Maybe it's cause the writers were too lazy to come up with some characterization and story for Kairi so they just gave her Namine as a nobody as a way to make her "special". The reason for Namine being Kairi's nobody was so convoluted and unessesarily complicated. With Sora, it was pretty simple. He was an actual heartless(the monster) at some point and he got Roxas as a result.
I believe that her becoming a fighting girl won't save her. It would be awkward and forced. She doesn't new powers. She DESPERATLY needs character development. She was denied this in both games.
She does not get brownie points because she's cheerful and nice. She's plastic.
That's really true. KH2 Kairi was the most irritating. She served little purpose. Why did the Org XIII want her kidnapped anyway? They never explained this fully. It seems they did it for shits and giggles.
Actually, that made her worse. Now she is a definate Mary Sue. She didn't need weapons or fighting abilities. She needed character development and flaws.
Ok. First off, I suggest you go back and reread what those scenes meant. Cause what you just conveyed is ignorant.
Sakura was dealing with her confidence issues and the fact that she would never leave Ino's shadow. She believed that all she would ever be was Ino's right-hand girl.
Ino told her that she was a bud. A late bloomer. But Ino was showing her that like most "late bloomers", when they finally blossom, they are amazingly beautiful.
It dealt with Sakura's character and personality development.
Old Sakura had little going for her? Just Blind Fangirlism?! The MAJORITY of Sakura's character was developed in her "fangirl" days. Kishimoto designed her to be immature about her feelings and such so it would be meaningful when she developed and walked down the path that would lead her to her Part II self.
She did nothing Ninja-ey? Hmm, Protecting her teammates from the Sound Nins, being able to Block off a high level genjutsu by Kabuto, Being the first to complete tree climbing. Saving Sasuke's life, saving Naruto's life?
I'd say she did alot more in Part I than she is given credit for. But it's not fighting or how much ninja stuff she accomplished that makes Sakura a great character as compared to Kairi. It's character development. How you character changes and adapts to situations.
Kairi isn't a plausible character in the slightest. She is only a plot device used to only give the plot alittle push.
Kairi is a princess? Who cares? There are plenty of princesses with character and depth. Kairi is not one of them. Only a plot device. And because of the fact that she is viewed as a character, I deem her a Mary-Sue not worthy of anyone's time. She's two-dimensional and predictable. And she gets Namine as a nobody, which I thought was bullshit. The way she gets Namine was horribly contrived and unnecessarily complicated.
My point is, even though Kairi is a Princess of Heart, it is the ONLY way she is tied to this game. Hell, if she is some all powerful princess, then the producers could have made her use some of those damn powers. But other than turning Sora back into a human, she did nothing. Her only real state seems to be either unconsious, or kidnapped. Kairi is a plot-driven shallow character, there is nothing else to do with her. Everything else feels forced and out of place.
People don't have to DO stuff(persay) to be good characters. Character development goes a long way. But Sakura has plenty, and Kairi hs Zilch. Therefore, Sakura(Part I and especially Part II) will ALWAYS been 100x better than Kairi.
...That better be a bad joke. Sakura old version had more character and depth in her little pinky fniger, than Kairi has in her perfect little plastic body. Maybe Kairi needs some flower picking scenes, as those scenes gave us a look at Sakura's character and what she was all about.
By the way, Repliku, This debate in particular is off topic. Just ignore.
She isn't a"supposedly" better character. Sakura is a BETTER character than Kairi in EVERY WAY! That is the GOSPEL truth. Kairi saved Sora's existance due to a cliche deus ex machina. Cause, face it, somebody had to turn him back to normal. If it had been his friends or Riku, it would have been so much more interesting than Kairi's "deep feelings" for Sora.
That was Fangirl Sakura. When she was still immature and only liked Sasuke for his "looks". Otherwise known as a...FLAW!!!. Which made her interesting when she matured in her feelings. Name ONE personality flaw that Kairi has.
You are grasping at straws here trying to defend Kairi. She was watching her teammates viciously fight each other and aim deadly jutsus at each other. She was upset. It was not supposed to be practical and logical. It was an emotional scene. And one that showcased Sakura's feelings about the event. When has Kairi ever had that?
Haha! You are not comparing Sakura getting captured in battle to Kairi getting captured twice(The second time for NO reason). Plus, Has Kairi ever got captured for protecting someone from a deathblow? I think not!
You seem to equate fighting techniques with character and personality development. Though Sakura utter RAPES Kairi in both. That scene was an excellent scene of character development for Sakura. It showed tha she was now shedding her fangirl personality and was now taking the buisness of being a ninja seriously(This development actually begin in the Land of Waves Arc when she cried over Sasuke's "dead" body)
The FOD was where Sakura really begin to come into her own as a character. Kairi has NEVER had this.
Haha, that Abridged quote is real funny. And we are not comparing their fighting experience. WE are comparing there character development. The things that make these characters tick. And talking about how Sakura has CD in abundance. Kairi IS A GLORIFED DEUS EX MACHINA with no personality or engaging flaws. She is a Mary Sue.
