Ser Aymeric vs Lord Hien

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

True, but they spent some time setting him up. Hien feels too perfect which makes him feel a little souless to me.

Given that Hien self-exiled after his failure to rise up against Garlemald before, I think that shows him as imperfect. Sure, makes him a bit of an Atoner-type, but I'm glad he wasn't beating himself up mentally and stuck in the past. I like that his eyes are forward. I like his calm, humble nature. That's not to say Aymeric wasn't a forward thinking man himself, but I see that where Aymeric is, Hien needs to get there. But their circumstances are wildly different. One had to step up and keep a country from tearing apart, the other literally has to rebuild.

Can I make special mention of Lyse, who not only rose up to be the leader her people needed, but didn't become perfect overnight? She's still a stammering mess at times, still full of self-doubt, and still just a bit endearingly goofy like the Scion we remember before. It's those glaring imperfections that really made her "real" in Stormblood, and she deserves special mention for that.

[Balipu]

Can I make special mention of Lyse, who not only rose up to be the leader her people needed, but didn't become perfect overnight? She's still a stammering mess at times, still full of self-doubt, and still just a bit endearingly goofy like the Scion we remember before. It's those glaring imperfections that really made her "real" in Stormblood, and she deserves special mention for that.

And here I found the first forum poster who actually likes Lyse.