Hmm. I'll scramble atop the shelves and pick this thing at the core. Essentially, I disagree about the U Tribe being fanservice. In terms of storytelling, the tribe seems written to facilitate the main story line -- more specifically, U'odh Nunh. As one of the company of heroes (RIP Tidus and Leviabeetus), his victory over a primal earned him leadership of his tribe.
But that's unusual! It could have been a female!
That's right! It could have been! But as we've seen in the storytelling of FFXIV, making something unusual gives it a certain emphasis and resonance. Nunh aren't usually leaders? Well this guy must have done something pretty darn special to have become one! The fact that there are 'scantily' clad females around doesn't really have much weight with regard to calling it fanservice. They wear the gear that's native to the region. The hot springs? A silly joke, but again, hardly fanservice. I do remember rubbing down Godbert Manderville's near nude form with oil at a hot spring, after all.Â
I think perhaps we may be looking too deeply into what was simply meant to be a storyline's facilitator.
But that's unusual! It could have been a female!
That's right! It could have been! But as we've seen in the storytelling of FFXIV, making something unusual gives it a certain emphasis and resonance. Nunh aren't usually leaders? Well this guy must have done something pretty darn special to have become one! The fact that there are 'scantily' clad females around doesn't really have much weight with regard to calling it fanservice. They wear the gear that's native to the region. The hot springs? A silly joke, but again, hardly fanservice. I do remember rubbing down Godbert Manderville's near nude form with oil at a hot spring, after all.Â
I think perhaps we may be looking too deeply into what was simply meant to be a storyline's facilitator.
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