i am actually pretty shocked at the noel hate i'm seeing around now. i found him a great character. he's so good in fact S/E could have written him by accident. not only is he cheeky and loyal (amongst other things), he also has cons that even him out like being too impatient or judgemental (and arguably his inability to let go of people he loves for the better good). the biggest downfall of his character was the forced romance of his that was the same as serah and snow. he really didn't need to be in love, at the very least not with a boring girl such as yuel.

sorry for the bump