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Techno’s victim complex

I’ll be the first to admit that as far as tier lists go, Techno’s character would not be high on my list. Part of that comes with being a fan of Tubbo, but the aspects of his character also have a part.

When it comes down to it, Techno and Tubbo’s characters are very similar in some ways. They both are very logic-based, introverted people who look for answers to this world’s problems.

A big difference between them is that Techno has a victim complex, and Tubbo does not. In reality it’s an interesting aspect to his character because it gives him a big flaw to balance out his power, but it can also make him unlikeable to some. I’ll be going into that a little deeper.

When Techno first joined the server, he was invited to join Pogtopia and help them overthrow the ruling government and take it back. During this arc he takes a canon life from Tubbo on Schlatt’s orders, which Tubbo ends up forgiving him for. He also takes a canon life from Schlatt and Quackity during this, by accident because of the blast radius. He leads the battle against Manberg, showing everyone on his side his private vault of weapons and armor. Once Schlatt is dead, which technically happened of his own accord by way of a heart attack/stroke, they elect a new ruler. Tubbo is thrust into this role by way of Tommy and Wilbur, who both give up the seat for personal reasons. Tubbo, who feels indebted to Wilbur and Tommy because they created L’Manberg together at the start, accepts the role despite never wanting it and also openly admits he doesn’t really know what a president does.

Techno watches this happen, and his reaction is deeply personal. He calls them all hypocrites, fools, for thinking they can replace one dictator with another right in front of him, fully ignoring his part in everything that’s happened. He takes their choices on personally, and believes he’s the only one who can right this wrong and that the only way to do so is to destroy L’Manberg. He tells Tommy if he wants to be a hero, he can die like one. An ironic line considering how noble Techno considers his own motives. He summons withers, and they along with Wilbur’s TNT create a sizeable crater. He makes himself into a tragic character, who in his fight for justice ends up destroying what he was originally fighting for, for the ultimate good of the SMP. It’s parallel to Wilbur in a way, as Wilbur is also accountable for its destruction but he is far more open to admitting his motives were personal, and doesn’t hide his opinions under a ‘noble cause’. Wilbur is naturally a tragic character, who after fighting for his nation back finds he can no longer see it as his own and would rather it and himself be gone than face what he or his nation has become.

After this Techno decides to move far away, “swearing off violence” while also building a new vault that is filled to the brim with wither skulls as the voices in his head still crave death. He keeps to his word and leaves everyone alone, until the Butcher Army arrive at his house. They are led by Quackity, and include Fundy, Tubbo, and Ranboo. They demand Techno pay for the crimes he committed to L’Manberg, specifically his role in its initial destruction. Quackity and Tubbo don’t even mention that he also took a canon life from both of them, which could be arguable cause for its own punishment. Techno is almost killed but had a totem on him which saves him from losing a canon life. In his escape he’s caught by Quackity and takes Quackity’s second canon life.

When he goes home he finds Tommy, who has escaped his exile camp and ends up taking him in. They grow close again and Techno agrees to work with Tommy until he gets his discs. Part of their goals is ‘minor terrorism in L’Manberg’, which Tommy is uncomfortable with but Techno assures won’t be bad. In reality he ends up summoning a wither again, causing damage to the rebuilt nation and threatening anyone he can until he receives all his items back. Tommy is clear from the start of their partnership that he does not want to hurt L’Manberg despite being exiled from it, and is focused solely on getting his discs back. It’s clear he’s gone through a lot in exile, but Techno never tries to find out any details or push Tommy to talk. Techno ends up giving him an ultimatum. Tommy either joins him in destroying L’Manberg and Techno will help him get his discs in return, or he has to leave Techno’s place and get them on his own. Tommy ends up choosing to team, but he’s uncomfortable with the idea and seems very unsure of his decision. They continue to work together until it all comes to a head when the community house is found blown up and Tommy is being blamed.

