Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-34553226-20180504204625/@comment-1421951-20180710103818

TOSHIKI OVERLORD wrote:THE DEATH OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER IS NOT EXCUSE TO HATE A CHARACTER There is a difference between seeing a character as badly written or poorly executed, and disliking them as a person.

The first is more technical, looking at them from a more intelectual stand point, examing and appreciating them as a piece of the story and how they fit into it.

The latter is a more emotional reaction, seeing their actions on through a more personal lens and judging their actions not as a fictional character, but as a person, and in that regard, them killing a character that you like on a similarly personal level is a very good reason to hate them

I may appreciate Sephiroth as an intimidating, compelling, and overall interesting villain, but that didn't stop me from getting angry when he killed Aerith, nor did it make it any less satisfying to kill him at the end of the game.