Quote Originally Posted by Slevin_Impudicus View Post
You can argue all you want about the definition or justification of murder. There has certainly been plenty of blood spilled.
I see the WoL as an exterminator. He projects power in a very specific manner. Others tell him where to do it. He assumes the reason is just. Maybe he cares. So far the public is on his side, but public perception can change easily, and the WoL does not have power in the political arena.
As others have pointed out, it's going to be very hard to try turning public opinion of the Warrior of Light, because almost NO ONE actually believed that they killed the Sultana. On the contrary, the WoL has the personal favor and approval of all of the top rulers of Eorzea's city states. Short of pulling a Zenos and starting to kill everyone (and even then people would suspect foul play rather than think the WoL has actually gotten crazy), I'm pretty sure he has a pretty solid good standing.


He is used as a tool. There must be some concern from his handlers about how powerful he grows, and whether it will eventually bite them.
But now he is also a resource. Since the revelation that the echo can be transferred, two separate scions have told him to his face that they wished they had his power, so they could act on their own agendas. Maybe the WoL is and always will be "good", but corruption can grow anywhere. Feelings of powerlessness and envy can poison even the Scions. In Lyse's case, she is under way too much pressure in a position she is not qualified for. I think the WoL needs to watch his back and his "friends".the political arena.
I really, really hope they don't go down this route. This isn't Game of Thrones. FFXIV isn't afraid to pull punches when it comes to moral greyness in certain areas and playing around with certain expectations, but it is ultimately a story about unambiguous good vs. unambiguous evil, personified in the fight of Hydaleyn vs. Zodiark.