Quote Originally Posted by Lyth View Post
Hyth is another example of a character who started out with a bit part, that expanded out through the Tales from the Shadows short stories, and eventually lead into his own starring role. Each progressive appearance fleshed him out more, to the point where the character almost writes himself. I think when you try to force this to happen artificially, then you start to run into problems.
Hyth is actually damn-near exactly an example of 'Back By Popular Demand' that was fueled by fan response; his presence in Endwalker was chiefly because the fanbase liked him so much in Shadowbringers (which kinda makes sense when you realize how little he actually did in Endwalker). And his unique position of not actually being physically present in Shadowbringers actually means he's basically the only example of this presenting physically, too; they made him hot because we already liked him so much. I remember an interview where Yoshi-P talked directly about this, he wasn't sure Hyth quite made sense as a hot guy, but I unfortunately can't find it right now.