Minfilia Warde

[Naria]

Tbh, I'm less than thrilled about her return. I knew she would be back a some point, but I was hoping that when she did return she wouldn't have any significant screen time. Sadly, it seems like she is going to be fairly important in Shadowbringers. After the train wreak that was Lyse I don't have much hope that Minfilia's return will improve her character. But hey, at least Urianger got a makeover.

[Jonnycbad]

The whole Elidibis wearing a white robe amongst black Ascians and the warrior of darkness amongst the scions is Reminiscent of.....

[Nihility]

She's been in the world of darkness and we're apparently becoming the hero of darkness. sort of seems obvious

[frostmagemari]

Shall we talk about this?

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I swear.. if i have to bounce between the waking sands every other quest, i'll help the other side just to finish whatever is going on. >.> But i know.. we'll do all the hard work, and then she'll waltz onto the scene and act like she helped when she did nothing.

Seriously though.. if they avoid doing those two things, there's hope for this character; and i do want whoever they (re)introduce to be a good character rather than an annoyance.

[Reinha]

I have no problem with weaker characters as long as they don't pretend to be leaders of people. Hopefully she will be given a different role this time.

[MuseTraveller]

Not a huge fan of Minfilia but not hating her either. I'm okay that she is coming back, it was hinted so before anyway.
But by the Twelve don't make her defenseless child who will need protection all the time, or get kidnapped again...
And please no Duty missions where she is NPC I have to keep alive or something.

[Edax]

The only thing Manfilla did well was get herself kidnapped. Alisaie Leveilleur was a 1000 times more capable then this woman.

[InkstainedGwyn]

Minfilia was the token "pure princess" that everyone worshipped for no apparent reason. She was nice enough, to be sure, but she wasn't a diplomat, she wasn't a fighter, and at no time did she show herself adept at anything other than ordering people around - often after getting lost in decision paralysis until someone more competent spoke up to decide what needed to be done. What traits, skills, abilities did she have to warrant her leading the Scions? A pure heart, burning to do good? "Means well" isn't a job qualification. She was dead weight, there simply because some people thought she was cute, and some people thought she was sweet, and doesn't every story need a princess to rescue?

Except that they don't. And I'm tired of the storyline continually going back to her as if we owed her something. She's a deus ex machina, and I'm frustrated by all of the good characters we've lost, who have been deprived of screentime, or who we didn't get to learn about because we were too busy tending to Minfilia having vapours or being indecisive or getting kidnapped, again. Alphie annoyed me through most of 2.0, but he was at least active, and he had a really good coming-of-age/growing-up arc. Minfilia has never had one, because the game treats her as if she's already perfect when she's simply a tepid, 2D sprite.

"Maybe she'll be better written this time!" Sorry, I'd still rather they give the screen to someone new and interesting that doesn't give me flashbacks of "WoL, dear, please carry this piece of paper across the room, I called you all the way across three zones for this."

[Nedkel]

Minifilia "the useless fetch quest giver" coming back yeeeey...

[Jin-]

Minifilia "the useless fetch quest giver" coming back yeeeey...

Haha, Waking Sand... Shivers