Are fanservice-y characters (i.e. Lara Croft, Tifa Lockhart) immediately bad?
10.06.2025 05:44

Let's be honest, her entire character is the epitome of the sexy pinup girl that Hollywood has pushed on us for generations.
One of my favorite examples, Jessica Rabbit:
So I have to wonder what you mean by “fanservice-y”?
Is the Las Vegas Grand Prix considered one of the "premier events on the Formula 1 calendar?"
Thanks, Toyman, for clearing that up.
How a character is written and how a character is drawn are two different things, and usually the product of two (or more) different people.
Lara Croft is the main character of her games and movies, and Tifa is a valuable support character in her games and movies.
Why does the UK Labour MP Jess Philips seem to be such a divisive figure?
It is entirely possible to have a sexualized character to be well written and vital to the story they are in.
Still, Jessica is well written, and an important part of the movie story. Particularly when we realize everything she did in the movie was because she genuinely loved her husband: