Why should any of us root for Wuk Lamat?

[SomeGuy22]

Levithan only got summoned because we silently stood there watching.

Gameplay WoL? Powerful.
Lore WoL? Terrifying force of nature.
Cutscene WoL? Couldn't find their own nose with both hands.

[posona]

I see it as returning a favor to Erenville. He helped us out a bunch in EW, and even though he acts like he doesn’t care that much, this is still his homeland we’re going to, and Wuk Lamat is still his friend. It’s obvious she’s being sincere when she talks about them being “thick as thieves” since they were little, and it’s obvious he was disappointed by never finding the city of gold. My WoL is dumb; adventure really is the only reason he needs to go, and though he’s not interested in politics, he knows there are still two other candidates who seemingly don’t want to invade the east, meaning it doesn’t matter who gets the throne as long as it’s not someone who’ll cause them trouble down the line.

So basically it’s:

1. Help Erenville & his friend (who he likes because she is silly like him).
2. ADVENTURE! He’s always wanted to see The New World!
3. Prevent another invasion.

For me personally? Wuk Lamat will have character growth. She’s already set up for a classic fail-to-succeed storyline. She is immature, arrogant, and has what seems to me some kind of trauma-induced fear that makes her freeze up in dangerous situations. All of these things will be overcome over the course of the story to make her suitable to rule. There’s also the possibility she doesn’t become Dawnservant and allows one of her brothers to take over while she supports them. (Personally I’d love that to happen and go on more adventures with her.) So I think the reasoning is clear based on my own WoL’s characterization and my suspension of disbelief because of understanding narrative tropes.

[Kayokane]

obviously we'll somehow manage to bumble the two other 'noble' candidates into joining Wuk Lamat, because the 4th guy is just that much of an asshole.

[Sayo_]

Yeah I'm not exactly a big fan of her either. I'm hoping we'll have the option to retract helping her but I know that Square doesn't do choices that matter.

[Avidria]

I like her but im super not a fan of how we're immediately on board to help her, apparently. Like it even gives you the option to say eh not so sure yet only for the next cutscene to have everyone immediately be like hey so you're on board right? Like no! I've never been to this place! I know a whole two people from there and one of them I just met like three hours ago!

The WoL should know better than to take people at their word immediately by now, no matter how hopeful or optimistic or whatever we are. There wasn't enough lead up for me to be on board with picking a side in a conflict I've heard exactly one perspective on involving a culture I have no reason to be familiar with up to this point. I'd sooner trust Erenville, so can handwave at least a little bit of the quick trust here, but come on.

[NarhiFaunlha]

I don't OP has heard of a 'character arc' before. Wuk Lamat has flaws that will no doubt be confronted over the course of the MSQ. She may overcome them and rise to rulership- or she might come to realize that she isn't suited for the position and pledge support to someone else.

[sagacious]

Guessing #3 personally. The release trailer shows what could be assumed to be an invasion by a technologically advanced civilization. If that IS the case, it could be the crisis that makes the succession issue irrelevant.

I have read all the arguments and have decided that this statement (something with solution 9/the city of gold makes the crisis irrelevant and they all end up allied) is the most credible.

[Fenril7]

The Void storyline really needed to wrap up at least a patch earlier so we'd have more time to get invested in the new story. Right now, the title has no real answer for me, because I simply don't know enough about Wuk Lamat to give a better answer.

All that extra time we had after the 6.55 patch till now could have tied up that storyline. I really wish they would have made patch 6.6 just for that reason. I’m pretty sure they known for over a year we had about 6 months of no content.

[Tracewood]

They're setting her up as the naive-yet-overconfident shonen protag. We've already seen signs that she puts on a brave front and is believing her own hype. Also loves food and eats lots of it, because tropes.

Chances are she will break down during the MSQ and we have to pick her back up and then she'll eventually live up to her own self-image.

[EusisLandale]

I don't OP has heard of a 'character arc' before. Wuk Lamat has flaws that will no doubt be confronted over the course of the MSQ. She may overcome them and rise to rulership- or she might come to realize that she isn't suited for the position and pledge support to someone else.

Reading helps, just saying.

Of course, basic common sense would inform us that the developers intend to let Wuk Lamat grow as a character. But that doesn't explain why, in the current moment, we as the WoL have any desire to help her become the Dawnservant. Why would we help someone who is at this moment completely unfit to be a leader in terms of temperament?