>>54839258the characters were appropriate for the region and story they are in.
Orre was different, even more than the other ones, because of how far away it was and it being a literal wasteland.
If you consider the rest of the game, it isn't edgy, it fits in. They just didn't give him any role in the game making his entire existance pointless.
The characters being unique and having a distinct style and mannerism is one of the best things about the gamecube games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-qN18pfsvAthe second this guy showed up I was hyped for the rest of the game.