ALT I'm a loser, baby The female gaze also favorably depicts the side of Qimir that goes against conventional attractiveness, a characteristic that can only be delicately defined as “loserism.” Long before Qimir is revealed to be the Stranger on "The Acolyte," he presents himself as a simple apothecary who’s bumbling along in life and sells shady items for a living. His long side-swept bangs hairstyle is reminiscent of emo individuals in the early aughts of MySpace.com, which contrasts the straight-laced machismo of alpha men whose charm might see them mansplain and talk over women. He’s kind of pathetic-looking in the way quiet guys who sit at the back of the class wearing a hoodie over their heads are pathetic, yet at the same time all the more intriguing for his mystery.