Why does Kirito have so many favorites?

Slayer777 said:
I seriously can't understand why Kirito has almost 40k favorites. This character peak cringe, he has no character developement, a shitty and boring personality, and he's OP as fuck for no reason, no explanation to why he is stronger than everyone, he's just a normal kid. I'm not angry, I'm just curious why people would like this walmart black swordsman.

Slayer777 said:
I seriously can't understand why Kirito has almost 40k favorites. This character peak cringe, he has no character developement, a shitty and boring personality, and he's OP as fuck for no reason, no explanation to why he is stronger than everyone, he's just a normal kid. I'm not angry, I'm just curious why people would like this walmart black swordsman.

UKhira said:
In case of you forgot 2022.11.06 is the day SAO incident happend(gonna happen)

DeOnePieceIsReal said:
Cause he is better than all of your favourite. Kirito easily clears characters like guts, riffith, Johan, lelouch, Levi and other overrated trash characters

DeOnePieceIsReal said:
Cause he is better than all of your favourite. Kirito easily clears characters like guts, riffith, Johan, lelouch, Levi and other overrated trash characters

Slayer777 said:
I seriously can't understand why Kirito has almost 40k favorites. This character peak cringe, he has no character developement, a shitty and boring personality, and he's OP as fuck for no reason, no explanation to why he is stronger than everyone, he's just a normal kid. I'm not angry, I'm just curious why people would like this walmart black swordsman.

DeOnePieceIsReal said:
Cause he is better than all of your favourite. Kirito easily clears characters like guts, riffith, Johan, lelouch, Levi and other overrated trash characters

animeman_02 said:

Ironical coming from a ayanokoji pfp who is the PEAK OF EDGINESS AND CRINGE

Slayer777 said:
I seriously can't understand why Kirito has almost 40k favorites. This character peak cringe, he has no character developement, a shitty and boring personality, and he's OP as fuck for no reason, no explanation to why he is stronger than everyone, he's just a normal kid. I'm not angry, I'm just curious why people would like this walmart black swordsman.

DeOnePieceIsReal said:
Cause he is better than all of your favourite. Kirito easily clears characters like guts, riffith, Johan, lelouch, Levi and other overrated trash characters

Piromysl said:
Protagonist of popular anime.
There is literally no other reason.

But on a serious note, most people prioritise character being cool and badass, rather than substance.
Characters like Kirito are as deep as a puddle and as interesting as melted snow, yet as long as he can look cool whole swinging his sword, nothing else matters for some.
Same goes for characters like Mikasa or Tatsuya.

dark_knight107 said:

I get what you mean but I'll have to disagree on the Mikasa take. She has actual substance aside from being cool and badass.

Piromysl said:

Try to describe her character without mentioning Eren.
I don't think she is Kirito level terrible, but I think we can expect a little bit more from someone who wrote AOT.

dark_knight107 said:

-> In s2, she was the one to react first when she suspected Reiner and Bert of hiding something which showed that she is quick-witted and not just a static/random npc in the show and it also showed that she cares a lot about her fellow comrades. Also, she was the one who first found out about Annie's identity underground and also about the titans presence in the walls.

-> In s3, she had numerous interactions with the cast in the manga instead of only Eren (WiT unfortunately cut out a lot of content) and opposed Levi's decision and became angry at him during the serum incident which shows that she has her own free will and uses it to act instead of playing different roles like Historia. She even helped H many times in s2.

-> In s4, she ridiculed Eren's decision to declare war on Marley during the Liberio raid which involved numerous casualties which again showed that she doesn't blindly follow others or Eren and instead has the ability to differentiate between right and wrong and makes others realize about their wrong doings instead of blindly agreeing or backing them up.
Also, she was opposed to joining the yeagerists and their actions in general and was extremely sad during Sasha's death which proved that she is not emotion less and had some mental conflict going on inside of her due to all the stuff which happened in s4.

-> She has the ability to make tough choices for herself like how she had rejected her royalty position (Hizuru) & proved her self identity, and instead decided to stay on Paradis, the place where she was born and decided to serve her nation and its people.

-> She cared about kids in general like how she rescued Louise and her mother in s1 and also helped Gabi despite knowing that she is the one who killed Sasha due to her brain washing from Marley.

-> She is the most freest person in the show due to her bloodlines and so has the most authority and freedom to act according to the situation without getting affected by the king's will and powers.(DONT open the spoiler tag, if in case you are an anime-only atm)


-> She knew about her strengths and never boasted about it or seeked validation from others for it.

And, yeah I know you said about not mentioning Eren but the thing is that her character is connected to him and Ymir a lot. Not in the sense of her being a 'simp/slave' as many like to call her but like a genuine one. I am sure there is much more about her but I can't seem to remember all of it atm.

