FF Villain Opinions (SPOILERS)
In chronological order please give your opinion of each Main Antagonist Villian youve come across as a result of playing these games:
FF4
Zemus
yeah yeah Zeromus, (whatever name you feel like making up at the end of the game Cecil). This cowardly jackass travels from person to person so much that you start to get exasperated as to who the real villain actually is. Then it turns out to be some Lunar Essance that will only attack you if you show him a shiny thing first. BLERRRRRGH!
FF5
X-Death
Square gets 10/10 for originality on this one. A black mage tree accidentally brought to life? I find this so cool. And unlike Zemus he's actually in it enough.
FF6
Kefka
I can see why most fans see him as the most evil. Unlike all the others I know of, this dude starts 100 per cent human and has the most on screen appearances out of all ive played. From the very beginning you know who the real bad dude is, there no messing with us here! He personally reminds me of the Joker in Batman. But the fact that he's human for most of the game is the creepiest thing of all. Some of the things he does could actually happen in real life and thats what makes him chilling.
FF7
Sephiroth
Part human and part science experiment gone wrong. The Kefka of this story is more Hojo than Sephiroth, but he gets a second billing to the complex being called Sephiorht and his symbiotic relationship with 'Mother' Jenova. His back story is one of tragedy involving his mother (complete with her fatal flaw of liking bad men) and Vincent.
Using Jenova, he kills one of our best main characters, which really gives you and extra incentive to send that jerk face one winged angel jerk packing. He was truly born evil thanks to Jenova, not made.
FF8
Ultimecia
Ive never beaten this chick but I know enough about her to comment. She does what Zemus does.....only less often and.....better. A sorceress way in the future may be far removed but it works. Theres no complex Sephiroth style origin, she's just a heartless witch, sporting the kind of look you may find in a really creepy Disney film.
FF9
Kuja
This time, the antagonist is more or less the protagonists brother. And youve gotta question how screwed up the minds of the citizens of Terra were to begin with. So desperate for life they'd create a bunch of evil stuff in order to survive. This act of pure selfishness gave rise to Kuja, who thought he was better than that. But in the end, he wasnt immortal as he once thought. I believe he dies at the end, theres more evidence to suggest this than anything else. But....what I found interesting here is that, unlike any other FF Villain he shows remorse at the very end. And Zidane....his brother...forgives him. Thats mighty interesting.
FF10
Sin/Jecht/Seymour
Its another family affair (kind of). Jecht never meant to become Sin. he just ended up buying into a hokey religion. In this one, the being Sin is so far removed from anything we would understand otherwise, that Jecht has to be part of this. Not as sure about Seymour. The best bit is that you think he might be an okay guy to begin with, then they twist it. Seymour is taking after his Golden Era predecessors as the long light-haired antagonist. He is a bit of an annoyance. And so very very easy to beat when you catch onto his little game, particularly when he's placed himself within Sin.
Bit of a risk, splitting up the main antagonists into more than one this way. Focus is slightly lost.
FF10-2
Shuyin/Vegagun
So...yet another big bad....thing is an antagonist. This time a machina! And lets not forget that organ playing Tidus lookalike who in flashback is involved in some kind of retelling of Romeo and Juliet. I like how this particular antagonist is quieted in the end, an angry spirit with unfinished business is what this one boils down to.
What are your opinions?
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Originally Posted by Egami
