It is a well known fact that three out of five Gundam
Wing viewers adore Quatre (the others adore Duo and a
percentile adore various other characters.) Why is
this? What makes Quatre so popular with the fans?
To answer this question I have devised a rating system
on which to base our judgment. Looks, squishiness,
skill, humor, predictability level and one quaintly
named how long is the fuse....
Looks:
Quatre is a very pretty boy. (one of the few blond
haired, blue eyed arabians I've seen) He has a sort of
golden charm.
This however cannot be the cause of his likeability
because Zechs alone could give him the run for his
money (when he takes off that stupid mask. Some people
can make a mask work (no da) and some people can't.)
Squishiness:
Quatre is very squishi. Being squishi simply means
that he's fun to hug. (Unlike Heero who rates very low
on the squishi scale unless of course you like a cold
metal gun being jammed between your ribs.)
This could be labled his strongest asset (and boy he
has some nice assets...) except that alot of people
don't like their characters squishi.
Skill:
Quatre is a very skilled pilot...but then again...so
is most of the cast. And anyway, Heero could most
likely outshoot him. (Not that we want Heero to
outshoot him because Heero is a lot harder to
negotiate with.
Lt. Expendable: Please don't sho-
Heero: Omae o Korosu
*Expendable is a greasy little smear on the floor, and
the wall and on the nice newly upholstered chair that
Trieze'd have a fit over if he ever found out.*
Compared to...
Lt. Redshirt: Please don't shoot!
Quatre: Will you surrender?
Redshirt: Well no but...
Quatre: Sorry.
*Redshirt joins his comerade in arms.... Well at least
Quatre apologized **before** hand other then then the
oh so tactful I'll destroy you*
But I digress.
Humor:
Quatre has a fair sense of humor... Moreso then the
previously mentioned Heero or Wufei for that matter.
But then again Duo has a far better sense of humor
even if he does always have to laugh at his own jokes.
Duo: Anyway...his car broke down on the road and he
ended up at this farmers house and this farmer had
seven daughters and they all were trumpet players see-
Quatre: *forced* That's really funny Duo...
Duo: I wasn't done...
Trowa: And lets not continue that line of thought
shall we?
Duo: Whatever you say, Chuckles.
Trowa:...
Quatre: You really shouldn't make fun of Trowa's old
circus name...
Duo: Why'd they call him that anyway? It'd be like
calling Mr. Anal retentive over there Barney or
something.
Wufei: Don't make me hurt you Maxwell....
Predictability Level:
Quatre has a pretty high predictability level. You
expect him to be nice and polite and have heart
attacks whenever Heero commits suicide (or tries to
anyway, boy's tougher to kill then a cockroach.)
*Heero eats a miniature time bomb.*
Heero: Hn.
*bomb explodes sending smoke and bomb fragments
everywhere. When smoke clears...Heero is sitting there
a little singed but otherwise okay.*
Heero: Tastes like chicken...
*Duo eats a bomb*
Duo:...
...
...
...
Why won't it explode?!
Trowa: Maybe you should have turned it on.
Wufei: Good luck. Duo has a hard time turning things
on.
Duo: I think I should hit you for that Chang...
How Long is the Fuse?:
Quatre has a very long fuse. It is very difficult to
get him angry. Well actually it's a bit difficult to
get Heero or Trowa angry either. All you'd have to do
is scratch Deathscythe and have Duo ready to sacrifice
you to the coconut god
Duo: *stomps into the house* All right! Which ass
backed his gundam into MY Deathscythe?!
Wufei: Didn't know it was standing there...it's so
weak and hard to see...
Duo: I'll show you weak!! *stomps off and brings in
Deathscythe, crashing through the roof of Quatre's
house.*
Wufei: Injustice! I can't fight that thing!
Duo: Scared little boy?
Wufei: Never! I'll beat both you AND your onna gundam!
*one window breaking, earth shaking, massive amount of
property damage making gundam battle later...Quatre's
car pulls in the drive*
Quatre: M...my...my house....
Duo/Wufei: Oops.
Quatre: Heh...heh heh heh...
Duo: Oh CRAP! He's doing the weasel laugh again!!
*Quatre flares up with battle aura*
Quatre: You are going to get it where it hurts.
THIS PORTION IS UNFIT FOR CHILDREN, PREGNANT MOTHERS
AND PEOPLE WHO REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO KNOW. UNTIL
IT HAS SETTLED HERE IS A BIT TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FANFIC
INVOLVING A RIVITING CONVERSATION BETWEEN HEERO AND
TROWA...
Heero: ...
Trowa: ...
Heero: ...?
Trowa: ...
Heero: ...!
Trowa: .(hic) .(hic) .(hic)
Heero: ... -_-;;;;
AND NOW BACK TO THE MAIN PROGRAM
Quatre: Oops! Did I do that? I'm really sorry guys...
Duo: No...*twitch* prob *twitch twitch*
Wufei: I don't think joints are supposed to bend this
way...
But what was I saying? Oh right...the reason why
everyone likes Quatre.
Well...umm...scientifically...umm...because...umm...hmm...good
question. Look it up! ^_~
~~~
C&C welcome
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Wo Ai Ni, No Da
Night~Mare
~~~~
If Fed-ex merged with UPS would it be Fed-Up no
da?-Chichiri
Wing viewers adore Quatre (the others adore Duo and a
percentile adore various other characters.) Why is
this? What makes Quatre so popular with the fans?
