Kill a scion

[Kazhar]

Character deaths are most impactful when not expected. So I would say the writing is successful if you no longer expect it.

This is only true if the point of your death scene is shock value.
My favorite death scenes from the game were the ones for Yotsuyu and Emet-Selch, yet neither were unexpected. Just generally well written.
(I know I say this after criticizing Ishikawa but when she's good, she's good.)

[NanaWiloh]

This is only true if the point of your death scene is shock value.
My favorite death scenes from the game were the ones for Yotsuyu and Emet-Selch, yet neither were unexpected. Just generally well written.
(I know I say this after criticizing Ishikawa but when she's good, she's good.)

Villains are always expected to die and heros are expected to live. Expecting a villain too die is normal. To me deaths mean more when you suddenly break that story telling trend. Breaking the trend does not nearly as well when its expected.

[Nyxs]

Im going to enjoy my beach episode with my old friends especially G’raha. We can eat tacos together.


Forcing deaths because they have been around a long time is weird. But these forum always want to force things into the game so not surprised.

[NanaWiloh]

Im going to enjoy my beach episode with my old friends especially G’raha. We can eat tacos together.


Forcing deaths because they have been around a long time is weird. But these forum always want to force things into the game so not surprised.

That taco was bigger then a Lala.

[Zarkovitch]

I bet is the Taco guy who sold taco will kill our cat boy due to diarrhea.

[NanaWiloh]

Must find taco stand first thing in Dawntrail..

[TheMightyMollusk]

It's the newest magitek horror. The Jalapeno Weapon.

[Eastwall]

I would love an ending like the one in black ops cold war. You saved the world, But is Then murdered By cia because you knew too much. The assassin Even told me "look, this is not personal". The shock of betrayal is still echoing in my mind. That's a memorable story.

[kcj]

Can I sacrifice Thancred to bring back Papalymo?

After seeing ARR, I'm perfectly in favor of dropping Thancred into the nearest active volcano.

[Lium]

I never understand why people seem to be out for blood regarding the Scions. Sure, killing off a character can be good for dramatic reasons, but it can also be lazy and forced. I for one liked that Endwalker ended on a positive note regarding our main cast, its a story about hope after all, and would rather they get retired then knocked off. That way they can come back if needed, there are still arcs and stories they can tell.

This is exactly where I'm coming from. Killing off a character is often a crutch used by writers to mask lazy storytelling. However, if done right, it can be a great way to add tension and emotion to the story.

I like the Scions. I don't want to see any of them killed. I do, however, want to see them step aside so we can adventure with a new cast of characters, which is what I thought was going to happen after EW. Didn't SE say that was going to happen? I know I didn't just make that up in my head.