Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4884084-20150113180450/@comment-4884084-20150114172605

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Torresp wrote: I know for a fact that people develop PTSD after experiencing assault based trauma. But Malware did brutally and directly assault Ben while trying to remove Feedback, shouldn't that have been enough to make Ben suffer PTSD? PTSD is much more than that. Besides, just because that's one of the possible causes doesn't mean someone will develop PTSD immediately after such an event, especially since PTSD has symptoms Ben didn't show. Trust me, Ben doesn't have it.

Even if he didn't, isn't Ben still the kind who COULD develop it? Ben's characterization is his pride and desire to be the best he could ever be. He also lacks emotional maturity. I mean, I can think of others examples where dedicated heroes had the potential to develop it: the kids in a Young Justice Episode after a training simulation, because of all the bad things that happened, like the idea that things were hopeless, the death of team members, etc. Then we have Korra, who has a similar personality to Ben. She's also hotheaded and brash, overconfident and cocky, and takes so much pride in being the best there is. She faced low points in her life where her pride was just shattered, her enemies almost killed her, and she developed PTSD. Therefore, if Ben had the same experiences as Korra, then given his similar personality, yes, he probably would develop it.