Quote Originally Posted by NoloeTazier View Post
Nael van Darnus was tempered by Bahamut as soon as he turned the Lunar Transmitter on. It's never said how the Garleans defeated the Primals in Othard but it's highly likely they did just what the Company of Heroes did and that's throw bodies at the beasts. After all the Garleans Empire cares nothing about their average soldier, like others said they're 99% brainwashed citizens.
Depending on your notion of 'brainwashed', Rhitahtyn seems generally loyal to the Garlean cause, although he is particularly loyal to Gaius. Nero also isn't the complete douche that the main storyline painted him to be, if you do the CT quests. Saying that the Garlean citizenry are 99% brainwashed is like saying 99% of certain developed countries are 'brainwashed' by their ideology.

Most of the legionnaires in Eorzea are conscripts from freshly conquered regions and so far, all that we have seen of the Empire is two renegade legions, first by Nael (the crazy moon guy) and Gaius (the Darwinist), it could be within reason that other legions aren't as overtly genocidal or violent, perhaps even more diplomatic; however, they would still have to deal with the primals as well.