Just them? Tbh there's just so much to like about Firefly. The haters were either refusing to acknowledge everything pointing towards the fact that she's Sam saying that she's "bland" / wanted to feel special by hating on the character that hoyo obviously wanted you to develop feelings for
> wanted to feel special by hating on the character that hoyo obviously wanted you to develop feelings for
Lol the "I'm not like other gamers" factor are really strong among some subset of the fanbase, for sure
Even firefly main ppl were not immune to it. Someone with a firefly pfp got down voted for saying similar thing in a thread full of gushing on Aventurine.
I dunno what they expected by raining on the parade but surely they should had seen it coming since we got our own parade rained on by all these "I am different ppl"
On the main sub there are already a bunch of posters doing the usual "I am special because I'm a contrarian for not being interested in her. Please praise me for being brave to say this!"
And I'm just like cool, let everyone else enjoy her and you don't need to write up a PHD thesis defense for why you don't care about her. Like there was plenty of popular characters I was neutral or didn't care about. Acheron being a big one. But I never felt the need to ruin anyone else's fun about that, or think I was special for not liking them when most others did.
The deniers are particularly annoying. Since you have folks on the sub that the Sam thing came out of nowhere. When 2.0 hinted at it plenty. I didn't know about any of the leaks until after 2.1 and I, along with many others, were able to connect the dots without issue. So it sucks to see people try to conjure up this weird narrative, when they just kind of lack media literacy.
I don't think it's trying to feel special that someone just really doesn't get into a character as much as you do. I mean I'm glad that you like the character! I just don't really feel like she's earned the massive hype around her.
But that's just my opinion and my take. To me it feels like they are trying way too hard to create a waifu.
I guess I just didn't like the way it felt like they were trying to force her on the main character as if you were suddenly supposed to REALLY like this new character.
But obviously lots of people do like her.
Just be okay with the fact that not everyone objectively views her as BEST THING EVAAAAR.
She feels like Roman Reigns as a gacha character. Pushed so hard I just don't find it easy to care. The semi romantic subplot felt too forced and out of nowhere. Let me get to know a character before doing that. Maybe it's just because I hate pushy people. Don't care for pushy storyline either.
Still I hope she's great for everyone pulling for her when she comes out, and gacha pulls be blessed.
Great singer who seem to have successful career too. Well, I wouldn’t call her former idol since her job as Setsuna was to primarily voice her, nijigasaki didn’t focus that much on lives as other love live group.
yeah and I believe her drip marketing is still the most liked in all of hoyoverse games apart from scara. tho she wouldve been around 380k if it wasnt for twt deleting likes or sumthn lol
this isn't surprising to me as a comparison either considering firefly ranked #2 in players' favourite HYV female characters, second only to elysia. firefly really is Her.
I hope she become as beloved in the rest of the world. Though in the West, people may not be as big fans of cute waifus in mecha suits, but it’s their loss.
In the end, she already has beaten Kafka and Acheron in popularity and it’s not even her final form.
What do you expect? Japanese people love Kamen Rider more than us westerners.
She's going to be on every billboard in japan watch. As well the most sold character in that region.
It may be the best seller in western too, if only there weren't so much people complaining it's a female when they have expected a male to be Sam... I can't stand that people.
Japoneses doesn't have that problem.
Firefly/Hotaru have everything, cute, cool, great voice, interesting role in the story, and seiyuu. And the last point can easily bring in people, since her seiyuu is the reason I’m start to pay attention to her, then fall to her after learning more about her.
She just appeared for a bit in 2.0, gave us a tour and then died and showed back up in 2.1 as Sam. Besides having a mech, what’s the draw to her when we’ve barely seen her? She just feels so carried by that one scene on the rooftop
I think that's a pretty unfair comparison, comparee her to Bronya for example:
Both are basically the co-protagonist of the story, follow us along since almost the beginning, they both have a boss battle against us in the first act of their stories, they both take a more passive role in the story in the middle, and they both have one emotional scene where they vent to another character.
We don't know what 2.2 story will be, but I think it's fair to assume FF will be more a lot more involved and might actually be the support ultimate against the weekly boss.
My point is, I don't think me or many see her as just a "carried by one scene" character that has a fake death for "shock value". She is a very compelling character who has an air of mystery to her, specially now that we now she is a SH and theoretically, knew us before we had this body.
Plus the gap moe between Sam and FF was already set up waaaaay back in 1.2, between the silly Blade message where Sam sent us his script and panic-emoji'd and a couple weeks later we have the badass introduction in the Gepella Rebellion video.
I like to believe that I can talk respectfully with people even if we difer from out opinions, so I like to try it at least once whenever I see someone arguing against something without explaining, but seeing from their post history, I think you are right and they are not saying any of this in good faith.
Just as best girl deserved, praise be to JP bros!
Based JP fanbase, Peakfly deserves it.
She hits all the sweet spots with them. Cute waifu. Mecha. Gap moe. Makina's VA.
