Formula writing. People trying to get a feel as to how a long form plan for a book would work for them. It's the only thing they know from a lack of a diversified reading background.
This premise is something that should be introduced to the story or be part of the genre. Which in this case is what is expected for those type of books. They aren't much at fault just following the standard.
I don't see why a protagonist can't be aggressive. They can be that way, but have it viewed in different circumstances. I got something in my backlog where the story will require the MC to be, essentially a piece of shit, in order to progress given the world. It would tie in with how it benefits the end-goal and why violence drives the plot. Simply put, the world is ending, he knows why and how the world is ending, he sees everyone as already dead unless he saves it, everyone wants him to stop because they don't know why he's doing things or ignored when it was explained to them (why would they auto-believe him?).
I even included slavery in a way that blends in with the world while not over glorifying it. A background how even if it looks bad, they were literal sadist and rapist, raiding the kingdom that the story takes place in. A last-ditch effort to avoid outright genocide introduced as a mercy option instead of extinction by the religious leaders. Hoping to put this in as an MC vs Hero conflict.
I guess I'm writing because I'm also annoyed with how some things simply happens in other works rather than having a basis to the actions presented to the viewers. ;-; I have too many ideas and not enough time!
