The main trio
Hello,
Caught up with the main series and the spin off recently so I decided to make an account here for some discussion while waiting for the story to continue.
I saw the poll for the best male character and was surprised Jinsung won, and was even more surprised none of the main three guys made it to the final round. So, naturally, I looked through the earlier rounds and found out they were not even included as they won the previous competition.
Now, the results of this previous competition are something I was kind of expecting based on my previous experiences with stories of similar type, but at the same time I'm left wondering what makes these characters liked?
For Baam I mostly understand it. He is the main character, the protagonist and a fairly complex character that has greatly developed from the start of the story.
But what about the other two? Aguero was an interesting character at the start but now he has been reduced to nothing more than a container for the flame ability, which is essentially a separate entity with a will of its own, almost a separate character taking over Aguero's role. We were introduced to his ice powers a long time ago and he has used them maybe twice since. All he relies on is the flame. His goal of becoming the head of the family has long been forgotten and even his role as the tactician has barely been in the spotlight during part 3 of the story. At this point, if the flame took over completely I don't think it would change the course of the story in any significant way.
And Rak, anything said about him is a waste of words. I don't mind a comic relief character, but that is something that needs to be done at least decently and is not something you do for one of the main characters.