Still working through this game, but being in the second to the last chapter I think recently saw Cid Raines final scene and I'm still confused on his character. Although far from a fan of this game, I really don't think the main cast is bad. They blend into a story and have more back story and development than many other characters in the FF Franchise. As many flaws as the game has I don't think the characters are to blame. Vanille is a little too cheesy and Snow seems to be lacking in a few brain cells too, but you need that. If everybody had a bad attitude and anger management issues the cast would be be pretty boring.