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ok, i have more thoughts about gobo, specifically about the differences between his og and reboot personalities

in both series theres an episode where gobo has a kind of rise and fall, the og episode being "a friend in need" and the reboot episode being "all of us". the specific reasons for his rise and fall in each series i feel highlights the personality differences quite well

in "a friend in need" (s2e10) gobo's rise comes from him pulling off a super hard trick and giving himself a confidence high. he starts to believe that he can do anything, causing him to taunt sprocket while getting the postcard and to be sloppy when sneaking through the gorg's garden. it's this sloppy-ness that causes him to get captured and starts his fall. his mood completely shifts, now believing that he cant do anything

in "all of us" (s1e13) gobo's rise comes from having a dream that convinces him the only way to save the rock is to talk to junior, because he's confident that junior isnt as bad as everyone thinks and that he'll come through. gobo gets more confident (and rises more) after he talks to junior, and junior agrees to help. gobo's fall happens when junior (after his dad probably yelled at him) changes his mind and tries to capture gobo and his friends.

his rise and fall in the og is dependent solely on gobo's own abilities and what he's able to do, while in the reboot it's dependent on his confidence in others and his feeling of letting down his friends. og gobo is more focused on himself, while reboot gobo is more focused on others

now, this isn't entirely that cut and dry; there are plenty of scenes where og gobo is focused on others, or reboot gobo is focused on himself (no character can ever be that simple), but it still shows off their personality differences quite well. it's also cool how the rise and fall is kind of mirrored in both series