Passive existence is the true commonality between a divine administrator and a masochistic shield, regardless of the YPS gap. Comparing a YPS-2 physical combatant to a YPS-S authority figure is a categorical error; one interacts with the world through impact, the other through rewrite. However, their identical Ego scores reveal a shared narrative function: both characters operate as anchors for others rather than drivers of their own destiny. Darkness defines her value through the capacity to endure punishment, turning her role as a Crusader into a ritual of submission. She does not seek to change her world, only to be the surface upon which the world leaves its mark. Touya reflects this same lack of internal friction, albeit from the opposite end of the power spectrum. He possesses the capacity to reshape reality but uses it solely to maintain a frictionless domestic peace. While he scales from human to god, his growth is additive—more spells, more wives, more land—rather than transformative. He is a vessel for the reader's desires, just as Darkness is a vessel for the story's slapstick cruelty. Their bond scores are high because they are designed to be liked and supported, not to challenge the status quo. In the isekai genre, power is often framed as a tool for agency, but these two prove that absolute power and absolute vulnerability can both result in a total surrender of the self.
Archetype breakdowns and dispute court land in later phases.