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Fair enough, I think we just have different definitions of what makes an idol.  I think it's determined by character popularity and that's that.  How does one determine who is a "poster kid"?  I guess what I'm asking is whether or not an idol is based on what is presented rather than what is chosen.  For example, Alex from Street Fighter III was pushed heavily as the new protagonist for that game but you'd be hard pressed to find any Street Fighter fans who consider him to be an idol or icon or whatever.

Again, this could just be me showing my lack of knowledge regarding Soul Calibur culture.  I don't know anything about the canon ending and thus, have little awareness of why Hilde is important.  From the outside looking in, it appears Taki is much more well known than Hilde (a difficult statement to back up, I know).  Doesn't notoriety trump whatever intentions the creators may have had?  That might sound ridiculous, but I feel that once the product is out there it's always the opinion of the consumer that matters above all.

This was a long way of saying that I agree to disagree :)