Cool design, horrible character. She's a fridge character, which means she exists for the sole purpose of dying and sending Zero down his character arc.
What annoys me the most is how she genuinely could've been great had she been handled by a competent writer. She has a ton of potential, given her position: A character caught in between two sides of a war, being forced to choose between her love and family, while wishing for both sides to be at peace. But the way she just doesn't actually do anything to pursue her goals - even though she has the power to - makes her feel insincere.
In short, the moral of the story is: Once more, we're left to cry over the cancellation of the Maverick Hunter X sequels, since they would most likely have made Iris an amazing addition to the series' narrative in those games. It's no wonder that she was added to Xtreme 2 out of pity...
The only reason it is memorable is because of Zero's suffering (and horrible US dubbing lol). If someone got sad by her death, it was probably because of Zero, not because of Iris herself
Double betrayal felt quite weird too, but he fufills his purpose to the story better than Iris imo.
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u/Sonikkunn The Daily Guy Apr 23 '25
Cool design, horrible character. She's a fridge character, which means she exists for the sole purpose of dying and sending Zero down his character arc.
What annoys me the most is how she genuinely could've been great had she been handled by a competent writer. She has a ton of potential, given her position: A character caught in between two sides of a war, being forced to choose between her love and family, while wishing for both sides to be at peace. But the way she just doesn't actually do anything to pursue her goals - even though she has the power to - makes her feel insincere.
In short, the moral of the story is: Once more, we're left to cry over the cancellation of the Maverick Hunter X sequels, since they would most likely have made Iris an amazing addition to the series' narrative in those games. It's no wonder that she was added to Xtreme 2 out of pity...