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honestlyvan · 2 years ago

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ive been reading some of ur xc3 meta and i was wondering if u could talk more abt ur thoughts on Alexandria? She was my favorite commander /gen

oh, Alex :) The worst girl in Aionios. How I love her.

I really like how Alex is an example of how you can grow up Okay(tm) in a conflict situation without really being... okay with things. While Alex can't fully intellectually get away from her nature as someone who is deeply caring and concerned with the big picture wellbeing of everyone, she's learned the lessons that the world is merciless and you have to choose your priorities and then keep those things close to your heart absolutely no matter what. She doesn't really know how to ask for help, starting out -- she only knows how to bargain based on "mutual self-interest".

And the way she's just completely incapable of not acting like the most Sus Motherfucker On The Planet is absolutely hysterical. It is so funny how the whole gang is constantly looking at her like "what did you do?" and she's like "nothing!!! Technically." and this just keeps repeating because she just can't stop meddling!!! She's trying to help, honest, she's just got terminal scheming disease!!!

And the payoff for it is so sweet when you realise she's kind of put herself in a category of things that will serve their purpose for a time and then be discarded and the gang goes "wtf no", and the message finally sinks in. She's done everything she can for them, she's set them up as well as she can to be in a position to help and care for Iota, her colony, her people, expecting them to be able to take over with the smoothest ascent possible, leaving her behind and then they won't. Because Alexandria deserves to exist in this world. No matter if she's wronged people, no matter if she's wronged herself and trampled over her own morals, she's capable of changing. She doesn't have to strike a bargain to get out of conflict, the conflict can just end.

And it sucks that Noah steals the moment at the end of her Ascension quest that rightfully belonged to Taion!!!!!!

#Van's answers #Xenoblade Chronicles 3 #anonymous #Alexandria (XC3)#SERIOUSLY I AM SALTY TO THIS DAY #It would have played SO much better for Taion to be the one to stop her from falling and expose himself for attack #and then insisting against Alexandria's logic that saving her is the right thing to do #and then when the fight ends and everyone like BRUH WTF he's like 'u^u) Of course I knew you'd save us.'#and someone else points out that he 100% didn't think that one through he just acted on instinct #it would have demonstrated that Taion has struggled with the same things #and has learned from his struggles and THAT is why he believes so steadfastly in Alex' ability to change #this is my one hill to die on -- that scene belonged to Taion and Noah being in it makes it actively worse and less coherent #Taion is far and away the Ouroboros that resembles Alex the most #he understands her baggage in a way the rest of them can't quite appreciate having been a strategist #it's the most frustrating kind of poor writing -- MISSED POTENTIAL

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