Quote Originally Posted by KageTokage View Post
I'm honestly more inclined to think it was Yoshida himself trying to get more directly involved with writing process because he's had some...odd takes about things before, like not understanding why Emet-Selch was so popular, citing all of the harm the Ascians have caused as something he would've expected to make him unrelatable and unlikeable.

He's likewise worded things in a manner that makes it seem like he doesn't get the dislike some people have for Hydaelyn/Venat, either.
This. It's easy to say the CEO made him do it or something but what I've seen and heard from Yoshida since EW has convinced me that the only person making changes was him. His bias towards certain characters has been glaringly obvious and coupling that with his previous incredibly daft takes, I feel he's the likely culprit behind any rewrites that led a character to be portrayed in a way that is confusing and contradictory to the audience.