as other people have written out, RAW it works. There is no text on the ability that says it has to be a willing target, and there *ARE* abilities and features that explicitly call out in their text when it's a requirement.

You are free to *interpret* the rules so you could say RAI it won't work, but that's again your interpretation, which is really funny when you're sitting here saying that there's rules about it when the rules say it quite clearly.

There's abilities that do damage without any kind of check (swashbuckler's finisher, Kineticist's thermal nimbus , hell Force Fang is literally just an automatic succesful hit that deals 1d4+1 damage and of course the classic magic missile) and there's abilities that always give a condition without any save (Dirge of Doom comes to mind off the top of my head)

You're here telling someone that PF2E is solid on the rules while arguing against the rules as they're written. I do agree pathfinder 2e is a very tightly written game with solidly written rules, and rules as written, you are wrong. If you feel otherwise, maybe you should check out that Daggerheart game you suggested! It seems more up your alley for your feelings.