Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi View Post
At least Maria had to deal with her brother being a shill for the Empire. And having the ability to talk to animals doesn't count as character development.
He said "developed" the least.

Like I said, all maria's story is backstory. You only learn that by reading manuals or histories outside of the game. It's irrelevant as far as "Character Development" is concerned.

Nobody knew that Guy could talk to animals. Suddenly, it turns out that he's so dumb he can communicate on their level. That's character dvelopment. Looking at maria and understanding her past is the exact opposite.