I just think people are tired of the damsel in distress role that shyness in females often begets. Damn shame too, because damsel and distress can be pretty good if done right. Problem with creators is that they believe the only time a villain can pull off a kidnapping is if the female is shy and weak. Again, not true. They seem to be forgetting that the main villain is the single most powerful character in the game so it doesn't really matter if she's outgoing or not, he can still get her. Of course, usually in a situation where the female is shy and weak, she is kidnapped for no better reason other than "I have to really screw things over for the main character". I may be exaggerating that a bit, and they might brew up some half assed reason like "she's the only one who can open the gate to the Underworld (DragonView), but you can more or less see straight through that. And because of lame ass plots like this, people get tired of this save the girl concept. It's a vicious cycle.