was the traumatic experience of meeting his mother, who wanted nothing to do with him.

Belle tries to live a simple live with simple rules. Most of these are overly idealized "manly" things, like never breaking a promise under any circumstances, even if not doing so would mean putting himself in extreme danger, and never being a bully.

He's the kind of person that almost always talks first and thinks later. There's barely any filter between his brain and his mouth, something which gets him into trouble sometimes. His emotions are always very close to the surface, and he's pretty easy to read. While he tends to comedically overreact and exaggerate, and is loud and oftentimes aggravating, it's obvious that he is never intentionally cruel. He's like a big, dumb kid.

His anger is tempestuous, dramatic and over-the-top, but often without anything lasting behind it. He might blow up on you over sticking your chair leg out enough for him to accidentally stub his toe, but he'll probably forget about it less than a minute later.

When I originally created the concept for Belle, he was kind of a mix of Takumi-level skills (from Initial D), Naruto's "go get em'" attitude, and Hanamichi Sakuragi's comedic temper (from Slam Dunk).