I loved cid....at the start when you first meet him...hes that unusually cruel hard man type...but as you go through the game...you start seeing his softer side...and he even provides some of the games most inspiring talks, plus the fact hes a spear weilding, cursing, smoking, ass kicking SOB.....who hates the shinra and loves his rocket.....
EDIT : cid would be an apt comparison to myself...