Jan 23, 2026
Author's Commentary #693:
Time to talk about Chapter 693: Spotlight #20: Maila.
Perhaps not the Estonian character everyone was expecting me to do first, but easily the one I've been wanting to talk about the most. If you'll recall from her introduction, Maila fashions herself a hero, yet as we saw in later chapters of Season 7, she's often the weak link on the team despite being the highest rated player on it.
This all stems from the fact that she's hailed as a "savior", which as you might guess, came about thanks to her surname, Rõivas, being "savior" spelled backwards. The inspiration for this actually came from Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, as the surname of the protagonist is Roivas. As such, I felt having her being raised in a cult-like village would serve as a good base for her character model. And in case anyone is wondering, yes, even though she's not a DSPCM, you can expect me to do a spotlight on Õnne soon.
That's all for this commentary. I hope you enjoyed it.