#bungo stray dogs mori ougai

[dusted-star]

My Analysis of Mori Ougai, Part One

I'm writing this mostly because I think a lot of people miss the point about him. I've been seeing a lot more character studies and "deep dives" recently but I honestly think many people are too blinded by their hatred of him to see the full picture. I'm not out here claiming I'm an unbiased person, but I've spent quite a lot of time thinking about him and his actions, so here's what I've come up with.

Mori Ougai does everything for Yokohama. Every decision he makes is for the greater good. He doesn't care about what happens to himself, the people close to him, or anything like that. The greater good is all that has ever mattered to him.

We first see this through his usage of Yosano to try to create the Immortal Unit. The "Greater Good" in this case was abilities being used in warfare by the Japanese. The Great War had been brought down to a single island with "primative battle[s] fought in close combat." Both the manga and anime describe how in this war, the Japanese are losing, badly. They're outnumbered and outgunned, and they don't even have the firepower to reach a trench close enough to theirs to be called "mocking."

Mori wants to prove that special abilities are useful in war, which would greatly assist the Japanese in winning if more ability users were drafted. His own ability, Elise, while strong (ish) would not be helpful in this case. We've already seen that she can be destroyed (Fukuzawa and Mori's fight during the cannibalism virus arc) and while it seems she can be remade, not much is known about the specifics of that. Elise, since her destruction, has only been seen once. Besides that, since she has been destroyed, it's an easy enough conclusion to come to that the firepower the European side had would be enough to kill her.

Therefore, Mori needed an ability that would not only prove to the Japanese government that abilities were worth something in a fight, but also win the battle of Tokoyami Island. Those two things go hand in hand, but they're not the same. Winning the battle would prove to the Japanese government abilities were worth something in battle, but only if the battle was won using an ability. And, in my opinion, a singular ability. He meant to show the government just how powerful one ability can be.

There's where Yosano came in. One person can be injured in battle, and killed. Even an ability user. But Yosano, who can keep a whole squadron alive forever? She was the ultimate weapon. Nevermind her age, nevermind her willingness, she was the key to the Greater Good. So he used her. It's cold, ruthless, and wrong, sure, but in a war? Wars do not care for wrong, ruthless and cold.

That's not to say that he wasn't affected by the war, though. During young Yosano's introduction, he's seen smiling and joking. Although it may not have come across that way in the English translation, the lines where he calls Yosano "his" is teasing. He ends his sentence in "だよ" which is the informal or friendly ending to a sentence. (Fun fact! adding "よ" after "だ" is like adding a "you know?" to the end of your sentence, so even more friendly.)

((Also… don't take "My Yosano" out of context. Yosano is described as a "sponsored medical student." Mori is her sponsor, most likely. She's his student and responsibility. That's all ya weirdos.))

When Yosano starts breaking down, Mori also has a personality shift. He goes from finding her antics cute, to being even colder and more ruthless. He went from threatening the soldiers to shooting one of them in the stomach. He was, at this point, obsessed with getting his Immortal Regiment to work. It doesn't, and while we don't really see how that affects him, it's a probable cause to his wanting to get Yosano back after the war, and subsequent fight on the rooftop with Fukuzawa.

Now, let's move onto the Underground Clinic Arc. While this arc is very short, it's another look into his what he's willing to do to achieve his goals. I mentioned at the very beginning his self-sacrificial nature. This is proven when he allows himself to be captured and beaten up by a group. Their goal was to get information out of him, and he knew that it would happen. Still, he allowed it to happen because he wanted to know where their base was so he could launch "retribution and [a] counter attack". He did this while putting himself at great risk.

(Alternatively, he could just be a masochist.) ((this is a joke ignore this))

That too was for the Greater Good, although this time, the Greater Good was acquiring a reputation as both a reputable underground doctor and as someone who knew everything. Both of which would be required to become the Port Mafia Boss' doctor, which was his "in" to becoming Boss himself. In doing that, he fulfilled his part of the Tripartite Tactic, which assured a safer city.

As for being the Port Mafia Boss, he does it well. He secured a successor, someone he could train from a young age to be the next Boss, leading him to continue keeping the city safe in the way the Port Mafia does best. He secured loyalty, which is one of his greatest strengths, in almost every single member of the Port Mafia. Every Mafia member we've interacted with so far has an incredible respect for Mori, barring Dazing, of course.

Even with Dazai, I'd argue he respects him.

I've heard people say that Oda was Mori's great failing and I disagree. Mori did know exactly what he was doing in killing Oda. There were two possible outcomes to the scenario: Oda dies, killing Gide in the process, the Port Mafia gains the Gifted Business Permit, and Dazai toughens up, learning that nothing but the Greater Good mattered, or Oda dies, killing Gide in the process, the Port Mafia gains the Gifted Business Permit, and Dazai leaves, too "soft" to be the next Port Mafia boss.

All for the Greater Good.

