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Topic	KP'S Top 40 Characters - Featuring Dante From The Devil May Cry Series
KamikazePotato 02/05/18 4:11:18 PM #120:	22. Roxas (Kingdom Hearts series) https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/3/39164/1181282-untitled_1.png "Sora, you're lucky. It looks like my summer vacation is... over." Is it possible to really like a character solely because of sympathy? I'm not sure, but Roxas comes close. Not that he isn't a good character in his own right - the slow buildup in the beginning of Kingdom Hearts 2 instantly made him a far more interesting protagonist than Sora ever was. Since then he's had more appearences and even his own game to flesh him out. Watching Roxas grow into his own person throughout 358/2 Days is easily the best characer arc in the Kingdom Hearts series. His friendships with Axel and Xion are very memorable. Even his somewhat silly lines like "who will I eat ice cream with?" are pretty endearing when considering the context of the situation. The idea of these weird, sort-of-emotionless beings that sprank into existence through weird Kingdom Hearts plot stuff finding solace through sitting on a clock tower and eating lots of ice cream is one that I like a lot. I'm also been pissed off at Square Enix ever since Kingdom Hearts came out ~14 years ago. They build him up to be this interesting new character and oops, Sora's back and Roxas got absorbed. What? I kept waiting all game for Roxas to make a big return or at least for Sora winking him out of existence to be expanded on, but it never materialized. I have been mad at that wasted potential for literally over a decade and time hasn't dulled it. Roxas deserved better. He STILL deserves better (Kingdom Hearts 3 better fix this). There's something to be said about a tragic character but Roxas' tragedy isn't one I feel like I have to accept. He was born from nothing, forgot the memories of one of his best friends through plot BS, got kidnapped by Riku and put into a sick and twisted simulation of a normal life, and then got eaten by Sora. If there is any justice in this universe, Roxas will have a happy ending. Or at least a proper conclusion. What it comes down to is that, simply put, Roxas is a character that I have a lot of emotions linked to. I like him a lot and I hope things turn out okay for the guy. Sometimes it's as simple as that. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:895518839] in KP'S Top 4... [t:76271802]...</cite> <quote>22. Roxas (Kingdom Hearts series) https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/3/39164/1181282-untitled_1.png "Sora, you're lucky. It looks like my summer vacation is... over." Is it possible to really like a character solely because of sympathy? I'm not sure, but Roxas comes close. Not that he isn't a good character in his own right - the slow buildup in the beginning of Kingdom Hearts 2 instantly made him a far more interesting protagonist than Sora ever was. Since then he's had more appearences and even his own game to flesh him out. Watching Roxas grow into his own person throughout 358/2 Days is easily the best characer arc in the Kingdom Hearts series. His friendships with Axel and Xion are very memorable. Even his somewhat silly lines like "who will I eat ice cream with?" are pretty endearing when considering the context of the situation. The idea of these weird, sort-of-emotionless beings that sprank into existence through weird Kingdom Hearts plot stuff finding solace through sitting on a clock tower and eating lots of ice cream is one that I like a lot. I'm also been pissed off at Square Enix ever since Kingdom Hearts came out ~14 years ago. They build him up to be this interesting new character and oops, Sora's back and Roxas got absorbed. What? I kept waiting all game for Roxas to make a big return or at least for Sora winking him out of existence to be expanded on, but it never materialized. I have been mad at that wasted potential for literally over a decade and time hasn't dulled it. Roxas deserved better. He STILL deserves better (Kingdom Hearts 3 better fix this). There's something to be said about a tragic character but Roxas' tragedy isn't one I feel like I have to accept. He was born from nothing, forgot the memories of one of his best friends through plot BS, got kidnapped by Riku and put into a sick and twisted simulation of a normal life, and then got eaten by Sora. If there is any justice in this universe, Roxas will have a happy ending. Or at least a proper conclusion. What it comes down to is that, simply put, Roxas is a character that I have a lot of emotions linked to. I like him a lot and I hope things turn out okay for the guy. Sometimes it's as simple as that. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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