I honestly don't mean to sound too insulting or anything, but really, it kinda drives me nuts when people talk about wishing the Final Fantasy series would become something it isn't. Now I don't deny that I'd love to see a Clint Eastwood style ass-kicker in the lead. But that wouldn't be Final Fantasy.

Actually, now that I think about it, I can really see that working. I rescind my statement.

However I still don't mind the girly boys. I mean, up 'till Tidus they weren't THAT girly. And we still don't know what kind of badass Vaan is (if he is one at all, god help us). I mean, even with the girly, there hasn't bee a FF lead who wasn't badass in some way;

FFX-[Tidus] Badass in the Blitzball sphere. That's pretty much it.

FFIX-[Zidane] Almost not a badass. But then there was the final scene.

FFVIII-[Squall] I may not have liked that game, but at least Squall was a badass.

FFVII-[Cloud] His badassness extended into three other games (Ehrgeiz & Tactics, although by Tactics much of his badassitude seems to have been expended, though he got his second wind for Kingdom Hearts)

The male leads in FFs 1-6 weren't really that girly so they don't apply. Anyway, I quiet now, thank you.