OC1 didn't do a good job of making me like any of its characters.
Saberdusa is just a sakura simp lesbian autist.
Durga is just another force of nature tier enemy with no real thoughts of her own. She was only onscreen for like 2 chapters and wasn't particularly impactful in either.
Bheema was kind of a huge faggot. There was like 1 cool part where he just "no thanks its cooking time" that was kinda cool, but every other time he was around he just annoyed me. idk maybe the sisters like an indian himbo saint seiya cook, but I felt he was just as pointless as he was in valentines. I was kinda counting on him to be better here.
Lanling was even more boring than usual.
Gilles was the standout as being more fun than usual. Not obsesses with Jeanne, a cool new animation set blending saber and caster. Sadly he didn't get much chance to be cool because he got turned into a giant schizo monster, and bluebeard's occultism is pretty boring compared to all the other crazies the game has now. oooooh don't go in the room! ooh i murder women! kinda weaksauce.
Kama i've mixed feelings about. For a character supposed to actually want love, she didn't do a great job of seeking it, and the author didn't let you endulge her at all. You're all talk, you never actually get to pet or hug her.
Duryodana was just a worse Jason. Always shirking duty, being cowardly despite his prowess. Jealous, proud, crass, just annoyingly self centered. "oh boo hoo the arjuna 5 are too perfect we have to be only A rank we can't be S rank because of them" Crap character i've no sympathy for.
But really that was the point of the chapter. All of the characters sucked. That was the point, that these simplified 1 dimensional versions of these heroes suck compared to their multifaceted real selves, that alteregos can't just be haphazardly thrown together. They don't work.
Surely the summonable versions of the new characters aren't as stupid as the ones in the story, right?