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** After [[FalseFriend being]] [[PlayingWithSyringes abused]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing in]] [[MindRape multiple]] [[KickTheDog relationships]], America finally chooses to trust Japan and activates his Aura, only for England to come in and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything berate]] [[SlutShaming him]] for doing so. This makes America think England is [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming disgusted with him]] for what happened on Remnant. Even though America had no choice and could only give his QuestionableConsent to become Vale, he doubts himself, thinking he might be the type of [[SlutShaming person]] who [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization \
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** After [[FalseFriend being]] [[PlayingWithSyringes abused]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing in]] [[MindRape multiple]] [[KickTheDog relationships]], America finally chooses to trust Japan and activates his Aura, only for England to come in and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything berate]] [[SlutShaming him]] for doing so. This makes America think England is [[UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming disgusted with him]] for what happened on Remnant. Even though America had no choice and could only give his QuestionableConsent to become Vale, he doubts himself, thinking he might be the type of [[SlutShaming person]] who [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization \\\"wanted it\\\"]] [[note]] (In reference to his ChronicHeroSyndrome and Vale\\\'s power.)[[/note]] and blaming himself, coming to the conclusion he might deserve England\\\'s disgust.
** America\\\'s therapy session where he discusses the whole Vale situation. A foreign soul was forced into America\\\'s body without his consent. He blames himself for giving in and offering up everything, including [[HumanResources his organs]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything in]] [[SexualExtortion exch]][[ScarpiaUltimatum ange]] for his brother\\\'s safety, and \\\"letting\\\" Ironwood and Atlas\\\' men use his body [[note]] to put Vale\\\'s Aura into [[/note]] against his will.
** Greenlee (the Atlas soldier stationed on Earth)further compounds this by saying America should be [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization honored and grateful]] that Atlas and Ironwood chose him to become Vale.
** There is a part of America that England does not like.[[note]] (Vale) [[/note]] He tricks America into agreeing to do something that will \\\"fix\\\" that problem, wording it in a way that makes America think he won\\\'t be changed. Before England can try to \\\"fix\\\" him, America finds out the truth and tries to run. England holds America down as he screams and begs England not to do it. [[note]] (The ritual.) [[/note]] Whether this is an allusion to a family member wanting to get rid of a SplitPersonality, attempted CureYourGays, AttemptedRape, or an attempted {{Lobotomy}} is up to interpretation.
** Russia tricks America into activating his Aura. America has amnesia and no clue about their prior history or Russia\\\'s [[PsychopathicManchild darker side]], only experiencing a few interactions with Russia where the other nation acts like they\\\'re good friends. They are also in the middle of a stressful situation when Russia insists, implying America is stupid or useless if he does not agree. It is also implied Russia is laying on top of America as he makes his [[ThatWasntARequest \\\"request\\\"]]. [[note]] America is described as on the ground when he \\\"rolls out of the way and drags Russia with him\\\" and they do not change positions until Russia stands up after his Aura is activated. [[/note]] America clearly does not want to but feels he has no other choice so [[QuestionableConsent he reluctantly gives in]]. If America had his memories, he never would have agreed to do it. England is \\\'\\\'\\\'furious\\\'\\\'\\\' when he finds out what happened and confronts Russia afterward, threatening to kill him if he tries something like that again.
---> \\\'\\\'\\\'England\\\'\\\'\\\': You took advantage of his naivety and the situation to make him do something he would never do normally! You simply waited until the situation seemed desperate to egg America into \\\"assisting\\\" you.
---> \\\'\\\'\\\'Russia\\\'\\\'\\\' (unashamed): Perhaps.
** The symbolism continues in \\\'\\\'The Atrocities of Atlas\\\'\\\'. [[spoiler:The ex-Atlas soldier paralyzes America and holds him face-down and bent over a table while torturing him. He stands behind America and leans against him while [[ShamefulStrip cutting off]] [[ClothingDamage his shirt]] and slowly slicing his skin. [[note]] Because of the way America is chained up, this is arguably the only way the soldier can easily position himself and America while cutting his back. [[/note]] America closes his eyes and tries to distract himself from what his happening to him without success. He also mentally declares his hatred of his attacker and wishes him dead. Once the soldier is done [[note]] carving \\\"SACRIFICE\\\" into America’s back [[/note]] and left, America struggles not to cry and tries to cover the injuries with his ripped shirt. He realizes the wound isn\\\'t healing and may be a [[DefiledForever permanent scar]], leaving him horrified and ashamed. It\\\'s implied the soldier purposely [[InvokedTrope crafted]] this kind of scenario to terrify America [[ForTheEvulz for the hell of it]] and get revenge for America [[NeverMyFault making him]] [[MisplacedRetribution lose his position in the Atlas Military]].]]
