warning! this page contains unmarked spoilers for Xenoblade Chronicles. it is highly recommended that you beat the game before viewing the page.

or don't, i don't control you.

in defence of Dickson

ah, Dickson. everyone's favourite Hulk Hogan lookalike. duplicitous bastard. minor character in the game, major character in my heart. horrible, horrible man who lives rent-free in my head (pay up, motherfucker). i don't know exactly why i latched onto this asshole as much as i have, but i'm about to make it everybody's problem.

i've heard various criticisms of his character over the years that he's a blatantly-telegraphed twist villain; this his character is flat and one-dimensional. however, like many things in Xenoblade, Dickson is a character whose nuances are better understood through the lens of hindsight. it's only when equipped with the full scope of the narrative that the dissonance between Dickson's actions and his purported motivations begin to reveal themselves.

ultimately, this page exists for one reason only:

Dickson cared about Shulk and i will die on this hill.