There's always been a Cid since FFII (actually, in the DoS version of FFI Cid is mentioned by one of the Lufenians). FFXII even has two of them! So it's not "like 4 or 5" but 12 (or even 13, if you count the FFI one) Cids, while ommiting all the spin-offs and TSW (yes, those had Cids, too...). Face it - it's become one of the series' trademarks and they're not about to ditch him. I just can't understand why you're so annyed by it... Cids rule!