Appabend has a point.
Look, if I fancied a fictional character, it’s probably because I like the ideas or traits on display. Agent Cissnei of Crisis Core has the wherewithal to transform herself through the admission that she herself had been crushing on Zack that whole time–the power to realize one’s actual emotional depth and spiritual direction coupled with moral grace and conviction. You didn’t get that out of the other characters because they were static or “destined”, while Cissnei was a cipher with a transformative arc, yet still a sweetheart who fights for what she believes is right. Who wouldn’t appreciate such a heroine, particularly one in her initially unsavory position as a corporate troubleshooter? Then, you have Aerith, who is invariably obligated with pairing couples together in hopes of generating the planet’s life essence. She toys with people to compel them into coming together. Someone so sly and yet forthright is one who takes the lead, and that’s sexy just the same. Coming off as Princess Diabetes makes Aerith the subject of humorous sexual desire–something that is sorely lacking in a pastiche of high fantasy cyberpunk like in Final Fantasy VII’s world.
Point is, characters who not only look the part of being sexy and desirable but also exemplify traits we seek in actual relationships are going to be put upon by the pining desires of those who value such things. It’s like crushing on celebrities or other personalities who exist in real life but without the baggage of them being taken or divorced or unattainable. But then, you tack on the typical lamentations of people whose overarching sentiments ride upon works of fiction. So, now there’s no hope of coming out unscathed because the horndog attraction to a fictitious entity is not only no longer an alternative to inappropriately lusting after someone in real life, but also an affliction all its own in the eyes of those who want you to think like they do and lust after things in very much the same way so as to make you predictable and controllable.
https://unioninchrist.com/is-lusting-after-a-fictional-character-a-sin/
https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Perverse_Sexual_Lust
https://www.christianforums.com/threads/is-it-a-sin-to-have-a-crush-on-a-fictional-character.7928474/
In essence, desiring and objectifying what isn’t meant to be yours is a sin as it disregards God’s will. Yet, a piece of fiction is inherently a mere imagining, not intended to be actively pursued, and the level of actual harm levied on others is debatable at worst but often just nonexistent. Others humorlessly contend that fiction itself is a waste of time, a means of pulling away from the Gospel, while you have whole swaths of ideologues trying to erect a command economy of fiction to establish their utopia. This noise can get to a point where the mere existence of sexual desire, harmless in itself and perhaps even encouraged in an appropriate context, begins to look overbearing and detrimental, enough that not even bothering does not look nearly as bad as partaking for all the wrong reasons in all the worst ways.
The Biblical tradition holds that even the strongest leaders have weak points and pull indescribably dick moves to attain a desire no matter how base or lofty. The same book has one of the raunchiest depictions of a consummated marriage. Finally, and perhaps most pertinent to this video: nobody should belittle another for not having the same tastes and desires. The latest chick from the latest game is about as hot as Lara Croft was back in the day while the game itself is a laudable benchmark of game design and leveraged as such. It’s still a PS5 title–I’m not likely to buy it. The chatter revolving around such characters is as bland as the assertions of preachers who honestly believe that a mere entertainment is enough to dissuade the masses away from Christ simply because we’re not reading the Bible at that exact moment. And really, such chatter and admonitions don’t move me in the slightest.