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by LadyArianrod » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:12 am
Exactly, Got2Maskit. Even though Sasuke was cool in some episodes (namely, the Haku fight), he quickly became selfish, whiny, and overdramatic. Far too much time is dedicated to his repetitive history, and we are forced to watch it several times over in the manga and anime.
Besides this point, Sasuke is weak. Even if he was mysterious at first, we quickly began to see the true face of Sasuke: a selfish, hateful, rude person. Even after he began to show some emotions towards his teammates (saving them and deciding that they were important in his life), Sasuke suddenly gets up and leaves. He decides that his own hopeless quest is more important than trying to improve himself and his life. Perhaps Sasuke isn't entirely to blame, but the endless emphasis on his past suggests that we should feel sorry for him or consider him "cool".
Kakashi is just as mysterious and he still manages to be cool... He's brave and weird and down-to-earth. I don't always like the mysterious characters (at times I do), but Sasuke is just an example of angst gone wrong. He's a selfish kid that blames everything on everyone else... He's a whiner, not a doer.
Those are my 2 cents on Sasuke. However, you're allowed to like him, shinodude. I just feel that you tried to tell us that everyone should like Sasuke when there are clearly far more people that hate him. (or the current Sasuke in the anime/manga).