The point was that Aqua never seemed that weakened or corrupted in the RoD until that point. And in that fight she could of used magic. Unless all keyblade wielder abilities must come from keyblades. She could of done ANYTHING else to protect the shield, like block that fireball with her keyblade. ANYTHING. But no she had to go down despite looking into the camera in a previous cutscene "to tell us that it's her time to shine."and then Ven saves the day. With Terranort (another previous opponent ) in the KBG, she just stood there when Ven got smacked. She doesn't compare to Kairi, but it was still awful.
Same to you too. KHIII doesn't make women incompetent specifically. It makes everyone look like losers, especially in cutscenes. Axel's keyblade is broken and he is saved by Xion. Ventus gets absolutely nothing done outside of him muttering a few words when he is defeated and about to be killed. He doesn't beat Vanitas, it's the combined threat of fighting three guardians of light that gets Vanitas to back off at that moment. Aqua fighting Vanitas gave Sora the opportunity to finally wake up Ven, so her fighting wasn't for nothing. Mickey & Riku get constantly beaten up badly (also breaking their keyblades in the process) and their attempts to save Aqua are a total & utter failure.
And Eraqus didn't "make Terra the boss". He just asked him to look after his friends. And I think that's more like a "as the eldest sibling, look after the younger ones" kind of thing, not some kind of "Aqua, a woman, can't handle herself, as a man, you have to take care of her" kind of thing.
And Eraqus didn't "make Terra the boss". He just asked him to look after his friends. And I think that's more like a "as the eldest sibling, look after the younger ones" kind of thing, not some kind of "Aqua, a woman, can't handle herself, as a man, you have to take care of her" kind of thing.