Update Thread 29: Return of the Revenge of the Land Before Time, the Sequel

[Bob Schroeck]

Deadpan29 wrote:

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I was commenting in passing, not planning on sparking a discussion on this, but as of chapters 20 and 21 Power-Xander has escalated to assassinating the head of Homeland Security. He was an asshole, but it seems to me that the level of Designated Hero morality and Author Tract writing in the story are climbing. 

I have to disagree -- although the act was heinous, Alex was sickened and torn up afterward, unable to sleep (although some of that was the First Evil, apparently, too) and doubting herself and her own morals.  This is not the behavior of a Skysaber hero; one of these would blithely say something along the lines of "he opposed me, he deserved it, let's get cake" and not give a second thought to the matter.  If anything, Alex's response is a deconstruction of the Skysaber-style all-powerful insert character.  Skysabers are essentially psychopaths convinced they're heroes.  Alex is hero worrying that she's become a psychopath.  
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.