> When these fictional events are made to reproduce historical battles of repelling invaders
Eh, I don't think it's a good parallel to 五胡乱华 at all. I mean, the Xianzhou were the party who declared war on the Abundance first. While the Denizens of Abundance aren't good guys by any means. It doesn't mean the Xianzhou are the total victims here either. They went out and picked those fights.
> If we start telling stories with the physiological differences as the defining character trait
I'm not talking about physical traits. I'm talking about their history, and the consequences that follows from their history. Like, with the Vidyadhara, even putting aside the issue with The Permanence that may yet be addressed in the future, their culture and their internal social conflict all revolves around their rebirth cycle and what it means for lifespan and identity. With the Foxians, we've only got a snapshot of it recently, but their culture(s) and societies are also defined by their history with the Borisin.
> Changing his in-group to an influential family that kicked him out and having the group of mis-fits be a bunch of gig workers sticking together out of solidarity doesn't suddenly make Dan Heng not Dan Heng.
Before the Luofu arc happened, sure. But after that arc and the introduction of his past, it's a little hard to separate his character with his backstory of his previous incarnation committing sins and his current incarnation having to deal with the aftermath.
> essentially denies room for any form of AU
I don't deny they exist. I do avoid reading stuff that deviates past a certain point from canon.
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Eh, I don't think it's a good parallel to 五胡乱华 at all. I mean, the Xianzhou were the party who declared war on the Abundance first. While the Denizens of Abundance aren't good guys by any means. It doesn't mean the Xianzhou are the total victims here either. They went out and picked those fights.
> If we start telling stories with the physiological differences as the defining character trait
I'm not talking about physical traits. I'm talking about their history, and the consequences that follows from their history. Like, with the Vidyadhara, even putting aside the issue with The Permanence that may yet be addressed in the future, their culture and their internal social conflict all revolves around their rebirth cycle and what it means for lifespan and identity. With the Foxians, we've only got a snapshot of it recently, but their culture(s) and societies are also defined by their history with the Borisin.
> Changing his in-group to an influential family that kicked him out and having the group of mis-fits be a bunch of gig workers sticking together out of solidarity doesn't suddenly make Dan Heng not Dan Heng.
Before the Luofu arc happened, sure. But after that arc and the introduction of his past, it's a little hard to separate his character with his backstory of his previous incarnation committing sins and his current incarnation having to deal with the aftermath.
> essentially denies room for any form of AU
I don't deny they exist. I do avoid reading stuff that deviates past a certain point from canon.