Quote Originally Posted by The White Wizard of Fynn View Post
Kefka never really shows us his human side. As for Braev, we can see how he cares about his daughter, wife, best friend, etc. probably a case of Even Bad Guys Love Their Mommies.
His treatment of Edea really ruins that for me. He refuses to tell her anything about what's going on, jumping straight to fighting her. In the second world, he starts to explain why he rebelled and invaded Eternia fifteen years ago, but then when it gets to the current fight, he says "I'm not going to bother to explain why you should stop, just stop or I'll kill you". He would rather kill his own daughter than even bother talking things through. He never tries to convince her to stop, he simply orders her, and meets any refusal with bloodshed.

I do sympathize with the Braev from years ago. The guy who watched his family and hometown burn, and who was apparently just trying to help the world (although I have to note, if attaching the white magic cables was a last resort due to the Ritual actually being cast and the overload of energy it produced, why did they already have them prepared before the invasion of Eternia even began?). But in the intervening years, he lost all that humanity. Just how I sympathize with the pain and suffering Kefka went through before his mind broke. He doesn't care about the suffering of others, and he doesn't seem to interact with people except in how they serve as pawns for his plans. Yes, he mentions how much he trusts and relies on Kamiizumi and Alternis, but only when they're serving the role he wants. When Victoria casts her magic against Alternis, does he do anything? Yeah, he sits there and watches, and only intervenes when Alternis threatens the psychotic little witch back.