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Out of the Abyss - No Drizzt afterall?
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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 6696674" data-attributes="member: 7635"><p>Let me give a similar example in a different genre. </p><p></p><p>In Star Wars, there is no more polarizing* figure than Boba Fett. Any fan who has waded into supplemental material knows you can't get very far without him being a HUGE part of the lore, before (thanks the the Clone Wars connection), During, and After (he didn't stay in the Sarlacc for long in the original EU). Some people love him: he's ice cold, has a ruthless swagger, talks crap to Darth Vader, and has a silent, menacing appearance. Some people think his is the most over-rated piece of the OT and should barely be a footnote: appears briefly in Empire, has four lines of dialog total, and dies in a horribly comedic fashion early in Jedi. Yet he remains popular (so popular, some added footage of him was added to the Special Editions, and his origin was a side-story in the prequels). T-shirts, video games, comics, novels, even rap songs bare his name, and he's a perennial favorite of cosplayers beyond Stormtroopers and Slave Leia. Ask 100 different Star Wars fans their opinion on Boba Fett, and you'll find very few middle-ground; they love him or they hate him. </p><p></p><p>Drizzt is like Boba Fett. A fairly minor character in Realms lore who for combination of mystery, looks, and attitude, became wildly popular. And like how Lucasfilm wasn't stupid to squander Boba Fett, TSR/WotC isn't stupid to squander Drizzt. So for those who like him, the saturation level is sufficient. For those who cannot stand him, even the smallest amount is too much. (I once recall an online forum years ago which asked if they were going to change the OT further, could they digitally remove Boba Fett from it, or make his death far more gruesome and finite to stop the EU Fett from existing.) </p><p></p><p>And not-ironically, the Star Wars RPGs have a dark-elf-ranger problem of their own: the second most popular archetype (beside Jedi) is masked bounty hunter. Hmmmm.... </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">* You might think Jar-Jar is more polarizing, but really Jar-Jar is universally reviled or moderately tolerated. Full throated Jar-Jar supporters are rare, where as Boba Fett fans are numerous.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 6696674, member: 7635"] Let me give a similar example in a different genre. In Star Wars, there is no more polarizing* figure than Boba Fett. Any fan who has waded into supplemental material knows you can't get very far without him being a HUGE part of the lore, before (thanks the the Clone Wars connection), During, and After (he didn't stay in the Sarlacc for long in the original EU). Some people love him: he's ice cold, has a ruthless swagger, talks crap to Darth Vader, and has a silent, menacing appearance. Some people think his is the most over-rated piece of the OT and should barely be a footnote: appears briefly in Empire, has four lines of dialog total, and dies in a horribly comedic fashion early in Jedi. Yet he remains popular (so popular, some added footage of him was added to the Special Editions, and his origin was a side-story in the prequels). T-shirts, video games, comics, novels, even rap songs bare his name, and he's a perennial favorite of cosplayers beyond Stormtroopers and Slave Leia. Ask 100 different Star Wars fans their opinion on Boba Fett, and you'll find very few middle-ground; they love him or they hate him. Drizzt is like Boba Fett. A fairly minor character in Realms lore who for combination of mystery, looks, and attitude, became wildly popular. And like how Lucasfilm wasn't stupid to squander Boba Fett, TSR/WotC isn't stupid to squander Drizzt. So for those who like him, the saturation level is sufficient. For those who cannot stand him, even the smallest amount is too much. (I once recall an online forum years ago which asked if they were going to change the OT further, could they digitally remove Boba Fett from it, or make his death far more gruesome and finite to stop the EU Fett from existing.) And not-ironically, the Star Wars RPGs have a dark-elf-ranger problem of their own: the second most popular archetype (beside Jedi) is masked bounty hunter. Hmmmm.... [SIZE=1]* You might think Jar-Jar is more polarizing, but really Jar-Jar is universally reviled or moderately tolerated. Full throated Jar-Jar supporters are rare, where as Boba Fett fans are numerous.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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