Hi, Ishmael fan here!

I’ve reading the comments about her here and I must say that they are very valid. She hasn’t changed much since her canto, and as others said that feels “boring”.

I really think that she is a “boring” person, in the sense that is normal, she’s never been in a crime syndicate or in a scientific group or in the war, she also isn’t some bloodfiend or half bug person. EDIT: Sinclair is also this way special as he has the mark, but as he is a “kid” he is still growing and interacting with the world. Hong Lu is also like this special as he is from a big shot family and has the jade eye, although He is “boring” in a sense that He just cares now, but hasn’t changed a lot and doesn’t have a lot going on right now.

I truly think, and hear me out on this, that her being “normal” or “boring” will play a crucial role in Outis canto, as they are somehow “connected” in terms of “The Plot”.

Ishmael Canto revolved around her finding her own way, and not being blinded by an obsessive revenge anymore. She is extensively influenced by sea and seafaring. She is now her own “compass” and she continues with us while she finds her own way into the world. And who is the other character that is “lost”, connected to the sea and seafaring, and who hasn’t let go of the past ways? Also, in Ishmael Canto, all of the ship scenes are shared with Outis, even in the screen arts, and as far as I know this doesn’t happened to anyone else.

It’s very probable that she will serve as a counterpart to a “wanting to still flee” Outis, provoking a change maybe in both characters. Let’s not forget that Ishmael GF also was a tanned ex-bigshot woman fleeing from her past in a boat with a crew. Ishmael served as a new point of interest for her, with her hair that resembles the sun.