>>1190946>>1190946Post also said "one of" and "in fiction". It's worth remembering there is such a thing as simple, mild conversational hyperbole when excited about a character.
But then, I am also taking this bit too seriously. I blame writing that first post early in the morning.
Still, to elaborate a bit, I just don't much care for mistakes, even big mistakes in settings where big, extreme events happen all the time, being held over a character's head as a trump card that is supposed to invalidate what is still essentially true about them - especially when it's directly addressed and acknowledged as a bad move in the story already. It's a standard no character (or person) can live up to, and they would be rightfully called out for being horribly boring if they did.
This is a flawed guy with his own issues doing his best, whose actions pretty much never come from a place of malice, and who at least gets a scene to explain his reasons when it's made clear he messed up. That's a lot better than many characters get.
I just think "character making a major if well intentioned blunder that is explained in-universe" should be used as a "nope" when their good qualities are mentioned.
