I get your point Missing Glitch, it can be frustrating to see people dismiss our character and call us names elsewhere. Just remember, their opinions are meaningless, only Sakurai and team knows.
As someone who loves DQ, I can relate to this.
I used to be scared to share my love towards DQ on this site because of the way that people bashed the franchise on some threads just because of the stuff surrounding the composer of the series.
It wasn’t until I started posting on the Square thread and saw people sharing their love towards the franchise when I would finally open myself and share my love for the franchise.
With all the stuff that happened to me this week, it feels a bit annoying to see people shoving in our faces the “anime swordmen” argument against Erdrick, and I found myself confusing sarcasm with serious posts (with all the stuff going on inside my brain). But in the end, one only needs to behave good and share their thoughts while ignoring any rejection towards them.
Some people may bash and condene your tastes... But you can prove to them that you behave better with enough calm. Feel free to like what you want.