Raoul...

[Crispilee]

*sigh* Okay, guys, I know you aren't going to like this, but I have to bring it to your attention.

Lately, I've noticed how much hate the character Raoul gets in this fandom. Now, I'd understand it if you don't like his character (like if you think he's too cocky or you didn't like his snarkiness or something), but I find that most people don't like him because he interferes with the fan favorite pairing, FrancoeurXLucille. Look, I have nothing against FrancoeurXLucille, I'm perfectly fine with it being the fan favorite pairing. What I hate is how immature people in this fandom are by just claiming that Raoul has to be the biggest asshole on Earth just because he and Lucille have something going on between them and you want Lucille to end up with Francoeur.

Don't you dare go thinking that I hate Francoeur. I like him just as much as you guys do and I think he's really cute. I know you think he needs some love because everyone but Lucille is hunting him down. I really hope Francoeur gets a happy ending, whether he ends up with Lucille or not.

As for Raoul, he was made to be funny. Laugh! Well, besides that, from the clips I've seen in the movie so far, it looks like he actually tries to help Francoeur even though he might have been trying to hunt him at first (that I'm not too clear about). And who created your adorable flea boy? Raoul did! He's not a bad character, he's just a funny, snarky dork. Not at all deserving of all the hate he gets! Not to mention that this movie didn't even come out in the states yet, so why are you all judging him now? Close-mindedness is not good, people.

I'm really sorry if this violates the 3rd rule, but I really think this needs to be brought to some fans' attention.

[Patchlamb]

I haven't seen any hate. .? Rather I've just noticed he's not as popular.
Where'd you see it? DA? 8U

[Crispilee]

I've been told that there are lots of Raoul haters, and I see that in some fan comics, he's portrayed as a jerkass or a sore loser.

[Patchlamb]

Ohhh. Well, I'm not sure if what you've been told is true, but I do figure that the comics are probably made by noobish people!

Forgive me for using that word- 'noobish'- but it's the only word I'd think would fit well with someone dumb enough to "hate" a character. Dislike of their personality is fine- but "hate" is rather. . well, noobish!

[NeonAzure]

I've not seen ANY hate on Raoul and think the existence of this "Raoul-hate" thing is severely over-exaggerated.

[luseylottay]

^ This

[Crispilee]

Okay, okay, "Dislike of Raoul". Happy?

What I've seen/heard about was probably outside of this forum and I'm sorry for sounding like I was pointing fingers at you guys in my rant. There's actually something else about it, but I feel like I'm gonna get in trouble if I talk about it on here, so if you want to know about it, mods, PM me.

[NeonAzure]

I still say it's over-exaggerated. And people will warm up to him once they watch the movie. Don't worry about it.

[kinkachu]

well, i guess i'll be openly honest to the fact that i do hate his character. His personality grates on my nerves and i find his antics cliche to what one would normally find in an annoying sidekick. this is solely based on what i've seen in spoilers and trailers that has led me to dislike him but he might not be half as annoying in the movie.

*shrugs* i may end up eating these words afterwards but until then.... he is pretty much another Le Fou.

[badluckcat]

Haven't seen much Raoul hate myself tbh. I, myself like him well enough. He's a big dork from what the trailers show and he seems nice enough since yes he does try to help Francoeur and all

[Missy Moizy]

I'm starting to wonder if the reason I come across the hate is because I browse for Raoul art in paticular instead of just art from the movie. XD;;;

[NeonAzure]

It's hard to browse for Raoul art without coming up with PoTO Raoul art. I do the occasional Raoul browsing on DA and I've yet to see any hate art for OUR Raoul.