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Eherm~ Allow me to be straight to the point;
This journal will solely be about *points at title* yeap yeap! a character analysis.
As much as I'd like to type updates here (a lot of updates LOL) I felt like putting this up instead.
Sooo my next journal will be the.... usual random one xD Just let me take this all out OLOLOLOL
Also, I have always said in my deviations/journals that I wouldn't talk much about my favorite character.... I said that too often that I realized I wasn't able to talk about him AT ALL ANYMORE! D; This is mah time to put everything in one GO XDDD

Also, Happy Birthday Olivier Boulanger (his -celebrated- birthday is around Feb twenty-something)~
So let my tribute begin HEAOEHAOEHAOEHAEOA~

Start...


Bakuten Shoot Beyblade is basically a show about a sport involving battling tops. The hero battles with different bladers from around the world, dreaming of becoming the best Beyblader there is.

Olivier Boulanger is part of the Majestics/EURO team of Beybladers and he represents France. He is a French chef, son of a billionaire and very famous in his country.

This text will contain a character commentary/analysis on the Bakuten Shoot Beyblade character Olivier Boulanger.
This text will NOT contain headcanons. This is a commentary on the events and actions of the character throughout the story.
This text will also predominantly make use of the original JAPANESE dub of the series, with the Nelvana dub being supplementary.
Note that other dubs of the show (ex. German, Italian etc.) based the translations on the Nelvana dub.  Hence this is taking two sides of the show.  I also made clear about which are quoted and which are not. I ask for your comprehension to distinguish them ROFL but I made it clear by saying "He said.." etc...
Sometimes I will not use direct names so that we will not be too astray from Olivier. The name "Takao" or "Tyson" is pretty distracting ROFL

Let me copy the conclusion here so that we kind know the two ends of this journal... *copy and pastes*

First/famous impressions of this character...
Olivier is the kindest of the majestics. He is multitalented and has great confidence with his abilities. He is also very friendly and gets along well with people as he wouldn't mind treating a stranger to a meal. However he can be naive sometimes, but he has no bad intentions to offend anyone.

After this, we brought a few (pfft "few" pfft) aspects of his character into question which.......... messed up our calculations ROFL!!!

As a person who has this character as her favorite, I wouldn't be offended or surprised when people only see his facade. Olivier is indeed crafty and artful, but his craft backfired because of unpredictable circumstances. He can be very good at putting a certain front... after all he IS a celebrity and probably has the most publicity among the four.Perhaps he was not as naive as we thought he was... but he was not as aware as we concluded. As I said, he didn't notice how his emotions were ruling his plans.

Ok... BEGIN!!!


When i first saw him, I couldn't stop being curious about him. His appearance was not very typical. Yes, I instantly knew his gender mind you xD Ironically, I forgot what his name was right after the show (and despite it being repeated more than 20 times in the episode). A side character is a side character... but I had this weird feeling that Olivier's character is much deeper than that -side character- appeal... let's see xD


When the main characters were battling against the monster-bladers team WHO/Dark Bladers, Olivier was seen behind the wall. Olivier was about to launch his blade to -save- them, commenting that he thought they needed "backup"(both in the Japanese and English dub) Eventually, the main characters won anyway LOL Olivier popped out of nowhere and told them how much they "aroused his spirits" (how they were "brave and interesting" in the japanese) and was not afraid to show that he was a little impressed. He also politely introduced himself and welcomed them to Paris. A difference though was that he was more "WOW! AMAZED" in the Nelvana dub, as compared to the Japanese where his first line was simply "Pretty good, not bad *enters*"

From this, we first had an impression like "hey... this character is pretty kind and friendly." The fact that he was about to help the main characters and that he gave compliments to them shows that he is a pretty nice guy... until he released a generous critique to them. In both the Japanese and Nelvana dub, Olivier criticized the main characters for lacking control over their Beyblading and holy/bit beasts. Yeap, critiqued them without hesitation, basking everything with a smile.

Okay, so maybe he is obnoxious? We don't know him well yet. And his conversation was dominated more by the critique-feel rather than the nice-to-meet-you-awesome-person-feel. Why? He started with the positive aspects, then moved on with the "but you're not very bright." The niceties were probably a charismatic technique given first so that people will actually listen to him. The moment he had their ears, that was the time he started criticizing them. He made sure they were listening LOL!



