Was Gaara a wasted character?

[Darth Natsu Shazneel]

Gaara's character from part 1 was of a guy who had a tragic backstory. He was neglected by his loved ones, seen as a monster similar to how Naruto was. Except Naruto some how found the good in people even though he was neglected by most. Gaara's character took a realistic approach in that he was someone who actually started feeling the outcome of the neglecting. It became so bad that he feared getting close to people. Originally when this character started out he was a great one. He actually made Naruto vs Gaara feel very impactful. Because you could just feel the intensity between the two. However was his character really wasted or not? That is the question I'd like to ask you guys. As for what my opinion about this whole thing is read below:

Lets be for real after part 1 ended by the start of Part 2 it felt Gaara's character was basically finished. At a young age he became a Kazekage. His tailed beast was taken away from him which made any potential he had as a charactered wasted. Kishi basically put his character on the sidelines doing paperwork for ages. I fail to see how this character truly lived up to his potinetial when most of his development was off screen. Sure some will say in the War arc the dude got some decent development when he made that emotional speech about Naruto. Oh right a speech about Naruto, how have we not heard that before? People say Hinata kept saying Naruto-Kun, Naruto-Kun, When people forget the real culprit Gaara. He went from a crazy psychopath to a dude who kept mentioning Naruto in his speeches. How was his character not wasted? I'd like to know in this thread.

 

[Calpal]

He was a role model for naruto and vice versa, i think gaara was actually a REALLY good character.

everyone *****es about "world building"
"outside development" "offscreen occurrences"
but when we get good stuff like that for some reason people are disappointed.
If his character is wasted then so is everyother character who has off panel development that isnt sasuke or naruto

 

[GetsugaTenshou]

As far as Naruto side characters go, he's one of the better ones. His character arc was concluded in Part 1 so I guess that's why he got sidelined later on. Kishimoto outdid himself when he brought Rasa back as an ET and Gaara l-o-l diffed him and he finally found definitive closure. Naruto makes Gaara strive to be a better person, and Gaara becoming Hokage before Naruto did pushes Naruto to strive harder as well. It's one of the few actual relationships in Naruto because both parties benefit from it. Gaara>more than half of the entire Naruto cast

 

[HowDidIGetPrem]

Yea. In part 2, he became a follower of Naruto's religion and kept asking himself "what would Naruto do?" It's sad how he got reduced to nothing but a mini Naruto but with actual fluency and no influence.

 

[Rikudou Tobi]

They could've used one off's to further expand on Gaara.

 

[123fire]

He had more screentime than all konoha 11 combined bar naruto sasuke sakura

 

[HowDidIGetPrem]

They could've used one off's to further expand on Gaara.

Smh. You sigged a shitpost because you couldn't find anything as ridiculous as your own statement.

 

[Darth Natsu Shazneel]

He had more screentime than all konoha 11 combined bar naruto sasuke sakura

Having more screen time does not mean you are a better character. He got shafted aside in part 2 when he had a awesome ability.

 

[Rikudou Tobi]

Smh. You sigged a shitpost because you couldn't find anything as ridiculous as your own statement.

Every thing you've said is ridiculous, this shitpost is just a convenience for me. Just because you're too much of a dumbass to differentiate susano'o flames from gakido doesn't mean what I posted is ridiculous.
1.When Madara emitted that energy their was flames emitting from his whole body, gakido doesn't do that.
2. Madara didn't absorb the lasers otherwise even Obito would be able to see the alliance if madara is absorbing them.
3. Gakido shows a context bubble of the word "gakido" and can absorb chakra off people like Bee. Madara failed to do that while Lee's cloak went right through him. edo rinnegan madara can't even absorb chakra off people, just ninjutsus through his left hand.
4. edo madara has FAKE RINNEGAN YES, and that shit hasn't registered to you yet.

So if you come here to complain about your shitpost being my sig, then just stop where you are you hypocritical sensitive bitch and look at yours. I'm not even wrong anyways so I should hear no complains from you at all

 

[HowDidIGetPrem]

Every thing you've said is ridiculous, this shitpost is just a convenience for me. Just because you're too much of a dumbass to differentiate susano'o flames from gakido doesn't mean what I posted is ridiculous.
1.When Madara emitted that energy their was flames emitting from his whole body, gakido doesn't do that.
2. Madara didn't absorb the lasers otherwise even Obito would be able to see the alliance if madara is absorbing them.
3. Gakido shows a context bubble of the word "gakido" and can absorb chakra off people like Bee. Madara failed to do that while Lee's cloak went right through him. edo rinnegan madara can't even absorb chakra off people, just ninjutsus through his left hand.
4. edo madara has FAKE RINNEGAN YES, and that shit hasn't registered to you yet.

So if you come here to complain about your shitpost being my sig, then just stop where you are you hypocritical sensitive bitch and look at yours. I'm not even wrong anyways so I should hear no complains from you at all

That's a lot of text for a shitpost. :bdpf:

 

[Rikudou Tobi]

That's a lot of text for a shitpost. :bdpf:

How flattering coming from a shit alt

 

[Umari Senju]

Gaara is my 3rd favorite under Kakashi and Pain. His development was satisfactory given how shallow other characters were done. Keep in mind the story revolves around Naruto and the Hidden Leaf. Gaara is a Sand Ninja. There really wasn’t a whole lot to expand upon his character that wouldn’t feel contrived and forced.

He was Naruto’s shadow what Naruto could have been. You say Naruto not coming out like him was unrealistic. That’s not entirely true. Naruto has Iruka. The one guy in the entire village that actually cared about his wellbeing even knowing what was inside of him.

