Vaughn’s ‘lack’ of personality
I’ve seen quite a few comments about how Vaughn is boring and how he doesn’t have a personality etc. which I think is unfair.
I saw so much of myself in Vaughn because he has such a logical way of thinking. He compartmentalises his emotions which is so clear with the whole Danika situation. He’s uptight and frustrated when things are outside of his control but he’s able to look at things in a very analytical way.
He’s very much a normal person in comparison to every other RK character. Just because he’s not being overly quirky or unhinged doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a personality.
I think people were hoping he’d have the same psychotic behaviours as the other MMC’s but it just wouldn’t track with how he was raised.
He wasn’t even going to get a book because of how normal he was since he was raised by two loving parents and didn’t really experience any significant personal traumas. I think it stands to reason he wasn’t going to have an over the top or depressive personality like the majority of RK’s MC’s.
If anything I think he’s just a bit autistic; can’t really understand his own emotions and processes everything almost robotically unless it’s related to Yulian.