Quote Originally Posted by Hurlstone View Post
It did feel rather strange and overly sudden what they did with Yda becoming Lyse so quick. Would have been different had we teh WoL actually known the OG Yda, or even had a build up to her and who she was to everyone in the Scions, but it just seemed to come from nowhere. Feels like the writers felt like they wanted us to have a main travelling character who had a connection with Ala Mhigo, but felt Yda was not serious enough a character and so had to do a quick switch-a-roo to try and make her more ‘serious’. Its a strange way they handled all that…
Yda was a serious character. I remember her specifically being endearing and mournful when Moenbryda died. Her greatest character failing was Papalymo and every refuses to acknowledge that.

Yda lived in Papalymo's shadow (the same Papalymo, who to be frank, at times was endearing but also had the hot streak of being the jerk know-it-all). Imagine a Stromblood where Papalymo is there to influence Lyse's decisions. The rebellion wants Lyse to be the leader but says no because Papalymo reminds her they executed her father for doing that. Lyse wants to spare Fordola, but Papalymo says it's unwise to keep a loyal enemy alive. Lyse wants to travel to Doma to free everyone from the Empire's oppression and Papalymo says don't fight a war on two fronts. Liberated Ala Mhigo needs Lyse to lead it post-liberation, but Papalymo says what about their oath to the Scions and their partnership.

The only thing that was sudden about this change was Papalymo's death and the "sudden" inability to influence Lyse's decisions.

And this whole OG Yda concept is frankly insulting to the writers, because no one says the same thing about Louisoix and the twin's living via his legacy, even though anyone who started in ARR will have never met Louisoix. So how can it be reasonable for Lyse and not the twins?