I'm really sick

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But he is. If the story was told through a neutral perspective, at the very least it could be said that Marche and Mewt are neither hero nor villain, but two soldiers on opposing sides with opposing ideals. Marche's ideals just happen to involve ruining all of his friends' lives while he's at it.

I also find it hard to believe that Ivalice isn't real. It's real enough that you can live and die there. Just because it's artificially made deosn't make it any less real.