Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-203.215.116.20-20180322055535/@comment-1219085-20180327224148

There are many great characters in the last sovereign, but I wouldn't considered Varia as one of them. While Varia was an interesting antagonist, much of her appeal has waned. As an antagonist, Varia has a compelling backstory of depression-driven, suicidal risk-taking that can never result in her desired death. When Simon got involved by dominating/reshaping her, she lost her suicidal tendencies and became more well-balanced (aka boring). While other harem members show internal conflict and doubt about their place in life or the harem, she is just happy to be with Simon. While all the harem members have a military, economic, political, or magical expertise, Varia's bomb-using specialty is one of the least compelling. I was hoping when Simon recruited a bandit leader that she would be useful in navigating the criminal underworld, but instead her expertise went towards making looters less chaotic during the Doom King's invasion. Hopefully, when we learn more about her time on Thenours and her magical curse, she will become more interesting.