Part of what makes sequels so interesting is seeing the characters in new stages of their life or just a completely different circumstance from the last time. Sky and Cold Steel do this well where so much changes for Estelle and Rean between games.
Van Arkride has not fucking changed even a little but I'm dying for Horizon 2 to challenge this shithead. Surely the events of Horizon 1 shook him up enough for things to change