Talk:Kishou Arima/@comment-27140447-20151111055149/@comment-25047329-20151112044432

For better or for worse, I don't think there's supposed to be anything overt about his character at this point in the series. For much of TG, he's been more of an intriguing personage, a shadowy figure that the worst monsters fear, no one really knows about, a foreboding force that seems impossible to overcome for reasons no one can explain, and is even seen as "godly".

That's the down side to having mysterious, powerful characters like Arima. He's not immediately presented with many flaws because he's not so much meant to be relatable than he is idealistic. Personally, I don't find it a flaw in the writing because uber powerful, but flat personality wise, comes with the territory. In theory, he wouldn't be the intimidating and alien force he's supposed to be if he were given too relatable or flawed traits.

Granted, it's understandable that making him this way doesn't appeal to everyone since he's really less of a "character" and more of a "plot device". I think we'll see more from though since I think :re is very slowly but surely adding more human elements to him. On top of that, there are things in place that are sure to challenge his composure and plot points not yet touched on. e.g., His will, Ihei's death, Sasaki, Take, his place in the CCG, etc.