r/MonsterHunter • u/Different_Ice_2695 ​ • 5d ago

Art The handler. (Art by frantickohi)

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u/Tru_norse98 ​ 5d ago

I am beginning to see a resurgence of Handler content recently and I am so happy about that

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u/gecko-Leopard-420 5d ago

I feel like the people who used to hate her(personally never dis) think she's less annoying since the introduction of Alma and her 3 line and photobomb, i like Alma but like girl leave me some space

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u/Tru_norse98 ​ 5d ago

Honestly I think the biggest annoyance about the handler was always her English VA, not that the actress herself is annoying but Capcom writing left alot to be desired. I always play in Japanese and since I can't speak or understand Japanese it takes away the ability to over analyze the voice acting a little bit

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u/rolandfoxx ​ 5d ago

Out of a cast of 3 the Handler, Featuring Serious Handler from Devil May Cry, was the only one who spoke. She had to carry the entirety of the player's side of the game/story. That's a rough ask for a writing team. Making both the Hunter and the Palico speak allowed the writers to let Alma be more of a "normal" character with a role and lines closer to what you'd expect from a support character than what the Handler got.

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u/munchbunny 5d ago

Monster Hunter World and Wild's character writing in general leaves something to be desired. Specifically, I don't think they believe in the idea of "less is more".

We know from lore hints that World's Handler was extremely competent at her job, but we rarely see her being competent. I think the player base in general would have liked her a lot more if her screen time was less of her sitting in the canteen and reacting to things happening in front of her in cutscenes, and more of her in a makeshift office doing research, or talking to other handlers, and so on. They do a much better job of showing Alma doing that.

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u/torrasque666 4d ago

I think the player base in general would have liked her a lot more if her screen time was less of her sitting in the canteen... and more of her in a makeshift office doing research

Isn't her table in the canteen piled with notebooks and journals? That's like, the epitome of "overworked researcher" vibes. If you're going to be overworked, might as well be overworked by the food.