Well considering the Jade Emperor has:

Cost 100

HP 110 St 20
Pr 3 At 10
Mo 30 De 9
Mr 18 Ps 10
En 2 Mv 3/12
Leadership 75/0/0

Astral 1, Water 1, New Path: 50

Dominion 3

Weapon: Fist

Special: "Minor" Fortune

and the:

Lady of Fortune

Cost 100
HP 85 Str 20
Pr 4 At 11
Mo 30 De 11
Mr 18 Ps 13
En 2 Mv 3/16
Leadership 125/0/0

Water 2, Nature 1, New Path: 50

Dominion: 3

Weapon: Fist
Armor: Helmet

Special: "Full" Fortune


I don't know why I would look at him as being less attractive. Perhaps I'm a 'the cup is half empty' type of person. But when I look at two pretenders that are virtually the same, and I see one for the same cost with lower overall statistics and 'special' ability while being a Racial Specific pretender only usable by T'ien Ch'i I see it as less attractive than the one who is better.

Perhaps it is because once a pretender takes at least 1 pick in Astral he is committed to at least a few more picks otherwise he is virtually useless in any combat situation in MP. Now seeing as the Emperor is less inclined to being a Rainbow, because of his new pick cost, I don't see him picking more than perhaps 1 other path outside of his two without going with a different pretender.

Maybe this has already been discussed and you are improving them; and this is just rubbing salt into the wound. I have no idea.

But now that I know that the Jade Emperor has less Fortune than the Lady; I will be much less inclined to choose him over her unless for whatever reason I want Astral and not go with the other much more attractive astral pretenders out there for much cheaper.