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Karl! (and Buttons)
As much as I love Ed and Stede I literally like any member of the Revenge Crew better, so here are five more background character that have deeper personality than the Atlantic Ocean:
Spanish Jackie: Is she Jackie? Yes. Is she Spanish? No. The perfect combo. She's the strong female character every media needs. Having her own pirate bar, kicking out everyone and everything she doesn't like is the best life anyone can ever have. At this point if she asked me to marry her I'd gladly be her twenty second spouse.
Karl: One minute silence for the memory of Karl please. I think everything has been said about him already. Good friend, navigator, great husband, loyal companion. Rest in peace Karl.
Olivia: Imagine being the cool heroine who - after her husband not coming home - finds his best friend, learns how he died, helps to avenge him and then stays and fills the position he used to be in. I think she doesn’t get enough credit. More 👏 love 👏 for 👏 Olivia.
Fang (Kevin): Man, look at that jawline! I cannot believe he haven't been sketched before. I really like about him that even in those first few episodes where he was supposed to be a scary big guy he just looked like a big marshmallow. (*in Spanish Jackie's voice*: but I love me a marshmallow.)
Ivan: the guy is the kind of man who goes like 'I don't like drama' but then literally brings popcorn. I'm in love with both him and his axe, fight me about it but I think it's an underrated weapon. Also, I will not stop missing him. It hit so hard to hear that he died, I won't forget the way he was always there for Fang. Love🖤
Archie: I almost forgot our crew-quenn. Excuse me, she isn't 'the new guy', she is the most badass person you'll see in this century. And man, somebody get her a snake! I think she misses her days in the snake cult and it would be just cool addition overall.
PS: Do not worry, my (as it turns out very-very long) Izzy essay is coming along.
I don't know how many people will understand this parallel, but what Buttons is in OFMD is what Tom Bombadil is in LotR.
I mean, two funny little guys who handle magic unlike their world? Who seem insignificant until shown bizarre power (transforming into bird/rejecting the One Ring)? Who are able to talk to the nature (Karl/Old Man Willow)? Who are in a relationship with some kind of water element (the f*cking Sea/Goldberry)? And who are also respected by the elders of their world (Auntie/Lord Elrond)? And who are just as big of an enigma to them as to us?
Honestly I don't know what conclusion to make of this, but it was fun to notice.