The Awful Truth About Mia

[mark_asphodel]

 So over on emblanon  there's a thread about the wtf-ness of Ike/Mia and if it all stems from fanboy self-insertion, which raises the issue of whether or not Mia is really fanboy (or fangirl) bait to that extent.

This is Mia.

This is default Female!MyUnit.

I rest my case.

Comments

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

^_^; Speaking as a fan of Ike / Mia, I, ah, don't know if I should defend myself or not, but I do think that Mia's perkiness is a good complement to Ike's occasional broodiness.

[r-amythest.livejournal.com]

Broodiness? IMO Ike is the opposite of broody. If anything he doesn't let himself dwell on things enough. It's sort of unhealthy.

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

I would be more receptive to Mia in general if I felt there was much more to her besides being excessively perky. I was down on Marisa until I realized that she was a nuanced and subtly drawn character compared to Mia, who IMO is a symptom of the excessive anime contamination that plagues Tellius.

Skip ahead to FE12, which IMO is also plagued with excessive anime silliness, and we have a character who bears such striking similarities to Mia and whose entire reason for being is literal self-insertion and wish-fulfillment on the part of the player, and it all leaves a familiar sour feeling in the mouth.