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Why We LIKE Dora!

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I like Dora as a CHARACTER. Sometimes not so much as a person. But out of the entire QC cast, I feel that she's the most "real"- the others often delve into exaggerated anime character-type things, which is well in line with the strip's humor so is fine, but it's nice to have Dora be the "Realistic One". Which is odd, because Marten almost felt that way for a long time.

She's realistically-fascinating as a character type- she wore this confident, sassy personality as basically a suit of armor for years (our time), disguising her horrible self-esteem and confidence issues. She owns a business and actually seems to know what she's doing (this has come over time- initially she seemed a bit too immature for a business-owner- befitting her age group in that era I suppose). The way she'd argue with Marten over the STUPIDEST SHIT is absolutely stuff I've seen and heard people do in real life (I know girls who've broken up with guys just to see if they'd fight to have them back- one FREAKED when the guy just shrugged and moved on), and all from her own insecurity. Actually, I find her relationship with Tai rather boring because they seem to have very little drama (just a minor fight in the past week)- they just kind of hug and sit up in the same bed together all the time. I don't feel a connection with them.

I like how Dora handles Faye. She's absolutely the only character I see in the strip routinely call Faye out on her bullshit. Faye is a great character in her own right, but I think Dora is the only one to act like a "real person" around Faye. In real life, most people wouldn't treat her bullying, obnoxious, "Can Dish It Out But Can't Take It" personality like a goofy quirk. Again, this is part of QC's humor, and I get it- it's not supposed to be entirely realistic (look at how bizarre some of the other characters act- Emily chiefly. Raven too). But it's fun to have someone react to this like a real person would. I know many Fayes- they can be a lot to deal with, and Dora handles it well.

Also, I think a lot of Dora's personality comes from her family life. Her dad is this weird, outgoing guy who says and does completely inappropriate things (grabbing girl's waists by surprise, which is REALLY awful to do in real life; also the time he told Marten he's whacked off to a woman he knew was Marten's mother). Sven is/was/sometimes is completely superficial and is the "chosen one" who had everything handed to him, while she had to work her ass off- even now her female friends fawn over him. Her mom was so hot it basically made Dora feel like nothing. A lot of her insecurity probably comes from growing up with her entire family overshadowing her, and her parents probably didn't give her much support (they seem like very immature people, just going by their one major appearance in the strip).

It doesn't EXCUSE her litany of character flaws, but it helps EXPLAIN them.

Ultimately, the nicest thing I can say about Dora is that the strip would be a lot less interesting without her in it.

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