Apex Sweeper - Haida the Wolf Concept Art (Patreon)

Is there anything better than a good rival character?

Well, maybe a few things. But a great rival is certainly one of my favourites tropes in fiction. They don't need to be good and they don't need to be bad, but they do need to rival the main character. In body, mind and spirit... And for Ryo, Haida is that character.

If you've played Episode 03, you already have a feel for exactly how Haida is going to rival Ryo. What is going to put into question for him, about the world and himself... But it's just a taste. Especially because right now, Ryo seems quite below her notice, but things change...

Also, yeah: Haida is canonically transfem. :)