He took an organization, which was, for all intents and purposes, a terrorist group, and turned it into one of Yokohama's protectors. Yes, he is a bad person. His individual morality is horrifically dark. However, as a leader, he does what is best for the organization and city.

Everything for the Greater Good.

#bsd #bsd mori #mori ougai #bsd meta #bungo stray dogs mori ougai #bungo stray dogs meta #Star's Mori Meta #bungo stray dogs

[canetteto]

Mori redraw

#Stilll no new ideas hahahah #Background had me stre s s e d #mori ougai #bungo stray dogs mori ougai #bsd mori ougai #bungo stray dogs mori #bsd mori #bungo stray dogs redraw #bsd redraw #bungo stray dogs fanart #bsd fanart #bungo stray dogs #bsd #my art #fanart #redraw

[sableeira]

And Dazai is like: omg how did he figure it out?!?!?!?

#another entry in my series of stealing quotes from my favorite pieces of media #psa: Gansey is my fave raven boy but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to redraw it so Mori kinda got the Gansey line u_u #also let your imagination run wild what happened during the mission and why they are getting scolded #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bsd fanart #soukoku #osamu dazai #bsd dazai #chuuya nakahara #bsd chuuya #bsd mori #mori ougai #my art #also still drawing panels for the au I was talking about a while back #someone pls take rimlights away from me this whole lighting set up doesn’t even make sense but I just need rimlights always

[tatsuname]

eyes

#bsd #bungo stray dogs #chuuya nakahara #dazai osamu #mori ougai #goby aourt

[ranpoesgirl]

“Penny for your thoughts?” No need.

He’d walk out of his office and head to the kitchen exhausted and with a stiff back, in an attempt to free himself from the strain— he raises his arms before stretching himself till he hears a break in his back making him moan in relief.

“Ooh, thats a big boy stretch!”

He froze at those words and turned to see you sitting by the counters supposedly eating, both of your mouths gaped on the words that fell from your lips with zero to no hesitation as awkward silence filled the room to an overwhelming degree.

“I’m sorry.” You apologize in shame before standing up to walk away in pure embarrassment, only to hear stifle laughter behind you that made you want to bury yourself in sand.

CHHUYA, Dazai, fyodor, Fukuzawa, mori, IZUKU, shoto, Shinso, Almight!!, LOID, geto, nabora, maki, GAKUSHUU, KEAYA, kazuha, lyney, Aether!!, ei, Tighnari + your favorite character…

a/n; friendly reminder that my requests are open!!

#bsd x reader #bungo stray dogs x reader #dazai osamu x reader #dazai x reader #chuuya x reader #chuuya nakahara x reader #fyodor dostoyevsky x reader #fyodor x reader #fukuzawa yukichi x reader #fukuzawa x reader #mori ougai x reader #mori x reader #bnha x reader #mha x reader #izuku x reader #izuku midoriya x reader #shoto todoroki x reader #shoto x reader #hitoshi shinso x reader #shinsou x reader #loid forger x reader #loid x reader #Geto x reader #geto suguru x reader #jjk x reader #jujutsu kaisen x reader #genshin x reader

[mothzan]

Moving on

#dazai osamu #nakahara chuuya #skk #bsd fanart #bungo stray dogs #bsd #mori ougai #oda sakunosuke #bsd elise #akutagawa ryuunosuke #akutagawa gin #bsd hirotsu #bsd kyusaku yumeno #ango sakaguchi #ozaki kouyou

[runboybeneaththemoon]

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd memes #Shin soukoku #rimlaine #zenku soukoku #Soukoku #bsd atsushi nakajima #bsd akutagawa ryuunosuke #bsd verlaine #bsd rimbaud #bsd fukuzawa #bsd mori ougai #bsd chuuya nakahara #bsd dazai osamu

[xpxpxp13-alastor-roleplay]

https://twitter.com/straydawgz__/status/1771938948450746683/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1771938948450746683&currentTweetUser=straydawgz__

#bsd manga #bsd dazai #not mine #credit to artist #canon because i said so #bungo stray dogs #bungou gay dogs #bungo stray dogs fanart #bungou stray dogs #dazai x chuuya #dazai osamu #bungou stray dogs dazai #bsd chuuya #chuuya nakahara #mori ougai #rainbow kitten surprise #its called: freefall #animation #animatic #bsd odasaku #ango

[whyamihereat4am]

more people should ship both one-sided fukufuku and fukumori at the same time. it would be very funny i think. fukuzawa has two hands, but neither of these freaks are getting to hold them thank you very much,

#this is purely for the comedy of fukuzawa being an unwilling freak magnet i personally prefer requited old man yaoi #bungou stray dogs #bungou gay dogs #bsd #bungo stray dogs #fukuzawa yukichi #mori ougai #fukuchi ouchi #fukufuku #fukumori #zenku soukoku #zskk

[originalaccountname]

there is so much to unpack in such a little excerpt. This is from the exchange between Mori and Oda near the start of Dark Era.

