Crystal VS Kotone

'Nother Monday, 'nother update for the blog. This week let's take a look at the debate of Crystal VS Kotone.

Let me preface this by saying I'm not bashing one side or the other just because I'm not on it; merely stating observations.

There are many sides to this argument. First and foremost you have the nostalgia griefers or Crystal Lovers, who hate Kotone with a fiery, burning passion because she took Crystal's place. This was the boat lots of people were in (myself included >>; ) when Kotone's art was first revealed. Hate art started pouring out of dA and everywhere else like it was running water or something. People screamed, people cried, but above all, people complained. As time wore on though, people either got over it, learned to accept Kotone, or moved on entirely. These are the people who are girls but played as a boy in HGSS just so they wouldn't have to play as Lyra. They're very bitter about the fact that Crystal was overlooked for the remake and take their rage out on her replacement, Kotone/Lyra.

When there is one side of the spectrum, there is always the opposite, thus giving birth to the Kotone Lovers. Unlike the nostalgia-griefing Crystal lovers, the Kotone Lovers are very pro-Kotone's existence. They usually dislike Crystal in the same way Crystal Lovers hate Kotone. Some may even make arguments that Crystal and Kotone are the same person and that no one should be fighting at all since that's the case. Or perhaps they make argument that since Crystal wasn't used in the remake, she doesn't exist in the game's cannon. Some people jumped into this boat just to counter the Crystal Lovers, who were whining incessantly about Crystal's absence. I've noticed that a lot of people who prefer Kotone over Crystal are younger and most likely didn't play Crystal in the first place, resulting in them not having as strong an attachment to her. Just a general observation though, and it doesn't apply to everyone. I've also noticed fanboys of Kotone tend to fall into this group's ideologies...>>;;

If there's a pro side and an anti side, that can only mean there's also a Neutral Party. These people, as the name denotes, love both characters equally and are neutral on the argument of who is better. They might be sad that Crystal wasn't included in the remake, but they have no qualms with playing as Lyra in the game. Many Crystal Lovers eventually migrated into this group as time wore on and they grew more accustomed to Kotone, myself included. Maybe it was a particularly moving piece of fanart, a fanfiction, something; something caused them to change their mind about the character, and they grew to love or at the very least tolerate the other. Neutral Party people may also believe that griefing amongst the antis and the pros is silly, and that there's really no need to fight about it. Neutrals may also believe the "They're the same person" argument.

You can also, of course, say that there are some that are in the Hate Them Both group, I guess. XD Haven't come across any.

For me personally, as I stated, I'm neutral about them. I love Crystal to pieces, but I've grown to love Kotone as well, mostly through Soul Silver Shipping. Loving the ship helped me to love the character, and in that way I feel I have grown as a gamer. XD I can say that I don't think they're the same person, though. P:

Again, I'm not trying to start a debate with this; was just stating some observations. Not hostile. o_o;

As always, feel free to comment, discuss, whathaveyou, and I'll see you all next week.