>Some loud, crass, antagonistic, unattractive, middle aged brute who uses a battle axe and his fists
>Is actually respected by the author and competent in a fight, able to match the overpowered MC, and is misunderstood
We need more of this. I'm so fucking tired of unattractive middle aged battle axe jobbers. They adventure for how many years longer than all these MCs only to get treated like nothing; their own circumstances that lead to their behavior disregarded whereas the MCs are excessively detailed and excused.