The next episode talked about how he's rich and famous and all that. So we discovered that he's multitalented, and his main profession is that he is a chef.... a young and famous one that won so many awards. The main character found out that Olivier rented out the whole museum to himself so that he can contemplate on the paintings... ALL BY HIMSELF. The main character then stormed angrily into the museum to... well... get angry at Olivier xD

So this kid critiqued the main characters randomly and then closed off the whole museum. He must be a selfish bratty rich kid who doesn't know where to spend his money. Maybe he is not a kind person after all!

Why would he rent the museum by himself?
Wait... he is a celebrity. He probably rented it out to avoid fans pestering him. This may be a pretty immature act, but hey he's a young teen. He is an artist. Artists would like time for themselves... or they can be misunderstood. Misunderstood? This means a person may be misinterpreted or not appreciated, worse maybe nobody has felt empathy or sympathy for him. How would we know? Well we couldn't. He's a side character, hence lack of information and background. This ain't NARUTO where even the filler characters have a back story we can cry about.

Nope, I'm not going to start those... "headcanons."We can just stick to the "bratty kid who does not know where to spend his money on." After all, most of the kids in the EURO/Majestics team ARE seemingly spoiled. Moving on...

While the main character explains that closing the museum all for himself was wrong and selfish, Olivier asserts with a "Of course I do" (or "that's right" in Japanese)
So after the main character further gets angry at him, Olivier responds with...

(English) "I didn't know I was making people unhappy"
(Japanese) [Roughly translated] "I am not doing anything wrong"

It was not a straight "sorry" or "gomenasai" whatsoever. Points...
After realizing they're wrong;
Mature people/adults say sorry less than kids do. They'd rather make up for their wrongdoings through ACTIONS. And then maybe eventually say "sorry." Kids, upon knowing what they did is wrong would either say sorry immediately, or go all tsundere and say sorry tomorrow. But a mature person will NOT apologize for something he/she believes is right to do. Immature people/younger ones, as mentioned, use the word "sorry" comfortably. However, a kid who does not know that what he/she did is wrong will not say sorry immediately. They will throw a tantrum, argue further without reflection or.... say sorry just to end all the chaos.

Is Olivier a mature person? or is he an immature kid? Even if we give him the benefit of the doubt; "LOL he's naive so he doesn't know he was wrong" it still goes on to the "sorry."

Why is this important? Because we will know if he is really that airhead we assumed he is who lacks common sense, or if he has a malicious masterplan behind everything.

He did not say sorry. He just said he was ignorant about what he was doing. He proceeds to inviting the main characters over for free lunch to his restaurant. Of course they bite.

Say... we don't know what's going on with Olivier's mind. We don't know if he meant his goodwill introduction after that criticism. We don't know if he -dismissed- the main character or -just left- to halt the arguing with.... someone. This time, we don't know what he's trying to do by inviting these people. Is this his way of saying sorry? HOLD ON. The sequence went like this in both dubs; Olivier said he didn't know what he was doing, stood up and was leaving the museum. The main character asked where he was going. After, he turned back and said "to my restaurant" and invited the main character. At this point, we don't know if he will really generously invite them IF the main character DID NOT ASK WHERE HE WAS GOING.

Could it be that Olivier had to be asked to trigger the invitation? If so, why would he invite him after being asked anyway? Oh, well it is common courtesy to ask someone out (especially if you CAN treat them). We are torn between his "apology by treating" and "treating just to be polite." Then again we are torn between Olivier being kind and generous, or selfish and spoiled. Then again!!! it is not really nice to judge someone as -spoiled- just because he/she has resources. Let's leave "spoiled" out then~

So after the main characters were pigging out (and after Olivier told them himself that he cooked all the food) they decided to Beybattle, yeay!

At the start of the Beybattle... Olivier explains that Beyblading is an ART (Geijutsu). Hold on... "Gei" is used in Japanese and Chinese words such as "see" "numerous/diverse/varied" "art/craft" "versatility." On the other half of the word, "jutsu" means "technique" "method" "trick."  His opinion here could say a lot about his character... or I might be overthinking things^^ But Olivier has always been a character associated with art.

