Quote Originally Posted by Chopseuy
Red (FF9) is just some guy with freaky hair who rivals Zidane and doesn't like to talk much.
His name was Amarant. Or, if you want to be specific, "the flaming Amarant". If you'll notice, Zidaine constantly remarks about his moodiness. You are right about this particular archetype though, they've been making quite a bit of use of it. Even in FFIV you had Kain and in FFII you had Leon. I guess dark, moody characters just appeal to people a lot. I personally like characters with a little more dimension like Auron and Lulu who laugh about things and express a range of emotions, but that's just me.