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Speaking of his background, on my LJ and IJ I asked people for takes on their characterizations of him. On LJ, I had someone bring up the fact that he, y'know, shot his best friend in the face with a fireball and that was before he technically went crazy. So, if you have anything to add, I'd love to hear it as well, because yeah, now I'm looking for different perspectives on Genesis.
I...don't think he had a very good childhood at all. He always suspected his parents weren't his own, and I get the feeling he was the type to escape into books and had this rich fantasy life before reality just wasn't working for him, and when he joined SOLIDER, he thought reality was going to go the way his dreamworld did, and, yeah. I also think there has to be a reason why Angeal stuck with him through so much of his batshit.