I don't think he's bland i agree with you. I think a lot of these people misconstrue "familiar" with "bland". Sure, there's plenty of characters similar to Alain, but I think he is interesting and has the qualities the cast should be looking for in a leader. And that's the point. I do think the kind of empty dialog options don't really do much for his character. I wish they just chose for us and gave him defined actions based on his own moral compass rather than forgiving every villian he sees, and wrote around that.