Belos in TOH and Brainiac in MAWS are two recent examples

But like also going back we have characters like Gothel in Tangled

I'm sure there are many others but those are the first ones to jump to mind

that is yes (and why I can't watch Tangled)

same in video games, toppling gaslighting abusers is like the whole premise of persona 5

That’s pretty cool

Media reflects contemporary culture, and we’ve become much more aware of gaslighting tactics in recent years so it makes sense

yes, in a post #metoo world especially the dynamics of male abusers in positions of power has come under much more scrutiny

though even as a slightly older example i remember ATLA really struck me as a kid with how it depicted zuko's experiences of familial abuse, and how that was bound up with nationalism and military propaganda

yes

moonsilver: ATLA is a good example but also the more recent live action version has leaned way heavier into Ozai’s manipulation and gaslighting of his own kids

ooh i didnt watch the LA

I don’t think the LA is that good overall but it has its moments

if you get nothing else right its important to not fuck up ozai or water him down so thats something

yeah