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EXACTLY

Thank you so much for this. This is literally what keeps getting shown in the series as a whole. The elementals are most definitely not just Boboiboy in a different costume. Monsta might say that they are, but canon literally hinges on the fact that they are, in fact, not just BBB in a diff costume.

That statement might be true to an extent for Level 1 of his powers, but even then you can see the influence the elements has on his personality. Even in the og show, Earth, who's universally agreed and shown to be the most similar to og BBB, has slightly different tendencies compared to og BBB.

And like. You can't look me in the eye and tell me that Thunder (I'll just call him Hali, Thunder feels weird) is the same person as og Boboiboy. You think og BBB will act like that? When he's never acted like that outside of his personality as Hali? And in that same sentence, tell me that Hali and Thorn are the same person. You can't. You just can't. Or Blaze, the crackhead overenergetic menace, with the chill and lazy Ice. You just. Can't. I don't know about the fusions, but as far as the separate elementals are concerned, they're definitely different people.

To expand on the theory itself, I think the emotions are directly linked to the powers of the elementals, so, the more power you use from it, the more the emotions of the powers take over and control the user. Since BBB also splits himself according to the elements, I think those elemental's also split BBB's rationality and og personality, and this also explains why Boboiboy gets memory loss when split for too long. The elements kinda take over too much, and the og's memory gets locked up by the elementals.

The Sentience of the Elementals

As much as MONSTA claims the Elementals aren't alive, it's a popular fandom-wide HC-mainly because if it's not canon, then canon falls apart.

'Retak'ka was corrupted by his power and greed' 'The Voltra power corrupted Kira'na and began to drive her insane' These are canon happenings that directly resulted because of the Elementals' interference.

And sure, it can be argued that they would have been corrupted without the power anyway. But canon points to otherwise-especially when you take into account who holds the Elementals most of the time. Out-of-character things for Boboiboy are in-character for the Elementals, and that points to them being separate people rather than the same person, different clothes.

Yet, at the same time, if the Elementals can truly possess their wielders, then there are some disturbing implications about Retak'ka and Kira'na 'insanity'. Because that hints the powers that Boboiboy uses for good have actually manipulated others into evil.

Hence my current theory on the Elementals' true sentience.

The Elementals are alive, but not completely sentient.

So explanation time-remember Beliung's manic episodes? My current theory is that the Elementals are alive, but alive in the way an animal might be-definitely living, definitely alive, just not really able to think intelligently. Because each time someone has 'lost control', it's been associated with emotions. Kira'na's rage at Retak'ka. Retak'ka's greed. Beliung's manic happiness. Blaze and Ais ran on emotion during their fight on Baraju.

But. This actually changes depending on their host.

Think of it this way-without Boboiboy, the Elementals are just pure, raw elements and emotion. When he is their wielder, they take the form he does-gaining sentience, intelligence, separate personalities and their emotions being better reigned in. However, this is also because Boboiboy recognizes they are alive, and is thus able to subsequently grant them that autonomy and intelligence. Without that recognition, they are just bundles of raw emotion.

Hence why Retak'ka and Kira'na were overtaken.

Gamma didn't mean to overtake Retak'ka. Voltra didn't want Kira'na to attack so many people. But without the recognition of their holders, they are just emotions lashing out without a proper sentience or intelligence to direct them.

So I fixed the theory. This is my personal one yay.