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Probably looks better in a dress.
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Xenoblade is 1/3 for me when it comes to final villains. Zanza and Z simply don't have enough presence to really stand out, though they have a strong scene or two so it's not a complete wash.
I think what frustrates me with Z is that I actually found him quite engaging in the final confrontation. Harry Lloyd actually gets to act, and I like the back and forth between him and the party. Z being an immovable concept that the party has to confront and tear down is a pretty interesting idea - I just wish there was more of it.
It's actually a problem that I think 3 has in general with its villains. They tend to have strong concluding scenes, but not enough legwork has been done beforehand to really make it stick. We're seeing the end of character arcs we never got.
Joran especially suffers from this, as he essentially disappears from the game between Keves Castle and the Cloudkeep. As such, his resolution feels a bit out of nowhere and contrived - despite being well executed. Shania is another example.
I think what frustrates me with Z is that I actually found him quite engaging in the final confrontation. Harry Lloyd actually gets to act, and I like the back and forth between him and the party. Z being an immovable concept that the party has to confront and tear down is a pretty interesting idea - I just wish there was more of it.
It's actually a problem that I think 3 has in general with its villains. They tend to have strong concluding scenes, but not enough legwork has been done beforehand to really make it stick. We're seeing the end of character arcs we never got.
Joran especially suffers from this, as he essentially disappears from the game between Keves Castle and the Cloudkeep. As such, his resolution feels a bit out of nowhere and contrived - despite being well executed. Shania is another example.