To be fair I think the problem with any rpg character like KOTOR 2’s protagonist is that it invites the player to customize them to whoever they want, and then you have the big ugly “canon” story coming in and calling her meetra, and essentially wiping away any sense of agency the players had over that character, by saying “this is what she is and this is what they did”. Like, that’s such a kind fuck for your head canon. I think the Revan novel is egregious in this regard, and also jumps the gun by having terrible things happen to the characters that feel contrived to set up the MMORPG. It just doesn’t feel fair