Why do you dislike Garlemald Empire and Ascians?

[MeeDeggiThePunisher]

Cause Garlemald is like the Colonial Spain, they won't rest until they rid the world of the Aztecs and Mayans.

[lololink]

When you see that the new emperor doesn't even hesitate one second to try to genocide innocent guys because others have summoned a primal I hated the guy, he is even worse than the previous one, he would have totally agreed with meteor project...

[DubiousDisk]

Garlemald: They want a war that literally nobody else wants, perfect reason to hate them.

Ascian: They're basically the Jehova's Witnesses of the game, nobody likes them, they go around teaching people things they don't need to know which ends up messing up the balance of everything.

[Wizarus]

Garlemald: Genocide.

Ascians: They literally exist to kill Hydaelyn. Shouldn't need to ask this, but I think you did mention you skipped a lot of cutscenes.

We still haven't confirmed that Hydaelyn is a good force instead of just a counter-force to Zodiak. If that balance has to stay in place, then fine they have to be stopped, but we still have no idea what would happen if the entire world was devoid of darkness and filled completely with "light".

[ChillbroSwaggins]

All I know is that day one, I would have went with Garlemald. If during that whole rah rah grand company speech deal where you had to visit each nation and choose, I would have went with Garlemald. Technology, military strength, sick looking armor, and a leader that actually does stuff. Take a look at all the other nations' leaders pre-Heavensward. Weak. Indecisive. Cowards. The lot of them. Save maybe Raubahn, but even then, he isn't the "leader" of his nation.

[Souljacker]

I just find them annoying. They pop up everywhere even after being soundly defeated, and they seem to be involved in everything. I'm just bored of them, really.

[Remilia_Nightfall]

Uh..

I don't dislike Garlemald at all o_O

What an odd question.

[MatthiasS]

I would be fighting FOR the Garlean Empire given that option. Bring unity to all, like it or not.

[EdwinLi]

They've killed people I like.
And Garlemald likes genocide too much.

What she said.

I hate Ascians because they keep manipulating people into killing the characters we like.
and
the Garleans only solution to "saving" the world is to repeat the mistakes the Allagan Empire made which in the end destroyed the Allagan Empire and almost the enitre world.

[Catwho]

It's not really touched in too much in the MSQ, but some of the comments from other NPCs have pointed out just how atrocious the Garleans are. Men and women of sufficient age and strength are pressed into compulsory military service; this is how Garleon builds their armies. Women (and some men) of age but lacking strength or battle skills are used as sex slaves. The eldery, and children, are used as slaves for everything else. Nobody is free in Garleon occupied lands - you do what you're told or you are executed on the spot. If you tried to escape, you're executed if you are caught, and your remaining family is probably executed too, to make an example. Garleans treat anyone who isn't a full blooded Garlean as disposable.

Basically, the Garleons are the Nazis (with some of the worst stuff from Japanese Imperial Army thrown in) from the Captain America movies.