Did we usurp the 2.0 "Derplander"?

As far as I see it...I have no interest in imagining my character or anybody else's character as the Warrior of Light or even a Warrior of Light. Being a role-player I've encountered far too many players who simply use it as a means to stroke their egos or that of their friends. So the 'Derplander', to me, is the canon Warrior of Light. I imagine I'm not alone in that interpretation and if people want to imagine their Warrior of Light as the main hero or even a main hero then they can - but I have no obligation to acknowledge it.

But how exactly does this go hand in hand with the story? I mean they call you the warrior of light so how can you not be one? (Just curious)

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Originally Posted by Alleo

But how exactly does this go hand in hand with the story? I mean they call you the warrior of light so how can you not be one? (Just curious)

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I think he is invoking Fanon Discontinuity because he doesn't want the game dictating how his character should be or act.

Well, it's more that the MSQ's are designed with one specific character in mind and - occasionally - a handful of their allies. Thus I don't feel like anybody has any right to claim that their Warrior of Light is the Warrior of Light in anything other than their little personal 'bubble'.

So, to make sense, it strikes me as more of a 'what if' scenario in every player character's case. People are free to consider the MSQ's canon for themselves but beyond themselves they can't realistically expect people to believe that their bikini clad cat girl or half-breed Garlean is the Warrior of Light. So in the wider canon the 'Derplander' works as both an excellent stand in for the Warrior of Light and also ensures that people aren't lording their own 'fanon' over everybody else.

The developers themselves are extremely vague regarding the matter, referencing the same 'bubble' as a compromise when it comes to concepts and ideas such as Hildibrand and seasonal events taking place despite the time passing in the canon not being nearly so long as it is in the real world.

So what you're saying is no one is or should be THE Warrior of Light when it comes to RPing with others? That's common sense...ok, no, that's a lie. It's not so common.

that's why i don't RP with other real players. My characters just RP with each other and one of them is the Warrior of Light.

Ah its about RPing with other real players. Alright there its true that nobody is THE warrior of light. Well I dont truly RP with other players so for me its always just a story that my character takes part in (thus making her the WoL) and all the other things outside of the story are just happing because its a game.

Thanks for trying to explain it to me. :)