Did Anybody Else...Feel Bad for Orga XIII

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But anyway...The very fact they had no emotions is what made me feel for them in the first place. They remember what it is like, they yearn to feel again, but they can't. That's like someone who is born blind, yet remembers another life where they could see. Remembers it so well they pretend they can see because of their denial, even when it's obvious they can't.. I mean, I would feel bad for that person.
And since Axel showed the Nobodies CAN have redeeming qualities, all I wanted was some sort of line from Sora asking if they could just talk things out, figure things out, not just "You're just pretending, so die."

Also, Riku says there is nothing wrong with the dark, only what's lurking inside. And throughout both games it is said that you need both dark and light... So just as Sora is fighting for the light, Xemnas is fighting for the dark, but one isn't necessarily evil. Xemnas would view Sora as being evil, trying to keep him away from his heart.

I agree. Personally, I think Saix was one of those who just wanted to return to normal.

As for Axel, I felt his pain in the cutscene where he died... But for the others, (say, Xigbar, Xaldin, Luxord) I'd have to say that they got what they deserved.

I once read somewhere that evil isn't necessarily a word used to describe a bad person, because the person may really be good at heart, but just fighting on the side viewed as the "bad" side. Like Maleficent, as she proved in the end (I think.). There are, of course exceptions to the rule, like, well, Xemnas!

Although Xemnas might be explained as wanting Xenahort's memory back.... you be the judge.

They have no emotions because they gave up their humanity willing and turned to darkness. This is at least true of Ansem's apprentices, and I explained why it was likely true of the other leaders of the Organization. I don't really feel sorry for them just because they made a decision which had some really bad consequences. The decision was their choice. We know that at least Ansem's apprentices were morally deficient even before they lost their emotions, as evidenced by their experiments, so it's not as though they were the nicest people in the world even before they became Heartless.

Anyway, if I think about it more, I find that I pity them in the same way I pity a rabid dog: I feel sorry for them, but I won't hesitate if I got the chance to get rid of them, because their actions have shown that they won't hesitate to harm others.

In regards to your statement on "evil" being the word to describe them, I have to say I disagree. They are not "good at heart". Someone who is good at heart cares for more than just themselves. Many dictators originally held the honest belief that they knew how to run things better for everyone. The Organization did not even reach that point. Ok, the apprentices may have originally thought their research would benefit everyone, but their Nobodies (save Axel) never thought about anyone except themselves, and they were willing to hurt anyone in order to complete their goals. That is evil, not misguided good.

Xemnas is far worse than the other members of the Organization, as can only be expected, given what we know about him...