#thats why he thanks oswald at the end instead of mickey

[preciouslittletoonette]

Thinking about EM2's ending. And the brothers. Mostly, Mickey's deep love and respect for Oswald.

Had Oswald not been there in the end for the final fight, Mickey would've cooked the Doc and leave him to die. This is a hill I'll die on.

Like- ugh- I'm kinda struggling to put it into simpler words so I'm kinda gonna story it.

Like Mickey sees Oswald getting grabbed by the Mad Doctor, trying to pull him down into the thinner pool and sees a bit of red (or even green in this case) and rushes forward to rescue his brother. His brother, who wanted to stay behind to rescue the villain. They could've gotten out if they left the Doctor behind. But Oswald still desperately wanted to save him.

Mickey was geared to use thinner after hearing the Mad Doctor's mocking laugh as Mickey relentlessly tries to free Oswald from the animatronic's grip. He was so ready to put an end to the horrid man who messed with and manipulated so many toons, but especially his dear big brother.

But in that last second, he thought of Oswald who he was trying to save. Oswald, who so deeply believed in redemption and second chances. Oswald, who even after being betrayed over and over again, still reached a hand out to the enemy who hurt him in places that still felt so raw to touch. Like his fear of abandonment and his feelings of inadequacy.

Oswald, despite it all, still wanted to save the Mad Doctor. Oswald, who had the most to be angry about, still picked mercy above everything else.

So in that last second, Mickey squashed down the raging Blot inside him and chose Paint. Not because of his own goodness. But because of Oswald's. Oswald's mercy and deep belief in redemption and Mickey's deep respect for his dear big brother's beliefs was what saved the Mad Doctor in the end.

#epic mickey #mickey mouse #oswald the lucky rabbit #i think the mad doc knows this as well #thats why he thanks oswald at the end instead of mickey #doc is aware enough that if it were really up to mickey- the mouse wouldn't even have tried to release him like oswald did #mickey would kill and redeem for oswald because he loves his brother so much #em2 really cooked delicious meals when it came to mickey and oswald and their dynamic