Diemen Xicali, the Thief of Hope

With Ardata finally behind us, the rest of the Trolls, at least until we get to Marvus, have a huge advantage over her when it comes to determining Classpects, and that is, the fact we know every other Troll’s Aspect already thanks to their Sign. Although when it comes to Diemen specifically, it’s not like Hope is an obscure thing in his text. He’s got a certain sense of fatalism, accepting he doesn’t have much longer in general and is okay with that, it ties him to Time somewhat, but the way Hope presents itself in his text appears even in the way he speaks.

There’s the way he fantasizes about the possibility of being completely off the grid, the Hope that they will never find him and he will live off the land until the day he dies. But more blatantly, it’s… The sexual innuendos regarding hotdogs. They’re dumb jokes because ha ha, he really loves hotdogs, but it really is his heaviest tie to Hope, not only that, he’s also one of the few characters who’s actually tried to kiss the MSPA reader and bring their friendship to the next level.

Thief or Rogue would work for him easily, too. He lives off the grid, and is not against the idea of cheating the system to survive for as long as possible, it ties him to the idea of an outlaw, and he literally goes around trying to get Hotdogs from anywhere he can, stealing them for himself. Now, I believe he’s, specifically, a Thief, because of his more pushy demeanor and the fact he steals his scrumptious treats for his pleasure and gusto. I could see some argument on him being a Rogue, maybe the fact the ‘dogs remind him of his Lusus, or that he actually shares it with the MSPA reader, however…

Even he says he liked them before his Lusus died- And the time he shares it with the MSPA reader? It’s a trick to try to kiss them. Sure, he’s sharing his treat- But it’s only a little cheat to get some sugar, which ties once more to Stealing Hope for his own Benefit. In short, Diemen seems to nicely fit the role of a Thief of Hope, although if we see him being more Passive and Selfless eventually, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him turn out to be a Rogue.