Is it weird that I like Zenos as a villain?

[Enla]

Ummm...you do realize the expansion is called HEAVENSWARD.

Which is the name of Count Edmont De Fortemp's book as shown at the end of tail-end of that particular storyline. It's also an /actual/ word, which as the name implies, means towards heaven. Which given the heavy religious themes of the expansion and two societies literally being pulled out of a thousand year war towards a brighter future is rather apt. It's a simple example of a double meaning and word play which is lost if you just take it at face value as 'oh it's just the name of the secondary villains'. Is it the best use of it? Not really, but the dual meanings for the expansion are practically beating you over the head once the Ishgard part of the storyline is over and are exceedingly hard to miss.

Also the entire set up for Ala Mhigo happened in the last two patches of Heavensward. That entire story was effectively done once Nidhogg died and the rest of the wrap up until Stormblood focused away from Ishgard's conflicts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Edax]

Which is the name of Count Edmont De Fortemp's book as shown at the end of tail-end of that particular storyline. It's also an /actual/ word, which as the name implies, means towards heaven. Which given the heavy religious themes of the expansion and two societies literally being pulled out of a thousand year war towards a brighter future is rather apt. It's a simple example of a double meaning and word play which is lost if you just take it at face value as 'oh it's just the name of the secondary villains'. Is it the best use of it? Not really, but the dual meanings for the expansion are practically beating you over the head once the Ishgard part of the storyline is over and are exceedingly hard to miss.

Also the entire set up for Ala Mhigo happened in the last two patches of Heavensward. That entire story was effectively done once Nidhogg died and the rest of the wrap up until Stormblood focused away from Ishgard's conflicts. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You have a point there. I guess the Heavensward patches did meander for quite a bit.