The Greystone Bastard (naming lore query)

[Alleo]

I like Artoriel too or at least he grew onto me a little bit but I really hope that they don't intend him to be Haurchefant 2.0 or someone similar..I am not sure why but it would really anger me..I am still after all this time not over the fact that they just killed off one of the only characters in the game that kinda saw us as a true friend or even more..maybe they realized after his death that a character like him is in a way necessary for the story to balance out all of this tragedy and sorrow but I don't want to have someone else like him at my side..I am really thankful that they gave us all these items and that they still included him in some way into the story but I really just want him back . But if they ever bring him back with the intend that we have to kill him again..well than I will just stop playing the story..I don't like too much tragedy and drama which is also the reason why I don't watch/read GoT.

In the end thanks to his death (and Ysayle´s) I barely care for any other character at all. Heck I barely care what will happen to Eorzea. I may overreact a little bit but I am just getting so tired about seeing my favorite characters die..Especially if they only die to create more drama...

Its just really nice to see so many comments about him and how many people cared for him. Even in my FC there are alot of people still really sad about it. Nice to see what a great character he was but at the same time his death showed me that I better not care much for other nice characters because it seems that these are the ones that get killed by SE..

[Anselmet]

I like Artoriel too or at least he grew onto me a little bit but I really hope that they don't intend him to be Haurchefant 2.0 or someone similar..I am not sure why but it would really anger me..I am still after all this time not over the fact that they just killed off one of the only characters in the game that kinda saw us as a true friend or even more..maybe they realized after his death that a character like him is in a way necessary for the story to balance out all of this tragedy and sorrow but I don't want to have someone else like him at my side..

I honestly do not think that Artoirel will become the new Haurchefant, but I do believe his character is attempting to be seen similar to Haurchefant. He feels extremely insincere to me. When he says things similar to Haurchefant in the cut scenes where his father or Emmanellain is around, note their reactions. When they are talking about storming the Vault, his comment makes his father look at him as if he questioning what Artoirel said. Emmanellain has a down right negative reaction with Artoirel quoting Haurchefant. It is confirmed that Artoirel and Haurchefant were not close, unlike his father and younger brother. There is obvious snubbing towards Artoirel which is pushing him to try and act like Haurchefant, which we can only assume is his attempt to gain his father's love. I believe that Count Edmont loved Haurchefant over his two legitimate sons and now that he is gone, Artoirel probably feels he can fill the void that Haurchefant has left. But his father is clearly not noticing Artoirel, no matter the fact that he has shown to be competent through the Vault and so far we know he is a responsible son, especially when compared to Emmanellain. Yet, despite the fact that he has shown himself capable, his father's love is directed once more away from him and onto Aymeric. His facade of being Haurchefant is not going to end up with him being Haurchefant 2.0, I think it is going to reveal more about the Fortemps and shed light into the family's miss comings at the least. At the most, Artoirel I think will use our trust in him to betray not only us, but his own father. The latter I am leaning towards. Think about it, what else would a son do in his position where he can't gain the love he wishes from his father. I think that will be the story and character development behind Artoirel.