I was thinking about why Zayne’s alternate personas were not also healers, since in most games, characters are usually slotted into one role
And since our Zayne is a doctor, following gaming logic, all his other personas should be healers too. But this is not the case, especially not with Dawnbreaker, who is the complete opposite of a healer
Then I realized that all his personas are people who are well-respected
Doctors are highly respected in modern/future society, with Zayne full-assing it to become the fucking chief cardiac surgeon, as well as being known outside of his hospital as a genius in the medical world
Foreseer is revered as the being closest to god, who people pilgrimage to in order to beg for his wisdom and foresight
Master is a high ranking god who is respected by all of those he rules over
The only one left out in the cold is Dawnbreaker, who only has the respect of the one detective who knows who he is. None of the Zaynes seek out fame for their knowledge or skills, but Dawnbreaker actively hides himself from society… but is it because there’s very little of society left? Even if more people knew about him, would they believe him when he explains why he does what he does? Or would the powers that be try to silence him? Or even worse, pin him has just an ordinary criminal, like how the detective once saw him as?
Not only is Dawnbreaker the one that stands out the most among the Zaynes, his very nature goes against what he should be. Instead of being well-respected and looked up to by society, he wallows away in the depressing life of someone who is barely even human. Because even he doesn't want to be there
All Zaynes isolate themselves and live in seclusion, but Dawnbreaker is the only one who doesn’t have a situation or his own version of MC to force him into society
She is the only one who brings light into Zayne's life, no matter where or who he is. But she is absent in Dawnbreaker's world
Dawnbreaker is the doctor’s shadow, yes
But he is also the shadow of all Zaynes
Because that's all he is without her.