
Originally Posted by
Crimson
Hitler wanted to rule the world and shape it in his views.
Kefka just plain wanted to destroy everything just because.
Kefka =/= Hitler.
About boils it down.
Though you have to note that prior to the Allied powers declaring war on Germany Hitler was only annexing territory that was culturally German and forced to be separate from Germany because they feared how powerful a unified German people would be. It is entirely possible that he just wanted to consolidate an empire of all Germans in Europe and reshape its society to his ambitions. Though it would be foolish to dismiss the idea that he had imperial ambitions for all of Europe, there is certainly a non-zero chance he only wished to work with a nation of exclusively German nationality. Which would make the scope of his ambition far narrower than Kefka's.
As for how cunning Kefka actually was, I always felt he was playing Gesthal for most of the game. The way he was always in the right place at the right time suggests that he was behind much of the empires designs, if he was a meer lackey why would he have so much of the emperors trust to command all of these highly important operations. I regards to his buffoonish antics, I think it is very well established that he is a little off his rocker
