Originally Posted by Kneecap
(which is mostly due to her voice acting, no?)

Well I'd say it's a combo of a very good voice acting PLUS a personality that's very hard not to love (and we didn't get a chance to know her all that well in EA since she couldn't be recruited yet, so that's new) for most people PLUS uh, well, big strong woman who can bench-press you is hot, what can I say. PLUS her story and the way she reacts to it are also very hard not to sympathize with (which makes the ending that much more frustrating).

I don't frequent many sites nowadays but from what I see posts about her are either* "PROTECT KARLACH AT ALL COSTS" with a screenshot of some wholesome dialogue or reaction, compliments to Samantha or aesthetically appreciative with various degrees of horniness x) Some angstier ones pop up here and there as people reach the end.

So I'd say it's a combination of everything, to each in their own proportion.

* - well, that, and as more and more people reach the end and also as the hype dies down - players begin to notice the unfair divide in content between some characters, including Karlach's quest and ending. Also at least one of my mutual followers is sitting on an unfinished playthrough in defiance the same way some of us do here.

Granted, the sitch maybe different on, say, twitter, which I'm much less on.

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