Quote Originally Posted by Lunaxia View Post
Thanks for the explanation. I'm of a fairly different mindset on more than a few points, but it's both interesting and helpful to see the reasoning behind the opposing view and how other players choose to interpret the story and why. I can certainly understand where you're coming from.



I see! Funnily enough, while I loved the concept of Amaurot in ShB, my take on Real Hyth is actually more or less the same. Found him incredibly appealing as a character in his original incarnation despite his minor role for the intrigue and ambiguity that surrounded him, as well as his possible potential as a foil to Emet, and was let down to find they'd decided to strip away everything that made him compelling in the first place and turn him into a conventionally attractive, unassuming fan service-style character. To this day I still feel a strange sort of dissonance when I look at him, like my brain can't quite accept that's the design they decided to go with, lol. It's sort of a blasphemy to admit though, even in more critical circles, so I'm always a little surprised to come across someone else who also feels differently.



You're entitled to your own view of him, but I think describing him as "wanting to die and wanting his friends to die" is a misread of what he's saying.I'd say it's more his wanting them to live a long and happy life together, so that they can return to the star one day feeling fulfilled and at peace alongside the ones they love - which is a natural given for the Ancients, they're not completely immortal, even if they're not far off - rather than anything dark or sinister.
I feel like his goal more than anyone's is to return to the star, rather than doing something for the good of all humanity and then proceeding with the happy joyous suicide. Plus when it comes to death, I think he more than anyone takes it quite lightly, or at least the writers make him the mouthpiece of DEATH IS AWESOME!

If what you say is true, I think his actions would reflect that a bit more.