User blog:ThatArtGirl/Huis, Haus, House (Character Comparisons Part 2)

Hi all! Time for part 2 of the character comparisons between Het Huis Anubis (HHA), Das Haus Anubis (DHA), and House of Anubis (HoA).

Part one is here.

This time, I'll compare Jerome, Mara, Joy, Mick, and Trudy. Frankly, these are the characters that have changed the most across the versions, it seems. Sometimes it is because they are side characters, sometimes it is because the actors changed.

Jerome:

a.k.a. Jeroen (HHA)/Magnus (DHA) Mara has been a character that I loved when I watched Het Huis Anubis. She was a shy but pretty girl with a little bit of attitude, but a propensity for peace-keeping. HHA Mara was a very loveable character; she was like someone you'd want to be friends with in real life. HHA Mara is my favorite version of Mara, but closely followed by HoA Mara. HHA Mara wasn't as whiney as HoA Mara, but had more personality than DHA Mara. My favorite storyline (which sadly has been omitted from the English version) was Mara moving into the attic when Joyce (Joy/Charlotte) came back. In HHA it led to her friendship with Jeroen and character development for both charcters. I liked how the end of Mick and Mara's relationship in HHA was the result of two people growing apart. Mick didn't have the time for her, but Jeroen did. Unfortunately, though, the actress who played HHA Mara wanted to leave the show and her character was written out (but not before some hijinks with her twin sister Yasmine). HHA Mara was replaced by Noa, a quirky girl who instantly hit it off with Jeroen. Noa was optimistic and kind and though I liked her a lot, I always liked HHA Mara a bit better. So you know how I mentioned Nienke and Nina weren't the chosen ones in HHA and DHA? Noa and Mara were in HHA and DHA, respectively.

That brings me to DHA Mara. As I said before, I never found her and Magnus to be that believeable. I think they are cute, but they never had that spark. The thing I do like about DHA Mara, though, is that she picked up Noa's story lines in DHA. DHA Mara seemed to be a mix of the two characters since the beginning. She wasn't nearly as shy, she was more athletically inclined, and she was more independent than HHA Mara. While I like her character, I never found something that stood out about her; nothing I could love about her.

Finally, there's the English Mara. I love certain aspects of her character, but I do think she has been written to provide more drama. HHA Mara never roomed with Amber, and though she dated Mick, there was not the same drama with Amber changing rooms and Amber hating Mara. When HHA Mara and Mick broke up, Mara was strong about it and didn't cause drama with not speaking to Mick and didn't blame her friends for her break up. I love HoA Mara, but the drama that surrounds her sometimes gets to be too much. Now that Mick is gone, though, I'm beginning to see HoA Mara becoming a bit more like HHA Mara, which is a good thing in my opinion.

More to be added to this post later tonight! Keep an eye out!