The main character dismisses his opinion (Takao: "I don't know what you're talking about. A battle is a battle") and Olivier replies with "Of course you wouldn't understand" (In the japanese version, Olivier laughed at Takao and called him a "savage"). So.... there's some hierarchy established here because of Olivier's statement. Well of course Olivier's opinion is better... it's HIS opinion LOL so he thinks he is of better rank than Takao... unsuprisingly.

His way of commanding his bit beast was also a little RELATIVELY demanding. Relatively because the main characters look at the bit beasts as their FRIENDS and ALLIES. The EURO/Majestics team looks at their bit beasts as.... beasts or animals under their power. I want to note that his commands were less obviously assertive/demanding. In the japanese, his commands were straightforward and stern. He eventually tied to the main character... which was pretty embarrassing.

To his "fans" watching, Olivier yelled (YES, YELLED... in both dubs) "Silence! Stop that nonesense (jap:SHUT UP! Don't talk rubbish!)" soooo people have no right to speak their opinions in front of Olivier. From these, we can see that Olivier has a SENSE OF HIERARCHY. He seems aware of his status and his reputation (his expressions actually worked well in revealing his disappointment here). This makes us think twice about his being naive and his being "innocent."

In the end, Olivier congratulates his opponent with grace and tells him about his Beyblader friend in Italy, Giancarlo. Olivier ALSO notes that his teammates are stronger than him after Takao comments on his strength (also in the Japanese, Olivier denies as well). This further reinforces that Olivier is AWARE OF HIERARCHY and he is aware of WHAT HE CAN AND CANNOT DO.

_{LOOK AT MY FACE.NOPE. NOT UPSET AT ALL!!!}
Olivier was also the first to say "bye." It was right after Kyoujuu/Kenny mentioned how Enrique/Giancarlo fought with Cairo. Olivier was just "yeah!!! that's right!!! K bye bye." This is pretty awkward but hey, the guy just lost some match to an outsider he looked down on (and who was different from him) in front of fans... so let's let him go away.

We all had a pleasant impression of Olivier when he was being generous to the others. Like "wow, he may be rich but look, he wouldn't mind doing this and that and treating people even if they are complete strangers." But then he starts shooting at the main character as if he's a... "savage" indeed. The question still remains; was he really as nice as we viewed him at first? was Olivier sincere? or is he two-faced (insincere, deceitful, hypocritical)?

Maybe "two-faced" is a little strong at this moment. We have so many questions now, but it is too soon to answer them. We move on to the part with Giancarlo~



So the main characters battle Giancarlo and lost. However Giancarlo is quite troubled despite his victory. When Giancarlo was on a date with his ladies, Olivier came to visit him. After the ladies were dismissed, Olivier and Giancarlo talk. It is easy to infer or speculate that these two are quite close. We don't know the frequency of their meetings, but we know they are close enough for Giancarlo to open up and tell him how he feels. Giancarlo has his pride and he would not talk to anyone about such an uneasy feeling about the main characters. Also, it is to be noted that Olivier -heard- of Giancarlo's victory before his visit. Msn/e-mail anyone?


These two also seem to understand each other because both of them are eccentric and quirky. If Olivier were a "misunderstood artist" then it would be a treasure to have someone who can listen or try to understand him... what more someone who seeks his advice? Although it seems like Olivier is used to being alone (alone in the Eiffel tower, keeps a distance from fans, spends time alone in a museum instead of mingling with other artists or inspired people there) he seems comfortable keeping Giancarlo company.

So after Giancarlo tells Olivier that something doesn't seem right, Olivier gives a pep talk/advise from friend. Olivier reminds Giancarlo of his efforts and victories to make him feel better (and Giancarlo gets convinced pretty fast). Olivier also advises him not to think about it too much. In the english dub, Olivier also criticizes the main characters, showering Takao and his team with negative adjectives.

Well.... firstly this can be a pep talk. Olivier may be exaggerating about how much of a loser Takao and the others are. But at the same time Olivier may be honest to Giancarlo and that he really sees Takao and co. as losers. The first statement is plausible. It is also difficult to assume that Olivier is again being insincere to Giancarlo... but then who knows?

