Zenos too stupid to be a villain?

Good thing he has Fandaniel to back him up.
That boy is neither stupid NOR unhinged.

Each to their own, I guess...but Zenos just isn't attractive to me at all. Hien? Sure. Thancred? Yep. Gaius? Yes. Zenos? No, thank you. His features just look strangely arranged and his hair looks to be greasy and unwashed.

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Originally Posted by Theodric

Each to their own, I guess...but Zenos just isn't attractive to me at all. Hien? Sure. Thancred? Yep. Gaius? Yes. Zenos? No, thank you. His features just look strangely arranged and his hair looks to be greasy and unwashed.

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Hey, I don’t like how Brad Pitt looks, so there’s always room for differing opinions.

Zeno's is a washed up, second hand Sepiroth

Not that I think Zenos is a great character (he's not) or a compelling villain (he's not), but the real issue with him is he's basically operating in a JRPG from 30 years ago while constantly surrounded by other, more interesting, more compelling villains. From Fordola to Yotsuyu and Asahi, from Vauthry to Ranjit, from Emet Selch to Elidibus. Even Fandaniel, while not really new or exciting, has more appeal.
Zenos would have been a boring villain in the days of cardboard cutout 2D characters but being upstaged by actual 3D characters at every turn has only made him appear even worse.

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Originally Posted by Jkap_Goat

Zeno's is a washed up, second hand Sepiroth

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Eh not really...

Sephiroth went mentally insane and wanted to damage the Planet enough to absorb the Planets life force and evolve to a deity.

Zenos wants to fight the strong, he's not anything like Sephiroth.

Zenos is the superior villian why because .. you don't rlly need a reason...
Killing for killing sake or to prove his the best and fighting for stronger targets to test his skills is amazing.
Which btw even flashs "zoom" is just that.
Plus his long blond hair those amazing eyes and the way he sits I'd let him leash me any day.

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Originally Posted by Jennah

Good thing he has Fandaniel to back him up.
That boy is neither stupid NOR unhinged.

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Stupid? No. Unhinged? Clearly. His whole "Imma burn it all to the ground. Why? Because I can!" thing makes that pretty obvious. The man is clearly playing 3D chess, but that doesn't make him any less insane.

he's not stupid i think, his goals are just too simple/shallow to really qualify as "main villain" status aside from the scale involved (the plot of stormblood would not have happened at all if zenos were literally anyone but the emperor's son; garlean society enabling him is what allowed him to effectively decimate two countries and brainjack a god)

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Originally Posted by t0rn

He came back to life and is letting an Ascian wreak havoc across the world, all to provoke the WoL into another duel. His sole purpose in life is to duel his “friend.” Dumb.

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Zenos isn't stupid at all.
He is insane, not stupid. There is a difference.