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The difference comes down to character depth and storytelling needs. The Trailblazer is intentionally designed as a player avatar - like Persona protagonists, they have dialogue choices that let players shape their personality somewhat, but remain fairly blank-slate to accommodate different players. They lack detailed backstory or strong character traits by design. I chose to use Xander as an original character because the story I wanted to tell required a protagonist with a defined personality and established beliefs/values, a detailed backstory explaining how they developed those traits, room for meaningful character development and growth, and the ability to serve specific narrative themes and character arcs. These storytelling needs wouldn't work with the Trailblazer's intentionally flexible, player-insert nature. Xander's defined character allows for more focused character development and thematic exploration.

New artwork reveal incoming. You'll be in for a surprise!

The appropriate translation here would be: "All that knowledge and I'm surprised by how incredibly stupid/foolish you can be sometimes, Herta." The word "Boludo/a" is Argentinian slang for stupid/foolish, though it's often used casually between friends like "dummy" or "idiot" without the harsh connotations those words carry in English. In this case, "recontraboluda" intensifies it with "re" and "contra" (both meaning "very/really"), making it stronger but still maintaining that casual tone.

There's an obvious parallel I'm making between Xander's new appearance and that of Nanook, yes!

★★★★☆ A Surprisingly Decent Read (Trust Me, I'm Totally Not Biased) Look, I'm going to be real with you here. The writing? It's fine. With a few years of writing experience under my belt, you won't find any grammar disasters here. Nothing that'll win a Pulitzer, but hey, you won't need eye bleach either. Character design and worldbuilding? Well... *awkward cough*. I'm basically standing on the shoulders of giants here since I'm working with an established universe. So yeah, those are solid - but I can't exactly take credit for that. It's like acing a test by copying the smart kid's homework, except legal and ethical. Now, story development? This is where I get to toot my own horn a bit (and since I'm writing this review, who's going to stop me?). This is definitely my strong suit as an author. I've got this whole plotline mapped out, the pacing's got momentum like a runaway freight train, and the story arcs? chef's kiss They actually go somewhere, imagine that! But let's talk about update stability, because oof. 3/5 stars, and I'm being generous to myself here. These chapters are thicc, and between real-life responsibilities and my apparent inability to write anything shorter than a novella per update, we're looking at anywhere from a week (when the stars align) to a month (when life decides to play whack-a-mole with my writing schedule). The verdict: This is my first rodeo in terms of actually putting my work out there, and you know what? I'm just proud I finally did it instead of letting it gather dust in my "maybe someday" folder. It's like jumping into a pool - sure, maybe I belly-flopped, but at least I'm swimming!

Thank you so very much!

Yeah... he kinda needs it. 😂

Gracias a ti por el comentario y por leer la historia!

Huh. It's a plausible theory.

More than a fair observation. However, I was afraid of making such a bold supposition since both worlds, while very similar, are very, very different in many ways as well. While there'll likely be a point where Welt finds out about Xander's origins, it's something I'm aiming to tackle later in the story on its own and with the seriousness it deserves. This part was only meant as a fun scene, after all, but the seed is there: one wrong thing said, and Welt will know Xander comes from Earth (just not his!)