Character Analysis
Video is a difficult character to analyse. It's easy to say that she's 'boring'
or 'too conservative' about life in general, and compared with her wilder
cousin Clash this often appears to be the case. However the danger is to look
at Video in the shadow of Clash's misdemeanours, as the long suffering elder
cousin who always takes the morally right path in life.
There are a few salient points to make about Video's character. Firstly,
she's a woman who believes very strongly in things. In this she is somewhat
like Shana, as illustrated in Father's Day when she gets all hot under the
collar about Clash bending the truth. Video, therefore, is a great believer
in direct honesty...something which sometimes leads her into trouble, for
she also has something of a big mouth - in Starbright she even owns as much
after giving away the truth of BaNee's eye condition to the enemy.
Though Video associates herself with Jem right from the off, she never seems
too bothered about finding out Jem's secret. This suggests that she's someone
who can respect the privacy and wishes of others as well as looking for her
own interests. It also indicates that she's fairly secure in what she's doing
and her life as it is, since she has no wish to bring her friend down. Consequently
Jem trusts in Video from the start.
Friendships/Roles
By far the most important role in the show for Video is her relationship
with her younger cousin, Clash. In the flashback videos of Father's Day baby
Clash is shown to torment a 2 year old Video from the start and the fact
Clash got a present on Video's 10th birthday also suggests that there's some
more competition from Video's side than at first seems apparent. Clash is
the spoiled brat of the family who's always gotten her way with her father,
whilst Video has had to work hard to get to where she is, and sometimes you
wonder if she feels that. However, there is still a blood bond between Clash
and Video that Video at least can't completely let go of. At the end of Video
Wars she seems concerned by Clash's welfare even though Clash has tried once
more to ruin her. It's also interesting to note that Video is the only character
who ever refers to Clash by her birthname.
Video is close with the Holograms, though in Father's Day it seems like
there is tension between her and Kimber. She also puts a lot of faith in
them, feeling frustrated and let down when it appears the girls have gone
out riding instead of working on her video as they promised. Equally this
anxiety shows her love for her father and her desire to make his father's
day a special event.
In terms of love, there is never a direct love interest for Video in the
cartoon (despite the suspicious hints of a Video/Rio affair in Music Awards
when they just *happen* to arrive at Haven House together, hehehe). There
is however a *hint* of a relationship or perhaps a very nearly relationship
in Video Wars when her director/producer flirts with her behind the scenes
over the airing of her tape. Though this isn't concrete evidence for romance,
it's the closest thing that seems to exist for Video in the cartoon :p
In terms of the Misfits, because of their association with Clash, Video
has no time for them.