Quote Originally Posted by Alchemii View Post
Oh most certainly. That other writer only did a couple of side quests for Shadowbringers, and before that wrote 2 Adult Visual Novels. That's it. That's all they've done. I'd get you the name and links for proof, but I'm at work right now and all those sites are blocked, I'm actually amazed the forums aren't blocked.
I remember seeing the links on another thread.

It's also possible there was executive meddling. They do have a new, younger CEO. If he pushed for a character like this either from personal preference or to try to make a new marketable character, it could explain how even the writer of solid pieces in the past may not have had a choice but to push something a higher up wanted.