All this is really just to say that “most fan requested” doesn’t really amount to much, in terms of the larger picture. Oh, that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the fact a particular character has fans… it’s nice to see people get excited, and that excitement can be infectious, but that’s never going to translate into us doing big things solely to make that group happy. There has to first be a reason to have that character present, and them having fans is a nice added bonus…but personally I’d be just as happy if the character had no fans, or was even considered unpopular. It’s a chance to develop the character further.
That reason need to be there, after all, and needs to be the driving motivator for what we’re doing. Otherwise we’ll bring a popular character back only to ruin them.