'Fan favourite' characters are often promoted by a fandom supressing other characters that have their own share of fans, though. How many more people would speak up in favour of liking the likes of Varis, Nabriales or Gaius if they weren't immediately accused of supporting 'fascism', 'bigotry' or 'genocide' the moment they did so pretty much anywhere that the game is discussed?

Nobody is saying that G'raha isn't popular. They're simply outlining that the degree of popularity is often inflated and they're by no means universally well liked. Now, if the game wants to insist on pretending as if everybody has to like or appreciate his presence then that becomes a problem. All some of us are asking for is for G'raha to be dialled back a little and for more variety to exist within the rest of our travelling companions. Not all of us are interested in literally every character in the game existing to praise our self insert after all.