Piromysl said:

You just described a Mary Sue character, bruh.
There is nothing there you pointed out that is impressive.
Like feeling sad when kids or close friend are being killed is something outstanding or unusual? Or her daring to disagree with Eren once or twice? Really?

keb43 said:
he has a lot of favorites because people like him and he’s cool. that’s about it

I know, I’m sure it’s hard for you to understand how people could ever have a difference in opinion, but I can assure you they do

dark_knight107 said:

What Mary Sue bro? I literally told you about how she acted in the story all on her own and not according to Ereh or anybody else's will. She did stuff how she wanted instead of simping on Eren or blindly following him and approving his actions like how many accuse her of. She helped those in need and did not serve the story like a plot device or npc. She had tons of interactions with the cast in the manga, unlike the anime and actually depicted emotions instead of actingblike a programmed robot or Eren's bodyguard. What more do you want from a character to be considered as well-written? And, if you are an anime-only atm, then you will see in s4p3 about how she is the most selfless person in the show and how she had heavy relevance in the plot back from s1. I can agree that she is not the best written female in all anime/manga but she is still a great character imo, who perfectly fulfills her role as the deutragonist of the story.

xo_Kyoko said:

This was funny! 😂 but remember that you can die in that game.🤯

Piromysl said:

I expect some sort of development and bigger contribution to the story than being just a reactionary.
Her doing something by herself once or twice when Eren is not watching and showing compassion to children like this is something worthy to point out is not really gonna cut it. Her supposed development only starting once Eren kindly asks her to piss off is also little bit late and her joining the Alliance seems forced because she is a good person and couldn't possibly take part in genocide.

If you compare her to other Ackerman, the difference is obvious and flaws in her character are blatant.
While Levi also suffers from being OP explained from just one line of script, on top of being a total badass as we'll, he has some sort of backstory, drives the plot forward by himself and has complex set of morals.
All this while being a supporting character.

The truth is, that Mikasa's main role in the show is to be Eren's guard dog and fandom almost entirely appreciates her for her badass action scenes. That's not even a question anymore.

dark_knight107 said:

How is she just a reactionary? and what more development and contribution to the plot do you want from her than the one which is already present?

Not once or twice. That's what I said that every thing she did was out of her own will and not by getting influenced from Eren or others or just to show off. How is Eren watching her or not related to her character in anyway? Those 'Ereh' lines was just a thing which was added by studio WiT in the anime (Idk for what reason) which made her look like a helpless girl who only relies on Eren all the time for every little thing. And, if a character is showing kindness/compassion to someone or is helping them, then does that mean that he/she isn't a good person or isn't eligible for being considered a good/likable character?

Her character development started back in s1 and not in s4. I will suggest you to read the FoS and Trost arc in the manga for proof instead of the anime.

How does her joining the alliance indicate that she is getting involved in genocide and isn't a good person anymore? The alliance was literally formed for the noble cause to stop Eren and the rumbling somehow after it crushes the Marley bases and to prevent mass genocide from happening so that all the innocent Eldians living beyond the walls don't get caught up in the titan march. She is a part of the group since Eren is a fellow comrade of hers & Armin's and needs to be stopped from doing evil just like how she opposed him many a times throughout the story for doing anything wrong.
And, how the hell is it forced? She literally rejected the chance to join the fascist Floch and the yeagerists who were ruling Paradis through violence and force, which proved that she is a good person at heart and actually is against this mindless slaughter.

I don't see how she is inferior to any other Ackerman in any area? Like Levi, even she has a tragic back story where her parents were murdered right in front of her eyes and she was about to be sold to a bunch of human traffickers, before getting rescued by Eren.
And, she also drives the plot forward along with a complex mindset. That's why, I said that you will see in s4p3 where she takes a very crucial and selfless decision which affects the plot heavily and affects her mentally and psychologically as well.

Bro, you literally sounded like those typical bandwagon Mikasa haters when you called her a guard dog of Eren.
And, majority of the fandom is filled with brain deads, so I can't even expect anymore from them.

Anyways, I will always stand by my opinion that she is a great character and carries out her role as the deutragonist of the story perfectly. Feel free to disagree if you want.

Piromysl said:

Why are you getting so worked up over objective truth?
When for 95% of the runtime character only goes "Eren Eren Eren Eren", then it's pretty defining characteristic. You literally think that her being sad over friend's death and showing compassion to children is somehow a highlight, which is a HUGE reach, yet apparently Isayama literally conveying through Eren's words that she is a slave, which she immediately proved herself by incapacitating Armin somehow doesn't mean shit?
Come on, dude.
Literally through entire seasons 1-3 we could easily predict what she is going to do, because that's how one dimensional she is. There is very little substance about her character and I honestly have no idea what kind of development you are even taking about. She was walking on Eren's shadow for whole seasons and even still, she violently took her precious scarf from a dying girl, which kinda tells a lot.

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