See I do get what this person is saying, and I do find it to be a genuinely compelling analysis about how Miquella ended up this way because gaining someones love and loyalty was as easy as breathing.
But the thing is that it does not excuse the fact that it is bad writing that blatantly ignores base game lore.
So you're telling me that Miquella actually isn't compassionate? That he never cared about Malenia to begin with? He never cared about her and so he would go on to reject the dominant religion of the land because it could do nothing to cure her? He never cared so he created unalloyed gold for her to try and cure her sickness? That there are statues of them embracing and that all of that was just putting on airs? That he never really loved her because she was just a pawn from the start?
Yeah. Sure. Okay. Whatever you say.
It just irritates me because it genuinely feels like they just tossed all the good things about Miquella out the window in favor of making him "big bad evil manipulator boy" and to prop up Radahn to be an even greater chad and to make him of all warmongers a fucking victim. Same goes for Mohg because despite his dynasty being a blood swamp filled with corpses and kidnapped war doctors and albinaurics and hanging the bodies of his own subjects, he too is suddenly a victim.
And what about Godwyn, and what about the Eclipse, and what about the wandering mausoleums, and what about the albinaurics, what about Philia? What was the promise Miquella made to Malenia? All of these parts of Miquella completely ignored just to make him fucking Gr*ff*th.
Its just such lazy writing with so many plotholes and inconsistencies, with base lore that is all but ignored for this stupid twist.
Edit:
It also irks me that this twist could paint Malenia as a victim too, since she was born alongside Miquella she never had a chance to begin with. But watch the dudebros double down on calling her a bitch while they prop up Radahn as the biggest hero in ER 😒
So I was bored and recorded myself reading various Galeem/Dharkon quotes from @incorrectsmashbrosquotes. It’s not long, but I hope it will elicit at least a brief chuckle.
Bonny Janet: Kazooie an’ aye am gonna teach yer some kind words.
Kirby: Poyo!
-Later-
*Kirby walks into the living area.*
Link: Hi Kirbster how’s life.
Kirby: F… …F
Bowser: … … …What’s he doing?
Kirby: F…F-Fucking bitch! =)
*Everyone stopped what they were doing instantly. Meta Knight’s mask cracked. Samus fell off a chair. Dedede went to scream into a pillow & R.O.B. straight up exploded. Bonny & Kazooie, were just snickering from round the corner.*
Jaime: Well, the kids got into a mid-lunch turf war, Arya reduced an entire room to rubble trying to kill a spider, Pod spiked the water so now half the northmen are drunk, and something is on fire and I'm not quite sure what. But Sansa said don't worry about it so I'm electing to ignore it.
Brienne: So...nothing new?
Jaime: ...the fact that the answer is yes is probably a sign we should reconsider parenthood.
Ashley: (Hugs Lucas) I've only known this wonderful boy for two months now. And if anything were to happen to him, I would obliterate everyone here, including myself.
Lucas: A-Ashely! Don't do something like that!
Ashley: ('Sigh') Okay, I won't obliterate anyone. (Smiles Softly) But I will do whatever I can to protect you.
Lucas: (Smiles Softly) (Hugs Ashley back) I know you will. Thank you so much, Ashley. I'll protect you too.
Ashley: (Blushes) Y-Y-You're welcome.....thank you for being my friend, Lucas....