Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26517062-20150706022156

i just notice that Ronaldo seems to have an intense division of people who like him or hate him. Many really like him; many really hate him. if you have any opinions, analyis or theories on him plz state them, i'll be polite regardless of your thoughts!!

if your interested, heres my opinions+character analysis on him... (Feel free to refute anything here, maybe i'll learn something!)

honestly i really like Ronaldo cuz hes relatable; i can really relate to his confusion about the world despite being just a "nobody" in the grand scheme of things, he wants to prove why there is wrong in the world.

like Pearl says; humans blame some "big evil" people can fight, when in reality the world is just many complicated relations far beyond anyones control...i mean, that's true but shouldnt we question our caretakers such as parents, government, and in this case: Crystal Gems? Ronaldo might be a little out there in his theories, but it is always good to question the world; it is how you learn and Ronaldo does just that.

i think Ronaldo might have ego issues; which again I can relate to. he claims he is "nothing" when he finds out he is wrong about Sneople. although very passionate about his life-dreams, he can be hurt very easily when he steps outside his mental bubble and sees what people "really feel about him" as Lars puts it... and honestly, thats very relatable. he seems to be so much into his contemplations that he puts off friends and family; he skips work just to find evidence for "the weird" and as seen on his tumblr he even puts off sleep to do so. he also seems very quick to anger; and very accusing; almost as if he is being constantly blamed for something.... and that leads me to my theory

THEORY:

ok ok so i guess this is basically with every family in Steven Universe, but notice that there seems to be a parent missing in the Fry shop? we never see a mother with the frymans, not that it means anything but it just made me think of a theory. Maybe Ronaldo's mother left when Peedee was too young to remember and left when Ronaldo was about 6-10.. she was very distant in her head, and it could be because of a substance dependence or a mental despair but she often avoided work and eventually got fired.. despite this, Ronaldo loved her very much and even loved her more than his dad since he was working most of the time anyway... his mother was very much into the paranormal and "the weird", and often would talk about it with her son and as a result; Ronaldo for much of his childhood tried his best to find ghosts and other such weird sightings and his mother although distant, loved him the most out of her family and often would help him... then his mother left one day due to strained relationships with her husband, Mr. Fryman and it left Ronaldo depressed and he felt like it was his fault she left; which could explain his possible self loathing/guilt he displays in the show.

When she left; it meant that the family had less income and that Ronaldo eventually had to help his father get money so they did this by opening a fry shop, and Ronaldo had to work there even though he was already so sad... Ronaldo could not deal with this sudden shift of responsibility alongside with depression and self hatred; so he had to find a mental bandaid... and that was the weird, it was a positive memory of his mother and it helped him indulge in his last moments of having a free childhood.. however, he grew up and he got so into his theories that he became very self delusional as we see in the show. throughout all of this, everyone ignored him and strayed away from him for being weird as a child; which was why he was very hurt when Lars left, Lars was a last hope for friendship after his mother left...

WHAT THE HECK I JUST WROTE LIKE AN ESSAY ON RONALDO !! (im totally not a loser) 