Thread:BowserRulesAll/@comment-28541692-20161116192927/@comment-27109830-20161116194529

JRPG protagonists who got chosen to be the servants of corrupted gods for their own purposes Claire being a Savior of Bhunivelze who got tasked with saving the people's souls before the end of the world, but gets entangled in a fight that threatens her own home world, and Shulk after dying being the chosen host of Zanza, so Zanza could be reïncarnated, and Shulk because of it was forced to protect his home town from Mechon wielding the Monado. Both fight with a combination of swordsmanship and several magic/arts, which is made possible thanks to the outside influence of the true hidden antagonist (who also turned the one person they cherished most into puppets of their schemes), on their own choice, Lightning being able to use magic thanks to being a Savior chosen by Bhunivelze, and Shulk being able to use the Monado because Zanza allows him to. Both while being secretly manipulated by the god they 'serve', eventually found out about their plans, and set out to stop them, which granted them godly power at the expense of their humanity, so after defeating the true villain, they abandoned said power to remain human, even though they aren't exactly human to begin with, Claire being an L'cie: a human granted nigh-divine magical power, while Shulk is a Homs; human-like beings who require Ether to survive. And while Shulk is talkative, friendly and talented in making friends, Lightning is cold, stoic and distant. And the 'Nintendo VS Square Enix' and 'Battle Of The Genders' themes.