MAJOR ORDEAL CALL 4 SPOILERS!!! This is a ramble about what I know of the spoilers but still, beware
Ok with that out of the way, I'm a little confused why people are so mad about Kadoc's death when in my opinion, if he had to die at all in the story, this honestly was the best execution of it. I haven't read the story itself entirely yet, but going by the spoilers and translated scenes I did get to read, I think it's fitting for him
Kadoc had constant death flags going on, him dying isn't a surprise at all (even if it's a shame that he wasn't more involved in events or the like). However the role he played in his death is in my opinion the best death they could've given him. Kadoc constantly had an urge to prove himself with his inferiority complex. He also felt guilt for what had happened to Chaldea. Same way, he obviously regrets what happened to Anastasia too. The prologue of Ordeal Call 4 starts off with him having an entire nightmare that he refuses to avoid, because to him, those are the sins he has to face. Having him then meet his end through a literal lawsuit, with the judge being God's right-hand? Giving him a chance to get his Anastasia back for even a short time? Giving him the chance to at last be punished for his sins by the highest court there could be from him? Giving him the chance to atone by managing to save Ritsuka from punishment? It's a fulfilling end in my opinion, it's so narratively fitting and truly goes well with all his struggles
And also, if the spoilers (and Kirei) are right, he might not even be permanently dead. So yeah, I get why people feel sad but seeing people call his death unnecessary, stupid, or for shock-value feels a little weird to me? I don't know, I still need to fully read Ordeal Call4 but from all I've currently read and what I've read about it, I really like the story, characters and plot twists. Finally an fgo storychapter that has me interested in the story again
Oh and thank god to whoever wrote it for actually making Ritsuka face the crimes of destroying the Lostbelts. Fans are mad about the MC getting sued "because the worlds weren't going to survive anyway, so we didn't commit 7 genocides!!", but it was factually 7 genocides that even Ritsuka themselves felt massive guilt for. The entire point of the Lostbelts was that even if they were supposed dead-ends, they still deserved to survive just as much as PHH. The fact that we are literally facing a court for these crimes with an Angel as the lawyer, with the conclusion being that the Lostbelts deserved to survive too no questions asked, is great in my opinion. Not OC4's fault that fgo fans can't read and hate thinking critically about Arc 2 lmao
