Gtdead
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- Jul 13, 2021
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The problem is that Cole can't be left in a position to continue being a threat after he survives. He isn't some level 1 or 2 pushover. He is an advanced level 3 with the potential to reach level 5 and be a menace, especially with how strong his jealousy is and how crazy he acted in this update.I was thinking like Danica and Jake. Even smaller characters like Demi and... Big Booba (I forgot the name, sorry). They are examples of characters that can die earlier but still have scenes in the story of you let them live. So in my little fantasy this would be the big fight of Cole with the MC. If you let him go away he will have more scenes later but not another big fight with MC.
If he manages to flee, he would need a reason to either become a true ally to MC (really hard), or be taken care of by someone else, like Shen or Tanos for example who both should be angry with him. I suspect that even Ella would kill him herself if it was reason enough for MC to join them. It's really hard to keep such a character alive and at large when you try to minimize the branches.
So the way I see it, either MC kills/eats him, or someone else takes care of him down the line if it's a question of saving the Twins or killing Cole (and probably by the end of the next update). It would suck if he is left alive to reach level 4 and become an antagonist again. Not only it hasn't happened before but this story with Cole (and Jared) has gone long enough. The audience is itching for it. I feel that a cop-out or plot armor will weaken the story overall.