Quote Originally Posted by Xirean View Post
I have a question about opinions on the Scions. Is the displeasure with the fanboy personality of G'raha because people got used to the Exarch persona or because people just don't like fanboy in general? Would people feel better or less frustrated with this aspect if it were explained/explored more how G'raha actually works with the dual memories/soul thing?
I just can't bring myself to enjoy a character who feels so singularly one-dimensional in terms of his ongoing hero-worship of the WoL, and whereas once I might have shrugged it off, the rest of the SHB with its refreshingly more nuanced storyline and characters only further highlighted how flat his writing felt. I mean, it's not even really up for debate at this point, as Yoshi even confirmed it himself:

He just wants to go on an adventure alongside [your character]. He has this straightforward reverence for him or her. That's the personality of the Crystal Exarch and what shapes him.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fi.../1100-6480013/

Characters who are defined by their relationship to another character will never be compelling or good writing to me, which is why I also felt somewhat let down by Hythlodaeus and how the potential of his role in the story was reduced down to propping up the characters of Emet-Selch and Azem, as much as I do enjoy their relationship. I definitely could have warmed up to G'raha had they leaned more into developing an identity for him outside of his WoL obsession and touched on the effects his time as Exarch might have had on him, but instead they chose to double down on it, which as a player I can't even opt out of or disagree with, and that frustrates me even more.