I agree with you mostly, but I will play the Devil’s advocate here since thats sort of my unpaid job as a blogger.

Legosi and Louis WERE the Beastars. Brawn and brain, courage and will, warrior and leader, two very different animals who joined together to fight for a better world. Legosi even said they could be the Beastars to which Louis called him stupid for making up a new title. During the turf was, when Louis came to show his support, him and Legosi were dubbed the Beastars. And they did do what a Beastar is suppose to do, fight evil an inspire others to create a better tomorrow.

But yeah, plenty of missed opportunities. BUT this was Paru’s first big project, so we could not expect it to be perfect

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Louis attempts to hide his faults through the use of his lead acting role; feeling that if he shows weakness, he will be seen as inferior. Like Haru, Louis dislikes being treated as "fragile", but these feelings of dislike are much more intense. For instance, Louis pushes through the first performance as Adler on stage with a broken leg to avoid being seen as weak. After collapsing during the curtain call and ending up the infirmary, he felt that he was being treated like a child, and lashed out in anger for being treated that way.

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Being a third-year student and a model candidate for the title of Beastar, he feels the need to uphold his status in the school hierarchy. He has an arrogant demeanor, but underneath lies a mask of insecurity where he feels that he can't be a good leader. Though he puts up a stoic and firm facade, Louis feels an enormous amount of pressure from his father to be the heir to his Conglomerate, as the head of the drama club, and Cherryton's candidate for the Sublime Beastar. Louis desperately tries to hide his weaknesses and will go to any length to stop others from discovering them, such as bribing Haru not to tell anyone he shed his antlers. At times, his reserved demeanor cracks, and he vents his built-up frustration inappropriately, particularly when he's under stress and feels that he has failed and let others down, as seen in Chapter 95. Although Louis is quite frail, he can be extremely intimidating and forceful when he feels it's necessary. During his interactions with individuals such as Legoshi and Zoe in Chapter 2, Louis uses physical force to get what he wants, often making them highly uncomfortable.

Louis is a person who believes in not only the physical strength of an individual, but their character as well. Hence, why he dislikes Legoshi at first, as he makes punctual efforts to appear as approachable as possible because of his large size and frightening appearance, choosing not to take advantage of his natural strength (strength Louis is envious of). Louis feels that he cannot surpass the carnivores and is quite aware of his own physical strength. He finds it difficult to trust "friendly" carnivores, and is willing to push Legoshi and other carnivores to get them to show their strengths and/or weaknesses. This changes in Chapter 91, when Louis realized he likes carnivores.

Despite his aloof and hostile air, Louis is actually quite a kind and considerate individual, as a result of maturing throughout the series and growing empathy for others. In Chapter 144, Louis was kind enough to offer mints to a meat-drunk carnivore struggling with their addiction. He also has a strong sense of justice and is determined to right the wrongs of the world he lives in, being the model candidate for the title of Beastar at his school.

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Legoshi is a soft-spoken, humble, and polite gray wolf with a kind heart and gentle personality, which contrasts his frightening appearance. He often tries to hide his more terrifying features, such as his fangs, to better acquaint himself with his herbivore peers. Legoshi is very conscious of his own presence and often does what he can to downplay himself. This can be seen in his postures and mannerisms as he often slouches when standing or sitting.

In the beginning of the series, Legoshi was an outcast who generally avoided attention and interaction with other individuals. This led to him becoming a socially awkward individual. Behind his deadpan demeanor and facade, lies a considerable amount of self-loathing. For years, his self-awareness as a large carnivore and knowledge of his familial nature made him feel isolated from others and made him choose to keep to himself. Consequently, this made him underestimate his own value, crippling his self-esteem.

Despite this, Legoshi is quite capable of being very imposing and assertive when the situation calls for it. He is quite gifted physically, with a lean build and a jaw strength of 295 kg, which is 95 kg higher than the average for his species. Although he is rather naive and air headed, he is also quite stubborn and impulsive in regard to his own convictions, even in the face of confrontation. Legoshi, despite being awkward and unable to read the atmosphere often, has demonstrated a great level of maturity compared to his peers when talking to others and is very patient.

Legoshi is considerably an egalitarian and an empathetic individual. He treats others with the same amount of respect and doesn't display any form of bigotry towards anyone, regardless of their creed. He often tries to understand the struggles of other animals, even his enemies such as Riz, who uses honey to numb his headache-inducing strength reduction medications. Legoshi has a fixation with Haru, a small white dwarf rabbit who also attends Cherryton, but he often struggles understanding these feelings, not knowing if they were born out of a genuine love for Haru or his subconscious/instinctual desires to eat her. Even so, he strives to suppress his predatory desires to live a normal life. Legoshi also holds a great respect and admiration (as well as a level of affection) for his fellow wolf Juno who embraces who and what she is which inspires him to slowly do the same.

