Still taking issue with your opinion of Beatrix and Steiner, man. They were magnificently handled, most of the time. otentiallyrosetinted:

Steiner is the only character one can compare to Beatrix, in basically every way. In fact, they are pretty much just the opposite gender version of each other. They're both career soldiers, who have dedicated their life and everything they are to serving the Queen and country. They have sacrificed everything else to do so. Then, throughout the course of the game, certain things happen that make them question their priorities, and they go about exploring this potential. Finally, it culminates in an adorable scene in which they decide that it was never worth sacrificing happiness for the sake of duty. They have the same character foundation, they develop in the same way, and they come to the same conclusion.

You remain an awful, awful man.