If you pick Magus, you are a loser

[RedPouch]

Also, storyline wise Magus is a lot stronger than any party members

Even though you defeat him once and then [since the portal is well-open to you] potentially being defeated again, by Frog fighting solo?

Only after his revenge and his death were robed of him has he sunk low enough to fall in with you.

Well, yes, of course. This was my original point. It took some major sense to be slapped to him for him to realize that this was his best option [aside from it being his only available option at that point]. As I recall, in the original timeline he was meant to be destroyed by Lavos at the time he summoned him [which your interfering prevents].

Fanboys making you dislike the object of their affection is a perfectly normal reaction. Heck, they even make me like the games/characters I already like just a little bit less

Me too! I used to love certain characters, but their images were tarnished because of all the kiddie hype over them. I hate letting the opinions of others indirectly taint mine, but I can only preserve so much patience against annoying hype before I start to get irritated by the subject.