Board Thread:Character Backstories/@comment-4059927-20150804061835/@comment-2173402-20150804065319

I actually disagree with you on that one.

While there's no question that both Derby and Gary are fiercely intelligent and cunning, I think Derby's just a little more intelligent and more cunning than Gary is. Gary fails to get into Derby's head at any point, he kind of just shrugs off Gary's antics within the clique because he doesn't care about ruling the school, he just wants power in the real world.

I really think Derby has this whole "they're all a bunch of smelly oafs" attitude towards the students at Bullworth, which is why he never makes any sort of effort to control anyone outside of his clique; in fact, I feel like he barely tries to 'control' his clique really, besides put people in their place when they try and challenge his authority simply because he likes being the authority over people he thinks are worthwhile; i.e. other rich people.

There's also the part where Gary is unstable; he needs his meds and he, quite frankly, doesn't take them, and Derby's got no mental ailments that we know of.