the fascination with auron

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

Just out of curiosity, why does everyone love auron so much. yeah at the start of the game his attacks do more damage, but not a lot more (only a couple hundred) and at the end of the game the only thing that can distinguish characters abilities apart are overdrives, and let's face it, auron's aren't the best.

so is it just the way he looks "cool"?

[Venom]

No Auron is an alcholic.

Everyone loves drunkards.

[Tavrobel]

There are many reasons that Auron is insanely likable. First off, he has great voice acting and awesome oneliners. Wise and honorable, he goes around, an enigma, helping perople for the sake of helping and fulfilling a promise to a friend.

His clothes and style are nothing you can handle, o, man of darkness. Using the Masamune means nothing to me, you fool!

It's really more about plot than usefulness, even then, he's someone who uses a sword, and he isn't a wimp like Tidus. He alone is the FDQ for FFX, until you finish the game and do the sidequests.

Using Auron == easy mode
Interchanging Auron for another character == difficult
Not using Auron == same chance of winning as trying to lose at FFX-2 and actually getting the game over screen

0%.

Not only that, he is the third main character, who has the longest side story about him. He is a pained and tortured character who is forced to face death straight in the eyes because of his friends. He loses, but he never stops, which is an insanely powerful message of hope and perseverance even when all odds are hopeless.

Everything he does is graceful and powerful. Not only that he is like that of a ronin, abandoned, but he does what he can. He is the symbol of wanting to belong in society, but he can't, and he leaves the world, right after he leaves his mark on it. Strength and honor! All your base are belong to us!

His entire character set up may be a giant set of cliches, (hero cycle, misfit, mindset of a samurai, honorable and willing to die), but cliches are overused for a reason.

[Crossblades]

I just like his personality and his fighting style

[rubah]

I just think he's really hot.

[Ballistix Man]

What Tavrobel said.

[Krag Koopa]

probably because he is a badass....I think he is.

[Dell]

I don't found anything interesting about him. He totally suck, at the beginning, he's a superhero, at the end, he's a dumbass. Auron attack doesn't really take more damage like my Tidus and Wakka can. His Bushido is stupid. I don't think Auron is sad, I think Lulu is more sadder than him.

[Mirage]

I don't think using Auron is easymode at all. He can hardly hit fast enemies, and he doesn't deal much more damage than Tidus. Far less when you can use one of the easily avaliable elemental swords for Tidus. He's nice for drakes and shells though.

Not thinking of battle mechanics though, he's pretty cool, I admit.

[Kyros]

I found he was overrate but still a good character overall. By the end of the game he was doing much less damage than Yuna's spells and Tidus' attacks, and his overall stats were worse except the hp on my file. I also have come to the conclusion that his character had a commonly overlooked darkside to him.

(SPOILER)He used Tidus and Yuna at different points for his own personal gain in order to get to Yunalesca, who he blamed for Jecht and Braska's deaths. She had also killed him when he returned after the final summoning Braska had conducted. I think Auron wanted revenge on Yunalesca a little more than he cared for killing Sin once and for all...

[d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x]

that's a very good point actually.

i think tavrobel has a degree in philosophy or something either that or an insanely high IQ (consider it a compliment )

[Lost Number]

I just though that he was cool. I go for the characters I like, rather than those that are strong. Auron fits both at the start. Plus, he gets the bets lines in the game. Thats why I use him.

[Heero Yuy NWZC]

AURON PWNS ALL WITH HIS MASAMUNE!!!
But seriously, Auron is calm, collected, and he is a very skilled warrior.

[Renmiri]

What Tavrobel said.

Ditto!!!

And Auron is hot too

He basically is the only one who knows what's going on during the entire game, yet he doesn't show off and he gently guides the others into their pilgrimage and final battle.

Auron rocks!

[Summoner Yuna]

I like him for his personality, at the moment he is probably second strongest out of my characters, somehow, Yuna comes out tops on mine, even in physical attacks.