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I mean, that's a fair point and I'm not disputing it outright, but... how much has Kairi actually done herself? She did have some nice moments, like changing Sora back from a Heartless, seeing Riku even when he looked like Ansem, and even keeping him from running off during KH2. She trains in KH3- but we really don't see much of the fruits of her training before she gets murdered by Xehanort, and even then, she kinda jobs during the Saix fight.
She does, yes, guide Sora back during the Final World segment but that once again highlights my issue. Lack of Kairi doing meaningful things or showing emotional strength outside of her relation to Sora.
Compare that to Aqua, who shows both great combat skill AND emotional strength. Time and time again, she's put through arduous situations and persists. It was really only KH3 that made her waver so much... and I'm still not fond of how KH3 handled her either. Seriously, one little blast from Ansem SoD was all it took? And she couldn't even use her magic without her Keyblade? I said it before, but Days!Xion was fine casting magic barehanded. :P
The reason so many people see Kairi as useless is because the games REPEATEDLY damsel her, to the point where it's just insulting. KH3D hyped her up in its secret ending, and for what? It's just a repeat trend. Kairi has not been developed well in the SLIGHTEST, and I say that as someone who actually likes Kairi and feels she has a lot of untapped potential.
I don't think she's useless, but I think she's been very poorly utilized.
But you just listed what she did. Yes,it's not mostly killing people with a giant key,but it's still a lot. Kairi has her main role, and that is to be emotional support and Sora's love. Sora would have stayed a heartless if it wasn't for Kairi then the series would be over. She also saved him from permanent death in this game. You want your violent badasses? Their names are Aqua and Larxene. Namine and Kairi are never going to be that kind. Why is that wrong? Why does every girl in this series have to be the same?
Larxene for example is more masculine in her personality and deed. Kairi and Xion are much more feminine in personality,but will get violent if they need to. Namine is completely feminine and therefore fights from a emotional standpoint. Aqua's personality leans more toward the masculine,but she's still more feminine then Larxene.
Spoiler Show"Worse yet she didn't put up a fight when Xemnas kidnapped her or Xehanort kills her (yes, she was unconscious, but they could have had her constrained struggling to free herself or fighting him alone clearly out matched instead)".
Spoiler ShowAs for Xenmas he is the strongest Nobody in the series(born from a master and another very close to one) so what exactly was she supposed to do against him? He curb stomped Axel to,but everyone seems to be okay with that. It's only when it's Kairi that it suddenly becomes a problem. As for Xehanort, as you yourself stated, she was unconscious. I've never even seen Sora fight in a coma. However, even if she was awake what could she possibly do against MASTER Xehanort? The big bad of the series who also gave other masters and wielders a run for their money?
Spoiler Show"Except she is. The game goes and shows her being able to hold her own against Xion and Saix. That was why her and Lea were training in a place without time. They trained and became very strong fighters. They certainly were not experienced Keyblade wielders but they were there to fight in a war and came prepared".
Spoiler ShowExactly. She was holding her own against Xion and Saix. So what's the issue? She can be violent when she needs to,but that's not her natural disposition.
"That is already insinuating that women cannot be strong or take on “traditionally†male roles without being considered masculine."
Well honestly that's exactly what I'm saying. Wanting to fight is a natural male quality. You know testosterone and all that. A woman's natural instinct is to not fight, and if we do it's only because we need to. Kairi wants nothing more than to sit at home and be with Sora romantically. Most woman are naturally like that in real life so why should game characters be different when they are supposed to be based on humans?
It's evil beyond her control that has her on the battlefield. Kairi herself doesn't want to be there. Japan is bigger on traditional gender roles, and so their characters from games to anime reflect that.
Like you said, she can be feminine and badass. Nobody disagrees with that.
I disagree. All the female hate I've seen for this series,but especially when it comes to Kairi, seems to want to take the feminine away completely and only leave the masculine badass.
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