I’ve noticed a trend in the last few months of Galnet articles. Arissa Lavigny-Duval, Emperor, has made few direct appearances and quotes.
The last time her majesty was seen directly in the Galnet was the 24th of September, 3306, when she delivered a eulogy for her half-brother Harold Duval. Since that date, there has not been a single direct appearance from her.
Before this trend, the Emperor frequently gave remarks directly. Take these quotes from various articles before September 24th:
However, in all recent articles, she has been solely represented by Chancellor Anders Blaine.
It's misleading to say that Chancellor Blaine representing the Emperor is uncommon. There are a few examples in Galnet articles previously where he represents the Imperial Palace, and as Chancellor, it's sort of his job. That being said, I thought it was interesting that ALD seems to be less and less involved in the Galaxy, while we still see direct appearances from just about every other leader (Edmund Mahon campaigning, Hudson and Winters arguing in the Federation, Torval making snide comments, Patreus being bold at the Galactic Summit which was held by Li-Yong Rui and the Sirius Corporation, Pranav Antal offering to hold that conference at Utopia, Archon Delaine showing up in style, etc).
As a staunch Empire supporter, I'm hoping this is just more of that deity-emperor thing where they rarely make public appearances. That being said, both her being the odd one out by not directly participating in the Galactic Summit accompanied by today's Galnet Article where the Senate urged her to speak on the NMLA/Nova Imperium troubles and Blaine's refusal on her behalf feels just a bit suspicious.
Thoughts? Theories?
The last time her majesty was seen directly in the Galnet was the 24th of September, 3306, when she delivered a eulogy for her half-brother Harold Duval. Since that date, there has not been a single direct appearance from her.
Before this trend, the Emperor frequently gave remarks directly. Take these quotes from various articles before September 24th:
However, in all recent articles, she has been solely represented by Chancellor Anders Blaine.
and so on.
It's misleading to say that Chancellor Blaine representing the Emperor is uncommon. There are a few examples in Galnet articles previously where he represents the Imperial Palace, and as Chancellor, it's sort of his job. That being said, I thought it was interesting that ALD seems to be less and less involved in the Galaxy, while we still see direct appearances from just about every other leader (Edmund Mahon campaigning, Hudson and Winters arguing in the Federation, Torval making snide comments, Patreus being bold at the Galactic Summit which was held by Li-Yong Rui and the Sirius Corporation, Pranav Antal offering to hold that conference at Utopia, Archon Delaine showing up in style, etc).
As a staunch Empire supporter, I'm hoping this is just more of that deity-emperor thing where they rarely make public appearances. That being said, both her being the odd one out by not directly participating in the Galactic Summit accompanied by today's Galnet Article where the Senate urged her to speak on the NMLA/Nova Imperium troubles and Blaine's refusal on her behalf feels just a bit suspicious.
Thoughts? Theories?