** [[spoiler: America is knocked out by a soldier. When he wakes up, he is undressed, in considerable pain, and can barely walk. He hobbles to the shower, leaving drops of blood behind him and washes himself off. When he exits the shower, two guards come in. One of the guards attacks him, bloodying him up, and he does not bother defending himself during the assault. The perpetrators then shove him back into the shower, washing the evidence away. America tries to stand up but the AxCrazy soldier holds him down, saying he likes America better on his knees.]]
** [[spoiler:After America escapes, the ex-soldier catches him again and taunts him about their \\\"bond\\\" and how the scars he gave America will mark him forever. The soldier slowly rips off America\\\'s shirt with a knife, pins him down and lays on top of him, runs his hands over America\\\'s skin [[InvokedTrope to mess with him]], and presses down on his wounds to inflict pain. America is too terrified to realize he can fight back and simply lays there, letting the soldier grope and torment him. When the tip of the ex-soldier\\\'s knife stabs America in the shoulder, he fights him off and blasts the man to ashes before breaking down into traumatized sobbing. He blames himself for not trying to stop the ex-soldier sooner and attempts to hide the scars from Penny, feeling ashamed of them.]] The above three scenes play out painfully similar to rape and/or AttemptedRape and the victim\\\'s traumatized reaction to it.
** [[spoiler: America ran away from his older brother, was captured, escaped, and is alone in a new world. He implicitly trusts Penny 2.0 (the only \\\"friend\\\" he has at the moment) despite her unsettling and suspicious mannerisms. He brushes off the older and warier Amber/Vale\\\'s warnings that Penny 2.0 isn\\\'t his friend and cannot be trusted. Penny 2.0 is very concerned with America being \\\"undamaged\\\". She knowingly leads America into a trap concocted by her and Ironwood, where he is presumably meant to be captured and given to Atlas. And then there are all the other people in Atlas who have gone missing...]] TheRunaway and HumanTrafficking, anyone?
** When [[spoiler:America confronts Ironwood]], it plays out much like an abuse victim confronting their abuser. [[spoiler:Ironwood]] tries to get America to go with him, blaming him for [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou fighting back and getting hurt]], subtly manipulating him and insinuating America is a bad person if he doesn\\\'t do what he wants. America knows what his enemy is doing but can\\\'t help but doubt himself. He gathers his resolve and fights [[spoiler:Ironwood]], which ends with his enemy restraining him and grabbing his wounds, making America scream. [[spoiler:Ironwood sees what the ex-soldier did to America and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything realizes what]] [[NearRapeExperience he is doing]]. He temporarily releases America but changes his mind. He [[IgnoredEpiphany ignores his morals]] and [[AttemptedRape restrains America again]], [[DomesticAbuse beating him up]] and preparing [[IfICantHaveYou to shoot him in the head]]. This causes Penny 2.0 to see Ironwood is a bad person and [[BigDamnHeroes she rescues America]], fleeing with him.]]
** [[spoiler:After escaping captivity, America is attacked by a soldier who has been hunting him for months and purposely lured him into a trap. He runs into Winter (another soldier) and pleads with her not to take him back to his captors. Penny explains that a soldier attacked America and Winter agrees not to arrest him, instead opening up her home to him.]] [[spoiler:America]] is jumpy and nervous when his rescuer locks the door behind him. He refuses medical assistance for his injuries and pulls his jacket tighter around himself in an attempt to keep his rescuer from noticing his wounds. When his rescuer questions him, he admits [[spoiler: the soldier had him]] before that day\\\'s attack but never attacked him like \\\"that\\\". His attacker had his men \\\"do everything\\\". [[spoiler:America]] refuses to give the names of who attacked him and panics when he realizes his rescuer is writing a report on the incident, begging her not to tell anyone. He reveals his attacker has been watching him for a while and [[spoiler: he was captured after he had an argument with his family and ran off.]] He again refuses to share who attacked him because he fears his rescuer will not believe him. It is his word against [[spoiler:Ironwood\\\'s.]] When his rescuer continues to press him for answers he requests a shower and retreats into the bathroom. He viciously scrubs at his skin and tries to hide as much skin under his clothes as possible, afraid that she will see his injuries. He also says that he can\\\'t go home when he\\\'s \\\"like this.\\\"
*** In summary, the way Atlas and her cohorts treat America can be summed up as one huge metaphor for being kidnapped, [[HumanTraffickers trafficked]], and trapped in a sexually, psychologically, and physically abusive relationship.
