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kinda /srs cause mentions of mental disorder portrayal (the lack there of, actually. which, good on you, ranboo!)

i’ve seen this a lot and figured i should make this known for those who don’t know:

ran and boo as separate entities for ranboo’s character is not canon.

ranboo’s character having disassociative identity disorder (DID) is not canon.

ranboo’s character has (correct me if i’m wrong) confirmed anxiety, but his character does not have DID, as he stated on his twitter alt that he does not have the knowledge nor facilities to play such a character accurately as well as in a way that would not offend anyone (simply because he does not have the disorder himself nor know nearly enough about it).

the idea has been floating around a lot, and while it is a cool idea in the sense of representation (depending on how those who have DID feel about it), it is not canon and should probably only be headcannoned and written about if you have the disorder, know someone with the disorder who can give you accurate information and read over your work, or have extensively researched it to ensure it is not portrayed incorrectly (and no, that last one would not mean only reading the wikipedia page of the disorder).

tldr: c!ranboo having DID is not canon; it’s likely fine to headcanon while taking into account the reasons above (again, depending on how those with DID feel toward the subject), but you probably shouldn’t push for it in donos or in the chat because of what ranboo has stated on the subject, which you can check ranboo’s alt on twitter for!

disclaimer: i do not have DID, and i do not claim to speak for any of those who do. i am simply stating the canonized (or rather, non canonized) traits of ranboo’s character :)