Character Discussion Thread

Just so the Fav Character thread doesn't get derailed, here's a general thread to discuss characters in X, regardless of if they're a favorite of yours or not.

For starters, what do people think about Lao? Or how about HB, or Irina? (Sorry for not posting my own answers yet - my lunch break isn't long enough to type out my thoughts properly.)

I got stuck with some ear inflammation illness for a hefty chunk of this month, so I have not really progressed any further since. If anything I say here seems silly, that is probably because of that.

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Well, why Murdress is a party member at all, for example? An NPC like, say, May seems like a much more pleasant - and, more importantly, productive - person to work with.

H.B? I think the english VA sells the role via his perfomance pretty much completely. It is the kind of thing that could just as easily come off as simply obnoxious, but I think the man just nailed it.

Boze (I hope I am rememering this right; the 'mad monk' party member), however, feels like he failed rather thoroughly with his delivery, in my opinion. I'd say that the problem is a severe lack of ham.

Lin. I get that she is supposed to be rather young, and thus her surprisingly cruel sense of humor makes sense in that context. What bothers me is how it is continuously played for laughs. I guess I'm just not among the target audience for this kind of 'teasing' jokes.