An audience surrogate is grounded, like us; we are on a par.

Rachel vanishes, and thus Bam starts his journey to get her back. i’m so sorry bamNow we are left with a bigger question, what has the betrayal accomplished? Rachel has lived in Bam’s shadow for a while and she wants the God’s attention on herself. Neo begins his journey getting to grips with this concept. Mysteries surrounding them and extraordinary capabilities might grow as the story progresses but, at the start, they are ‘normal’, blank pages with little-to-no personality. I promised I’d take you to the tower.

Bam is willingly swallowed by a powerful beast, risking immediate death, when he sees no other way to move forward. And, by the end of Season 1, we’ll see even further character growth in him as the world opens up and his courage balloons along with his determination.Bam’s goal, to follow and reunite with Rachel, might be a simple one. But with simplicity comes clarity, and in a world as mysterious and strange as that of But if you’re thinking Bam might fall into the (tired and lazy) power-fantasy archetype, perfectly exemplified by Bam is, therefore, a unique blend of blank slate and motivated hero. If he wasn’t around, would she be given another chance?Headon and Rachel then make a deal and up until Underwater Hunt Part 2, we didn’t know the exact parameters of that deal…now it’s obvious.despair sadness hatred depression betrayal heartbroken….

Supporting characters deliver expository info dumps, talk in riddles, or show Bam the world through their actions and abilities. Bam is Tower of God’s audience surrogate. In cinema, one of the most famous examples is In anime, protagonists like this are the standard for In fantasy and sci-fi literature, too, authors like Neil Gaiman are known for their audience surrogate protagonists. Bam knows little about the world, allowing us to project ourselves onto him. The most obvious one is that King Jahad now thinks Bam has out of the picture, as far as he is aware that’s the end of the Bam issue.However, it also forced Bam to join F.U.G., which will become a crucial story arc for the next season.Thinking about this, it becomes obvious that these events have been orchestrated by Headon, all the way up until and including Rachel’s betrayal. Bam’s clear motivation from the outset has us cheering him on from the word ‘go’, rather than riding the waves with him as he is passively carried along — often the way with audience surrogates.A distinct personality for Bam is carved right out of the gate by giving him a goal to pursue. When Rachel enters the Tower, Bam manages to open the door. However, we have to think back to Rachels interactions with Headon for a clearer answer as to why she betrays her childhood friend.Headon told Rachel that the Tower did not choose her and calls her a “bad person” in the process. Why is he the chosen one?

With Matthew David Rudd, Johnny Yong Bosch, Chris Hackney, Cherami Leigh. At least, not until Evan uses his pocket to help Bam understand. Similarly, Shadow in Both of these characters aren’t only clueless, they’re also ordinary (at least, at the beginning and as far as we know). All the while, Bam is consistently confused by, and in awe of, this new world which he is cautiously but courageously stumbling through. GZ tells him that an "outside God" brought him back to life (cloned), but I believe that 24 other "Bams" have tried to climbed the tower but failed. He is faced with tests that he takes in order to see Rachel again. Tower of God centers around a boy called Twenty-Fifth Bam, who has spent most of his life trapped beneath a vast and mysterious Tower, with only his close friend, Rachel, to keep him company. When Rachel goes into the tower, Bam follows her. Rachel (라헬, Lahel/Rahel; "Rachel"), also known as Michelle Light (미쉘 라이트, Misuel Raiteu; "Michelle Light") is an Irregular and was Baam's best and only friend as she was the only one to visit him in his "cave".
But Bam, by contrast, is a refreshingly unusual audience surrogate.Crucially, we also know that Bam has a past he cannot remember. It bolsters him with an enormous amount of courage, which, in the very first episode, grants him the strength to pass the first test and look death in the eye.

He is describable, rather than blank. But the determination to achieve his singular goal drives him, and as the plucky underdog, we can’t help but desperately hope that he will survive and continue on.Bam is clearly being written as someone important from the outset, but it is unclear exactly how he is important within the context of the story. Yeah, makes sense that she failed that test.After Headon rejects her again, she complains about Bam being the one who gets all of the attention and special treatment. Where the story of Babel is all about God creating division by taking away mankind's ability to communicate freely with one another, when Bam meets Yuri and Evan, he is not able to understand what they are saying from the beginning.
This backstory, and his relationship with Rachel, also provide him with two more things to set him apart: agency and personality.His desire — to find Rachel — is simple and clear, and it drives him forward. Visit the link below for all of FANDOM's anime coverage!Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Everyone he meets knows more about the world than he does. But he also has a pure, personal motivation that provokes his anger, engages his will, and inflames his courage when the odds are stacked against him. She longs to see the stars which is one of the fabled rewards waiting at the top of the Tower, because she "fears the Night".