It was also fun to point out that in the Japanese version, Olivier mentioned that he "hasn't bladed for a while" or "lacked practice as compared to his opponent" in Beyblading. This may be true, but it can be perceived as a sorry excuse for a tie/loss if the public hears this. Then again, it was just the two of them talking. Olivier justified his loss by saying this as an excuse to ease himself. This time he is reminding Giancarlo of his victories to ease his friend, hoping it would work so that they would stay mighty forever.

When Takao talks about preparing for a rematch with Giancarlo, Olivier was the one to speak for Giancarlo. He mentions that a rematch is useless because Giancarlo already won, thus establishing who is the better one. Olivier proceeds to tell Giancarlo "let's go/leave" and turns around. When Giancarlo refuses to leave and agrees to the rematch, Olivier was shocked and quite against it. Before the match, Olivier was wondering why Giancarlo is different. This shifts to Giancarlo's thinking that "Perhaps Olivier is right"

It looks like Olivier loves reading people. He sees if future events would fit his calculations. In this case, he was expecting Giancarlo to just shrug things off because Giancarlo knows he is superior. However Giancarlo suddenly agreed to a rematch. Why agree to a rematch if you beleive you are better, stronger, more superior? Olivier was confused because this was (in the whole series) the second time his calculations failed. The first was when he TIED with Takao.

SPEAKING OF CALCULATIONS!! What if... Olivier rented out the museum... because he calculated his second meeting with Takao? A lot of tourists... TOURISTS were disappointed when the museum was closed. Takao and co. were tourists and Olivier knew they were tourists who would probably look around Paris. On a fun note, Olivier was the least surprised when an angry Takao barged in the museum... oh wells~ Let's move on...

During the battle, Olivier was getting a little worried about Giancarlo's state. Giancarlo was portraying a confident aura in front of Olivier. So why should Olivier worry? (Assume all you want based on emotion/relationships. I'll leave those to you guys. But lemme...) The root comes from Olivier's shock from his calculations being wrong. He probably KNOWS that Giancarlo is just being fake. Giancarlo wanted a rematch to reassure himself. He wanted to have a sure victory without hangups. He is checking if he is really as good as Olivier tells him he is. He does not want to disappoint Olivier nor himself and hence he plays the game confidently. Olivier knows this. He does not believe Giancarlo is truly assured and confident.

So Giancarlo's bit beast goes crazy and is turned against him. Olivier was ready to jump in the arena to save Giancarlo. Giancarlo, however, wanted to deal with his problem alone. Olivier had mixed feelings of guilt, worry and uneasiness. He was not so sure about himself anymore. Guilt of MAYBE steering Giancarlo in the wrong direction. If we look back to Olivier's and Takao's match, Olivier was putting up a facade of confidence... but also had his moments of uneasiness like "hey... this Japanese kid might be good!" No doubt, Takao and co. caught Olivier's interest. Olivier (if we assume his calculations) must have wanted to fight with Takao to reassure himself (otherwise he wouldn't have mentioned that he still Beyblades). This time, Olivier is seeing Giancarlo do the same thing... right after Olivier talked to him. Giancarlo lost and the two are left confused.

Olivier........ your calculations are messed up.

So Ralf/Robert was recommended to Takao. What's up with these two recommending people?? Are they doing it out of charity? (They want the Bladebreakers to improve) Or have the main characters captured their interest? Was the rise of a strong blader too sudden for them? Either way, there was something about the main characters... hmmm~


Going to Ralf's castle (and in the Japanese... Olivier and Giancarlo talking... rather reminiscing about their time in the "Pacific Race" because of the rain... to which Olivier just agreed simply.).... ok that was random LOL XD IDK but I have a feeling this had a certain significance... oh well~

Olivier advertises how awesome and "unique (japanese)" Takao and co. are... as if they were the latest movie in theatres. Of course Ralf was snobby and the main characters really really really wanted to battle Ralf again. Enter Johnny (I regret not having enough time to do a character analysis on this dude... but I have a very good one LOL) Johnny didn't want to believe Olivier (he always fought with him. What's up Johnny? Why does Olivier always piss you off? whyyy?)

So Johnny won... by using his superforce power to ASSURE victory. Ralf noticed this and asked Johnny why he was a little "off" and hasty during his match. Olivier was just watching but he further confirmed that the bladebreakers were not as weak as he thought they were. Well in the end the whole EURO/Majestics team were wondering about such an uneasy feeling after battling the bladebreakers.

