That's very much like kitty_poker1. She prefers Xander to be just that - Xander. He is who he is and that's why we write and read about him. Me, I don't mind the odd vamp!Xander fic here and there, but I prefer him human and warm. I do like the challenge of a super-powered Xander, though. I think it's fun to put him in outlandish situations but still take care to keep him uniquely Xander. but that's just me :oD
Oh I can see the appeal, but the problem for me is that superpowered Xander has been soured for me by all the Xander Stu fics I've read over the years. Far too many fics with a superpowered Xander have little or nothing to do with the actual Xander.
Not that there aren't exceptions to this rule. lit_gal for example is one of the few people that could get me to read hyena Xander, simply because she's that good. But that's because even if she gives him powers, her Xander's still Xander underneath. With a lot of others, I just get the feeling that I don't even recognize the char anymore.
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Date: 2007-01-03 08:42 pm (UTC)Oh I can see the appeal, but the problem for me is that superpowered Xander has been soured for me by all the Xander Stu fics I've read over the years. Far too many fics with a superpowered Xander have little or nothing to do with the actual Xander.
Not that there aren't exceptions to this rule.