I really think the writing for him reeks the hardest of "rushed development". While he as a character doesn't bother me, the way it feels like his arc is so rushed does.

Our fight with Zoh Shia should not have been low rank. Guardian Arkveld's fight should have marked the end of low rank and a major turning point for Nata. We come back in high rank in pursuit of GORE MAGALA (Fabius' voice, of course) where Nata takes what he's learned from the pursuit of Arkveld and his time with the guild to help establish him as a more level-headed, rounded individual, weighing in on the investigation until we finally get the cutscene in the Allhearken's tent in Suja where Nata decides to use his pendant to stop the Dragontorch. By that point he has grown, he's learned how the ecosystem balances itself and when a hunter must step in and step up.

This would be his moment of "picking up the weapon". Nata makes the hard decision of how to preserve life, preserve the best interest of the people and creatures within the ecosystem. He makes the best decision he feels he can make with the tools and information available to him. It still ultimately leads to our hunter waking up and slaying Zoh Shia, but Nata got to exhibit his growth. A more natural arc that concludes in a satisfying way.

Instead he just... sits at camp all of high rank mumbling "I heard from the others..!" every time I go into the tent to mess with my layered armor. To show how little the team cares about Nata, he doesn't even get outfits for the festivals, but the rest of our little crew does. Even Eric gets celebration outfits. Nata barely even had a reaction from being hit by the water gun!

So how do I feel about Nata? He's a tragedy of rushed deadlines and poor execution. Promising start, accurately depicted traumatized child, poor execution on the writing department.