List of the most sidelined / horribly treated LIs in Choices.
This is the first time I'm writing something like this so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I'll Highly appreciate it :).
Also I have not played all the books so I might edit this in future with more LIs
1.BLOODBOUND :- Lily Spencer.
One of the most amazing characters that PB has created but was never appreciated enough by them. She never got a book cover (book 2 had all the LIs except her). Was killed in the end (jax died in mine but for the players where lily died.. She died protecting her BFF). We got to know about Adrian's, Kamilah's and Jax's past but never Lily (except for the fact that she had a gf ).
It doesn't really take an Einstein to guess this one, right? The way PB treated her made me wonder if she was ever meant to be an LI . Here are a few reasons:-
Her character sprites were reused
Was given Reused hairstyles.
Her clothes were either Reused or no effort was put into her clothes
Wasn't even an LI for more than half of the book.
Was never given a proper art work.
Least number of diamond scenes.
Do I need to say anything else?
Now D&D is one of my favourite books of all time and even if my LI was Mr. Sinclaire I'll have to agree that he was the favoured LI. He got 2 out of 3 book covers. We got to know all about his past, his ex wife, broken marriage and rivalry with the duke in book 1. Book 3 was all about Gideon, Percival and his pistol. I Would have Loved some character Development for other LIs.
We got to meet Mr. Harper's brother in book 3.
We met Prince Hamid's mother in Book 3.
We met Anabelle's family in book 3.
If I am not wrong only Sinclaire was a playable character (I am not sure tho).
These 3 were not exactly sidelined, but definitely deserved more.
4. Open Heart :- Rafael Aveiro
One of the most controversial books with a toxic fandom (almost.. There are good people too!). He was almost killed by PB, do I need to say anything else? Killing an LI, on whom people have invested their diamonds and even real money. Although Ethan is the main LI (as treated by the writers), Rafael was extremely sidelined even among the rest 3.
Treated as the all time BFF walking wardrobe, Zoey deserved better. The main LI was of course Ian/Ina, and Zoey stans never got their content. And then the Human Sacrifice. I can't believe people still want Poppy to become an LI after that scene. Even when she was insulted in the party, PB gave us the option to blame her. LIKE SERIOUSLY? She was the one who got humiliated infront of the entire school, and MC has got no right to blame her. Thank god she got that beautiful artwork otherwise I would have lost it.
6.Platinum - Shane Parker
People were so happy with gender customizable LIs that Shane was not given enough attention between Avery and Raleigh. PB even made us choose between him and some function/award Show ( I Don't really remember lol. I read that book long back). For people who were romancing multiple LIs at the same time, this was a problem .
Most of these LIs are female or are black/coloured. I think it's high time PB comes out of this homophobia and racism and gives all LIs equal screen times. Let's celebrate every Individual, every character , for every character is unique and has it's own story. People have different interests, and it's highly unfair to discriminate / sideline people just because of their preferences.
Feel free to share your thoughts, or add on to list an LI you think was sidelined. I will edit this in future when I read more books.
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