So I'm playing the Zodiac Age right now and kind of being surprised at how spunky and fun Penelo was. I was made a little more sad when I learned that she actually had a bit of a larger role in an early draft of the script but a lot of it got cut for some reason or another. Still, while I've always liked the character, I'm kind of surprised how personable she is in the beginning of XII. I remember Eiko in IX also being a character who I always imagine would irritate the crap out of me but I always end up remembering that I actually liked her as well.

Are there any characters you either thought you wouldn't like, or maybe you didn't like them too much on the initial playthrough that you eventually started to like more later?