1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character. I like Wakka even if he is a jock and a religious fundamentalist. He's genuinely good-hearted; he just doesn't like change, and he likes to know who the good guys and the bad guys are. Which makes him basically a regular guy. I appreciate that about him.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot? An important secondary character, I'd say. He's more there to react than to act.
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally? I can't relate to him much, but his emotional arc does grab me. Here's someone who's had to question every single thing he's ever believed, and how do you deal with that? It's interesting to see him face it and come out the other side.
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from? See above.
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic) I always liked the idea of Wakka/Rikku, from the first time I played the game. The idea of worlds colliding, and of Wakka being forced to face his prejudices on an even *more* personal level than he already was, intrigued me a lot, and I think they have a fun dynamic. I also liked the connection between Wakka and Lulu in FFX, which I saw as a younger brother-older sister relationship, and I wish we had seen more of how that evolved into romance between the games -- I think that would have been interesting.
6) Is there anything about the character you would change? (Personality wise, not anything pertaining to the plot.) His stubbornness, if anything, although in some ways it also served him well.
7) If you were in the fandom with this character, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc) Depends on whether we were on the same side of an issue. I could see enjoying his company and I could see getting really tired of arguing with him but not getting anywhere.
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or most hated? I like him, but I don't think he'd quite make the all-time list.
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone who's new to the fandom? I don't know that I'd hype him, but I wouldn't put him down either.
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase? This varies a lot, I think. In certain segments, he's very popular; in others he's dismissed or disliked. Which is a shame, because I think most of his detractors take a fairly shallow view of him.
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1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character.
I like Wakka even if he is a jock and a religious fundamentalist. He's genuinely good-hearted; he just doesn't like change, and he likes to know who the good guys and the bad guys are. Which makes him basically a regular guy. I appreciate that about him.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot?
An important secondary character, I'd say. He's more there to react than to act.
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally?
I can't relate to him much, but his emotional arc does grab me. Here's someone who's had to question every single thing he's ever believed, and how do you deal with that? It's interesting to see him face it and come out the other side.
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?
See above.
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic)
I always liked the idea of Wakka/Rikku, from the first time I played the game. The idea of worlds colliding, and of Wakka being forced to face his prejudices on an even *more* personal level than he already was, intrigued me a lot, and I think they have a fun dynamic. I also liked the connection between Wakka and Lulu in FFX, which I saw as a younger brother-older sister relationship, and I wish we had seen more of how that evolved into romance between the games -- I think that would have been interesting.
6) Is there anything about the character you would change? (Personality wise, not anything pertaining to the plot.)
His stubbornness, if anything, although in some ways it also served him well.
7) If you were in the fandom with this character, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc)
Depends on whether we were on the same side of an issue. I could see enjoying his company and I could see getting really tired of arguing with him but not getting anywhere.
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or most hated?
I like him, but I don't think he'd quite make the all-time list.
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone who's new to the fandom?
I don't know that I'd hype him, but I wouldn't put him down either.
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase?
This varies a lot, I think. In certain segments, he's very popular; in others he's dismissed or disliked. Which is a shame, because I think most of his detractors take a fairly shallow view of him.