Sweet Baby Inc. consulted on writing and characters, with reports of their involvement leading to changes like shifting the lead from an originally white character. This aligns with broader DEI consultancy practices aimed at progressive casting and narrative framing.

The core story remains a standard vengeance-driven fantasy action tale of fighting gods and undead without overt lectures, identity politics as the central conflict, or romance systems. However, the intentional focus on the protagonist's identity and external consultancy mark noticeable progressive influence on casting and intent.

Audience backlash grouped it with other 'woke' titles, and Metacritic shows a critic-user score gap (70 critics vs. generally unfavorable users). No evidence of pronoun customization, queer romance, or localization censorship.