no.9: Prof. Stein - Soul Eater
Some of the best mad scientist scenarios are less about the doctor giving into sheer insanity, but their struggle to quell the ever looming madness within and no one sums this up better then Soul Eater's Franken Stein. Well okay, maybe some others do but in terms of this countdown, he's the one that fits the bill!
These types of scenarios have always captivated me. In depth dives into the human psyche and how we're all one bad day away from going crazy. Doesn't matter how calculating and in control you think you are, there's always something that can drive one to crack... starting to sound more like the Joker now, but Soul Eater tackles these topics in really interesting ways. Hell, the entire series is essentially about mental issues and not how to stop them but simply how to cope with and manage one's inner demons. Even if that means putting a screw into your head!
With it's overall heavy topic of mental issues and it's overt spooky themes, Soul Eater is a series close to my heart and one I've sadly added very little of to these countdowns throughout the years but when it came to this one I knew I couldn't leave Stein out. His entire appearance is "mad scientist" to a tee and while I'm not sure if I pulled it off or not, I really tried to capture the manga's sketchy, off putting art style that appears when things start really getting crazy because it's always looked awesome to me. Either way, I'm pretty happy with this one.
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