Building a better Alphinaud

[Coratanni]

Alphinaud is my favorite of the two twins and I have no problems with his development such as it is in the game. I've liked him since his introduction as an arrogant little dipstick in ARR, through his journey in Heavensward, and beyond as he settles into a more diplomatic role. I think the game was smart to allow him to take a more subdued position in Stormblood, but I do miss him feeling like he's one of my "core" party members. I have my issues with the Scions in Endwalker, but I think Alisaie's speeches were more egregious than his as far as any complaints I might have.

I am relieved they haven't brought the twins back into the story yet after my Scions overload but I am slowly reaching the point where I'm getting curious about what they've been working on in Garlemald and, when we do see Alphinaud again, I believe it'll be a happy reunion for my WoL.

In short, I don't agree that Alphinaud really needs "fixing" in the first place.

At least Alphinaud has been growing throughout our journey. Alisaie I've always had an issue with. Her core character though just irritates me to no end.

[Rulakir]

I don't want to delve too deeply into some of the other topics mentioned other than to say some of y'all have a lot more faith in the writers to pull off more serious/delicate subjects than I do, especially after EW.

Look, you can workout as much as you want at the gym, but without the correct regiment; training/eating and cutting every single bad stuf like alcohol and sugar also add 8 hours quality sleep every single day you won't ever look toned and lean.

Oh good, somebody already said it. You can't out-exercise a bad diet. If the WoL ate at Last Stand every day they'd realistically probably have a 'dad bod' despite everything else they do.

At least Alphinaud has been growing throughout our journey. Alisaie I've always had an issue with. Her core character though just irritates me to no end.

Alphinaud's character development seems to have stopped in HW and outright regressed in EW. Alisaie I've felt has been a constant, which works for her because she's driven by emotions rather than ideals, but based on Garlemald it seems like they're wanting to make her Alphinaud 2.0 which I am not interested in at all. One Alphinaud is more than enough.

[Theodric]

Alphinaud's character development seems to have stopped in HW and outright regressed in EW. Alisaie I've felt has been a constant, which works for her because she's driven by emotions rather than ideals, but based on Garlemald it seems like they're wanting to make her Alphinaud 2.0 which I am not interested in at all. One Alphinaud is more than enough.

Yeah, it does seem like the major characters sort of go through the exact same story arc that they've already gone through. Or something negative will happen to them - such as Y'shtola losing her eyesight - but it might as well have not happened at all given that it doesn't hold the character back in any major capacity and she didn't really react to it like a realistic, regular person would if they suddenly lost their ability to see through conventional means...