Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
I don't think they kill major characters for real enough in FFXIV to turn the story into a character devoid barren, and they also do a decent job at keeping side characters coming back... even if sometimes they seem sorta outta place or just tacked on.

Of course, it partially feels that way because we wait for 3~6 months at a time to read the next chapter, so the lesser characters kinda get memory holed.
I fully agree that more characters need to die in FFXIV, especially with the ongoing war and the character bloat. Nevertheless, targeting the Scions might not be a good idea since you risk destroying characters that have been built up over years and having them be replaced by newcomers few would cares about. For instance, faking out Sultana Nanamo's death was pointless, she has effectively been an extra in the story ever since. Any dialogue she's spoken in the MSQ cutscenes could have been spoken by Raubahn. It may have been more interesting to see Nanamo die and Raubahn try to take her place as leader of Ul'dah since he's already a long established character. But for the Scions, there aren't really any established characters that could readily take their place so killing a Scion risks making the story less interesting as the Scions perform a unique function.