So the mighty EURO/Majestics team is getting a little shaky.

Olivier further confirmed everything... it is not only him that is feeling a little uneasy about losing TO THE BLADEBREAKERS; the rest of his team was!!! Olivier feels secure about what he is doing here because he FINALLY finds people (his teammates) who agree and understand him! He just had to calculate this and that, recommend them to get them involved, and go with the flow. Olivier is indeed very artful.

OK. TELL ME.
"But it was Mr. Dickenson/Daitenji who planned everything!"
Mr. D dropped them off in LONDON. Here they met Ralf. Mr. D KNEW that Ralf would encourage Takao and co. to be curious and roam around before going to Russia. This is the reason why they were dropped off in London.

What if Mr.D wanted them to meet Johnny from Scotland? Glasgow is far from London. Based on the map, the fastest route to Russia was to travel through France or Germany. Either way it leads to Ralf. IF the Bladebreakers were led to Germany, then they will be able to meet the "strongest" in Europe. If they don't, then they will go through France where they will meet the artist Olivier... who is sure to be interested. So Mr.D initiated the whole thing and Olivier followed through. Mr. D's plans for initiation was either Ralf (direct encounter) or Olivier. Mr. D may also have been aware of the EURO/Majestics-WHO/DarkBladers issue and led them there. Mr.D was indeed calculating here LOL This may just be a question on geography. xD

So far, the Olivier we know is...
-Not exactly as kind as we first assumed. Maybe generous and polite. But his motives and concern may be driven by self-satisfaction.
-Perhaps misunderstood and lonely. But he seems so friendly!
-Doubtly innocent and naive. He is AWARE of what is happening and he knows his reputation. He is someone who has a brain.

Next...



So the Bladebreakers want a rematch (again) with the EURO/Majestics. While Ralf was -spying- on the Bladebreakers' training, it was the perfect time for Olivier to assert his opinion. Johnny of course was the first to say "hey they suck. They're noobs. End of story." But Olivier shot him down with "LOL you used your special technique/I saw you sweat." Olivier was very open to Ralf about what he thinks and he tells them that he finds the Bladebreakers very interesting and that he wants to battle them. Giancarlo was pretty silent during this time, but he was agreeing to Olivier. The whole moment was all about convincing Ralf whether or not to have a rematch. Johnny diverted the topic to rewards; whether or not their energy for rematching is worth it ("What's in it for us?"). Again, I am not going to analyze Johnny here because this journal is reserved for Olivier space. In the end, Ralf sets the conditions and they decide to rematch.


Olivier was able to be a contributing catalyst/factor (if not the cause) into convinicing Ralf to rematch with the Bladebreakers. Finally, there were three people (if you wanna exclude Johnny, then ok LOL) who kinda "get" what Olivier is having. He was being understood. He doesn't feel so lonely anymore. He seems happier and more secure dealing with this internal conflict with his teammates by his side.

Why tug your teammates? Because Olivier's teammates were of similarly equal rank/status/level with him. He knows his hierarchy and so he knows who to approach because this makes the flow of life (eherm.. the series) easier.

I will not go into why the Majestics did not team up before. Let's go straight to the Olivier vs. Rei match.

Olivier started with confidence. With his team behind him and people finally understanding him, he is more at ease.This is not to assume that Olivier is the type to require someone else to feel secure. This just stems out of his loneliness... which will be revealed in the next paragraphs...

Olivier suddenly flinched when Rei was overpowering his beyblade. While Johnny thought that Olivier was just playing around, Ralf commented that Olivier was being serious in his match.

At that moment when Olivier was stumped and panicking.
This is what he said in the Japanese version... [rough translation]

"What is this? What is happening here?
What is this feeling of [desolation, detachment, separation, loneliness]? Why does it hurt/bother?

*The [word] was "孤立化" "koritsuka"

............
BOOM

He also said a similar thing in the nelvana dub "The feeling that I'm all alone and something is missing... but what?"

