[ SECRET POST #2389 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2389 ⌋

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[Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors)]









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Comments

[eleutheramina]

Just curious, why do you dislike Claire?

(Love the username, btw xD)

[ooh_mrdarcy]

I never said I dislike Claire, but she definitely felt more like a plot device rather than, y'know, a character that isn't there to bring depth to a certain male protagonist other characters

not only that but her sudden appearance in the series was kinda an asspull because of how significant she was to Layton the story, yet she was never mentioned before the Unwound Future. It just left a bad taste in my mouth; I don't dislike her but I dislike the concept behind her character. I really think the writers could have done better.

(and thank you <3)

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, I see--I apologize for assuming so! I personally don't mind Claire (though besides finding her quite adorable and somewhat interesting/amusing, she's hardly a favorite), and Unwound Future is definitely my favorite of the three PL games I've played, but I can definitely see what you mean about her existing mainly to develop Layton xD the rest of the cast. I feel like what we know of her is filtered so much through the lenses of men--Layton, Don Paolo, and Dimitri, all three of whom had feelings for her--that we don't really see her being, well, an awesome person in her own right, at least not until the very end.

Also, I can usually suspend my disbelief enough when characters with little to no foreshadowing are introduced having a crucial tie to an already existing character, but I agree that it's not particularly good writing in general. There was the matter of Layton's hat and Don Paolo's seemingly unfounded vendetta with him, but those didn't really need to be explained. And the writers still probably could have exhibited that sort of emotional capacity depth our professor in a different, more consistent way.

I will admit, though, that I prefer Layton not explicitly thinking of Claire in the first two games, since it shows, however retroactively, that although he loved/loves her and was saddened by her death/hasn't fully moved on, he's still able to act the part of the perfect gentleman (at least until, y'know, she dies again). c:

(and I will leave my cravat on~)

[eleutheramina]

Whoops, forgot to log-in. This is me, if it's not already evident. xD