Never gave a hoot about male or female characters, nor attractiveness or any of that. Make a good game, I'll be there, make a good character, even better. But there's a clear trend that has become undeniable. Male characters are subverted, female characters are built up; and much, much more. Characters are being introduced in one form to get people hooked then altered or replaced and it's all going in one direction.
My only hope is this is a mid-scale game to tide us over to Ghost 2 in a couple years. Everyone liked Jin, dumping him entirely would suck.