Originally Posted by celestielf
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My main issue is that Vic and Sav are used as stepping stones for Larian's characters. It does not matter what events in the backstory are established (or not) because Vic's sole purpose in the game is either to be replaced by Shadowheart, or defeated as the big bad abuser on SH's behalf and her character was retconned accordingly. Giving her more time on screen doesn't change her role as a prop. The same goes for Sav. I'm pretty sure the incest isn't in Boo's Journal of Villainy. Making him and the cultists pathetic lackies (with altered personalities and motivations) for the sole purpose of being stomped by Durge, Daddy's favorite and the special Bhaalspawn, is aggrandizement of Larian's creations at the expense of Bioware's. As far as legacy characters go, this is one of the most poorly handled examples I've seen.

This puts my feelings into words exactly. Larian's writers should not have been so insecure about their own characters (Shadowheart and Orin/Durge, respectively) that they had to trash Viconia and Sarevok to make their characters look more sympathetic.
Yeah, that's very well said. Looking back at it, Viconia has one function and one function only in BG3: to be Shadowheart's stepping stone and punching bag. I really can't find any "respect" in the portrayal of her (even though the lead writer claimed they wanted to "pay respect" to the classic series in an interview), only resentment and insecurity.

Last edited by SerTomato; 06/12/23 12:38 PM.