Thread:Sugilita/@comment-995426-20160201174111/@comment-995426-20160201193030

So far, Y'gythgba has strong parallels to a topic in the Star Fox fandom that broke a fan base and launched a million flame wars (and also makes me queasy): Krystal. In retrospect, the same principle applies&mdash;I don't think people would have hated her so much if her character development and storylines weren't so terrible, her involvement not such a romantic plot tumor that derailed another character, and her fans so loud and uniquely obsessed.

...Okay, Y'gythgba may not be quite that bad yet, but so far her developments have been way too uncomfortably similar to my liking. But the problem with characters like these is that too many fans of the work who aren't fans of the character find that character toxic. That's why they call them "base breakers."



Fans affected by base breakers can be of any age or maturity level. They just know they either absolutely love it or absolutely loathe it, and there aren't a lot of fans with a neutral opinion.