Which FF protagonist is the best?

[Forsaken Lover]

FFVIII, being a very bad game with a story and script written by chimpanzees with Down Syndrome, proved that Seifer's way was the only right way. Every time a "plan" was concocted, it was utterly ludicrous, failed miserably and proved that tactical thinking is beyond chimps with metal retardation.

The only time anything succeeds in the game is when someone just says smurf it and rushes in. Seifer accomplished more by barging in and attacking Deling recklessly than the Forest Owls or SeeD's did with their Train Plan.

FFXIII isn't written much better but at least they seem to understand their limitations. The heroes don't have any real plans and that's all for teh good because their plans would probably be just as idiotic as every strategy in FFVIII. Snow recognizes that his strength lies in action, not plotting. Just charge in and hope things work out ie. the plot of every FF Game Ever.

[Ayen]

Amazing! Chimpanzees with Down Syndrome managed to write a better game than the writers of Final Fantasy XIII! One for the record books!

[Madame Adequate]

#ifsnowhadbeentheredomawouldneverhavebeenpoisoned

Being completely honest and serious here- Snow reminds me of a good ( good as in a good person ) version of Seifer Almasy ? They both suffer from a ego that they both believe that they should or they are the hero and they both try and act like heroes. Though they both change in before thinking, both have awful leadership skills because they only think about how awesome they are, and don't really think and act seriously about any mission and just play hero. If Snow took part within the Doma battles after the poisoning- he would've leaped in without thinking and would've gotten even more people killed. The difference between Seifer and Snow is that Seifer actually learns from his lessons ( as seen by the ending with him fishing with Fu and Ru and smiling happy at Balamb Garden ) and Snow keeps on being and acting like he's a hero.

As Fynn has already said- he doesn't stop and actually think about it. He just rushes in. Doma would of been completely destroyed and ruined.

There's a reason why Seifer got heavily punished for his actions at Dollet because he doesn't stop and think about anything and just rushes in and just wants to fight Galbadian soldiers and play hero and take in all the glory.

I hate Lightning, but I hate Snow even more so for being a massive doof.

tbf to Snow he does realize that being a headstrong idiot who insists he's the "hero" has caused a lot of problems, and he keeps it up for a long time because facing the reality of things is really difficult. Once he and Hope have it out though, his tone changes, and though he keeps up the schtick, he's a lot more ready to make decisions as part of the team rather than trying to be a leader.

Seifer, on the other hand, is less about him as a person and more about romanticism as a movement. He's also (obviously) a counterpoint to Squall and it's hard to really view him without using that lens, whereas Snow has no opposite number among the bad guys or anything.

[Forsaken Lover]

That's a good point. Seifer's character is reliant on Squall's character and vice versa. Their personalities and development so heavily clash that to separate one from another is a disservice to the one not being looked at.

And of course the difference between Seifer and Snow, in spite of what was said earlier, was that Seifer NEVER owned up to his mistakes. All game, every step of the way, he refused to stop and admit it.

That's the entire final scene with him.

Fujin: But... You're being manipulated, Seifer. You've lost yourself and your dream. You're just eating out of someone's hand.

Seifer promptly tells her to buzz off, ignoring everything she said. And afterward, when dragging Rinoa...

Seifer: Can't go back now! I can't go anywhere!

When confronted by Hope, Snow admits his failings. As we already saw with Fujin, Seifer never did as such.

There are obvious similarities between these two - they are the best characters of their respective games - but the thing that was initially zeroed in on is totally off.