Thread:TRRFan6/@comment-26986696-20180405185857/@comment-25342388-20180812150650

Broodje Kroket wrote: I never understood where that idea came from. It's all over TVtropes already and it doesn't make any sense to me how she'd be solely be there to pander to the older fans only by being a little more grim and more openly so…

Gwen has received a lot of backlash from the fanbase for not being "goth" enough, especially post-TDAS.

When the goths made their debut in RR they were automatic fan favorites and considered superior to Gwen, Fresh knows this and changed Gwen's personality to attract those goth fans.