On one hand we have the Hyper Heterosexual Archer Who is a big doofus and very useless in combat.
On the other we have a Pirate who is almost as useless as the Archer, but is believed to be very badass.
I'm talking about Friendzoned Bow (Like Jacob minus the Furry Pedophilia) and Sea Hawk (Like Edward minus the Sparkly and undead thing)
Mattel made Bow as the Ken for She-Ra's Barbie. Filmation made Sea Hawk cause they needed a potent male (and they already made a doofus out of Bow, so that's out.) He's basically the PoP Blaine... long before there WAS a Blaine.
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| Both of them are in an unflattering position on purpose. |
Many of the Fans side with Sea Hawk as Adora's "True Love", but there are a few who side with Bow... THE question is Who's better for Adora/She-Ra?
This time instead of ME choosing one side I'm going to let my readers explain to me WHO Do they think is the better Match for Adora.
(I shall post my thoughts in a few days... There is something Else I need to do with this topic before posting my thoughts.)
(Okay so I know I'm replying like a year and a half after this was posted, but I have many feels on the subject so there.)
ReplyDeleteTEAM SEA HAWK: level "Are you implying 'Team Bow' actually exists?!?!"
First: Sea Hawk displays actual character development, as opposed to Bow, who regresses whenever the writers needed a plotline.
Two: Bow pouts, throws tantrums and whines. (Or whinges, if you live on the eastern side of the Pond.) Adora doesn't need to put up with that nonsense. They both are prone to bragging, but at least Sea Hawk's behavior is never actually responsible for creating whatever mess the heroes find themselves in.
Three: Sea Hawk power-levels up with the seven-league boots, megatron-punch ring, laser shield, and the cuts-through-anything red cutlass... enabling him to fight alongside She-Ra in a way that is actually helpful and effective.
Four: While Adora is more mature than both men, at least she doesn't need to babysit or micro-manage Sea Hawk.
Five: Sea Hawk would totally make Adora laugh and help her relax from THE GREAT REBELLION. He's a bit selfish, but it's in a way that would be totally good for her, teaching her to take care of herself sometimes. (Okay, Bow has made her laugh too, but let's be frank here. Almost every time it's with overtones of pity at how pathetic he is, or condescension at his childishness.)
Six AND EVERY REASON AFTER THAT: SEA HAWK HAS CANONICALLY PREFERED ADORA TO SHE-RA FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND AT EVERY SUBSEQUENT STAGE OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP. NONE OF THIS TWO-PERSON LOVE TRIANGLE CRAP THAT HER BROTHER HAS TO ENDURE. YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID.
There is a Team Bow: The Original Love Interest.
DeleteWell, Here's the thing:
http://neftyshouseofrants.blogspot.com/2013/06/and-im-on-team-bow-btw.html
Here's a more detailed explanation on why I favor Team Bow.
but long story short: Sea Hawk, the Pond Chicken is a Bow Copy, who was born out of necessity, seeing that Filmation made a comedic sidekick out of Bow. Had Filmation done Bow correctly, Sea Hawk wouldn't be needed.
Bow Rules!