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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail arrived with its fair share of controversies, sitting with "Mostly Negative" to this day – one of which was central character Wuk Lamat, a protagonist whose unpopularity saw some fans aim unfair abuse toward her voice actor.
Sena Bryer, the talented voice behind Wuk Lamat, was the target of online hate following her role in the Final Fantasy 14 DLC. It got so bad, in fact, that director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida had to address the "personal attack" on the actor from community members. He instructed fans at the time, "Any sort of criticism, bring it to me, I'm the one approving this material." It turns out that Yoshi-P didn't just discuss the issue with players – he approached Bryer, too.
"I gave him a bead necklace someone made for me that is eight feet long and says the entire, 'Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMO Final Fantasy 14?' [meme]," Bryer says, amusingly adding that the director "really didn't know what to do with it." I don't know about you guys, but I'm having the time of my life imagining this moment unfold myself – and I'm so here for such silly, heartfelt exchanges between the cast and devs.
Even though playing Wuk Lamat proved difficult after Dawntrail launched – the abuse and all things Bryer endured considered – she doesn't regret taking the role. "The bad things that have happened have been outnumbered 200 to one," she admits. There are "100 positive Twitter DMs for every bad one" in her inbox, after all. She is, however, concerned about the impact the hatred she lived through could have on any other aspiring actors.
