Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post

Cid should have been presented as an incompetent oaf who has severely screwed up his impressionable charges and not Robin Williams.
Cid was this though. He was a incompetent oaf who screwed up everything. During the fight with Galbadia he runs and hides like a coward.

I think it's pretty clear that Balamb was corrupted though. Norg and Cid who built the Garden had issues and Cid was a terrible leader.