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Xi’an Coy Manh and the Difference Between “Character Development” and “Out-of-Character”

I really enjoyed New Mutants: Dead Souls up until #6. But then Rosenburg had to go out and pull some real stupid shit, in my opinion, with one of my favourite characters; Xi’an “Shan” Coy Manh, AKA Karma.
This is far from the first time Karma’s been on the short end of a writer’s stick; she’s unfortunately been a go-to punching bag since her creation, really. But this time isn’t just throwing her under the bus; it’s warping her entire established character in an instant.

Everything above? That is not character development. that is out-of-character.

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