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I don't think I like Xion. Everybody seems to criticize people for already having opinions on Xion since we have so little information about her, but I don't see how it's wrong.
With what we know about her so far, she is very reminiscent of OC Sues that you see everywhere in fanfiction (and it's not the fact that she's like fanfic characters, it's that she shares many of the traits that make some of them so annoying)
-Connected to many main characters, including the main protagonist.
-Resembles a main character.
-She's also a keyblade wielder (unless Riku is right about her being a fake)
-She's a special nobody, she was born a special way.
-She's all YAYYBFF with Roxas and Axel
-She has influenced the paths of major characters
-How her role in the story is described as "tragic and brave"
-Number 14?
-Teenage girl (age/gender type that can most easily go from acceptable character to deathsue)
Now, the things I listed aren't bad by default (several of those things apply to Namine, who is one of my favorite characters). It's that Xion's placement seems horribly clumsy. She's out of nowhere and she leaves no traces in KH2. I can't decide what bugs me the most: That she's interrupting the dynamic of the Axel/Roxas relationship (no, I'm not an AkuRoku shipper, I just like them strictly as a duo, I don't think that Xion is good in their trio), or that she also has a keyblade and that she's also having an identity crisis and becomes a victim of circumstance (TOTALLY not stealing Roxas's thunder) I think that we know enough about her for me to be justified in calling her a Mary Sue. Maybe it's not right, but I can't help feeling like she doesn't deserve an important place in the story. I feel bad saying that, but I can't deny that I feel that way.
Can't wait for this game. Actually no, scratch that. I can't wait for the ANNOUNCEMENT of a RELEASE DATE for this game. That's all I ask for. Is that too much to ask for??
You gotta remember that those dates are for Japan. Here in NA, we won't get it any sooner then 3-4 months after the Japanese get it.i know eh ive been waiting for a sprong release but now its probably a summer releases with all these different dates their giving us but im guessing it will come in march or april due to the fact that it says Spring 2009
You gotta remember that those dates are for Japan. Here in NA, we won't get it any sooner then 3-4 months after the Japanese get it.
I don't see what takes them so long to get an English version over here. I mean, all they have to do is add the English VA's in, right? Correct me if I'm wrong.And that's the part that really sucks... the waiting..... Hopefully we'll c 358/2 days on the shelves of stores by the end of the summer...
I don't see what takes them so long to get an English version over here. I mean, all they have to do is add the English VA's in, right? Correct me if I'm wrong.
And what's worse is that being an active member on these forums, a bunch of people will have the Jap. versions of the games while I'm sitting here waiting. It's not fair.
Well if they work remotely hard, I'm sure they can get that done in 1-2 months, am I right?and sync lip movements, and translate menus/texts, and add incentives to make a final mix for japan, etc. etc.
Well if they work remotely hard, I'm sure they can get that done in 1-2 months, am I right?
Oh well I guess I am wrong. I wouldn't know.I'd place it more around three to four months. These things take time; I know from personal experience.
Off-topic but... how do you know from personal experience??
I actually agree through that whole list.
I always believed [it doesn't even have to be believed, she is] she's the reality incarnation of the typical mysterious Number 14 Sue fanfiction. I do believe she's interrupting the dynamic between Axel and Roxas, but it's not much about Roxas, considering he's more liable to create a friendship with someone he could relate to. I'm more concerned about Axel, especially considering it goes against everything he said in KH2, and then some in the Novels. Either he forgot about Xion, or he didn't really give a damn, and just tagged along because of Roxas's preference. And I don't know what to think of that. This trio seemed kind of force, and it's either Nomura's way of whoring trios out, or to relate them more to the whole SoRiKai connection they are trying to get at.
Another peeve is that you hit the nail right on the head: her story is basically rehashed Roxas 2.0.
I mean, I get the identity crisis the first time [and it was kind of tiring to me], you know, but second round, and I find it lackluster.
I think the difference for Naminé is that she has her own story, more so since she actually made her entrance in a way that made sense >.>. And her path is different from Roxas or anyone's else from CoM to KH2. We barely knew about her when CoM was first appearing, just a girl locked up with some mysterious power. She didn't have anyone caring for her. She didn't have friends. She was alone. She put the actual main character in danger, and while forced, did mind rape him. When she wants to meet someone, she's the one to actively go and search for them. She's become more like a guide to other characters, while actually questioning her existence or if she's even worth the air she breathes. She's a really sad and melancholy creature, that one. In reality, Naminé turned out not being this great thing people were expecting [and I mean that in a good way].
I don't know what to think of Xion, but I think we wasted like half the WMV in the game on her face. And with all that, it's pretty clear what she's about in her overall character. And I don't like her either. Nor would I fall for feeling sorry for her. The only thing left is what exactly she is.
Then again, I'm not exactly buying 358/2 Days to find her mystery anyway. I just better get my Organization promise.
Gah, somebody agrees with me. I was a bit afraid I would get a stream of hate defending Xion after I posted that.
You're right about Axel, that really bugs me too. One of the things that makes Axel's and Roxas's relationship special is that Roxas is the only one Axel likes or can identify with, or gives him a warm fuzzy feeling and the whole thing seems a lot less intimate (in the most general meaning of the word) with the addition of Xion. TAV seems like a great trio to me, SRK is bearable, but this just doesn't work for me. It's like she's invading the story, much like OCs often do.
Too early for this?