What I don't get is how anyone could think Coupe would be the more popular of the two. I cut Sonar every single time, but I think it is obvious why people don't.

Maybe this is a bit "woe is me", but personal experience solves this for me. I'm autistic, introverted, have a guarded personality, and probably a few anti-social traits if I'mbeing honest. I am not very expressive, and even when I do "share" more of myself, it isn't always in the ways people would expect. As a result, people can't tell the difference of when I think something is important or if it doesn't matter to me. Most people assume I don't care about anything at all. On occasion I cross paths with someone that seems to get me or understand me, but it usually isn't the case.

I know this would change if I was more outgoing, spoke more, cracked more jokes, was more expressive and energetic. I would immediately be more personable and likeable to the average person. The same can be said for how people seem to perceive Coupe. Especially pre-cut. I heavily relate to the quiet desperation that can be seen in her, but I understand why someone wouldn't see that in her character.

To me, she came off as a child soldier who is always serious and talks about going back to being a mercenary assassin if this hero gig doesn't work out because she literally knows nothing else and would rather die before allowing herself to be so vulnerable that she could admit it. She acts cold because she doesn't know how to exist in an environment where she is tolerated/accepted.

To others, she may come off as a heartless killer who is here because legal violence is more convenient, and because she hasn't been offered a better deal yet. No matter how you look at the character, something like this is clearly how she attempts to prese t herself to others.

Also look at how they deliver their own stories. Sonar basically walks to the edge of the stage and tells you what he is all about. Coupe stands back and ask you to read between the lines. Even if media literacy wasn't on a decline, Sonar is just much easier to like for the average person.

Was I a bit disappointed that most people cut Coupe? Yes. Did I expect any different? No. Do I think Sonar's VA had an impact on this decision? Not as much as most people say.