Everything Silver does is contrived. When Silver saves the future it's because he's the guy that saves the future. When Shadow fights Black Doom and tells him "nobody tells me what to do" and All Hail Shadow kicks in you're like yes, kick his ass Shadow, you *are* the Ultimate Lifeform.

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Lanolin is conceptually a better character than Silver. "civilian who wants to make a difference" (even without the ABT characterization of her resentment of heroes) is compelling because Lanolin is a person.