Quote Originally Posted by Spooniest View Post
I for one don't understand the idea of including a character for "ethnic" appeal. It seems quirky at best, and slightly racist at worst. I understand Sazh is toned down from the "Awww hell naw" caricature that Barret Wallace was, but all the same, if you haven't hung with brown people, you shouldn't try to write dialogue for them. This may be the worst writing mistake committed throughout all of the 90's.

But this is getting into a weird area. As for Dajh, he's just the latest in a long line of woobie characters that get dumped on by the plot. Vivi comes to mind, as do Palom and Porom.
I don't even get how Sazh/Dajh's race even is an issue. I don't think it was in there for "ethnic appeal". He just had different coloured skin. I don't think his dialogue would have changed regardless of his skin colour (which is how it should be). I don't think it was ever mentioned in the game, either.