Aldnoah.Zero - Character Discussion - Rayet Areash

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by Darthtabby

She could even have come to Earth quite recently, though if it was just a short term mission one wonders why her father would bother bringing her with him. I guess the supplementary materials don't provide any detail about this? How long she's been on Earth would be useful to know when it comes to analyzing her character.

Well, we know he's been on Earth for 15 years, as he said so in episode 2. Rayet had to be on Earth long enough to have learned its customs and also so that her father could train her. Also, she seemed to have a close relationship with her father, and a lot of respect as she refers to him as "-sama". That takes years to gain.

She doesn't seem to have any love for any other Martians so I really doubt she had a home on Vers. I go with the theory that she's lived practically her whole life on Earth. I'm guessing that her father simply had nowhere to put her when assigned to his mission and simply took her with him as a one-year old infant. Also, who would suspect a widowed father with a infant girl to be a Martian spy? It's the perfect cover.

[LKK]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Asseylum had to be on Earth long enough to have learned its customs and also so that her father could train her.

I think you meant to write "Rayet" there.

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by LKK

I think you meant to write "Rayet" there.

Oops! A a a and corrected!

[orion]

Originally Posted by Irenesharda

Well, we know he's been on Earth for 15 years, as he said so in episode 2. Rayet had to be on Earth long enough to have learned its customs and also so that her father could train her. Also, she seemed to have a close relationship with her father, and a lot of respect as she refers to him as "-sama". That takes years to gain.
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But is it "healthy" to call your dad "sama" in Japan? I wouldn't go around calling my dad "Mr.".

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by orion

But is it "healthy" to call your dad "sama" in Japan? I wouldn't go around calling my dad "Mr.".

Isn't "Mr." closer to "-san"? To use the honorific of "-sama" would indicate a higher position than even that. I've seen some anime were the character would address their father or older sibling with "-sama", but it usually indicated that the relationship between the two was distant and that they were extremely respectful of that family member and that person was in a position of power within the family. Which is weird since Rayet seemed to have a close relationship with her dad, and they didn't seem to be on two different levels of address. So, it was just kind of weird that she would address him like that.

[Arya]

My knowledge is really poor about honorifics and such, but, along with Irenesharda, I was under the impression that the -sama could also be used to express great respect and admiration, that not excludes strong family ties. I guess it was probably used mostly in the feudal Japan period. Period from which apparently the VERS took their class system. So it fits with Rayet family origins, since it was a way to hint their VERS origins.

[Death Usagi]

So with Ep. 10's development on Rayet, I wonder how things will move for her.

I am glad she is a heroine who is getting a lot of development (Unlike someone like Inko and Yuki... >_>)

[Mikethemaster]

Originally Posted by Death Usagi

So with Ep. 10's development on Rayet, I wonder how things will move for her.

I am glad she is a heroine who is getting a lot of development (Unlike someone like Inko and Yuki... >_>)

Inko and Yuki aren't heroine they ar support characters I dont think Rayet a heroine either But your right she got some development.

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by Death Usagi

So with Ep. 10's development on Rayet, I wonder how things will move for her.

I am glad she is a heroine who is getting a lot of development (Unlike someone like Inko and Yuki... >_>)

I think that Rayet will become a close protector of Asseylum and will work with her to try to reform Vers.

She and Inaho will work to fight for and protect the princess.

[Death Usagi]

Looking by the talent, I would say Rayet could become the female ace pilot lol

[D-Joe]

I think she may become Knight in later episode,but will be princess's Knight

[Death Usagi]

That may depend on the development between her and Asseylum in the future episodes. Right now it is kind of awkward

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by D-Joe

I think she may become Knight in later episode,but will be princess's Knight

That's what I think too. Sort of similar to Jeremiah from Geass in that he was an enemy to begin with, then becomes a loyal ally later on.

[Death Usagi]

I just hope Rayet and Asseylum will become friends after

[mechalord]

Rayet reminds me of Kallen Statdfeld. A girl that feels like an outsider wherever she goes, has red hair, and sort of likes pulling guns on people or getting into fights after bathing.

[Key Board]

and they both had daddy issues
Kallen eventually latched on to Zero to fill in that void
If this happens to Rayet I hope it's executed in a better way

[Juke16]

Rayet reminds me of Flay Allster actually, Kallen doesn't go around stabbing people for no reason while Flay Allster found a gun and almost killed someone, just like Rayet.

[Death Usagi]

Does that mean if Rayet goes more crazy, she will rape Inaho?! O_O

[Juke16]

Flay never raped Kira (at least I don't think it was rape...) O.o

[Irenesharda]

Originally Posted by Juke16

Rayet reminds me of Flay Allster actually, Kallen doesn't go around stabbing people for no reason while Flay Allster found a gun and almost killed someone, just like Rayet.

Actually, if you want to go with SEED, Rayet is more like Miriallia than she is Flay. Flay was a whiny, prejudice, hypocrite that used and manipulated people for her own selfish goals. I would take Rayet any day, over Flay. Flay is my second most hated female gundam character. I hated her so much.

Now let's look more at Miriallia.

Spoiler for SEED:

This was a normal girl who had a good life, even despite the war going on. However, when her boyfriend gets killed by ZAFT, she goes off the deep end and begins to internalize her pain. When Dearka, an enemy soldier gets captured, he makes an off-hand comment which sparks her rage. So, she deliberately asks to take the captive his meal, comes to his cell, and then proceeds to try to kill him with the knife. She fails, but finally expresses all the emotions she's built up. Dearka apologizes to her for what he said, and she and him slowly eventually find a connection.
Theirs was probably my favorite pairing/romance in the entire series, and probably of all the other Gundam series as well. I like that it wasn't sudden, and that it was developed over time. (One of the reasons that I can't forgive Destiny ) Also, I like that they started off as enemies.

Doesn't this sort of sound more familiar to Rayet's story of a girl that is faced with tragedy and so internalizes her pain until a single off comment breaks her and she tries to commit murder, only to be eventually overwhelmed by her emotions and forms a connection with the person she tried to kill?