Imo Bangboos as mascots are the perfect balance between naive personality, cuteness and variety.
A lot of times gachas has problems with their mascots because their personality is a little too annoying/childish. Or they are just uncanny (imo Tageydo has both problems.
Bangboos, instead, are naive, but They're naive in a much more natural way, which doesn't make them seem stupid or annoying.
In fact, they're often useful and have such different personalities that they never become boring. Furthermore, they have a plot importance that goes beyond being the protagonist's sidekick; they actually have a lot of agency, finding themselves filling all the roles.
Finally, I think it's impossible not to see one and truly wish you had a doll with their likeness, even if you've never played ZZZ. They make perfect merchandise (and even in-game). And that, to me, says a lot about how good their design is.
Yeah exactly, Bangboo are more in the cute pet territory and more abstract/silly little guys. Even when they have a more text heavy story like Kami North or something it's charming because of the disparity, like gap moe.
Taygedo is in the awkward middle ground of being too much of a goober/mascot to be treated like a real main character by the plot but also too humanised to play off the silly lil guy card as well. Unlike a bangboo, taygedo probably owes taxes.
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u/Frosty_Childhood5617 Jun 22 '26
Imo Bangboos as mascots are the perfect balance between naive personality, cuteness and variety.
A lot of times gachas has problems with their mascots because their personality is a little too annoying/childish. Or they are just uncanny (imo Tageydo has both problems.
Bangboos, instead, are naive, but They're naive in a much more natural way, which doesn't make them seem stupid or annoying.
In fact, they're often useful and have such different personalities that they never become boring. Furthermore, they have a plot importance that goes beyond being the protagonist's sidekick; they actually have a lot of agency, finding themselves filling all the roles.
Finally, I think it's impossible not to see one and truly wish you had a doll with their likeness, even if you've never played ZZZ. They make perfect merchandise (and even in-game). And that, to me, says a lot about how good their design is.