As the latest episode of "Stellaris Prequel: Embers" aired, featuring Tiandao's "new flashback" content,
the show's popularity on Station 13 visibly jumped several levels.
After all, Tiandao was currently the undisputed top Popularity King and visual icon among the Stellaris anime characters.
He alone accounted for more than half of the fans' affection.
Even viewers who were not Tiandao fans did not hold much ill will toward him.
After all, although Tiandao in the show had an "awful" personality and was always trying to look cool at every turn,
whenever something truly happened, Tiandao always showed unparalleled reliability.
For example, during the Final Assessment, Tiandao had shouldered most of the pressure from the Rank 2 Star Beast, the Earth Dragon Lizard, all by himself.
And when Chen Kong was attacked in the supermarket, Tiandao not only appeared in time, but afterward helped Chen Kong win back his dignity with an invincible display.
It was precisely because of these standout scenes, coupled with the production team's repeated emphasis,
that Tiandao had now changed in the viewers' minds from a "Natural Strongman" into a synonym for "invincible."
This "invincible" did not mean Tiandao's strength had reached some absurdly exaggerated level.
Rather, it meant that viewers had already accepted one thing: no matter how difficult or despairing the plot became,
as long as Tiandao appeared, everything would certainly be resolved perfectly, putting everyone completely at ease.
Yet this immensely popular character, who could practically be called "Stellaris's reassurance pill,"
was now being hinted by the production team to be facing a Plot Kill.
Although some viewers believed Tiandao's Plot Kill was most likely only a fake-out, and that the production team would surely revive him afterward,
they did not dare gamble on it!
What if the Stellaris Production Team really was that bizarre?