I like all those characters as well

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But Tidus gets more than like. He gets love. Everybody on this forum loves Tidus. Anybody who hates him is actually only uncomfortable with the sexual fantasies they can't help but think about. You know, like corncracker. Or I'm in denial, just pick one it's fine.
I also don't remember so many people hating Aerith until like a few years ago, and then it was like "Aerith is a slut bandwagon time". When FFVII became the cool one to hate she really seemed to get a lot of heat zoned in on her specifically.
Then again, a person usually isn't gonna like everybody, and since casts are usually diverse there's bound to be characters people do not like, and as long as they aren't obsessive with it, eh iz no biggie. I suppose it says something in and of itself that they inspire hate, as they must seem real enough that somebody thinks of them as an actual being rather they like or dislike them. Unless you hate them because they lack development, then I got nothing.