Talk:Mortimer Ramsey/@comment-31013880-20181012143236/@comment-26199726-20200807074301

I think the situation with Mayhew is not too dissimilar to Jessamine's death in D1 - both die right at the start, without us ever being given the time to get to know them or care about their fate. We're just told that the protagonist cares about them. In that way, both lack the kind of impact they could've had with proper buildup.

Of course, the similarities only go so far: Most notably, Jessamine's death has far reaching consequences through the entire game - it sets up the game itself in the first place. That's an impact Mayhew's death never has; she just dies to give the actual plot point - the coup - more weight and make it more personal.