Unpopular Opinion: Striker is the worst character in this show-UNR

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I've made it no secret that I hate Harvest Moon Festival vehemently, mainly because it's a deeply unpleasant Moxxie torture porn, but upon re-watching it, I noticed two more things that made me hate it even more; that Millie's parents are horrible (but that's a discussion for another day), and the topic of this post, that Striker is an empty husk of a villain.

I get that some people don't like Loona (read: children with childish understandings of the characters and their relationships don't like Loona) but at least she has a personality. Striker does not. This is Striker in a nutshell:

Thanks to KyoshiTheBrony on DeviantArt for the renders used to make this

It's no secret that Moxxie is my favorite character, so, logically, I should like a more badass version of him, right?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: Moxxie may be favorite character, but if he was more like Striker, I would be singing a COMPLETELY different tune. Moxxie has flaws like his sense of inadequacy and his insecurity that make him likable and, more importantly, interesting. Striker has none of that; he's just a boring muscle head with as much character as Steppenwolf from the 2017 Justice League movie. I'm only lukewarm on Blitz as a character, but in comparison, he's the Vegeta to Striker's Broly. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Striker is the Broly of the Hellaverse; a completely shallow - if admittedly badass - villain who the fandom loves unconditionally. Just about the only interesting thing about Striker is his goal of killing Stolas, and that's more of an interesting plot point for the episode - and the rest of the series, as he fails to do that within the episode - more than it's an interesting thing about Striker himself. Sorry Striker fans, but someone had to admit it and it may as well be me. And no, I don't care that he's voiced by Norman Reedus; he could be voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch - my favorite voice actor ever - and I STILL wouldn't like him.

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