MoonsandHeavens
I think part of what makes Gentlecheese work is that both of them like attention/power but they get it in radically different ways and so they don’t overshadow the other. That’s part of why Mr Cheese doesn’t date someone more like himself, because it would take attention away from his personality and character. He wouldn’t want another Mr Cheese like-person taking attention from him. And vice versa with Gentleman.
Now of course they also genuinely love each other but think that’s why they work. They’re fine with sharing the spotlight with each other because they’re so different in what that spotlight looks like.
thegaycandlestick-2
@MoonsandHeavens oooo yes definitely especially with Mr Cheese leaning into different aspects of himself in different episodes like the cool douchebag thing, the ruthless killer, the innocent crewmate, they contain multitudes I love them
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MoonsandHeavens
@thegaycandlestick-2 that’s a good way of putting it… I was talking more visually/surface-level, like no matter what their underlying motivations were, however those two things do reflect on each other anyway. I think they both somewhat want to be admired and feared, though, but overall I agree, like Gentleman wants respect and power and Mr Cheese wants status in general. And going even deeper in motivation I think they both feel the need to control how others see them due to insecurity/fear of judgement
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thegaycandlestick-2
@MoonsandHeavens omg wait you’re so right like The Gentleman likes feeling important and fancy and respected and Mr Cheese likes feeling like a star and being admired/feared while still being silly so there’s like no overlap you cooked
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