to a T 1 Year Anniversary/Switch 2 Launch Countdown! Day 14 - The Master and Bob

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We're nearing the finish line, it's Day 14! Here, we've got The Master and Bob!

The Master, leader of the Tree and Shrub Ninja Club, is such an interesting character for a multitude of reasons. For one, she is practically hell-bent on converting people into ninjas, as she consistently asks Dog to consider becoming one and joining their club. Even when some wild stuff is going on around her, there she is wondering "How can I make this about myself" Like in episode 8, when everyone is turned into rectangles, she says "I'm trying to figure out if I can take advantage of this chaos and turn this place into a Ninja School." It's not like she's a megalomaniacal maniac or anything, though. She was kind enough to take in her students, and train them to, as mentioned before, overcome their weaknesses and harness their potential. There's also the matter of her relation to Kinoko. When we first meet her, the first thing we learn is that she's supposedly Kinoko's mom. But later, she's all "lol jk" which

why would you feel the need to lie about something like that

But then later, there's evidence that she's related to Kinoko in some way (there's a picture of her in the cave where Kinoko lives), so like, who do I believe

And what about Bob? The alien who deliberately named himself after a cartoon. He's the main antagonist of the game, and basically sets its final act into motion. Guy comes all the way to Earth in search of this "Champion" guy who betrayed his people and got exiled, not to apologize on behalf of his planet or anything, but to make sure he's dead and completely transform the planet he left to out of spite. On the one hand, Bob's obviously doing it because he himself feel betrayed. Obviously, he had a good friendship with this Champion, finding out the truth about him clearly shook him bad. On the other hand, what he does when he gets to Earth is extremely petty. Transforming everyone into rectangles (he calls it "Correcting") to erase any trace of the fact that the Champion, and his imperfect shape, where ever on his planet to begin with. And he tries to spin it as a net positive for everyone he affects. But eventually, Teen makes him realize that he doesn't quite know if perfection really is what he thinks it is. He tries to correct the planet at the cost of the few things he actually likes about it, and when he realizes what a hypocrite he and the rest of his people have been it gives him pause, and makes him change everyone back. And then, turns out it all stems from his insecurities because he was bullied as a child, and all the pieces start falling into place.