Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-31.168.73.12-20151031202631/@comment-24399666-20151114194930

It's really fun to speculate, isn't it? :) But you want to avoid making him a Gary Stu. And it does seem like you're really flying down that path. ;)

The real problem with making him a Gary Stu, isn't the abilities or the cool features... it's the fact that Gary Stu-ing tends to lead to the entire universe revolving around this one kid, which is both unrealistic and alienating to anybody who doesn't like that one character. It's why just about everybody (except me, apparently) hated Wesley Crusher in ST:TNG. It also tends to lead to a lack of emphasis on what's important. KSB's real importance to the story, is that he's a child, and he's Nick and Adalind's son. Ideally, he's the recipient of their love, and any super abilities he may manifest are mostly important in terms of what they mean to Nick. Because Nick is the protagonist, so it's his evolution that we're most invested in. His, and Monroe's, and Rosalee's, and Sean's, and (depending on the viewer) Adalind's.

If KSB manifests as a Zauberbiest, this will be important because of what it will teach Nick about loving a Biest, and because it will teach us more about Zauberbiests (and by extension, the world), and because it will make the "cooperation and openness" theme of the show resonate more with us (ideally). If he manifests as a Grimm, this will be important because he's a continuation of Nick's legacy. If he manifests as some super combination of both, this will be important for both of the above reasons, plus the fact that this will make KSB a target for a large number of hate groups, which will (ideally) make Nick's fight against bigotry extra personal. (Ideally. First, Nick needs to really feel like a dad to us. And I'm not there yet.)