Yay! I totally agree- thanks so much for writing this. I think it needed to be done. :)
Sasha has such a great sense of humor- just about everything he says is so funny (I just love his spatterings of dry humor)and I too think he's into modern art (as another reviewer mentioned, 'art deco'/ contemporary art spring to mind- just look at his lab/clothes).
By the way, I'd say I'd fall into the category as being one of those people who have an organised mind (or so I like to think- lol), but being not-so- organised in other areas (my bedroom is an apalling mess and I'm often late for things- such as biology class. This could just be because I'm a muscian though...lol). Sasha no doubt stresses control of pshchic powers/having an ordered mind, because if a psychic did not have any mental control (especially that individual was very powerful- aka Sasha), things could become exceedlingly bad exceedlying quickly(eg- if they get really angry, everything in thier immediate surroundings might be potentially spontaneously combusted).

I will stop rambling now. Thankyou- this is brilliant and adios!
(hope I spelt that right...) :)

I'll have to save this somewhere for future reference.

I haven't really read a lot of fanfictions for Psychonauts yet, and I'm actually trying to write one myself, so this is really helpful.

I think I need one for Raz too for some reason.

A very interesting essay. You're very perceptive in your observations. I couldn't agree with your summary of Sasha's character more.

Browsing through the archives of fanfiction here, I was surprised to see how different some people's versions of Sasha were from the way I pictured him. Hmm, I wonder if the character variations are a result of people missing sections of hidden game dialog...

That was an entertaining essay! You are very right on many levels, and I can identify with you in being the organized-yet-so-very-cluttered type as well as being a fan who doesn't have a thing for Sasha. I did get into the control thing a bit too much in my fic, but it is very obvious that he has a good sense of humor. If you take your time in the game, there are more sarcastic jokes than you can keep track of.
Very clever writing!
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Ah, very nice. I just read this...I will certainly have to keep this in mind if I ever write something about Sasha. You make some very good points. I, um, pretty much agree with everything you wrote.

This was excellent! I enjoyed the in-depth analysis of my most favored character of the Psychonauts game, because it brought to the front of the room what everyone else doesn't really pay attention to.

The dark clothes and sunglasses. Honestly, it doesn't speak to me that he's angsty, but actually, it reminds me of circa 1960-1970 Andy Worhol mod art deco. Especially the haircut.

This was a very good essay. I would love to do something like this for my english class, hopefully. Thank you for the inspiration.

Oh, by the way, have you ever set any of Sasha's boxes of paper on fire? He actually jokes, and says 'Thank you Raz. I needed to clean up in here.' or something like that. It proves even more that he has a sense of humor. ^_^

~Jaks-Girl

Vey impressive essay. I think Sasha would be pleased. Good job!

WELL. This little essay really delved into Sasha's character. While I'm not the type who's big on getting someone's character down (mainly because I suck at it), I thought this essay was pretty sweet. I bet you're passing English. >_>

Wow, I just read this on Deviantart earlier this morning and I love it. I agree that Sasha totally has a sense of humor... we see that with his dialogue with Raz early on in the Brain Tumbler experiment. Love ya for seeing it.

A very good character analysis. You've studied Sasha very well, if I say so myself. Now one question remains... What lies behind the glasses?

XD I have a similar PC-room situation myself. I have a network of folders and sub-folders, easily navigated when the need is shown, but my room is a very, very different story.

Hm, these are some very good points...I may have looked into the "control" thing a bit too much...I'll definitely have to remember this when I'm writing my fic, that I shall.

The essay is lovely, by the way. Well organized, were written, and you've definitely got some nice points here. Great job~!

~*Digitaldreamer*~

Oh, yay, I thought I was the only one who wondered why Sasha Nein was portrayed as so aloof and moody when he usually seems pretty happy. Nice essay; I can tell you put a lot of thought and work into it, and there's some interesting theories about Sasha, too. What a nice guy..