As the series progresses, Legoshi begins to slowly accept himself as a carnivorous gray wolf and develops more confidence in himself as he better understands the world around him. Legoshi becomes a much more sociable ambient who generally enjoys being around other people but also likes his own company at times as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cast in the lead role of Beastars is Legoshi, a 17-year-old, introverted gray wolf with the gentle, contemplative heart of a monk and the keen detective's instinct of Hercule Poirot. Being a carnivore often plays to his disadvantage, as despite his rather intimidating appearance, he's more prone to be a shoulder to cry on than an antagonist.

He's polite but isn't afraid to step in as a mediator or use his size -- or claws and teeth -- to his advantage. In a socially segregated world in which trust between herbivores and carnivores is hard to come by, Legoshi can often bridge the gap, a true friend to everyone.

Legoshi says that he enjoys tragedies because they make him feel calm, but his calm nature can also hinder revealing his true feelings -- such as his affection for Haru, a white rabbit and fellow student. His silence often masks his gift for detection and observation, which guides him as he sniffs out Tem's true killer.

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Most people would not think that a deer could be intimidating. But most people haven't met Louis. As head of the Cherryton High School Drama Club, third-year student Louis commands his actors and stagehands regardless of their status in the herbivore/carnivore hierarchy. His tall stature and delicate features belie his absolute control over every aspect of himself, and therefore, every aspect and goings-on within the club. As lead actor, Louis pours his heart and soul into his roles -- sometimes to his own detriment.

Like everyone else, Louis wears a mask hiding his insecurities and his anxiety regarding his status as heir to his father's legacy. As successful as he has been, and for all the glory that comes with being a candidate for the titular Beastar title, Louis is in a constant battle with his very nature, hiding the frail reality of being a deer. Regardless, his position as head of the Drama Club is unquestioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haru is a dwarf white rabbit and heads up Cherryton's Garden Club, being its only member. Unlike Legoshi, Haru's relationships are often superficial by choice, having been isolated from the school for being, well, rabbit-like in her sexual promiscuity. In spite of her reputation, Haru is cheerful and adventurous. Repping a thick skin and unafraid to be herself, Haru can be blunt but is generally considered to have a gentle soul. Until she is forced to stand up for herself, that is.

The smallest of her dwarf rabbit family, Haru was told by her parents that she would always be treated like she wasn't long for this world. In spite of this, Haru has a strong survival instinct and rarely is flustered by bullies or aggressors. While in school, Haru found that having sex gave her a fleeting sense of equality and allowed her to feel like she belonged. This came at a price, however, as gossip travels fast at Cherryton High, and she was quickly ostracized.

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As his real-world counterpart would suggest, Jack the Labrador is loyal and friendly, though this can often play to his disadvantage. In Beastars, dogs are the result of experiments during World War II to breed a highly-intelligent version of wolves. Because of this, Jack feels rather embarrassed regarding his heritage. However, this doesn't keep him from becoming Cherryton's star pupil, nor does it get in the way of his friendship with Legoshi, with whom he is roommates and the childhood friend of.

 

 

 

It was Louis’ destiny to become the next Beastar, an animal among animals.

So him becoming a gangster is kind of a slap in the face to everyone who believed in him and especially to those who “invested” in his future, like his adopted father.

With Louis’ new and much darker world view, becoming a crime lord who sells meat would be the logical thing to do for an animals with his talents. Everything that made him an amazing student and a great candidate to becoming a Beastar makes him an amazing criminal as well.

But he is still a deer.

So while Legosi finally accepted that he was a wolf as well as realized that being one could be a good thing, Louis did everything he could to fit in with lions, even pretending to love eating meat that his deer body could not endure. Despite talking about not playing pretend anymore, Louis is still an actor as a criminal.

And as often for the characters of Beastars, there is no running away from what these boys are born as.

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After getting pummeled by Riz the bear, Legosi needs some sort of adrenaline boost if he is to have a fair chance of surviving the fight. Louis offer him his leg, arguing that the meat should give Legosi the strength to fight. Legosi reluctantly agrees to do it.

So in the end, despite everything the boys did to change themselves, Legosi is a predator and Louis is prey. The wolf accept that he was born as a carnivore and the deer accepts that he is a herbivore. Crippling strength meets burdening weakness.

But here is the REAL kicker.

Despite the fact that it was Legosi who stopped Riz and literally beat sense into the bear who then confessed his crimes to the police… society won’t accept it. Legosi is a wolf, he is not hero material. All he get’s is a criminal record, meaning he can’t marry a herbivore. Louis, who has been king of the black marked for months and eaten and sold meat as well as all sorts of shady and amoral stuff, get’s to be praised as a hero despite all of his sins and he graduates as an honor student despite having been away from school for half a year.

The wolf and the deer is NOT happy about it.

So there it is. Legosi and Louis are NOTHING alike.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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