Quote Originally Posted by kpxmanifesto View Post
They won't go that dark because the writers are afraid to take risks. It just seems they're more worried about killing a popular character and potentially upsetting a part of the player base. It's why a majority of the scions have incredibly thick plot armor.
I wonder if that's Haurchefant's fault? The Famitsu survey listed him as the #3 most popular character and HW was the last time any major protagonists were killed.