Who is more interesting? Nagato or Kakashi?

[TheAncientCenturion]

Same as a few previous threads; Which character do you find to be more interesting, appealing, and over all better in a none-combat sense I suppose.

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Nagato of Amegakure

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Or Kakashi Hatake, The Copy Cat

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My opinion is, that Nagato is overall more interesting of a character. While Kakashi has had similar experiences and is a very good character himself, I feel like what Nagato had done under his new personality of "Pein" really puts him over the top. His quest for peace and the hard life style he had, being used as a puppet (rather tragic, imo) and his final moments, which I realize not everyone likes, just get to me and make me think this.

What's your thoughts on these two?

 

[WolfHaley]

Can't chose. Probably Kakashi.

 

[Touken]

lol, it's hard to decide considering these 2 characters are probably the most well developed characters in Naruto. I lean more towards Kakashi though, Tobi being Obito just adds to his list of traumatic experiences and he's still carrying on fighting the good fight.

 

[Retsu]

Nagato, wish I could've seen him in action in his pre akatsuki days

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Can't chose. Probably Kakashi.

It's a tough call

lol, it's hard to decide considering these 2 characters are probably the most well developed characters in Naruto. I lean more towards Kakashi though, Tobi being Obito just adds to his list of traumatic experiences and he's still carrying on fighting the good fight.

@Bold: That's why I chose these two. I am hoping to get some interesting dialogue going on in her.e..Eventually. And yeah. Kakashi has a lot going for him in terms of how well written he is, and character development.

Nagato, wish I could've seen him in action in his pre akatsuki days

Yeah, it would of been cool.

 

[Champ]

Nagato. Kakashi sucks.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Nagato. Kakashi sucks.

I can't say I agree with your statement concerning Kakashi...

 

[Untamed]

Kakashi has a weak -helpless -potentially strong - tragic -cant catch a break type of persona .
Nagato has a strong- manipulated- unlucky- mentally fragile type of person. hmm

about equal I think, but Kakashi has more mystery and uncertainty surrounding his life possibly.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Kakashi has a weak -helpless -potentially strong - tragic -cant catch a break type of persona .
Nagato has a strong- manipulated- unlucky- mentally fragile type of person. hmm

about equal I think, but Kakashi has more mystery and uncertainty surrounding his life possibly.

Nicely said. Yeah, as I said to another user. The main reason I picked these two were because they're rather close when it comes to characterization and how well done they are.

 

[Six Paths of Logic]

Pain*
they're both interesting

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

I prefer to call Nagato, well, Nagato. I group Pein in with Nagato.

 

[shelke]

I have no idea how people can suggest that Kakashi is a decently developed character. His development is no better than Naruto's. Nagato on the other hand was one of the high notes of this ill-horrendously conceived manga. The only thing that became his fall was the writer himself and that laughably poor book reference.

My vote goes to Nagato - he deserves it.

 

[VongolaX]

Normally I would put Kakashi, but the hype is making his interest lagging for me personally.

I think Nagato, before he met Obito or pein

 

[Zexion~]

Do pains count? If so Nagato wins by a landslide

if not i find Nagato more interesting i suppose

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

I have no idea how people can suggest that Kakashi is a decently developed character. His development is no better than Naruto's. Nagato on the other hand was one of the high notes of this ill-horrendously conceived manga. The only thing that became his fall was the writer himself and that laughably poor book reference.

My vote goes to Nagato - he deserves it.

I don't see how Kakashi a badly written character :l.... Who would be a better person, in Nagato's stead, then?

Normally I would put Kakashi, but the hype is making his interest lagging for me personally.

I think Nagato, before he met Obito or pein

Pein was fantastic

Do pains count? If so Nagato wins by a landslide

if not i find Nagato more interesting i suppose

I am counting Nagato and Pein as all one person. By the end of the day, who would you think is more interesting?

 

[shelke]

I don't see how Kakashi a badly written character :l.... Who would be a better person, in Nagato's stead, then?

You are more than welcome to debate with me on this. I am a Literature and Arts student anyway, and it's my forte to dissect characters, plot-lines, and general themes of Novels, Poems, Dramas etc.

 

[Gerkak]

Both are equally interesting.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

You are more than welcome to debate with me on this. I am a Literature and Arts student anyway, and it's my forte to dissect characters, plot-lines, and general themes of Novels, Poems, Dramas etc.

I'd certainly find it interesting to see your reasoning behind this.

 

[shelke]

Post yours and I'll counter. How DO you understand that Kakashi is a good character, purely based on characterization of course?

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

Post yours and I'll counter. How DO you understand that Kakashi is a good character, purely based on characterization of course?

I was more or less hoping to be more of an observing and having limited participation in any conversation. I don't exactly have time on my side to begin to write too much.

But, to be short and post some points I'd say that Kakashi's character is pretty well done based on the prior experiences he had faced (The death of practically his whole team) and how we can see that being a driving factor, even before learning of this. In Part 1 we can see the influences that Obito's death had on Kakashi.