Talk:Maria Calavera/@comment-27234079-20200104035219/@comment-35434444-20200104104043

There are instances where the audience's interest in a character far exceeds their screen time, Boba Fett being the protypical example.

While a lack of screentime can a character seem mysterious and provoke the imagination, expecting people to be interested in a character specifically because they have less screentime is nonsensical, as if screentime is a commodity that should be shared equally above all like this is screentime communism and we need to overthrow all the screentime capitalists.

What makes a character interesting is vaguely tied to, but in no way dependent on, their screen presence. Sometimes more is more, other times less is more. There is no knowing.

Sometimes developing these characters broadens and enriches the narrative. Other times, it bloats it with unnecessary padding and ties it in knots when inclusions to the story don't make any sense.

As for Maria herself, she would only ever tell it to a select few. It would be a push to get her to disclose it to Ruby, but she'd have to be ready for it. I think the story would be better off not elaborating on it outside the main series.

Dudley could be an interesting character, but not for any reason inherent to what we are shown. He is a transparent facilitator for the plot and better serves his role to the story by not having the spotlight shone on him. Obviously if you want to write something yourself, you can have at it. But some characters are left undeveloped for a reason. If every character were maximally developed, none of them would stand out.