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** Shania, big time. [[spoiler:Either she\'s a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Another reason she\'s so divisive is that her quarrels with Ghondor consume much of the Ascension Quest for Sena, who is already perceived as getting less plot focus than the rest of the main party, making the both of them come off as a SpotlightStealingSquad.]]
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** Shania, big time. [[spoiler:Either she\\\'s a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\\\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Another reason she\\\'s so divisive is that her quarrels with Ghondor consume much of the Ascension Quest for Sena, who is already perceived as getting less plot focus than the rest of the main party, making both Ghondor and Shania come off as a SpotlightStealingSquad.]]
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** Shania, big time. [[spoiler:Either she\'s a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Part of the reason she\'s so divisive is that her quarrels with Ghondor consume much of Sena\'s Ascension Quest, making the both of them come off as a SpotlightStealingSquad.]]
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** Shania, big time. [[spoiler:Either she\\\'s a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\\\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Another reason she\\\'s so divisive is that her quarrels with Ghondor consume much of the Ascension Quest for Sena, who is already perceived as getting less plot focus than the rest of the main party, making the both of them come off as a SpotlightStealingSquad.]]
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** Shania is either [[spoiler:a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic.]]
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** Shania, big time. [[spoiler:Either she\\\'s a huge WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds whose FaceHeelTurn and FreudianExcuse for doing so are some of the most compelling character beats in the story, or the justification for her GoingPostal makes her come off as even more pathetic in the face of people who have gone through worse suffering in their CrapsackWorld yet did not lash out the way she did. There\\\'s also debates about whether the story does a good job of handling her fall from grace in such a way that it explains her actions without trying too hard to justify them, or if it leans too far into making excuses and making her UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Part of the reason she\\\'s so divisive is that her quarrels with Ghondor consume much of Sena\\\'s Ascension Quest, making the both of them come off as a SpotlightStealingSquad.]]
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Meanwhile I have noticed what seems to be three candidates for divisive BaseBreakingCharacter, who I\'ve drafted entries for below:
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I\\\'ve also drafted entries for what I consider to be the most obvious candidates for BaseBreakingCharacter below:
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Based on my observations of fandom discussion, I can\'t think of anything I\'d categorize as a BrokenBase that isn\'t already fileable under ContestedSequel, which I\'ve written a draft of below:
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Based on my observations of fandom discussion, I can\\\'t think of anything I\\\'d categorize as a BrokenBase that isn\\\'t already fileable under ContestedSequel, which I\\\'ve written a draft of below based on a previous example that was previously nuked for being NREP among other issues:
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Based on my observations of fandom discussion, I don\'t have anything I\'d categorize as a BrokenBase that isn\'t already fileable under ContestedSequel. However I do have the three following BaseBreakingCharacter candidates as well as drafted entries for them:
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Based on my observations of fandom discussion, I can\\\'t think of anything I\\\'d categorize as a BrokenBase that isn\\\'t already fileable under ContestedSequel, which I\\\'ve written a draft of below:
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* ContestedSequel: While this game is considered a major step up from the past two numbered entries in terms of gameplay, polish, and presentation, the quality of other aspects like the more muted and somber soundtrack, the graphically impressive and wide-open but also less unique map designs, and especially the writing are much more heavily debated by fans, with fans highlighting the strength of the character and sidequest writing and the [[{{Anvilicious}} heavyhanded]] yet pertinent social commentary, while detractors pan the villains and criticize the overarching plot for being both simpler and less well-explained than in past games.

Meanwhile I have noticed what seems to be three candidates for divisive BaseBreakingCharacter, who I\\\'ve drafted entries for below:
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Let me know what you think of these examples.
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Let me know what you think of these examples. I considered Sena as another BBC candidate, but while the fandom is divided fairy evenly between those who love her and those who view her as a weak link, people aren\\\'t as passionate about said opinions as they do for these three. Also, for what it\\\'s worth, I\\\'ve casually perused Japanese fans\\\' accounts to gauge how they might feel about some things, and I noticed they seem to be roughly on the same page for Noah. Meanwhile they don\\\'t really bring up Ghondor or Shania much so it\\\'s harder to tell on that end.
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** Noah is the most divisive of the main six party members, with opinions split between those who consider him one of the best written characters and an extremely compelling TragicHero whose OnlySaneMan disposition makes him a strong grounding presence and wise WarriorPoet, and those who consider these same traits to make him a featureless VanillaProtagonist who is less compelling than the rest of the party and whose focus shortchanges the arcs of other characters like Mio. Much of the debate centers on Noah\'s juxtaposition with his {{Foil}} [[spoiler:and EvilCounterpart N, a past incarnation who made \'\'very\'\' different life choices and ultimately went off the deep end]], and how it either enriches Noah\'s character greatly with the additional context it adds, or diminishes him by highlighting his own lack of personality and sequestering what could\'ve been his most compelling character traits onto a separate character.
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** Noah is the most divisive of the main six party members, with opinions split between those who consider him one of the best written characters and an extremely compelling TragicHero whose OnlySaneMan disposition makes him a strong grounding presence and wise WarriorPoet, and those who consider these same traits to make him a featureless VanillaProtagonist who is less compelling than the rest of the party and whose focus shortchanges the arcs of other characters like Mio. Much of the debate centers on Noah\\\'s juxtaposition with his {{Foil}} [[spoiler:and EvilCounterpart N, a past incarnation who made \\\'\\\'very\\\'\\\' different life choices and ultimately went off the deep end]], and how it either enriches Noah\\\'s character greatly with the additional context it adds, or diminishes him by highlighting his own lack of personality and sequestering what could\\\'ve been his most compelling qualities onto a separate character.
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