In agreeance with others, I like Auron not because he is especially useful in battle but because of his personality. He doesn't run his mouth. When he speaks he has something meaningful to say, a quality I much admire. But since Tav said exactly what is in my mind on the subject, and very eloquently at that (A+, bro. umm, unless you are a girl, in which case A+ sister) I'll just quote Tav's ENTIRE post, and you would do well to read or reread it.


Quote Originally Posted by 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

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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.