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Yeah when I was younger he was a bit cringy but now after realizing everything he's gone through and keeps going through? There was no one better suited to be ships Morale Officer.
The problem, I think, is that people think Neelix is this vapid obnoxiously happy character.
Once you're a bit older or if you've been through shit, you realise he's suffering from severe trauma and mental illness, and that the whole jovial extroversion thing is often a coping mechanism. He's been through a lot, so he doesn't want others to be sad.
Far more complex than you initially think.
As someone with relatives who survived the holocaust, I recognise the type.
Not too different from Robin Williams
Exactly what I was thinking.
Exactly. I thought he was exactly that too for a long time until started seeing those cracks under the facade. He's a really deep and, like you say, complex character. I love him. Honestly relate to him a little bit. Didn't go through something as monumentally horrifying as watching my planet burn but I adopted the same defense mechanism. I feel for the dude.