Honest to god, I think the Commander is one of the best MMO protagonists simply because, unlike most MMO player characters, they actually have a definitive character arc.
At the start, they’re this wide eyed, idealistic adventurer out to make a name for themselves and explore the world. They go around helping people with whatever needs doing, no matter how mundane, and eventually perform great feats that makes them famous throughout Tyria.
Then their Order mentor sacrifices themselves to save them from Zhaitan.
Then they see countless people, including many they knew personally, die during the war against Zhaitan.
Then Mordremoth wipes out nearly the entire Pact fleet while they couldn’t protect it.
Then they watch Eir die and Zojja become crippled for life.
Then they’re forced to mercy kill Trahearne, their best friend, to kill Modremoth for good.
Then Caithe backstabs them and tries to steal Aurene for herself.
Then Braham lays into them for, among other things, letting the Pact fleet and his mother die.
Then they watch as a bright eyed young woman, full of idealism like they used to be, is coldly gunned down by her own father, who turned out to be a demented cultist.
And then they ACTUALLY FUCKING DIE (they get better).
Yeah, needless to say, by the end of Path of Fire the Commander is considerably more jaded, but they still keep pushing themselves to be a hero, because they KNOW they’re the only one capable of stopping the Elder Dragons.
Even if it hurts like hell.
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