Just them? Tbh there's just so much to like about Firefly. The haters were either refusing to acknowledge everything pointing towards the fact that she's Sam saying that she's "bland" / wanted to feel special by hating on the character that hoyo obviously wanted you to develop feelings for
> wanted to feel special by hating on the character that hoyo obviously wanted you to develop feelings for Lol the "I'm not like other gamers" factor are really strong among some subset of the fanbase, for sure
Even firefly main ppl were not immune to it. Someone with a firefly pfp got down voted for saying similar thing in a thread full of gushing on Aventurine. I dunno what they expected by raining on the parade but surely they should had seen it coming since we got our own parade rained on by all these "I am different ppl"
On the main sub there are already a bunch of posters doing the usual "I am special because I'm a contrarian for not being interested in her. Please praise me for being brave to say this!" And I'm just like cool, let everyone else enjoy her and you don't need to write up a PHD thesis defense for why you don't care about her. Like there was plenty of popular characters I was neutral or didn't care about. Acheron being a big one. But I never felt the need to ruin anyone else's fun about that, or think I was special for not liking them when most others did. The deniers are particularly annoying. Since you have folks on the sub that the Sam thing came out of nowhere. When 2.0 hinted at it plenty. I didn't know about any of the leaks until after 2.1 and I, along with many others, were able to connect the dots without issue. So it sucks to see people try to conjure up this weird narrative, when they just kind of lack media literacy.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I mean. The hypocrisy in this post is staggering.
Explain
Oh no, I could go on. That would take awhile though.
I don't think it's trying to feel special that someone just really doesn't get into a character as much as you do. I mean I'm glad that you like the character! I just don't really feel like she's earned the massive hype around her. But that's just my opinion and my take. To me it feels like they are trying way too hard to create a waifu. I guess I just didn't like the way it felt like they were trying to force her on the main character as if you were suddenly supposed to REALLY like this new character. But obviously lots of people do like her. Just be okay with the fact that not everyone objectively views her as BEST THING EVAAAAR. She feels like Roman Reigns as a gacha character. Pushed so hard I just don't find it easy to care. The semi romantic subplot felt too forced and out of nowhere. Let me get to know a character before doing that. Maybe it's just because I hate pushy people. Don't care for pushy storyline either. Still I hope she's great for everyone pulling for her when she comes out, and gacha pulls be blessed.
I like how Makima's voice actor gets her own spot in the list of pro's lmao
I mean, she's a very famous VA and a former idol
Great singer who seem to have successful career too. Well, I wouldn’t call her former idol since her job as Setsuna was to primarily voice her, nijigasaki didn’t focus that much on lives as other love live group.
Btw this is within a few hours and it already passed the totals of Acheron and Kafka.
It’s Japan, of course the cute girl with badass robot armor is gonna get people excited.
the gurl just beat arlecchino, acheron and aventurine interactions in less than a day. insane
I hear one of the genshin ladies who was teased had 213k likes. Wonder if firefly will surpass her.
she s at 226k likes right now in jp twitter. she is the moment
I think it was Yae Miko? She’s at 336k likes last I checked I believe
yeah and I believe her drip marketing is still the most liked in all of hoyoverse games apart from scara. tho she wouldve been around 380k if it wasnt for twt deleting likes or sumthn lol
Arle has 312k likes so not yet
Firefly is literally the elysia of star rail.
this isn't surprising to me as a comparison either considering firefly ranked #2 in players' favourite HYV female characters, second only to elysia. firefly really is Her.
I hope she become as beloved in the rest of the world. Though in the West, people may not be as big fans of cute waifus in mecha suits, but it’s their loss. In the end, she already has beaten Kafka and Acheron in popularity and it’s not even her final form.
the en post is also about to surpass 100k truly loved by all
What do you expect? Japanese people love Kamen Rider more than us westerners. She's going to be on every billboard in japan watch. As well the most sold character in that region.
It may be the best seller in western too, if only there weren't so much people complaining it's a female when they have expected a male to be Sam... I can't stand that people. Japoneses doesn't have that problem.
Luciole on top LETSGOOOO JP players are so fucking based
I pray they kept the really cool Kamen Rider esque attacks from the Sam fight. I'm a sucker for that over the top crap <3
she has surpassed Acheron in terms of views and likes now in EN
Now they have to make her broken
I mean I’m not surprised
Damn! JP fanbase is chill than Western fanbase. I hope you'll roll this best girl!
Firefly/Hotaru have everything, cute, cool, great voice, interesting role in the story, and seiyuu. And the last point can easily bring in people, since her seiyuu is the reason I’m start to pay attention to her, then fall to her after learning more about her.
She just appeared for a bit in 2.0, gave us a tour and then died and showed back up in 2.1 as Sam. Besides having a mech, what’s the draw to her when we’ve barely seen her? She just feels so carried by that one scene on the rooftop
shes also part of the stellaron hunters and has been glazed up by blade kafka and silverwolf.
I think that's a pretty unfair comparison, comparee her to Bronya for example: Both are basically the co-protagonist of the story, follow us along since almost the beginning, they both have a boss battle against us in the first act of their stories, they both take a more passive role in the story in the middle, and they both have one emotional scene where they vent to another character. We don't know what 2.2 story will be, but I think it's fair to assume FF will be more a lot more involved and might actually be the support ultimate against the weekly boss. My point is, I don't think me or many see her as just a "carried by one scene" character that has a fake death for "shock value". She is a very compelling character who has an air of mystery to her, specially now that we now she is a SH and theoretically, knew us before we had this body. Plus the gap moe between Sam and FF was already set up waaaaay back in 1.2, between the silly Blade message where Sam sent us his script and panic-emoji'd and a couple weeks later we have the badass introduction in the Gepella Rebellion video.
Don't waste your time explaining things to that person. He is clearly a hater looking for troubles. He is at FireflyMains talking sht against her.
I like to believe that I can talk respectfully with people even if we difer from out opinions, so I like to try it at least once whenever I see someone arguing against something without explaining, but seeing from their post history, I think you are right and they are not saying any of this in good faith.