So Olivier... the feeling of being misunderstood and lonely BOTHERS YOU AFTER ALL!!! 8Dd

His teammates weren't the type who would be all mushy and cheer him on. Just when Olivier thought they understood him and that he had them with him.... he snapped into the reality that he is all alone in that arena. His teammates were never really there FOR HIM. They were there for themselves and working around for their OWN INTERESTS.  They were equally uneasy but refused to totally share it with each other (unlike the Bladebreakers who were all sugar and rainbows, my pain is your pain........... except Kai until later)

Olivier was PROBABLY working on everything on his own interest (I don't know if he cared in the simplest sense for his friend Giancarlo) but perhaps subconsciously he wanted something in return. Maybe he wanted to feel NOT ALONE and that they're ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. I will not put additional words into Olivier's mouth. But we all get the picture.

We may think that he is concerned for his teammates... His self-interest, however, is evident in his desire....

"I wanna understand them
I wanna battle them"

It wasn't like "We have to understand them" or "don't you want to find out more about them?" It was always about self-satisfaction and relief from uneasiness.

It did not end there, Olivier started thinking after his tie to Rei. He tied because Oliver was still pretty quick-minded. He is not dumb, he is not naive. Olivier is pretty much aware. He is aware of his tendency to get lost (probably gets lost in his thoughts in the museum etc. He is an artist after all... and he got lost for a few seconds during his contemplation in the match). Therefore he was still able to snap out of it and remind himself like "HEY, you're still in the match. Don't let emotions rule over you!"

His emotions pretty much ruled over him the entire time without him noticing it. Olivier was at first more rational and logical, calculating and predicting. It was until things messed up that we were actually able to see the -real- Olivier and his -weakness- or -fragile- side. He couldn't pretend anymore.

He also told Johnny not to underestimate their opponents. Olivier needed time to think for himself. The EURO/Majestics were thinking during Johnny's fight. If you noticed, Olivier was mostly silent during Johnny's match, with Giancarlo and Ralf doing most of the analysis/arguments.

When Kai was about to beat Johnny by using the same trick that Takao used on Giancarlo, Olivier immediately stood up and warned Johnny. He told him to "let go" of Dranzer (who will toss Salamalyon from above)... and Olivier pretty much yelled LOL

We then look back and notice that Olivier is quite (already?) different from his teammates. Perhaps he knew that Johnny would feel as alone as he was during his match, so Olivier decided to help Johnny out (even if this would mean that Olivier would look funny because he tore his pride apart and yelled at his teammate with -concern-) Nothing mattered anymore. He didn't care of what the others (and the audience and fans) would say about his sudden outburst of -concern-. He didn't care what Ralf and Giancarlo would say. What matters is that the feeling of loneliness is crushing and would lead to loss and insecurity. Olivier was not the type to be oblivious to how others feel or think. He was always observant.

He failed to -save- Giancarlo before after talking to him.
This time he felt he pulled his whole team, and Johnny, into a rematch and so he is trying to -save- Johnny from public defeat.

After Johnny lost, we see a pissed off team...with Giancarlo talking about how Johnny did not listen... and a pissed off Olivier who commented that Johnny's performance was bad.
Giancarlo and Olivier were like "Yeh..... happened to us.... happened to him too... that sucks. Now we all feel bad"
Johnny never believed in Olivier. Olivier never showed obvious signs that he believed or trusted Johnny either. So imagine Olivier's frustration when Johnny didn't listen. He was like "DAYMN SON."

Olivier, along with Giancarlo, eventually acknowledged that they need teamwork. Of course Johnny would oppose (no analysis. Olivier space) and Ralf would hold on to his pride... until he is proven wrong by defeat.

*echo* UNTIL PROVEN WRONG BY DEFEAT

So we turn to Ralf's defeat....
Olivier's immediate response when Takao was bringing -an injured?- Ralf out was...

(Nelvana) "Forget about that, who won?"
(Japanese) "The battle...??"

The result of the battle was important to them because it represented the answer to their questions. Ralf's victory or defeat was their catharsis.

WE QUESTION OLIVIER'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR A TEAMMATE
Two probable things...
1) Olivier did not show concern for Ralf because he had confidence that Ralf was okay. Given Ralf's strength and that he is their leader, we'd just be wasting time worrying about Ralf being okay. He is okay cuz he is too strong ok??
2) Takao was in the way. Takao didn't know how much he was confusing the other party. Olivier should not show any sign of teamwork-related-confusion to the opponent.
3) Olivier is, althrougout the arc, working only for his self-interest. He really didn't care about Johnny or Giancarlo or Ralf. He only cared for ANSWERS TO EASE HIS MIND.

