However, out of the multitude of interesting side characters, the following five stand out the most as potential protagonists and should very much have carried the lead role instead. Up first on the list is the rather predictable choice of Chaser Commander Torque, whom while prominent in the events of ‘Freedom Planet’, did not quite get as much attention as he could have. Specifically, given that Torque is part of the Coalition of Planets and was shown to have lost his crew to Brevon, who is made clear to be the main antagonist of ‘Freedom Planet’, playing the game through Torque’s eyes would have been significantly more interesting than playing through Lilac, Carol, or Milla’s perspectives. Not only could it have given more details on how Brevon wronged Torque or why he “swore to his captain on his dying breath” that he wouldn’t let Brevon steal the Kingdom Stone, but it would also have given more opportunities to flesh Torque out as a character. The player could’ve learned more about who the Coalition of Planets were as well as been given more of Torque’s backstory, learned his motivation for becoming a Chaser, and learned who his old crew was. And given that Patrick Seymour, Torque’s Voice Actor, did a stellar job as the character, seeing him as the leading character would have been a pleasure to watch while playing the game. Sadly, given that Torque was mostly sidelined in favor of Team Lilac and is not coming back in ‘Freedom Planet 2’, it is unlikely he will be focused on that much in the future. The best one can hope for is for Torque to receive his own solo game, which he possibly could as discussed in this Previous Episode. While another rather predictable addition to the list, there are a surprising number of ways Spade would work as a great protagonist for ‘Freedom Planet’ despite practically being in the same boat as Team Lilac as far as characterization goes.įor Spade’s Character, all he is provided with is that he is Prince Dail of Shuigang’s younger brother as well as the second son of Shuigang’s fallen king who for unknown reasons ran off and joined the Red Scarves. Additionally, there is not much to his personality other than his smugness, rather dismissive attitude, and lack of complexity as an individual. However, most of it can be blamed on how he isn’t seen that often in the game.Īs such, a game with Spade as the leading character could flesh out who Spade is as a person.

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