Talk:Fox Alistair/@comment-25405817-20160913001812/@comment-25936766-20160915014813

That's the doylistic explanation: Given the time and budget, it was much simpler and cost-effective to just make and use the characters who would have at least some plot relevance.

That said, compare and contrast SSSN. Scarlet and Sage's models were made and even used in the show a whole season before they actually did anything. Back in Vol.2, most people didn't even notice them when they did appear, and indeed, their appearance was more of a cameo than anything. And yet RT still went as far as making the models and using them in the background.

Given the higher number of animators in Vol.3, along with the higher budget, they could've done just the same for FNKI; make the models for KI, and show them in the background even if they have no plot relevance yet.