Tae

I have only heard that he got into fights because he "thought he was better than everyone", so looked down on them. Lonely, rejected kids are that way sometimes--sometimes they feel superior and withdraw in lonely isolation. That would have made him edgy, prickly, easily offended and thus, prone to fighting in a population of kids that knew and expected he would react to whatever they did in that manner. I would think growing up, esp. in the tight discipline of the military and of course the terror of Hojo and everything subsequent would mellow him out if it didn't kill him. But then, "canon" for me has always been contaminated by own projections and those of fan fiction writers who skillfully make me believe what I need to believe..... so go for it. Make-up what you will 'cause, for me, it's all OK the way you do it. Mom Calling