Editing Aasimar (section)

==Controversies==
None of the planetouched have been free of their controversies, but aasimar arguably got hit a little harder than their cousins from the [[Lower Planes]] and the [[Elemental Planes]] did. The big issues are two-fold:

Firstly, some argue that aasimar actually manage to be even bigger [[Mary Sue]]s than the [[tiefling]]s do. After all, their description comes with many standard traits of the dreaded Sue actually written in, such as being incredibly beautiful, instantly likable without even trying, and are almost always good guys/girls. Yes, they are the literal children of angels, but even so, there are complaints that they get slathered with a bit too much authorial loving.  Though, ironically, they ''also'' tend to get the shaft compared to tieflings in terms of actual story focus, so go figure.

Secondly, some argue that the aasimar are... well, to put it bluntly, that they're boring. They're not alone in this, [[genasi]] get the same accusation thrown their way, but it is noted by some that their fluff does tend towards painting them in a generic "they're good because they're born to it, they're always the goody two-shoes race", and some find this less inspiring than the tieflings and their struggle to define themselves despite the expectations others have about them due to their ancestry and despite the temptations of their dark heritage.  Also, let's be honest, there are a ''lot'' of edgelords in this hobby who think [[grimdark]] = deep and [[noblebright]] = boring.  It's about the same way Batman gets spoken of in hushed, orgasmic tones while Superman is sneered at for being a "boyscout," despite both being loaded down with Sue-traits. 

In fact, this attitude is common enough that even WoTC gave it a nod, which led to the temporary replacement of aasimars with the [[deva]] race in 4th edition.  When discussing adding them to [[5e]] early on, [[Mike Mearls]] specifically called attention to this complaint, and expressed a desire to avoid it, since he was a fan and didn't ''want'' them to be "boring."

This has culminated in multiple attempts to remove them from the game outright, something that their lower-planes-aligned counterparts never suffered, and replacing them with something else. This was first seen with the [[deva]] in 4th Edition, and now [[Ardlings]] in 5.5/''D&D One'' are being pushed as the main celestial [[planetouched]] player race. So far...
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