To answer this question I have devised a rating system
on which to base our judgment. Looks, squishiness,
skill, humor, predictability level and one quaintly
named how long is the fuse....
Looks:
Quatre is a very pretty boy. (one of the few blond
haired, blue eyed arabians I've seen) He has a sort of
golden charm.
This however cannot be the cause of his likeability
because Zechs alone could give him the run for his
money (when he takes off that stupid mask. Some people
can make a mask work (no da) and some people can't.)
Squishiness:
Quatre is very squishi. Being squishi simply means
that he's fun to hug. (Unlike Heero who rates very low
on the squishi scale unless of course you like a cold
metal gun being jammed between your ribs.)
This could be labled his strongest asset (and boy he
has some nice assets...) except that alot of people
don't like their characters squishi.
Skill:
Quatre is a very skilled pilot...but then again...so
is most of the cast. And anyway, Heero could most
likely outshoot him. (Not that we want Heero to
outshoot him because Heero is a lot harder to
negotiate with.
Lt. Expendable: Please don't sho-
Heero: Omae o Korosu
*Expendable is a greasy little smear on the floor, and
the wall and on the nice newly upholstered chair that
Trieze'd have a fit over if he ever found out.*
Compared to...
Lt. Redshirt: Please don't shoot!
Quatre: Will you surrender?
Redshirt: Well no but...
Quatre: Sorry.
*Redshirt joins his comerade in arms.... Well at least
Quatre apologized **before** hand other then then the
oh so tactful I'll destroy you*
But I digress.
Humor:
Quatre has a fair sense of humor... Moreso then the
previously mentioned Heero or Wufei for that matter.
But then again Duo has a far better sense of humor
even if he does always have to laugh at his own jokes.
Duo: Anyway...his car broke down on the road and he
ended up at this farmers house and this farmer had
seven daughters and they all were trumpet players see-
Quatre: *forced* That's really funny Duo...
Duo: I wasn't done...
Trowa: And lets not continue that line of thought
shall we?
Duo: Whatever you say, Chuckles.
Trowa:...
Quatre: You really shouldn't make fun of Trowa's old
circus name...
Duo: Why'd they call him that anyway? It'd be like
calling Mr. Anal retentive over there Barney or
something.
Wufei: Don't make me hurt you Maxwell....
Predictability Level:
Quatre has a pretty high predictability level. You
expect him to be nice and polite and have heart
attacks whenever Heero commits suicide (or tries to
anyway, boy's tougher to kill then a cockroach.)
*Heero eats a miniature time bomb.*
Heero: Hn.
*bomb explodes sending smoke and bomb fragments
everywhere. When smoke clears...Heero is sitting there
a little singed but otherwise okay.*
Heero: Tastes like chicken...
*Duo eats a bomb*
Duo:...
...
...
...
Why won't it explode?!
Trowa: Maybe you should have turned it on.
Wufei: Good luck. Duo has a hard time turning things
on.
Duo: I think I should hit you for that Chang...
How Long is the Fuse?:
Quatre has a very long fuse. It is very difficult to
get him angry. Well actually it's a bit difficult to
get Heero or Trowa angry either. All you'd have to do
is scratch Deathscythe and have Duo ready to sacrifice
you to the coconut god
Duo: *stomps into the house* All right! Which ass
backed his gundam into MY Deathscythe?!
Wufei: Didn't know it was standing there...it's so
weak and hard to see...
Duo: I'll show you weak!! *stomps off and brings in
Deathscythe, crashing through the roof of Quatre's
house.*
Wufei: Injustice! I can't fight that thing!
Duo: Scared little boy?
Wufei: Never! I'll beat both you AND your onna gundam!
*one window breaking, earth shaking, massive amount of
property damage making gundam battle later...Quatre's
car pulls in the drive*
Quatre: M...my...my house....
Duo/Wufei: Oops.
Quatre: Heh...heh heh heh...
Duo: Oh CRAP! He's doing the weasel laugh again!!
*Quatre flares up with battle aura*
Quatre: You are going to get it where it hurts.
THIS PORTION IS UNFIT FOR CHILDREN, PREGNANT MOTHERS
AND PEOPLE WHO REALLY JUST DON'T WANT TO KNOW. UNTIL
IT HAS SETTLED HERE IS A BIT TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FANFIC
INVOLVING A RIVITING CONVERSATION BETWEEN HEERO AND
TROWA...
Heero: ...
Trowa: ...
Heero: ...?
Trowa: ...
Heero: ...!
Trowa: .(hic) .(hic) .(hic)
Heero: ... -_-;;;;
AND NOW BACK TO THE MAIN PROGRAM
Quatre: Oops! Did I do that? I'm really sorry guys...
Duo: No...*twitch* prob *twitch twitch*
Wufei: I don't think joints are supposed to bend this
way...
But what was I saying? Oh right...the reason why
everyone likes Quatre.
Well...umm...scientifically...umm...because...umm...hmm...good
question. Look it up! ^_~
~~~
C&C welcome
Standard Disclaimers Apply
Wo Ai Ni, No Da
Night~Mare
~~~~
If Fed-ex merged with UPS would it be Fed-Up no
da?-Chichiri
