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Ok, whenever I watch Legacy, I'm pretty impressed. However, it's mostly because of Orton. Orton has taken his performance to new levels, and entertained most of us very well. His promos are great, and his character is great. But the other two, Rhodes and Dibiase, seem to just be following his lead, with no real character development...
It wasn't too long ago that Rhodes was a babyface, who sucked up to the crowd in an attempt to get over. Now he's a heel, but he's still the same CAWdy he was before, just a heel version.
My point here is, that, although those 2 are heels, and part of Legacy, they really don't seem to be developing in to guys who will be able to do well on their own in 3 years or whatever.
As a comparision, I look at Evolution. When Orton and Batista were in that role in Evolution, as the "apprentices" of HHH, you could tell that once Evolution was over, they would be able to main event, because they had a character that still exists in them to this day.
Batista is my first example. In Evolution, he was the enforcer. He was quiet, strong, powerful, and just "got the job done" withoiut much showboating. That was his character, and it was clearly defined. You wouldn't mistake him for another midcard heel, because he had a persona. And it helped him get over as a main eventer, and it still is, just as a face version now. But he still has the same character traits.
Next example is Orton. When he was in Evolution, he was the legend killer. He was cocky, but he was also cold and viscious. He wasn't just a mini Triple H, with the same package as HHH. He was put under HHH's wing, but he had a distinct character, seperate form that of HHH or Flair, that made him different, and allowed him to go out on his own later, and not be a HHH clone. He got to develop his own character in Evolution, and still uses that character today.
Now, back to Legacy... I just don't see that with these guys. Rhodes and Dibiase are basically Orton clones, and that's the problem I have. Under his wing, they should be given some traits and characteristics that make them still stand out, so that in a few year or whatever, when they break off hopefully into the main event, they will have their own distinct features, and not just another Orton. For example, if they were to break off in a few years by turning face against Orton, how would that work? They would be pretty much just like him, yet turn on him? In Evolution, Batista and Orton were seperate characters from HHH, so when they broke away, it made sense, as they had different gimmicks and whatever.
So all I'm saying here is, I think Rhodes and Dibiase are far to similar to Randy Orton in Legacy. I think it'll hurt them in the long run, because they're to similar, instead of developing their own trends, traits, and characteristics like Orton and Batista did in Evolution.
Do you agree? Do you agree and think they lack anything thta makes them different to help their character, or do you like their character development how it is?
It wasn't too long ago that Rhodes was a babyface, who sucked up to the crowd in an attempt to get over. Now he's a heel, but he's still the same CAWdy he was before, just a heel version.
My point here is, that, although those 2 are heels, and part of Legacy, they really don't seem to be developing in to guys who will be able to do well on their own in 3 years or whatever.
As a comparision, I look at Evolution. When Orton and Batista were in that role in Evolution, as the "apprentices" of HHH, you could tell that once Evolution was over, they would be able to main event, because they had a character that still exists in them to this day.
Batista is my first example. In Evolution, he was the enforcer. He was quiet, strong, powerful, and just "got the job done" withoiut much showboating. That was his character, and it was clearly defined. You wouldn't mistake him for another midcard heel, because he had a persona. And it helped him get over as a main eventer, and it still is, just as a face version now. But he still has the same character traits.
Next example is Orton. When he was in Evolution, he was the legend killer. He was cocky, but he was also cold and viscious. He wasn't just a mini Triple H, with the same package as HHH. He was put under HHH's wing, but he had a distinct character, seperate form that of HHH or Flair, that made him different, and allowed him to go out on his own later, and not be a HHH clone. He got to develop his own character in Evolution, and still uses that character today.
Now, back to Legacy... I just don't see that with these guys. Rhodes and Dibiase are basically Orton clones, and that's the problem I have. Under his wing, they should be given some traits and characteristics that make them still stand out, so that in a few year or whatever, when they break off hopefully into the main event, they will have their own distinct features, and not just another Orton. For example, if they were to break off in a few years by turning face against Orton, how would that work? They would be pretty much just like him, yet turn on him? In Evolution, Batista and Orton were seperate characters from HHH, so when they broke away, it made sense, as they had different gimmicks and whatever.
So all I'm saying here is, I think Rhodes and Dibiase are far to similar to Randy Orton in Legacy. I think it'll hurt them in the long run, because they're to similar, instead of developing their own trends, traits, and characteristics like Orton and Batista did in Evolution.
Do you agree? Do you agree and think they lack anything thta makes them different to help their character, or do you like their character development how it is?
