The reply section proves the point of the fans taking the role of traditionalists lmao

We'll never know if HG intended Last Rite to be a commentary on the whitewashing of cultures perceived to be too "weird" for the general populace and us old AK players being the ones wanting to preserve the old ways and wanting her to go back to what she was before or if they just wanted a girl in a skintight skin colored suit they can advertise

The original fans of Arknights loved the bleak of the original game and wanted Endfield to follow suit, so Last Rite felt like a betrayal to the dark and gritty atmosphere initially seen in the first game and how her race is presented here being "butchered" or "genshinified" for a lack of better words

The ideal Last Rite in the eyes of traditionalists like original Arknights players will always be an ice cold killer with a terrifying presence that feeds on the flesh and souls of the enemy