Tommy fights with Tubbo, and accidentally says the discs are worth more to him than Tubbo ever was. He instantly regrets it, the fighting stops, and he tells Tubbo to give Dream his disc. He tells Techno he’s changed his mind and will side with Tubbo, because following along with him makes him feel like he’s becoming worse than everyone he hates. Techno is deeply hurt by this, and ultimately teams with Dream and Philza to wipe L’Manberg off the map permanently. During Doomsday he and Tommy argue while the bombs go off.

Techno tells Tommy how betrayed he feels, how he feels that Tommy never viewed him as a person, but as a weapon. He mentions how back during Pogtopia Wilbur and Tommy never came to Techno or Tubbo’s aid, just sat back and watched while they handled everything. Although he didn’t fully admit it, he was jealous of how many people were willing to fight on Tommy’s side when he asked for it, and Techno felt like he had no one. Although it doesn’t fully fit in the timeline I want to double back on what Techno told Tommy and the hypocrisy of it.

He tells Tommy that Tommy doesn’t view him as a person, but more a personified weapon for him to utilize and cast away when he’s done. Techno is valid in feeling like this, but he never acknowledges that he is also guilty for doing this to Tubbo. Tubbo becomes a personified form of government to him, and his feelings towards Tubbo become deeply negative during his presidency despite Tubbo trying his best to do right by a country he never wanted to take care of. He blames Tubbo almost fully for the Butcher Army despite Quackity being the leader of it. Even after L’Manberg is gone and Tubbo moves to Snowchester, any time he greets Techno in chat he’s replied to with a “Silence Government”, despite Tubbo now living in his own isolationist commune and no longer participating in any form of government.

L’Manberg is destroyed and Techno returns to the tundra with Phil and Ranboo ends up moving nearby too. He and Phil end up forming The Syndicate, a hidden group of anarchists whose primary goal is to ensure no new governments are formed on the Dream SMP and to snuff out any signs of tyranny. They end up inviting Niki and then Ranboo to the group, along with another unknown person. In his latest stream Techno has the Syndicate check out Snowchester, which he’s never been to but has heard could be a possible new nation and a new government. When they arrive he finds Tubbo, and questions Tubbo about the new place and his motives. Tubbo describes Snowchester as an isolationist militarist commune with no leader just equals. He discloses that they have nukes, and Techno asks who he could possibly need that much protection from. There’s no sarcasm in his voice, he genuinely doesn’t seem to acknowledge that he is Tubbo’s current biggest threat. He’s destroyed the country Tubbo lived in twice, and taken one of his canon lives, but won’t admit to himself that he in his own way sometimes acts like a tyrant by enforcing anarchy upon the entire smp. Tubbo ignores this and just says that people scare him, and ultimately Techno leaves but says he still wants to keep an eye on Snowchester.

We find out the members of the Syndicate choose to go by codenames of Greek gods and important figures, and Techno will go by Protesilaus.

Protesilaus is a hero from the Iliad. In the Iliad an oracle prophesized that the first Greek to step foot on land when they reached Troy would die first in war. Protesilaus purposely leaps off the ship first upon arrival, and subsequently is the first on the Greek side to die. I think this is such an interesting name for Techno to choose. One could argue it’s an attempt at foreshadowing maybe a possible future death for him, but I don’t think so. Protesilaus makes himself a tragic hero. He fully knows what is the fate of the first Greek to touch shore and he went out of his way to be that person and let his story become known past his death. He made himself the victim and the hero. I think this is a great nod to Techno’s choices and how he, even sometimes unknowingly, makes choices that feed into his victim complex. I don’t think Techno actively wants to be considered a hero by any means, but his deep set beliefs in how he feels the server should be run makes him act as though he is the only one whose path is the right one.

#technoblade #c!technoblade #meta #character analysis #philza #dream smp #i write a lot of character analysis but i dont read many so sorry if other ppl have touched on this a lot already #ive just been thinking about it since i looked up what his codename meant #tubbo #tommy #tommyinnit #techno fans pls dont come for me lol i think hes an interesting character i promise #techno #c!techno #also ill be first to admit this is probably biased so sorry its probably not my best work i just mainly wanted to talk about his codename #and how i felt it worked with his victim complex

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