i don't mean to belabor this point but i think people assuming phoenix is a better boss than kristoph is really flattening both their characters. phoenix "no boundaries" wright canonically manipulates apollo into doing what he wants for no money. kristoph is by all accounts a good mentor, and people are conflating the fact that he is a villain with the idea that all aspects of him must be bad. it is much more interesting to see the dilemma inherent in needing to jettison your trusted mentor who killed someone in favor of a shitty dude who manipulates you constantly and treats you like shit but actually knows the truth. like did you people play the game or not, and if so did you pay attention to the text? do you want the game and its characters to be interesting or not? i just don't get it























