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I'd say that's comparable to Fire Emblem Awakening. Honestly I didn't even know the Avatar was a thing till my friend played the demo. And while I wasn't around for the first reveals of Awakening, I bet a lot of focus was put into Chrom and 'Marth'.

But let's be real here, by playing the game, it turns out Chrom is not ultimately the main character. While it's true the Avatar plays support for him in the beginning, it becomes the reverse once we get to the halfway point. And even before then, it's the Avatar that pulls everyone together throughout the whole story. And let's not even get started on how minor 'Marth' turned out to be. 'Marth' can even die (in lower difficulties not so sure about higher difficulties and all Casual difficulties) without netting a Game Over.

Overall, I'd say that Tasuku didn't have to be originally the main character, as it's possible that Gao was already meant to be created in the beginning since like in other media such as FEA, it's possible for someone who is the 'main character' to end up not being the main character. Conversely, it could also be the reverse in that Gao was created after Tasuku was slated to be the main character. But it doesn't seem we have real concrete proof of that other than a trailer that showcased Gao after everyone, so it's hard to say.