The first two to wake up were not actually the most rational or calm. They simply each had their own way of handling emotional relationships.
Barry had arguably taken the most correct approach. He believed firmly that his parents loved him, completely and without reservation, and he was certain they would never do anything that could harm him. So when the impostors appeared, they already failed to match his expectations of his parents. Naturally, he quickly realized they were monsters.
Ron, on the other hand, was acting out of professional habit. When faced with a choice between emotions and duty, he had chosen duty long ago, and he believed the people he loved would support him. On top of that, he had lost his closest family the longest ago out of everyone present. Time really could heal wounds, so although it had been tragic back then, he had already emerged from the shadows of the past and was no longer so shaken.
The fact that those two could wake up did not mean everyone else could. This kind of psychological attack had nothing to do with physical strength or superpowers. It was influenced only by a person's character and emotional state. Their emotional voids might have been filled to the brim, but personality itself was also a decisive factor. Some people simply could not make a clean break in this regard. Precisely because it was not a mistake, correcting it was even more troublesome.
"I think Hal and Arthur will be fine," Ron said. "They're both mature. Hal has a girlfriend, and Arthur's father is still alive. They don't need the love of the dead that badly."
"Victor will be a major problem," Ron continued. "His mother died not long ago, so he's still in the most painful stage of