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So it is safe to say that bond is not good though he "does good." But I am inclined to purport that he is true neutral. I can agree he will follow his missions effectively but that does not necessarily constitute lawfulness. If he were predictable he would be a very unsuccessful in being a hero spy or assassin.
Nicely put guys. I agree that classifying the Bond portrayals vary when they are lined up next to each other. I am inclined to doubt that Bond is in an of him self Evil, if we consider evil axiomatically as selfishness. Though he is dutiful, he is not predictable (except for drinking and fornicating as soon as possible), but he has direction; not lawful not chaotic, I'd say he is True Neutral, Neutral Good. I'd also input that I can see Bond choosing to continue in the secret service after the Navy was not due to an inner need to rectify the world but because it was a lifestyle for him. Lacking connectivity, maybe even empathy, makes him proficient even though he is not malevolent. However, on the same token, having no substantial relationships growing up, I'd imagine that that prosocial stagnation had a lasting effect on him, yielding the apathy, but that intrinsic need for kinship may have driven him towards being good and to see good and thus feel good, feel important. Not to sound too psychoanalytical lol.
Hi all, first time to the site so I apologize if this specific question has been posed. I have been perusing some of the threads about 007 builds and alignment, and after drinking a nice rosé with a friend, I got to thinking. Who is 007??? I know when we assign alignment to our characters, we hopefully consider the why. Usually, if there are no restrictions, I would assign an alignment that gives me flexibility in my actions and how I am, for the most part, respected in our extensive town sessions. But when we consider the "who" of the character, the heart and soul of the character, sometimes there is a disconnect. When considering Bond beyond his actions, what type of person is he?? Yes he does good for king and country, but it takes a certain type of a person to kill, deceive, manipulate, and philander. He can even be seen as very similar to some of his enemies (Scaramanga, Dr. No i.e.). Is he somewhere in the middle? I don't find him to necessarily be indifferent or amoral...but espionage does take a lot of compartmentalization and removal from others. He seems to have a code, but he seems to violate other standards. I don't find him psychologically disorganized or reckless, so I don't find him chaotic (but undoubtedly damaged). Perhaps Neutral something.... Again all, I'm curious to hear how you find his CHARACTER, his inner dynamics, primary to his behavior. |
