First of all, let's eliminate Johan, Christof, and Roberto as possibilities. Tenma couldn't become Johan because Johan is...[[CompleteMonster Johan]]. No one can top him. Christof is all "I want world dominashun lolz" while Tenma cares nothing about power. Roberto is a bit more plausible, since he UsedToBeASweetKid, but I believe Roberto is a different enough person from Tenma for there to be a difference in their coping mechanisms. As Lunge spelled out in his chapter of ''Another Monster'', a person who kills for pleasure ([[BecauseImGoodAtIt and Roberto probably does enjoy it because he's good at it]]) does so because they're lashing out against the world. It's their way of asserting control. Considering how Roberto turned out, even though he was originally a nice boy, his natural reaction to stress is likely aggression. 511 Kinderheim twisted that into the Roberto [[SarcasmMode we all know and love]]. Tenma, however, rarely lashes out at someone when they hurt him. He gets pissed when ''other'' people are hurt. Furthermore, Tenma tends to lash out at himself the most often, what with his perpetual guilt and all that. Most of this is due being strongly empathic, but Roberto had empathy once too. The difference lies in that Roberto is more aggressive when it comes to defending himself while Tenma is more cautious. This cautiousness not only stems from not wanting to hurt anyone, but also from not wanting to pick fights. However, when pushed, Tenma will defend himself like any other normal person.

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First of all, let's eliminate Johan, Christof, and Roberto as possibilities. Tenma couldn't become Johan because Johan is... Johan. No one can top him. Christof is all "I want world dominashun lolz" while Tenma cares nothing about power. Roberto is a bit more plausible, since he UsedToBeASweetKid, but I believe Roberto is a different enough person from Tenma for there to be a difference in their coping mechanisms. As Lunge spelled out in his chapter of ''Another Monster'', a person who kills for pleasure ([[BecauseImGoodAtIt and Roberto probably does enjoy it because he's good at it]]) does so because they're lashing out against the world. It's their way of asserting control. Considering how Roberto turned out, even though he was originally a nice boy, his natural reaction to stress is likely aggression. 511 Kinderheim twisted that into the Roberto [[SarcasmMode we all know and love]]. Tenma, however, rarely lashes out at someone when they hurt him. He gets pissed when ''other'' people are hurt. Furthermore, Tenma tends to lash out at himself the most often, what with his perpetual guilt and all that. Most of this is due being strongly empathic, but Roberto had empathy once too. The difference lies in that Roberto is more aggressive when it comes to defending himself while Tenma is more cautious. This cautiousness not only stems from not wanting to hurt anyone, but also from not wanting to pick fights. However, when pushed, Tenma will defend himself like any other normal person.

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