#- nature of his stand and the fact thst using it has probably gone wrong when he was younger. so theres that too

[avspol]

Ok so. Stands are always tied in some way to what kind of a person the user is right, whether that means it's related to their personality (Joseph is analytical and tricky so his stand can be used to find information others can't see, DIO wants to exert control over anything and everything in the world so he can do so by stopping time, etc.) or who they physically are as a person (Hol Horse is a cowboy so he has a gun, Rohan is a manga artist so he can turn people into books, etc.)

but. theres Two people i really dont get. so, since you are an Avdol and Bruno Expert and have probably thought about these dudes enough to fill a library, i figured i'd ask. How do fire and zippers relate to these two??? i honestly have got nothing

OKAY i have lots of thoughts about this and some of it is probably me overanalysing stuff. but that’s one of my favourite things to do ever.

for avdol, i think magician’s red is definitely representative of avdol’s emotions. he tries to present himself as logical and calm but meanwhile! the literal actual personification of his soul shows the emotionally impulsive, hot-headed and passionate side of himself. there’s also a theme of fire as reincarnation going on here: magician’s red’s design is similar to both a phoenix (continuously reborn from the ashes) and ra, the falcon-headed egyptian sun god (who dies and is reborn each day as the sun moves through the sky). this mirrors avdols return from the 'dead', which is pretty much the key plot point in his storyline.

and bruno!! zippers (particularly the way bruno uses them) have two main functions: separating things and bringing them back together. separation is a theme in bruno’s backstory (especially his parents divorce, his father’s death etc) and also likely in how he needs to compartmentalise the different sides of his life, as an inherently kind person who’s involved in a criminal organisation (please please read disjoint by queenieofaces on ao3. my very favourite bruno analysis fic and it touches on a lot of this). but he also brings things together, especially visible through his team - forming a new family from those that have been torn apart :')

#if anyone else has any other interpretations feel free to add them ^_^ #and its been a YEAR since ive watched p5 so sorry if my brungo characterisation is a bit off #hmmmmm and i think . theyre both kinda similar as characters to an extent #and they both have some nice juxtapositions going on and i think their stands exemplify that pretty well #tangentially i think avdols need for control over his emotions and his mastery over reds abilities definitely stems from the destructive - #- nature of his stand and the fact thst using it has probably gone wrong when he was younger. so theres that too #like he CANT make a mistake because a mistake means a wildfire #average guy things. #asks #meta