User blog comment:Jochannon/Moratorium on New Chapters/@comment-4966170-20130822073524/@comment-1978336-20130822163848

I couldn't agree more. Badassery isn't as important as creating a likable character. In fact, badassery is only cool if the character is likable and is able to be sympathized with. Compare Captain Titus to Cato Sicarius: Titus is awesome not just because he's a total badass, but because he is a believable, well-built character that the player can sympathize with, while it doesn't matter how much cool shit Sicarus does, because he'll still be a Gary-Stu and an unlikable elitist prick.