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So in the "real" ending comic, Ethan is dead, and all of three people come to his funeral:
His Best Friend
His Wife
His Robot Creation
OK. That's fine, these people should be here. But let's see who's missing:
Rob - He loves everybody, Rob would show up at my funeral, and he'd bring a dish to pass at the wake
Abby - Queen of gaming can't pay her respects to the man who made her what she is today?
One-eye - Assuming that the break up from smart Homer Ethan arc was not permanent, you would think that she would stop by
Lilah's Parents - OK, even if they hated Ethan, they should show up for emotional support for her
A priest (or other holy man) - Well, that's the risk you run when you start a nutball religion and can't convince everyone to kill themselves. Which leads to...
Anyone from the church of gaming - "We provide a united movement of gamers, to unite against the oppressors of major religion and anti-gamers." Unless someone dies. That's just too much of a commitment.
Everyone else who was at the wedding - Yeah, you know. The dozen or so people that we saw scattered around the backgrounds during that arc? Those unnamed look-alikes? Guess they were all Lilah's friends.
Ethan's loving Parents - OK, even if they did "like Rory best" and disowned Ethan for sending their favorite son to prison (who broke some vague law anyway) that seems a little bad.
So, Tim, you've created a world where your main character is king of the world, beloved by millions, successful founder of a new popular religion, funny, attractive, charming, and with a heart of gold, the one man willing to sacrifice himself to save a world that will never know the truth. You've created a modern day Jesus, with full sacrifice and all.
And only three people showed up to his funeral.
I think that says a lot.