** [[spoiler:Jaune asks America if he can try to heal his scars. America doesn\\\'t want him to but thinks he should let him so he reluctantly agrees. He stands quietly as Jaune\\\'s Aura coats his back, becoming more and more uncomfortable and panicked, but forces himself to hide it. Eventually his traumatic memories become too much and America begs Jaune to stop. Jaune is so focused on his task he does not notice, and keeps trying to heal America until he gasps in pain and flinches away. Jaune finally sees how terrified America is and is overcome by guilt, apologizing immediately.]]
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** America\\\'s therapy session where he discusses the whole Vale situation. A foreign soul was forced into America\\\'s body without his consent. He blames himself for giving in and offering up everything, including [[HumanResources his organs]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything in]] [[SexualExtortion exch]][[ScarpiaUltimatum ange]] for his brother\\\'s safety, and \\\"letting\\\" Ironwood and Atlas\\\' men use his body [[note]] to put Vale\\\'s Aura into [[/note]] against his will.
** Greenlee (the Atlas soldier stationed on Earth)further compounds this by saying America should be [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization honored and grateful]] that Atlas and Ironwood chose him to become Vale.
** There is a part of America that England does not like.[[note]] (Vale) [[/note]] He tricks America into agreeing to do something that will \\\"fix\\\" that problem, wording it in a way that makes America think he won\\\'t be changed. Before England can try to \\\"fix\\\" him, America finds out the truth and tries to run. England holds America down as he screams and begs England not to do it. [[note]] (The ritual.) [[/note]] Whether this is an allusion to a family member wanting to get rid of a SplitPersonality, attempted CureYourGays, AttemptedRape, or an attempted {{Lobotomy}} is up to interpretation.
** Russia tricks America into activating his Aura. America has amnesia and no clue about their prior history or Russia\\\'s [[PsychopathicManchild darker side]], only experiencing a few interactions with Russia where the other nation acts like they\\\'re good friends. They are also in the middle of a stressful situation when Russia insists, implying America is stupid or useless if he does not agree. It is also implied Russia is laying on top of America as he makes his [[ThatWasntARequest \\\"request\\\"]]. [[note]] America is described as on the ground when he \\\"rolls out of the way and drags Russia with him\\\" and they do not change positions until Russia stands up after his Aura is activated. [[/note]] America clearly does not want to but feels he has no other choice so [[QuestionableConsent he reluctantly gives in]]. If America had his memories, he never would have agreed to do it. England is \\\'\\\'\\\'furious\\\'\\\'\\\' when he finds out what happened and confronts Russia afterward, threatening to kill him if he tries something like that again.
---> \\\'\\\'\\\'England\\\'\\\'\\\': You took advantage of his naivety and the situation to make him do something he would never do normally! You simply waited until the situation seemed desperate to egg America into \\\"assisting\\\" you.
---> \\\'\\\'\\\'Russia\\\'\\\'\\\' (unashamed): Perhaps.
** The symbolism continues in \\\'\\\'The Atrocities of Atlas\\\'\\\'. [[spoiler:The ex-Atlas soldier paralyzes America and holds him face-down and bent over a table while torturing him. He stands behind America and leans against him while [[ShamefulStrip cutting off]] [[ClothingDamage his shirt]] and slowly slicing his skin. [[note]] Because of the way America is chained up, this is arguably the only way the soldier can easily position himself and America while cutting his back. [[/note]] America closes his eyes and tries to distract himself from what his happening to him without success. He also mentally declares his hatred of his attacker and wishes him dead. Once the soldier is done [[note]] carving \\\"SACRIFICE\\\" into America’s back [[/note]] and left, America struggles not to cry and tries to cover the injuries with his ripped shirt. He realizes the wound isn\\\'t healing and may be a [[DefiledForever permanent scar]], leaving him horrified and ashamed. It\\\'s implied the soldier purposely [[InvokedTrope crafted]] this kind of scenario to terrify America [[ForTheEvulz for the hell of it]] and get revenge for America [[NeverMyFault making him]] [[MisplacedRetribution lose his position in the Atlas Military]].]]
** [[spoiler: America is knocked out by a soldier. When he wakes up, he is undressed, in considerable pain, and can barely walk. He hobbles to the shower, leaving drops of blood behind him and washes himself off. When he exits the shower, two guards come in. One of the guards attacks him, bloodying him up, and he does not bother defending himself during the assault. The perpetrators then shove him back into the shower, washing the evidence away. America tries to stand up but the AxCrazy soldier holds him down, saying he likes America better on his knees.]]
