At least he has more reasons than "oh it'll be bad politically if I win even though I obviously won."
Sure, that reason is "I misjudged with my provocation and he's gotten, if anything, more stubborn about this and won't stop until I give him a concussion," but two reasons is better than just one.
To put it another way, we could already guess that he would come up with excuses to surrender, yes, but they also spent this chapter telling us that while Ridd is in control of the fighting, the actual purpose he was aiming for has somewhat gotten away from him. He didn't fully accomplish what he wanted, but he did make something of a start; it would be wiser to stop here instead of risking what progress he may have made just so he can bully a truculent child.
Having said all that, I do actually agree with you. I get that the purpose of such a scene is to show that the main character isn't some meatheaded idiot who thinks he can punch his problems away, but it's annoying to see them put in situations where the framing is so directly at odds with the action. Yes, this isn't supposed to be an "action scene," but more about his planning and execution, but... it's also an action scene, where the entirety of it is spent telling us the action is pointless.
Am I overthinking this?
it's also an action scene, where the entirety of it is spent telling us the action is pointless.
Am I overthinking this?
Humiliating your opponent is a form of victory, and nothing is as humiliating as saying "I could end your shit, despite all the advantages given to you, but you KNOW WHAT? I'm going to surrender and technically give you the victory while everyone saw I dominated you over and over. Have fun with what your own faction's gonna do with you after that."
lmao the moment bro started insulting someone's dying mother, we knew he would be cooked in the most ungraceful way
Anybody got a link to the raws?
I dislike this trope of MCs forfeiting matches they have obviously won
At least he has more reasons than "oh it'll be bad politically if I win even though I obviously won."
Sure, that reason is "I misjudged with my provocation and he's gotten, if anything, more stubborn about this and won't stop until I give him a concussion," but two reasons is better than just one.
To put it another way, we could already guess that he would come up with excuses to surrender, yes, but they also spent this chapter telling us that while Ridd is in control of the fighting, the actual purpose he was aiming for has somewhat gotten away from him. He didn't fully accomplish what he wanted, but he did make something of a start; it would be wiser to stop here instead of risking what progress he may have made just so he can bully a truculent child.
Having said all that, I do actually agree with you. I get that the purpose of such a scene is to show that the main character isn't some meatheaded idiot who thinks he can punch his problems away, but it's annoying to see them put in situations where the framing is so directly at odds with the action. Yes, this isn't supposed to be an "action scene," but more about his planning and execution, but... it's also an action scene, where the entirety of it is spent telling us the action is pointless.
Am I overthinking this?
Humiliating your opponent is a form of victory, and nothing is as humiliating as saying "I could end your shit, despite all the advantages given to you, but you KNOW WHAT? I'm going to surrender and technically give you the victory while everyone saw I dominated you over and over. Have fun with what your own faction's gonna do with you after that."
This is an insanely smart play.