As if on cue, this thread managed to attract not only bad faith posters but also ones who have no better arguments than to tell other people to go play Dark Souls. Oh well. I could not have expected for people who are ok with a story that hands them free win after win to play fair when it comes to addressing the issues with this sort of writing. Their power fantasy and comfort characters have to be protected at all costs, while those of us who wanted something of substance are left empty-handed.