Aug 30, 2025
To:Kirb
Now that you mention it, I can definitely see what you mean. In Shield Hero, in particular, while you can probably point out some parallels, each of the heroes is largely the same outside the main character. They do whatever the state tells them to do no questions asked, and they don’t stop to think about the consequences of their actions. Main character is left to clean up their messes, etc.
It makes it pretty satisfying when the main character, Naofumi, despite not having an attack weapon still shows them up. I see that in our working class British chap, Arch, too. Makes me want to root for him.