u/IS_Mythix

So far in planarcadia, we have gotten several SPs and are looking to get more. This isn’t inherently an issue however the main defence I see as to why they release so much is that, “it’s better that they develop their existing cast than create new characters and just push them aside after the version ends.” Yet out of all the SPs released in planarcadia I truly only think Mortenax blade was handled well.

Sparxie was originally handled well, yet after 4.0 she was just sidelined and doesn’t really look like she will serve any major purpose in future patches. So this really doesn’t make her any different to a new character that is pushed aside after their focus patch.

Silverwolf also has felt lacklustre throughout planarcadia while lacking major screen time, and it felt like she was more featured in 4.3 rather than her own focus patch in 4.2. Her becoming an emanator lacked proper set up and made it feel random and just shoved in for the sake of it.

Then onto himeko. Of course she was mainly being set up for 4.4’s story but it felt kinda bad that she was not featured much in the build up to it, especially considering that himeko is such an important character. Then subverting himekos sacrifice in 4.4 made her sacrifice and her character hollow as it removed any stakes. Hsr has dead or technically dead characters that are playable so I don’t see why it couldn’t have happened to himeko.

And maybe a slight nitpick but I feel like himekos gameplay doesn’t capture the essence of her character much at all as it’s just overridden by a giant mecha, however I can say that silverwolf and sparxies gameplay do well to reflect themselves.

I can only hope that they will improve with robikini and waventurine.