I really think people don't understand why BG1/2 are considered as legends ..
The characters are obviously a part of it and it looks some try to put the very forgettable Larian's characters on the same level than those we all remember after 20y.
Of course it's a matter of taste and everything ise not blacke or white, but those still /loving /playing /buying (EE i.e) /or that perpetuates the legend over the years all talks about the same kind of things...
For many players, BG1/2 are still a step higher than nearly all the other games....
That's something I notice talking with friends, on forums or reading articles.
( i.e for something "actual"
https://www.pcgamer.com/back-to-baldurs-gate-revisiting-biowares-legendary-rpg/ )
I hope we'll all talk about Larian's BG3/4/5 in 20 years.