Originally Posted by Gray Ghost
Honestly I don't think anyone before thought that Daisy was a real person either. All the theories were that she was a vision constructed by the tadpole or some other party, but no one thought she was a real person. Daisy was, as far as we could tell in Act 1, fulfilling the same role as the guardian. The scene where we were saved from the fall played out the same, she said are was protecting us from... something. Daisy might have suited some people's tastes better, but I don't believe she was going to function substantively different from the guardian in terms of her role within the story.

I am not saying they did, but I am saying that is what I think would be best. Otherwise why bother creating your guardian? The character does not exist.

Something along the lines of:
- Netherbrain is attempting to manipulate you, but since a Netherbrain does not know what it is to be human, they are using a medium, perhaps mindcontrolling a dreamwalker into cohersing you to join their side or whatever plot is suitable.
- Same only with rogue mindflayer (Emperor?)

Now you have a reason to create your guardian at the start of the game, and it can easily branch into intriguing plots where you see "Daisy" trying to break free. You get to see if you feel compasionate towards her and maybe you can save her later, maybe she is evil and also has an agenda, which she will pursue once she breaks free. Who knows. But I honestly despise having to create a character who serves no purpose in the story, as a design choice.

The Emperor going on and on acting like a human makes no sense either, because he is not one.