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user-inactivated  ·  3404 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Worldbuilding 101: Starting by Gestalt

I see what you mean. Perhaps it was me trying to grasp the concept. On the sidenote, I admire your capitalization of "Gestalt", the word being a German noun which, using the rules of the originating language, ought to be capitalized.

Does it have to be visual, though? Is Agent Coulson a Gestalt, being the first person in MCU to be ressurected? Pronounce "Tahiti" somewhere around his name in the sentence, and people recognize the character in a moment. How about the Machine from Person of Interest? It's the first friendly and, dare I say, caring AI of such scale in the mainstream media. You can barely draw it - only its interface - but those faintly familiar with the series would probably recognize the... khm, character, as well. How about Chuck Bartowski, for the Intersect? Captain America, for the serum in his veins (shield seems to be in the same category as the ring, even though it's outlandish in the modern era and quite powerful on its own)?