#''A man in his twenties isn’t going to be much of a balm for anyone’s soul'' DAMN ODASAKU #also that dazai ranted to mori about oda that way #every time i think i'm starting to have a good grasp on bsd i read back on something and get whiplash once again #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd light novel #bsd dark era #bsd mori #bsd mori ougai #bsd oda #bsd oda sakunosuke #bsd odasaku #apparently i talk sometimes

[originalartblog]

More tiny guests!! both requests and some I just thought of! I absolutely had to make Gab and Wells when someone asked for them

Gently handing them to you be nice to them (NO chewing)

(asks and animal choice ↓)

@fandomrouletteburrito, @rachi-roo, thank you! <3

Gab is a sea otter for: sea, floats, has special rock (island), needed friends not to lose himself, breaks open shells

Wells is a puma/cougar because of 'The Island of Doctor Moreau' by HG Wells (it's medical horror so watch out) for the puma-woman hybrid that killed Dr Moreau.

Yosano is a honey badger (please look at this video, warning for swearing) because they're metal as fuck and don't die from poison.

Atsushi. I tried to make him something else but I couldn't think of anything good and he had a whole arc about accepting the tiger. I let him have this one.

Ranpo is cat for Fukuzawa's sake (warning: this might actually make Fukuzawa explode)

Fukuzawa might hold the "lone wolf" title, but he's also the chill guy who has taken in all the other ADA members. He gets capybara'd.

Mori is a chipmunk here because we were talking about how they actually are omnivores and then I found this picture and couldn't stop laughing. Sometimes I'm shallow like that. (I'm open to suggestions for more fitting mammals with a matching Elise if you have one jhsdgfhjh)

and Sigma is a rabbit because he's nervous and jumpy yet fierce and inexplicably just has that vibe 🐇

#with thanks to story and remi for helping me figure out animals for some of them <3 #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd fanart #tiny skk adventures #bsd gab #bsd jules verne #bsd hg wells #bsd nakajima atsushi #bsd yosano akiko #bsd edogawa ranpo #bsd fukuzawa yukichi #bsd mori ougai #bsd elise #bsd sigma #that is so many peopleeeee #nawy's doodles

[canetteto]

Mori

#What is this sadjoiasfji #mori ougai #bungo stray dogs mori ougai #bsd mori ougai #bungo stray dogs mori #bsd mori #bungo stray dogs fanart #bsd fanart #bungo stray dogs #bsd #my art #fanart

[obsidianstrawberrymilk]

So if I understand the Port Mafia correctly-

(A continuation of this post)

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #port mafia #mori ougai #bsd mori #kouyou ozaki #bsd kouyou #chuuya nakahara #bsd chuuya #akutagawa ryuunosuke #bsd akutagawa #higuchi ichiyo #bsd higuchi #hirotsu ryuurou #bsd hirotsu #gin akutagawa #bsd gin #tachihara michizou #bsd tachihara #kaiji motojiro #bsd kajii

[iwas-tooru]

#bsd #bsd imagine #bsd x reader #bsd x you #bsd x y/n #dazai x reader #dazai #chuuya #chuuya x reader #mori #mori x reader #ranpo #ranpo x reader #nishinoya #bungo stray dogs #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #mori ougai #ranpo edogawa #mori ougai x reader #fyodor #fyodor dostoevsky #fyodor x reader #fyodor dostoevsky x reader #nikolai #nikolai gogol #nikolai x reader #nikolai gogol x reader #atsushi #atsushi nakajima

[vintter]

"inhumane" family

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd fanart #chuuya bsd #chuuya nakahara #dazai bsd #dazai osamu #soukoku #skk #mori bsd #mori ougai #elise bsd #i hope text doesn't look too awkward #fucked up dad and his totally normal children

[sorcerersandskillusers]

So I've been looking into some card meanings for BSD stuff, and I've noticed the four king cards perfectly fit the four leaders of the major gifted organisations:

Mori for the King of Spades, Dazai literally calls him the embodiment of logic in the manga, and despite what most people think, he is normally very fair to his subordinates.

This one is almost too on the nose, it literally describes Fitzgerald exactly

The king of clubs for Fukuchi, while it mostly fits for his persona as a hero it does fit if you remember that he is trying to fight for what he believes is justice

And finally the king of hearts for Fukuzawa, He stands apart from all the others as his only concern is the happiness and comfort of his children subordinates

I just love seeing how well these all fit, its very possible this is just a coincidence, but given Asagiri's track record i think it might be at least slightly intentional.

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #dazai #bsd analysis #bungou stray dogs analysis #character analysis #bungou stray dogs fukuzawa #fukuchi ouchi #bsd fukuzawa #bsd fukuchi #the armed detective agency #the decay of angels #bsd mori #mori ougai #the port mafia #bsd fitzgerald #bsd francis #the guild bsd #bsd card symbolism