** [[spoiler:After America escapes, the ex-soldier catches him again and taunts him about their \\\"bond\\\" and how the scars he gave America will mark him forever. The soldier slowly rips off America\\\'s shirt with a knife, pins him down and lays on top of him, runs his hands over America\\\'s skin [[InvokedTrope to mess with him]], and presses down on his wounds to inflict pain. America is too terrified to realize he can fight back and simply lays there, letting the soldier grope and torment him. When the tip of the ex-soldier\\\'s knife stabs America in the shoulder, he fights him off and blasts the man to ashes before breaking down into traumatized sobbing. He blames himself for not trying to stop the ex-soldier sooner and attempts to hide the scars from Penny, feeling ashamed of them.]] The above three scenes play out painfully similar to rape and/or AttemptedRape and the victim\\\'s traumatized reaction to it.
** [[spoiler: America ran away from his older brother, was captured, escaped, and is alone in a new world. He implicitly trusts Penny 2.0 (the only \\\"friend\\\" he has at the moment) despite her unsettling and suspicious mannerisms. He brushes off the older and warier Amber/Vale\\\'s warnings that Penny 2.0 isn\\\'t his friend and cannot be trusted. Penny 2.0 is very concerned with America being \\\"undamaged\\\". She knowingly leads America into a trap concocted by her and Ironwood, where he is presumably meant to be captured and given to Atlas. And then there are all the other people in Atlas who have gone missing...]] TheRunaway and HumanTrafficking, anyone?
** When [[spoiler:America confronts Ironwood]], it plays out much like an abuse victim confronting their abuser. [[spoiler:Ironwood]] tries to get America to go with him, blaming him for [[WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou fighting back and getting hurt]], subtly manipulating him and insinuating America is a bad person if he doesn\\\'t do what he wants. America knows what his enemy is doing but can\\\'t help but doubt himself. He gathers his resolve and fights [[spoiler:Ironwood]], which ends with his enemy restraining him and grabbing his wounds, making America scream. [[spoiler:Ironwood sees what the ex-soldier did to America and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything realizes what]] [[NearRapeExperience he is doing]]. He temporarily releases America but changes his mind. He [[IgnoredEpiphany ignores his morals]] and [[AttemptedRape restrains America again]], [[DomesticAbuse beating him up]] and preparing [[IfICantHaveYou to shoot him in the head]]. This causes Penny 2.0 to see Ironwood is a bad person and [[BigDamnHeroes she rescues America]], fleeing with him.]]
** [[spoiler:After escaping captivity, America is attacked by a soldier who has been hunting him for months and purposely lured him into a trap. He runs into Winter (another soldier) and pleads with her not to take him back to his captors. Penny explains that a soldier attacked America and Winter agrees not to arrest him, instead opening up her home to him.]] [[spoiler:America]] is jumpy and nervous when his rescuer locks the door behind him. He refuses medical assistance for his injuries and pulls his jacket tighter around himself in an attempt to keep his rescuer from noticing his wounds. When his rescuer questions him, he admits [[spoiler: the soldier had him]] before that day\\\'s attack but never attacked him like \\\"that\\\". His attacker had his men \\\"do everything\\\". [[spoiler:America]] refuses to give the names of who attacked him and panics when he realizes his rescuer is writing a report on the incident, begging her not to tell anyone. He reveals his attacker has been watching him for a while and [[spoiler: he was captured after he had an argument with his family and ran off.]] He again refuses to share who attacked him because he fears his rescuer will not believe him. It is his word against [[spoiler:Ironwood\\\'s.]] When his rescuer continues to press him for answers he requests a shower and retreats into the bathroom. He viciously scrubs at his skin and tries to hide as much skin under his clothes as possible, afraid that she will see his injuries. He also says that he can\\\'t go home when he\\\'s \\\"like this.\\\"
*** In summary, the way Atlas and her cohorts treat America can be summed up as one huge metaphor for being kidnapped, [[HumanTraffickers trafficked]], and trapped in a sexually, psychologically, and physically abusive relationship.
** [[spoiler:Jaune asks America if he can try to heal his scars. America doesn\\\'t want him to but thinks he should let him so he reluctantly agrees. He stands quietly as Jaune\\\'s Aura coats his back, becoming more and more uncomfortable and panicked, but forces himself to hide it. Eventually his traumatic memories become too much and America begs Jaune to stop. Jaune is so focused on his task he does not notice, and keeps trying to heal America until he gasps in pain and flinches away. Jaune finally sees how terrified America is and is overcome by guilt, apologizing immediately.]]
As you said, long and cumbersome. What details can we leave out?
