• Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    19 hours ago

    People are talking soyjack this, caricature there, but there’s a third alternative: the second character being featureless to not represent anyone in specific.

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        14 hours ago

        I recognise this smile! The backdoor is over there, Edward Elric!

        …and, yes, I think that FMA:B God/Truth is featureless for the same reason - ███ is more like an abstract concept than an individual.

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          11 hours ago

          He (it?) Always takes the shape of the person talking to them. I always though of it as a weird abstract mirror.

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            11 hours ago

            I should’ve said “mostly” featureless because yes, you’re right - when Father hits the gate, Truth is shaped like him. But Truth shows no hue, no eyes, only the rough shape and the mouth.