The theme of Errant is Power.
The thesis is that nobody can gain power without either sacrifice or exploitation of others, and that people in positions of social privilege can participate in unjust systems that give them disproportionate power while thinking they're getting a fair share, and sometimes you have to give up things you want or you like having to truly make reparations and set the world right, even if it feels unfair.
On a more specific level, I wanted to address the concept of the "empowered ass-kicking female character" or "girlboss", and how white women are encouraged to gain power through patriarchal systems, and our success in those systems is framed as progressive and empowering, even if we allowed marginalised people to be exploited to get there and don't use our power to help anyone else succeed. Rekki got to be an awesome super-powered girlboss! ...But is being a girlboss in an oppressive, patriarchal, unsustainable system actually good? Is it even possible to have power and be ethical? And what happens when power is needed to set things right in the face of an overwhelmingly powerful opponent? Who can we truly trust with power?
