User blog comment:Njalm2/Nanja's Point of View: Shinigami Edition/@comment-1493741-20150503073419/@comment-136273-20150504083034

Well, Abyss, you clearly don't understand what people like Hellion, Chico or me try to say. So get off your high horse and try to think a bit, okay?

We don't want to say that Pluses or Shinigami are the exact same as Human. They're all part of the same cycle of life. They differ, but in the end they're all manifestations of the same being.

The examples you've provided with Shinigami who didn't change don't work. Most of them did change and explicitly at that. Yamamoto got softer, Unohana ceased to be a mass murderer and turned into a good-hearted healer, Zaraki got more serious about his position ever since their training, Shunsui behaves with noticeable solemnity. Poor Ukitake didn't get much screen time to show notable changes, though, always the good guy.

Many Shinigami change throughout the series. You know, character development? Since their lives last so long this is likely the reason it may take far longer for them than an ordinary Human, but they do change similarly to Humans.

What you wrote about fanon and canon is a load of crap. Let's say, I like a franchise. This implies a degree of respect to that franchise. I want to write a story which takes place in that setting. I may or may not involve the canon characters. Regardless, for that to be a proper fanon story and not simply original fiction, the canon should be used as a source of inspiration, its core tenets serving as a guideline. When something works in canon in a specific manner, that's how it's gonna work in fanon. If there are holes or things not mentioned, then there's time for some creative work. But, rather than pull some bullshit out of your ass one should try to stay consistent with the canon.

That's what adhering to canon means. I thought that's the default approach when writing any kind of fanon. To expand rather than overwrite. What you suggest is not working with evidence or being reasonble, quite the opposite, you dismiss what little evidence we've been shown in the canon and pretend your approach is somehow the be all and end all.

And, next time, try to use actual arguments in your posts if you want to defend a point? I literally read your post twice and didn't notice anything that was even close to trying to convince me to your ways. Mostly shoddy arguments that actually work against you or good ol' passive aggression. Ah, and pointing to imaginary flaws in the argumentation of others, too.