Character Development: Lalli

[starfallz]

I tend to see Lalli as the closest thing we have to a successor to Hannu in this comic. Or at least that several personality quirks that defined Hannu live on with Lalli.

I dunno. Maybe those are Finnish things.

I see Lalli and Emil as a kind of split of Hannu... I forget the general traits I thought that went into each though.

[KMK]

One day we will hear the story of what happened to Onni, Tuuri and Lalli's parents. Then we will know why Onni is so traumatized. Onni is damaged. Crying is not always a weakness but is the only thing left to relieve the stress when really you want to do something very violent and you restrain yourself for some reason.

[FinnishViking]

Might also give hints to why Lalli is the way he is. Perhaps whatever happened caused them all to go a tad "wonky".

[Fimbulvarg]

One day we will hear the story of what happened to Onni, Tuuri and Lalli's parents. Then we will know why Onni is so traumatized. Onni is damaged. Crying is not always a weakness but is the only thing left to relieve the stress when really you want to do something very violent and you restrain yourself for some reason.

I dunno, the only source we have on the "Onni is crying" part is Lalli, who apparently said it in jest. He does have a dramatic history of some sort but he seems remarkably cool if anything.

[starfallz]

I dunno, the only source we have on the "Onni is crying" part is Lalli, who apparently said it in jest. He does have a dramatic history of some sort but he seems remarkably cool if anything.

Well, Minna post on page 72:

Of course he can't join the main crew, he'd just be magic-blasting all the scary things into oblivion and where would the excitement be then, huh? Okay, that's a complete lie, the real reason is that he is ridiculously terrified of everything, and if he were forced to tag along he'd spend most of the time crying and being useless. True story. You'll see.

[curiosity]

I've searched, but failed to find it on the forum. Under the page 74 Minna gives a comment on Lalli's gun:

minnasundberg
He just uses his grandmother's old hunting rifle. x3

[Sunflower]

I've searched, but failed to find it on the forum. Under the page 74 Minna gives a comment on Lalli's gun:

Great find, curiosity!  I NEVER knew that about Lalli's gun!  (It opens up speculation -- Lalli's grandmother was old enough to be alive pre-Rash?  Or did she inherit it from a Rash survivor?  But anyway.)
I hope one of the Wiki-crew will pick up on this nugget of lore.

[starfallz]

I had found that one recently too. I wonder how many steps away from the boat Hotakainens Lalli is. Sigrun is 3 steps away from Aksel and Sigrun, but Lalli could be 4 or so steps away. Depends on the age people had kids in the generations.

[JoB]

I hope one of the Wiki-crew will pick up on this nugget of lore.

(The fact itself is already in the "trivia" section of Lallis page. )

[Daéa Reina]

I keep wondering if Minna is going to show us Lalli changing his behavior towards others as the time goes by, or if she is going to stick with the "catboy" behavior until the end. I mean, it could go both ways, since Lalli has so many quirks and manneirisms that would be quite difficult to get rid of, but, at the same time, this is the first time he is away from home and among so many strange people. This could make he go through some changes, perhaps turning him in a more sociable person.
Some old concept art that Minna posted showed Lalli and Emil working together, and Lalli was smiling, which I think demonstrates a changing of character for him. Or maybe that was before Minna had fully planned Lalli's personality?

[FinnishViking]

Well if you look at Lalli at beginning of chapter 2 and now he even looks different. He used to be a bit rounder and overall less cat-like.

I think once we start to get more intimate scenes we will see the more humane side of him rather than just the cat eyes spying on you under a blanket.t

[Solovei]

I think once we start to get more intimate scenes we will see the more humane side of him rather than just the cat eyes spying on you under a blanket.t

I don't know if you'd want to use that word given how many shippers there are on this forum 

[FinnishViking]

Oh yeah... I didn't mean that you twisted minded people! 

Honestly i don't see any shipping happening with Lalli, but if Minna decides otherwise all i can do is buckle up and get ready for the fan-art

[Fimbulvarg]

Oh yeah... I didn't mean that you twisted minded people! 

Honestly i don't see any shipping happening with Lalli, but if Minna decides otherwise all i can do is buckle up and get ready for the fan-art

Harbourmaster Minna has already approved a fairly open shipping lanes policy so, yeah. Report at the quartermaster's office for safety blankets, brain bleach and lifejackets if required.

[FinnishViking]

I think i will just smuggle myself in a wooden box back to the troll infested woods to avoid that.