My first complaint about Endwalker's MSQ

Yes, introduce us a new character only to be killed off together with another character that we have never met offscreen in the next quest. Seriously, what's the point in introducing these characters to us if you're just gonna kill them off? What, was it to challenge Alphinaud's ideals and make him question whether what we're doing is the right thing to do? Haven't we gotten that point already with the Crystal Braves??? It's pointless and waste of time. That's not good writing.