For good or ill, egos can have strong effects on how characters act. Freudian Trio: The Ego to Chases Id and Deeps Super-Ego.

It's not perfect, but I thought it worked pretty well. Template:IndexTrope Whether it's the ego, id, superego, or some other personality aspect, our own wants and feelings, of ourselves and of others, affect how we act. That doesn't mean these things are automatically untrue, just that I want to. Whitehorse24 ( talk) 15:32, (UTC) Regarding that: the Xenogears/saga wiki goes by the games, then official material like Perfect Works and Official Design Materials, not TV Tropes. This is an extreme expression of guilt and shame, whereas Joey only rarely exhibits such displays, and Ross will stick to his guns and yell, 'We were on a break!' (a rationalization). According to TV Tropes, Id is Id, the 'Coward' is Ego, and Fei is Superego. Whereas Ross as the ego is likely to reprove Joey's id through rationalizations, Chandler as the superego is more likely to reprove both of them by taking on the 'parent voice' and impart feelings of guilt and shame onto them: 'Is that really what you should do Joe?' Perhaps the most telling instance of Chandler being the superego is his time 'in the box' after taking Joey's girlfriend.

Interestingly, his own parents gave him a disjointed parental example. He is most likely of the three to vocalize a feeling of how something 'should' be, or to tell another character he 'feels really bad' when he hurts them. He internalizes cultural norms and expectations which manifest as feeling of guilt or shame. Lastly, Chandler completes the set representing the superego. And while the use of the word ego to mean self-worth and pride isn't properly Freudian, Ross is clearly the one character with the most pride, self-importance, and arrogance about him. Ross is also most likely to reprove Joey's pleasure seeking activities through rational arguments based on negative consequences. He tempers Joey's Id-like subconscious drives through conscious rationalizations. While he certainly likes sex and food, he derives his satisfaction through more realistic long term means, primarily his career and academia and romantically through long term monogamous relationships rather than one-night stands. Ross clearly corresponds with the ego and operates on the reality principle. His choice of vocation also aligns with this as acting offers immediate personal and sexual benefits for him while he is performing a role, but has scant long term prospects. He can also react aggressively should something or someone come between his pleasure: 'Joey doesn't share food!!!' And he also avoids anything unpleasant or upsetting as when he put 'The Shining' in the freezer when it got too scary for him. For the Superego, they instead become obsessed with taking. It doesn't really matter how Joey obtains these things and he is often blind or unconcerned about the later negative consequences, be they angry girls who never get called back or digestive problems (these being some of the main fodder for Joey's jokes). The Id will more than likely become a rebellious non-conformist who is angry with how society is run. He lives by the pleasure principle and is concerned primarily with immediate gratification through food and sex. The most obvious is Joey, who is clearly a walking Id.

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