Quote Originally Posted by Knightmare View Post
Yep, pretty much sums it up. Rachel is a shell of her former self. Hopefully she can leave behind this YA phase she's going through.
Rachel is in her mid 20s now and is a much different woman than she was as a teen in the 1980s. I'm happy to see how she has evolved in characterization as anyone would expect from an exiled trauma survivor who has started a new life. Krakoa-era is her greatest wish fulfilled, she literally had all her family together and didn't need to honor/defend for a fallen family member as she's done for the last 35 years. Rachel has always been a queer-coded character, and falling deeply into love to the point of dismissing the rest of reality is YA, but she had to do so much work to get to here.

Cable and Bishop are used more in comics and other media because they are easier for the predominantly male writers of these channels to relate to. The archetype that Cable and Bishop represent sells quite well, especially in America where owning firearms and adhering to masculine norms is celebrated and rewarded with a lot of revenue. Even Hope is a better sell than Rachel in that respect. Rachel is a Claremont's BDSM fantasy, and trauma exploitation from a female's perspective is unfairly niche. Obviously Rachel is more than that, and everyone loves a good comeback story or revenge story...she just needs a distinctive role and a purpose, and the Askani way was always hers to own.