Lakshmi Creeps Me Out

[JunkhogMakison]

To get straight to the point, I hate Lakshmi. She scares me, the main reason being is her special move "Alluring Embrace" which is an attack that essentially puts the entire party into a charmed state and to put it bluntly, makes people fall for her.

Now you may be thinking "ok why does the move scare you?" my character Garoth Gragonith, is a canotical gay Roegadyn Male within the Eorzea lore. He has no attractions to females at all, nor does he have any attractions to goddesses or ladies of the insert location here.

Lakshmis skill just rubs me the wrong way, like I know it's not exactly what it seems but it's literally how it's being described to be within the canon of the battle. "Rest your weary head on my bosom" Unless its a fellow Roebro Garoth will do no such thing.

And this isnt an isolated incident either, the Ruby Princess which can be found in the Violent Tides dungeon, she can utilize a skill literally called "Seduce" which unless you use the games mechanics and transform yourself into an old lady in a cloak, she will cast the spell and your hero will run towards her and take critical damage.

Charm/Seduce/Allure/Attract spells in general just give me the creeps. I know its fantasy and again I know its not exactly what it seems but the way the game is spelling it out for me its literally looking as such.

Now Im sure some of you will counter and say "Your only saying this because they are women if they were big burly husky monster men you would not care one bit" Not True!

Ramuh, our lovable big bearded lightning God can also utilize a sort of charm spell which if struck will cause the players to fall for Ramuh and go haywire on the battlefield! This move can only be relived after a short countdown.

My overall point is this, these kinds of skills/spells just make me feel uncomfortable. And I know this game isnt suppose to bend to my will but consider this.

Imagine if your a F/F or a M/F player, your having fun your running through dungones with the girl/guy of your dreams then here comes a boss fight which consists of an elzen solider man. With a snap of his finger he can cast allure, which will attract you if dodged incorrectly and youll rush over to him to receive a slash damage.

Wouldnt that make you uncomfortable? An enemy essentially turning you into something that your not? Basically making you love/fall for something or someone would would never find attractive/be with in your life?

I know many people will see this as a troll post and thats ok. People are entitled to their opinions and its opinion I value. I could easily just scream nothingness on a blog or an empty chat room but I do genuanly believe people read these and offer constructive feedback! Plus its fun to read some of your responses lol

So I ask, what's your opinion on skills/spells like these? Are my fears justified or am I thinking to deep? Do you share the same sentiments?

[KageTokage]

It's just a gameplay mechanic and one that's been present since the earliest days of FF.

I find it more comical then anything else, honestly.

[White_Wolf_X]

[Saradain]

The seduction spells are likely just a magical effect that forces the targets to become more vulnerable to the boss' ire and has nothing to do with the boss wanting to sexually harass your character.

[Wissp]

I think you are just thinking about it too hard. It's not really a sexual thing, it's more of a mind/emotion control thing designed to get you to worship/adore them and think they are the BEST person/deity in the world.

Love can take many forms, not all of them involving sex and gender.

[JunkhogMakison]

The seduction spells are likely just a magical effect that forces the targets to become more vulnerable to the boss' ire and has nothing to do with the boss wanting to sexually harass your character.

I dunno "rest your head on bosom" is pretty direct with its message XD lol

You know what's odd, in FFXI when you unlocked Beastmaster you gained the charm skill which you can use to attract monsters to be your partner for a short amount of time.

Even their I didnt like that XD and once I got my crab jars i never used the spell again after that.

[zeylos]

Snip.

I think it's worse to be burned alive and frozen over and over again for 5-6 minutes over a primal blowing you a kiss that makes you adore them

[Saradain]

I dunno "rest your head on bosom" is pretty direct with its message XD lol

You know what's odd, in FFXI when you unlocked Beastmaster you gained the charm skill which you can use to attract monsters to be your partner for a short amount of time.

Even their I didnt like that XD and once I got my crab jars i never used the spell again after that.

Well which one works better when trying to lure an enemy to maim them? "Rest your head on my bosom" or "Come here so I can cut you to thousand pieces and feed the remainders to my followers!"?

[Singularity]

Who's to say how Lakshmi appears to your character when she uses that ability? Her whole concept is about beautiful but false appearances.

[Crushnight]

I take Lakshmi's alluring embrace as a joke, i always go "I DO NOT CONSENT!!!" then after "Burn the she-demon", basically sorry its something you are uncomfortable with but you going to need to try and find a work around like turning it into a joke as i doubt that allure/charmed status is going away and tbh it isn't that frequent a status to be worried about