While never to the point of a meltdown, Schezo back in the Compile days used to lash out more aggressively when he had enough of Arle's insults and mockery, SUN being a good example of that, since Arle in her version of that cutscene even seems to realize that she might be in trouble now.
Oh, yeah. I remember seeing that actually. BTW, I should mention that SUN wasn't the only occasion of something like this happening in Compile's games. There was also Arle and Schezo's interaction in the PlayStation(?) version of Tsu. Heck, I almost wish both of those encounters went more in-depth with those scenes.
Still, I feel that it's only fair to mention that I found those scenes just a bit underwhelming, if only because those games had the cast in their "chibi" looks that they were fairly famous for in the early/mid 90's. Schezo losing his cool and running in swinging at Arle just didn't have that intimidating feel due to the chibi look, you know?
15th did play with the idea of Schezo getting sick of all the mockery he receives, though it was more in a way of him getting desperate to get rid of the pervert label, to a point where his voice legitimately makes him sound like he's on the verge of just bursting out in tears when he botches the wish (watch that cutscene in a version with voice acting, AKA anything but the DS version, and you'll see). Outside of that he has become somewhat more resigned to his position in the cast or at least his reactions to what keeps happening to him aren't as violent or furious anymore, which I actually don't mind.
You know, I might just take you up on the suggestion, as I've never seen ANY cutscenes from 15th with audio in them. To be fair, the DS version IS the only one with a working English patch (at least, to my knowledge), so...
I said it before and I will say it again, what I want for Schezo going forward is for him to distance himself from Arle and his routine with her and star in his own adventures ala' ARS and Tower of the Magician, that treat him as more than just a joke, especially if Witch is involved, since while she does heckle him as well, it has been shown that she likes and appreciates him on a level that nobody else does.
OK, I wouldn't want anything more than this. Seriously, you don't know tired I am at this point of Schezo's "speech impediment shtick" with Arle. For goodness' sake, Schezo and Arle themselves are even aware of how monotonous that gag is becoming in recent games.
BTW, I should mention that Compile themselves even seemed to heavily (and I mean,
heavily) hint at Witch developing genuine feelings for Schezo following the events of TotM. Actually, it almost seemed like Compile tried to do a whole "Betty and Veronica" thing with Witch and Arle in terms of who had more of a relationship with Schezo in the mid 90's. These days, SEGA seems to (on VERY rare occasions, I might add) pair Schezo and Arle for...whatever reason.
You know, I have to say...your idea of Schezo starring in his own adventures, combined with the overall concept of 20th Anniversary, where the majority of the cast's stories were (for the most part) self-contained narratives you'd find in a slice-of-life anime, have given me an idea. What if everyone starred in their own adventures, as in far from their comfort zone, so to speak. Though, I'd be a bit hard-pressed to wonder how it would work for characters like Tarutaru, Ms. Accord, Maguro, etc.
