So I just finished and I am a little confused... (WHOLE THREAD IS SPOILER)

[Setzer Gabianni]

An interesting idea that fell flat on it's face: In the end the game needed a villain and all the ambiguity and "kindness" evaporated from Vayne, making him mad and evil as any villain on a cheesy James Bond rerun. You find hard to believe Larsa was so fond of THAT jerk of a brother. Or that Vayne fooled his dad, Ondorre and others for so long.

To compare him with other villains is kinda stupid. He was manipulative, but I would not say evil to the extent that you seem to be making him out to be. You could see Vayne as a villain, you could see Dr. Cid as a villain. It's like many people in power today, even in previous FF games - they use whatever tactics they can to get what they want, often exposing a dark side to themselves, turning them into wicked dictators. However, with Vayne especially, while he yet remained a villain, he was not hell bent on making every body suffer. His main objective was to free Humes history from Occurian control, and become Dynast King right? Poor sod managed to do it, but it cost him his own life, and he did not become King. It would have been interesting to see however, how he would have become if he ever became Dynast King, but that's never going to happen now - heroes must always triumph.

Vayne loved his brother, always has done - I'm sure that deep down inside, they had a great bond, strained by events through the game unfortunately. Though that may not have been obvious to many, during the last battles you fought with Vayne, Vayne asked Gabranth to protect Larsa. Larsa, despite what Vayne had done, could not stop loving his older sibling. Respect? Was it out of that? Or was it because he felt as if Vayne had been taken in by the power that had long influenced him? He tried hard to make peace, and thought something could be resolved without having to face further death of loved ones, or the impending threat of war.

Lastly, you find it hard to believe he could have fooled everyone for so long about his plans? Isn't that what makes a good villain?
EDIT on this part: Just goes to show he was a clever young man who knew what he was doing for the most part.

I tried to make this an intelligent post, so don't take the piss out of me ._.