Ardyn is hands down one of the best villains the franchise has ever had. First there’s the fact that he’s not only one of the most cruel and sadistic villains in the franchise, but at the same time he’s intensely charismatic and somehow he also has an incredibly sympathetic backstory that miraculously doesn’t take away from his devilishness. He also kind of destroys the world and gets what he wants even when Noctis saves the day. Plus, his voice is just brilliant and thanks to the marvelous Darin De Paul, every scene with Ardyn in it was an absolute great.
So I’m personally super happy that after several entries with main villains that were either very bland, very annoying or just plain OP Villain Sues, we finally got someone who can stand head to head with villains of the past. Well done, SE!