2025-05-06 2:41:36 ¶ ● ⬈

edettethegreat:

> franz is the tcomc equilvelent of an anime character who’s too overpowered so the author has to have them only show up as a deus ex machina

> except instead of being a deus ex machina Franz is just there to cut the tension in heavy scenes

like franz would be so powerful if only he could be there for serious scenes

he’s really out here while edmond’s trying to be all mysterious. he’s out here, staring edmond dead in the eye. going ‘heyyy you wouldn’t, by chance, have been locked away for a long time? idk you seem like the sorta guy who suffered a lot. oh you’re headed to france? are you perchance going there to get revenge or something?“

if he would be there for the rest of the book he’d call everyone out on everything

'hey morcerf. you seem like the sort of guy who committed war crimes. you wouldn’t have happened to commit any war crimes right?’

'hey heloise. you seem really into poisons. yeah I heard your son isn’t in his grandfather’s will. you wouldn’t happen to want to kill anyone for that money right?’

'hey andrea. idk what’s going on with you. but youre definitely like. a paid actor or something. idk idk you just seem like the sort of guy who’s paid to be here. what’s up with you’

but no. instead franz just gets to be funny for a few chapters and then disappear until it’s time for noirtier to traumatize him.