(Nelvana)"Tyson... congratulations"
(Japanese)"Takao... I have lost..."
-Ralf/Robert

There is a difference here...
The Japanese version was hinting to the "I lost... I was wrong" stronger compared to the Nelvana dub. Either way he acknowledged his defeat. And then he talked about mushy stuff and how bit beasts are friends. Friendship power is too stronk he says xD Olivier was the one to follow up Ralf with a statement about Griffolyon being a comrade ("Nakama"仲間) Not only did Olivier learn about relationships among people. He also learned battle style and sync with your own bit beast. How intelligent can this kid get??

All ends well after the WHO/Dark Blader's -threat- to kill/eat the EURO/Majestics people for punishment. (Wasn't explicit in the Nelvana LOL) With the team's loss comes the completion of team WHO/Dark Blader's revenge. And Sanguinex/Blot acknowledged Takao's goodness of heart~ OwO

To conclude~
We started out...

Olivier is the kindest of the majestics. He is multitalented and has great confidence with his abilities. He is also very friendly and gets along well with people as he wouldn't mind treating a stranger to a meal. However he can be naive sometimes, but he has no bad intentions to offend anyone.

After this, we brought a few (pfft "few" pfft) aspects of his character into question which.......... messed up our calculations ROFL!!!

As a person who has this character as her favorite, I wouldn't be offended or surprised when people only see his facade. Olivier is indeed crafty and artful, but his craft backfired because of unpredictable circumstances. He can be very good at putting a certain front... after all he IS a celebrity and probably has the most publicity among the four. Perhaps he was not as naive as we thought he was... but he was not as aware as we concluded. As I said, he didn't notice how his emotions were ruling his plans.

He was kind in a way that he knows common courtesy and etiquette. He also (relatively)knows how to feel for people. But he is still seen working for self-interest/satisfaction.
He is misunderstood and lonely in a way that he finds it hard to have someone listen or understand him. (Ralf was just playing leader so he had to understand all). But he wishes for people to ride along with his feelings, just as he knows how to ride along theirs.
He is aware or his rank and is intelligent. But he did not notice how he became quite emotional the whole time. He can still be naive in this way because he was in a learning process (like any other character in the series). He, however, knows how to make his motives work.

On a personal note and as I mentioned above, I immediately thought that there was something more complex about Olivier, this -side character-. Glad to see how I was able to logically and rationally chain my hunches with evidence LOLZ XD It settles the feeling of uneasiness.

I like Olivier. I like this character. He is quite complex and judging him with sharp words that lean to the extreme like "two-faced" "insincere" "naive/ignorant" "kind and generous" would not bring him justice. He can be so confusing like that!!! But I could understand that feeling of trying to plan things logically, eventually having a feeling of something that is missing despite enjoyment of solitude, and eventually being true to oneself again by being emotional. I like this character because I can both relate (but not quite), and I can understand (but he can be so abstract).

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art is also subjective. Olivier is just.... Olivier!!!

This ends the character analysis for BEYBLADE's Olivier Boulanger

So.......................... YEY :"D

WHEW!
This is what happens when I get used to typing papers. I apologize if my journal writing style has changed (I hope not.... I like how I typed in previous journal entries LOL). I still kept this informal as... it's another way of de-stressing ROFL XD I also have a few stuff on my mind for Johnny, Giancarlo and Ralf XD But man... not now

I have been preoccupied so much with exams and papers that I wanted to.... type something not related to acads or life or philosophy. I wanted to type something about a fandom, a character, to stretch myself. Exhausting but it gives mental satisfaction HEUHEUEHUEHUEHU XD Wooo I feel relieved~ >w< And I feel so good that I was able to actually put this into writing HMPH!
My only regret is that I don't have pictures around u_u But when I get the time, I might be able to decorate this :"D HEUHEUEHEHUE~

Thanks for reading guys This will probably be up for quite a while soooo you have all the time to comprehend this WAHEHEHEHE~
I miss you gaiz so much huhu ;n; And I woulda entered that BB tournament if I had the time BOOOOOO!!!