Mention just one 'help' which doesn't benefit her in the end please? Just one. She's a spy. She's designed to be a femme fatale. The devs confirms that. Just look at how she dresses. She's trained to be manipulative. She's 'pretty', like one of the replies say. Unfortunately rookie wide-eyed Leon fell right into that and some ppl derive pleasure from watching this unhealthy relationship.
Are you writing a book proposal, anon? Whatās with the fancy wordplay? I feel like Iām in the heavy exposition of a poorly written thriller right now lol.Ā āUnfortunatelyā. ajdfklasjdfa
Anyways, I actually donāt owe you literally any explanation, but Iāll give you a small one.Ā
I donāt derive any pleasure from watching the unhealthy aspects of their relationship. Nor do I posit that their relationship is all fluffy daisies and happy healthy dynamics. However, that doesnāt negate the fact that Ada has, in fact - on multiple occasions - helped Leon without any benefit to herself.
Itās strange that you would be putting all of these facts about her down as if they disprove anything. But her being any of these things (a spy, pretty, manipulative, self serving, etc...) doesnāt immediately negate all other aspects of her personality. In fact, these character traits are set up purposefully to provide depth of character. Theyāre meant to contradict. Thatās what creates a large part of the relationshipās appeal. Ada, despite everything she is and everything sheās done, reveals parts of herself to Leon that one would never expect her to even have, let alone show him.
Tbh, I love how youāre coming into my inbox telling me sheās all of these things as if I somehow donāt already know it lmao. But I know sheās a femme fatale. As a writer and an avid lover of the character archetype, Iāve actually written a few femme fatale characters myself. Theyāre an interesting archetype, although rarely are they written with the love and precision of thought they deserve. Oftentimes theyāre reduced to being simply pretty faces for men to ogle at, with no real complexity except to serve the male characters.Ā
The re games go wrong with Ada many times over. They go wrong in a lot of ways. But Ada is not without complexity and she is not without a variety of unique facets to her personality. She is also not without love. She is not without compassion or worry or fear or anger or protectiveness. She is not without softness and vulnerability. She is not without selflessness.
I donāt actually have to give you a character breakdown, though. I donāt have to give you anything. And to be quite honest, if thereās one thing Capcom isnāt good at, itās making such character complexity unnoticeable. Capcom is lacking in microexpressions and minute details that first go unnoticed. Itās lacking in any kind of subtlety at all. However, it is quite good at showing you one part of a personality with such fervor that other aspects are often overlooked. Maybe thatās where youāve gone wrong.
But I shouldnāt have to explain to you something that is made quite obvious throughout all of the games. Even if it is overshadowed by Adaās less than stellar personality traits. Her better qualities are still quite...quite glaring.Ā
And just so you know? Assuming that every person who ships Aeon derives a sick sort of pleasure out of the unhealthy aspects is the highest form of bias you could be going into this argument possessing. You legitimately do not know a single thing about the people behind the screens of these computers, and to assume that that is the appeal of the relationship? After years of development between the characters and 6+ games in the franchise? Yeah, youāve got a bug up your ass and blinders on. Go read a fucking book.