Gaara’s father and own Cousin tried to kill him and constantly sent people after him to test his container. He was told his own mother cursed his existence as a young boy. That never happened to Naruto. Despite his murderous tendencies Naruto still offered him a hand of friendship. It meant a lot to Gaara. No one in his life did that. Not even his sister and brother. That’s why he fanboyed and looked up to Naruto. And for Naruto seeing a fellow Jin who was despised become Kage was a reflection of his own dream. That meant a lot to Naruto.

The war arc was the resolution to that suffering for Gaara. He learned he was loved, his father was regretful that he wasn’t a better father and proud of the Shinobi he became. Not much more to say for his story with out overdoing it really.

 

[InfiniteMugen]

Holy shit there’s a lot of people crying lately about the namesakes of these shows being the central focus...

 

[Darth Natsu Shazneel]

Gaara is my 3rd favorite under Kakashi and Pain. His development was satisfactory given how shallow other characters were done. Keep in mind the story revolves around Naruto and the Hidden Leaf. Gaara is a Sand Ninja. There really wasn’t a whole lot to expand upon his character that wouldn’t feel contrived and forced.

He was Naruto’s shadow what Naruto could have been. You say Naruto not coming out like him was unrealistic. That’s not entirely true. Naruto has Iruka. The one guy in the entire village that actually cared about his wellbeing even knowing what was inside of him.

Gaara’s father and own Cousin tried to kill him and constantly sent people after him to test his container. He was told his own mother cursed his existence as a young boy. That never happened to Naruto. Despite his murderous tendencies Naruto still offered him a hand of friendship. It meant a lot to Gaara. No one in his life did that. Not even his sister and brother. That’s why he fanboyed and looked up to Naruto. And for Naruto seeing a fellow Jin who was despised become Kage was a reflection of his own dream. That meant a lot to Naruto.

The war arc was the resolution to that suffering for Gaara. He learned he was loved, his father was regretful that he wasn’t a better father and proud of the Shinobi he became. Not much more to say for his story with out overdoing it really.

Fair argument

I won't deny that Iruka did indeed play a part on why Naruto was able to keep the some sanity for people than Gaara did. However I will say this much, despite Iruka taking care of Naruto he was still treated like trash by all the other people. And even if he had someone to look after him he was not always in the area of his protection. Which is why Naruto should be realistically in a bad shape. But this is shonen so this is not the case.


I know very well his reasoning of liking Naruto. I just don't think he needed to mention him every time he came on the screen. The dude was a Kazekage, A inspirational one at that. Instead of being a Naruto worshipper he should be getting characters who would be worshipping him besides his brother and sister. Also his development that we saw done off screen should have been done through out shippuden. The dude was like the Frieza of the first major arc. He deserved to get more on screen development instead of being finished off when part 2 started. Heck it got to a point where he was nothing but a dull sandman.

 

[Umari Senju]

Spoiler

Fair argument

I won't deny that Iruka did indeed play a part on why Naruto was able to keep the some sanity for people than Gaara did. However I will say this much, despite Iruka taking care of Naruto he was still treated like trash by all the other people. And even if he had someone to look after him he was not always in the area of his protection. Which is why Naruto should be realistically in a bad shape. But this is shonen so this is not the case.


I know very well his reasoning of liking Naruto. I just don't think he needed to mention him every time he came on the screen. The dude was a Kazekage, A inspirational one at that. Instead of being a Naruto worshipper he should be getting characters who would be worshipping him besides his brother and sister. Also his development that we saw done off screen should have been done through out shippuden. The dude was like the Frieza of the first major arc. He deserved to get more on screen development instead of being finished off when part 2 started. Heck it got to a point where he was nothing but a dull sandman.

Spoiler

Well to be fair it wasn’t just Iruka. Even though Naruto was looked down on Hiruzen kept watch over him at distance as well. It was Minato’s dying wish. Whereas the Kazekage has Ninja constantly attacking and trying to kill Gaara to see how far he could endure before he snapped.

Naruto also had people like Shikamaru who still befriended him and to an extent Sasuke who understood his loneliness better than anyone.

In real life there are people who go through the same things Naruto and Gaara did but rise above it. It takes a strong sense of self to not be consumed by it all. That’s just a testament to Naruto’s will. He refused to let the world define him and as a result became admired. That’s the stuff of heroes-what the story was all about.

As for Gaara fanboying....well I’m not gonna lie sure it was a bit excessive for sure lol. And he did have people worshipping him. The whole Gaara VS Deidara fight was kind of about that. The people were rooting for him and even crying that he survived the Bijuu extraction. Chyo gave her life for him.

But I think I get what your getting at. You still wanted some of that badass take no prisoners cuthroat Chunin exam Gaara from Part I with a sense of temperament. I can get behind that. But hey it’s Shonen they do that sort of thing do they not? :bdpf:

 

[Darth Natsu Shazneel]

I won't argue your points. That was a very good write up about Naruto's and Gaara's character. If people can rise above situations like these thats a story truly worth writing.

 

[Jinrou]

Glad to see that incorrect opinion of yours was taken to the cleaners by most that replied here. xD

 

[Queen of Bananas]

Gaara was wasted; then he was replenished as a resource by the medication, "love."

Gaara was one of the most critical members of the war arc and he rules Tsunagakure.

 

[salamander uchiha]

There are very few characters who aren't wasted. Kishi would need to do a lot of work to expand on other characters. The manga may have been extended by 500 chapters which I would've liked to see it but alas it wasn't meant to be.

 

[Darth Natsu Shazneel]

Glad to see that incorrect opinion of yours was taken to the cleaners by most that replied here. xD

They were not incorrect I still go by them. I truly feel Gaara was wasted. The guy was put on the shelf most of part 2. I wanted more of Gaara. You fanboys will never understand this.