A lot of people are posting examples from relatively recent games as a rebuttal to this, but this is acting in a video game even 25 years ago.

What if we could collect all the discarded parts of Miquella and put them back together like the pieces of Exodia?

Why is this an option and why was it selected by default?

All forms of Death drift into the Land of Shadow, even those deemed tainted and impure. The remains of countless lost souls have pooled below the Cerulean Coast, congealing into a dark and fetid vintage. The only question left is: Would you like a taste? youtu.be/tQMtzu8gOuo

Given that the named Tarnished in the intro seem to have been dead and were revived by the Erdtree's Grace, have you ever thought about how your own Tarnished would've died before the events of the game?

Referring to Miquella as "Mickey" and getting immediately killed by Leda.