Character Study: Aelita Stones

[G-Force offline]

These are a series of essays that I'm writing in order for myself to get a better grasp of the Code Lyoko characters. I posted this on my DA page but I thought it would be cool if I put them up here as well. Enjoy!

Also I mention theme songs in the essays, those are songs from the Retelling Series soundtrack found here

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Age: 12
Identifiable Color: Pink
Hobbies: DJing, Listening to Techno
Personality on Earth: Innocent and Awkward
Personality on Lyoko: Determined and self-sacrificing
Interesting Fact: Takes to any activity she sets out to do like a nartural
Fighting Style: Brains Over Brawn

People who are drawn to Aelita also find characters such as Starfire from Teen Titans appealing as well. In Code Lyoko, Aelita’s character is a mixture of childlike innocence and frailty along with a strong sense of loyalty a friendship. This as served as motivation for her more memorable moments in the show as she will not hesitate to sacrifice her life for the betterment of mankind, a species that she herself was not originally part of. This can be considered as one of her major flaws in her personality as she holds other’s lives in a higher light over her own. Aelita’s willingness to be a martyr is no fluke occurrence, there have be countless examples where she has braved the elements of Lyoko alone to stare down the likes of XANA all in the sake of keeping her friends and complete strangers safe.

Out of the cast, Aelita is the closet thing to perfection that one can obtain. She’s sincere, thoughtful and is the epitome of good. Most people in the Lyoko universe have to make a conscious effort to be like this but with Aelita it happens out of reflex. Her only glaring fault in the real world is her naivety which comes from the fact that she has much to learn about the real world and every new experience is a small adventure for her which is something fans of all ages can connect with.

There is something admirable in the way that Aelita is always willing to go into Lyoko despite the fact she has now weapons to defend herself and runs the risk of facing death with every trip. People have called the girl foolish for doing so without bothering to see things from her point of view. In order to save those you love and care about, you have to plunge into the enemy lines armed only with your natural instincts to get you through this. With Aelita, the odds are never stacked in her favor and yet she still goes into Lyoko for the sake of humanity.

Aelita’s method of “combatâ€

[YDV offline]

Very nice! (Just like everything you do, G-Force! Hehe what, I am NOT sucking up.. don't be silly!)

Yeah.. it is a really nice Character Profile. Though... the part about her never being part of the human race makes me cringe, because I go with the theory that she Was Once A Real Girl and in any case she is one now. I do kind of like her because she's innocent and stuff like Starfire! But she doesn't have as many funny alien quirks cuz she's not an alien (technically)

[animenologist offline]

And after so many episodes of being human in Season 2, I'd probably change the innocent and ackward bit. From what I've seen, her human developement is a combination of her former innocence and Odd's carefree additude. Her interest in techno and dj'ing was sorta introduced to her by Odd. Her best vehicle is Odd's Overboard as shown in "A Bad Turn". And lots of times shes seen cracking more jokes and doing fairly risky behaviour, qualities normally associated with Odd. And then there was that kiss in "Xana's Kiss", something very upfront and might not have been 100% out of romance. Yet she still retains her sense of responsibility, to go to Lyoko to stop Xana and keep the world safe, even without protection. She still has that martyr complex of placing her life below others.

I'd actually say she has taken up some of Jeremie's stubbornness as well. There have already been 3 episodes where she has made Jeremie virtualize her without assistance, again placing her responsibility above her life. Then there was the incident in "Missing Link", where she tried to transfer her vDNA to Yumi, without considering all the consequences or other options. And of course, "Deja Vu", which of itself could be considered a selfish action. She placed her life and friends through a lot of trouble, to settle something for herself. If all that was needed was a trip to Sector 5, a better planned trip could be properly planned out at another time, if she needed answers, there was also Hopper's Diary waiting to be decrypted. In terms of developement, Aelita is developing quite nicely, absorbing some of the qualities around those close to her. She is becoming human, and despite her almost perfect character is shown to have flaws, as with any human.

Still its a very nice piece of work. I really like it.

[animenologist offline]

He has already have one for Jeremie on his website. And it has been stating what I've known for all this time in a very eloquent manner. That Jeremie is the one who end the war with Xana and as such is Xana's greatest foe, probably tied with Aelita.

[G-Force offline]

I'm not sure if I should just make sepperate threads for each character or should I just lump them here. I'm leaning toward the second choice more as that I don't clutter up the fourm.

[Tetsu Deinonychus offline]

Yes, very nice! Aelita is my favourite character. Probably because, I've actually known alot of girls like that. (Although, concerning Teen Titans I prefer Raven to Starfire). I look forward to reading your other character studies.

He has already have one for Jeremie on his website. And it has been stating what I've known for all this time in a very eloquent manner. That Jeremie is the one who end the war with Xana and as such is Xana's greatest foe, probably tied with Aelita.

Well yes, he's the team's strategist. And, we all know the outcome of a war is really decided by the strategists.

[animenologist offline]

Well yes, he's the team's strategist. And, we all know the outcome of a war is really decided by the strategists.

Kinda reminds me of a saying someone told me once "Soldiers fight battles. Generals win wars." Though if we looked back at some of the talks on leadership from the old TvTome days, the question on who is leader was up in the air. Though Samblob made some good points on the leadership being split between Jeremie, Yumi, and Aelita. But I think season 2 has pulled him ahead in terms of un-named leadership, he does seem to act more authoritatively, especially in episodes like Deja Vu.

[DeadViolet offline]

alita's cool! and sweet.

[Lomesir22 offline]

I applaud you! Very well-thought out and very well-written! Do you have any more written or planned?

[Tetsu Deinonychus offline]

Kinda reminds me of a saying someone told me once "Soldiers fight battles. Generals win wars." Though if we looked back at some of the talks on leadership from the old TvTome days, the question on who is leader was up in the air. Though Samblob made some good points on the leadership being split between Jeremie, Yumi, and Aelita. But I think season 2 has pulled him ahead in terms of un-named leadership, he does seem to act more authoritatively, especially in episodes like Deja Vu.

All I'm saying is, If I was somehow sucked into the fictional universe of CL, Jeremie is the one I'd hand a copy of Sun Tzu's "Art Of War" to.

[bduddy offline]

From what I've seen, when they're together (on Earth at least), Jeremie's the one that's usually telling the others what to do. Of course, in Lyoko situations, things are a little bit different, but the facts that him and Aelita are the only "essential" members of the group and that Aelita isn't a real leader leave Jeremie as the obvious choice.

[Tetsu Deinonychus offline]

That said - giving the kids 'ranks' is like establishing a command-chain which does not really exist, the kids are a lot more democratic in their organisation and structure, inside and outide of of Lyoko. How often have we seen each kid act independantly or take command in a crisis. They all treat each other like equals, though they each respect the others strengths and unique talents.

It's kinda like a forum (pun intended).

Well of course they're friends above everything. I'm just saying Jeremie's strategies play a very big part in their fight with Xana.

[lyokodude offline]

Another great CL character analysis