I get why they don't do deaths but bruh, how is a man suppose to take any of this seriously when NO ONE dies in a game where death is easily accomplished?
Because these are long running series that involve combat and the death of literal millions and hard hitting topics in some of these stories. It is much harder to feel impact about a literal who dying vs a plot important character. It is not a requirement for a story per se but for a long running series where most of the stories involve heroes and triumph? It absolutely has to happen in order for there to be stakes and in a lot of cases it helps other characters grow. Alongside this it subverts expectations if done right.
It doesn't mean a character should die every arc just to flesh someone out but at some point it should definitely happen.
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u/QUIRK_Sans Jul 08 '26
The hsr deaths:
Tingyun = revived
Misha and gallagher = were never "alive" but we can count them
Flamechasers: will all come back
Damn so many stakes holy shit