User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail Chapter 453: A Father's Job, Review and Commentary/@comment-26287497-20150920142614/@comment-4829046-20150921152918

@anon Don't worry, you aren't old-fashioned. :) Having that mentality makes it easier to root for good guys and thus be satisfied with the ending of the conflict. Mashima(and authors in general) leave that part of deciding up to the reader after all.

I still hold that a good complex character is one that is able to receive various reactions from fans unlike those that just fit a stereotype to the point where people don't even bother with their names. Things like "Oh, you mean the overpowered MC?" or "You mean that mascot character?" or "I love the kuudere character". So your reaction being so different to mine just shows Mashima being Mashima :P