Yes.
Whether he hates his mom or not, he was raised by her, and even if he doesn't realize it, he has an element of her embedded into himself.
Poor Argus. This isn't all his fault. Barely ANY of it is his fault!
It was still his actions etc., so I can't say it wasn't his fault at all :-/
Does he hate his human self because he views himself as weak, easily used, manipulated, etc. etc.
also this is screaming some major Depression, considering i have it and trust me, i've said that to myself a few too many times.
Yes, I am the same, unfortunately.
I'm so sorry you are going through depression, Reading Wolf!
I hope you can remember that you are a wonderful, unique individual, no matter what, and that you can get help when you need it. You are still well-loved by someone, even when you hate yourself.
Sorry if that was unwanted, too personal, or was irrelevant (probably was :-/ ).
Ok, good.
You're very welcome. I have special feeling for those who, like me, have depression, but have it much worse and need hope.
I hope my words were encouraging rather than annoying :-)
Given that the previous commenters have handled the serious analysis side beautifully, I'll just say: Woah, the sense of movement and impact in the first panel is hardcoooorre!
But what is if and vision boy are one and the same? Injuries to his human apparition only injure himself and only through acceptance can they integrate and become again a whole man... what if the denial of the him who made all those horrible mistakes is what is destroying him now...
I've been studying too much Carl Jung and now think Beast is anima possessed.
I can't help being reminded of Persona 4 now-- Beast is confronting his Shadow, the parts of himself he doesn't like. If one continually rejects their Shadow, then their Shadow attacks & kills them. If they admit to themselves & accept their Shadow, then it becomes a Persona, symbolizing how they've become whole again.
(Yep, this game likes taking cues from and playing with Jungian psychology.)
It's hard to imagine right now, but I'm hoping this confrontation will end with Argus and Beast making peace with each other and accepting that they are each other – hopefully with the knowledge of Beauty's love helping them get there.
So, what's interesting to me is that this reaction (to his human form) has come up multiple times... Most notably, whenever Beauty alludes to his life before being an arbiter. In the flashbacks, Human!Argus has always been portrayed as having little agency, often acted on by others. It's interesting that now, Human!Argus not only is instigating, BUT Beast!Argus's response is to act upon/against this human form as well. Physically. I don't know, I get the feeling that Beast!Argus feels safer in his punished form than human form. And the confrontation of who he was before is threatening to him.
A beast is powerful. They can't be controlled because they are animals. They can be caged, and he is, but even caged he still has teeth, claws, and strength. A man would have to be civilized but as a beast he can honestly say he is not civilized. Nothing is more dangerous than something that's not civilized because you piss them off and they might just jump on you and rip your throat out XD
Hmmm. Well no blood so far, so that's something. This could be bad--a continuation of the Beast's self-hatred--or it could be him acknowledging that he doesn't love who he was as a human, or doesn't love the person his depression turned him into. And acknowledging that--that he wants to change for the better--could be a step forward for him.
Whether he hates his mom or not, he was raised by her, and even if he doesn't realize it, he has an element of her embedded into himself.
Poor Argus. This isn't all his fault. Barely ANY of it is his fault!
It was still his actions etc., so I can't say it wasn't his fault at all :-/
also this is screaming some major Depression, considering i have it and trust me, i've said that to myself a few too many times.
I'm so sorry you are going through depression, Reading Wolf!
I hope you can remember that you are a wonderful, unique individual, no matter what, and that you can get help when you need it. You are still well-loved by someone, even when you hate yourself.
Sorry if that was unwanted, too personal, or was irrelevant (probably was :-/ ).
Oooh Beast!
Thank you for the concern though.
You're very welcome. I have special feeling for those who, like me, have depression, but have it much worse and need hope.
I hope my words were encouraging rather than annoying :-)
"Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself."
I've been studying too much Carl Jung and now think Beast is anima possessed.
(Yep, this game likes taking cues from and playing with Jungian psychology.)