...I don't think I actually know your opinion of him.
XD He's an asshole, and I am inexplicably fond of him. That about sums it up.
* How I FEEEEEL about this character
See above, and also... I dunno, I just, he's really a jerk, right? But I understand why. And I understand him, a lot of the time. He's actually quite transparent. It's just that he's sort of delightfully an asshole from time to time. And watching him grow as a person -- but still be arrogant as hell -- amuses me.
* All the people I ship romantically with this character
Oh, uh, god. XD All his wives? No, that's not true, actually. And I don't ship him as much as he ships himself -- Namor's about a century old and he gets around. I thought he was cute with Marrina. I don't entirely like his thing with Sue, but that's because I don't really like Sue. I feel bad for how things went down with Dorma, even though I never really liked Dorma, but for an arranged marriage between cousins it could have been worse. I am mostly exasperated by the thing with Emma, but it's better than Emma and Scott, even the terrible thing called Scott we have nowadays...
Really, more than liking him romantically with any one person, I am amused and impressed by the range those people have fallen into. They don't have to be humanoid. They don't have to be anything another Terran male would find attractive! They are always impressive specimens of their type, queens and heroes, with an aura of power. The fact that Namor can see something to draw him in such a wide range of beings actually speaks pretty well of him.
And probably pisses off all the Atlanteans who were miffed at his mother for breeding with a surfaceworlder, but hey! That's just a bonus.
* My non-romantic OTP for this character
My broTP? Who I think is Namor's BFF? This is no secret: it's Jim.
They bicker like children. They fight like spatting brothers, except with superpowers. They know how to piss each other off, and do so, constantly and deliberately. But when Namor is taking over the surface world, who does he brainwash to be by his side? Jim. And when Jim comes back from "death" and feels lost, who dons a disguise and orchestrates an attack by giant robots so he can do what he does best? Namor. It's just how they are. Because you see, they aren't just friends, they're brothers.
The whole core group of the Invaders -- Jim, Cap, Bucky, Toro, and to a slightly lesser degree Jackie and Brian (and Roger) -- are special to Namor. His first friends. His first comrades. They may try to get him to play nice, but they know that just because he's an asshole who sometimes, for political reasons, has to invade the surface, doesn't mean he's just a bad guy. And they've done so much that gave them a bond.
Unfortunately, there is a friend for the darker side of Namor's existance. For the part of him that does invade the surface, and do things that mark him as a villain. For the arrogant kingly side of him. And that's Doom. They are so bad for each other. But they keep coming together...
* My unpopular opinion about this character
I actually kinda like the navel ring. You know, the seashell one? XD
* One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Ehhhh, I got nuthin'. I am generally unhappy with Marvel right now -- and for the past... many years -- but they haven't done terribly with Namor in the thigns I've seen. It will be interesting to hear how fallout from the phoenix incident progresses.
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XD He's an asshole, and I am inexplicably fond of him. That about sums it up.
* How I FEEEEEL about this character
See above, and also... I dunno, I just, he's really a jerk, right? But I understand why. And I understand him, a lot of the time. He's actually quite transparent. It's just that he's sort of delightfully an asshole from time to time. And watching him grow as a person -- but still be arrogant as hell -- amuses me.
* All the people I ship romantically with this character
Oh, uh, god. XD All his wives? No, that's not true, actually. And I don't ship him as much as he ships himself -- Namor's about a century old and he gets around. I thought he was cute with Marrina. I don't entirely like his thing with Sue, but that's because I don't really like Sue. I feel bad for how things went down with Dorma, even though I never really liked Dorma, but for an arranged marriage between cousins it could have been worse. I am mostly exasperated by the thing with Emma, but it's better than Emma and Scott, even the terrible thing called Scott we have nowadays...
Really, more than liking him romantically with any one person, I am amused and impressed by the range those people have fallen into. They don't have to be humanoid. They don't have to be anything another Terran male would find attractive! They are always impressive specimens of their type, queens and heroes, with an aura of power. The fact that Namor can see something to draw him in such a wide range of beings actually speaks pretty well of him.
And probably pisses off all the Atlanteans who were miffed at his mother for breeding with a surfaceworlder, but hey! That's just a bonus.
* My non-romantic OTP for this character
My broTP? Who I think is Namor's BFF? This is no secret: it's Jim.
They bicker like children. They fight like spatting brothers, except with superpowers. They know how to piss each other off, and do so, constantly and deliberately. But when Namor is taking over the surface world, who does he brainwash to be by his side? Jim. And when Jim comes back from "death" and feels lost, who dons a disguise and orchestrates an attack by giant robots so he can do what he does best? Namor. It's just how they are. Because you see, they aren't just friends, they're brothers.
The whole core group of the Invaders -- Jim, Cap, Bucky, Toro, and to a slightly lesser degree Jackie and Brian (and Roger) -- are special to Namor. His first friends. His first comrades. They may try to get him to play nice, but they know that just because he's an asshole who sometimes, for political reasons, has to invade the surface, doesn't mean he's just a bad guy. And they've done so much that gave them a bond.
Unfortunately, there is a friend for the darker side of Namor's existance. For the part of him that does invade the surface, and do things that mark him as a villain. For the arrogant kingly side of him. And that's Doom. They are so bad for each other. But they keep coming together...
* My unpopular opinion about this character
I actually kinda like the navel ring. You know, the seashell one? XD
* One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Ehhhh, I got nuthin'. I am generally unhappy with Marvel right now -- and for the past... many years -- but they haven't done terribly with Namor in the thigns I've seen. It will be interesting to hear how fallout from the phoenix incident progresses.