(04-20-2015, 02:48 PM)Kellach Woods Wrote:(04-20-2015, 02:17 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: How is it an asspull? It's a new person who is scheming to some end. We get a whole cutscene of him being... something... following 2.55. We know there's something cutting out the legs from under lesser consortiums. We know he controls the Brass Blades. He's got a chance to outright seize unchallenged power, and do it in front of everyone, and get away with it. You're telling me that's out of character for him? He'll win, completely and utterly, and the only people who would oppose him would be ruined by him first.You're making it sound like he cares about PR.
I'm not saying he grows a heart. I'm saying he makes enough of a show with public PR to trick everyone into thinking he does while he sleeps on the riches of all of the people he betrayed and killed to get there.
He doesn't. Otherwise the whole Chefsbane thing would have never happened, otherwise people wouldn't use his name in fear even PRIOR (Ul'dah questline, around level 13, before the Traders' Spurn thing - likely more moments as well but I can't remember them off hand) to this development.
I'll do you one better - show me foreshadowing that he actually does care about his reputation because right now I'm not seeing it.
His characterization this far has shown that, yes. Are you aware of the heel/face turn trope? Lolorito never before had the chance to actually seize power like he could now. He's also aware that, in light of recent riots and increasing tensions, that if he took power while not seeming to change his attitude at all that the nation would devour him and tear itself apart. He LIKES being rich, and powerful. And now, for the first time, he's got a real shot at seizing everything.
I mean, I've given motive, means and plenty of reasoning. If you still feel it's an asspull, no amount of plausible speculation in the world's going to change your mind. Just keep in mind that the CUL quests were available since 2.0 and a lot has changed since then.
We're trying to look at the bigger picture while it's still being painted.
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