Yotsuyu, Fordola, syndrom of "a good writting"? (spoil)

[Camiie]

I've grown a bit weary of antagonists getting redemption arcs or getting to go out on a sympathetic note no matter how depraved they were prior to their defeat. I'm not opposed to it happening every now and then, but it's a hand that gets overplayed across various media. Not all villains deserve redemption, and not all villains who deserve redemption should end up getting it. Life doesn't work that way and neither should storytelling.

[Theodric]

I've grown a bit weary of antagonists getting redemption arcs or getting to go out on a sympathetic note no matter how depraved they were prior to their defeat. I'm not opposed to it happening every now and then, but it's a hand that gets overplayed across various media. Not all villains deserve redemption, and not all villains who deserve redemption should end up getting it. Life doesn't work that way and neither should storytelling.

It's been a thing in Final Fantasy games for as long as they've existed. It's why a lot of us are very fond of the franchise in the first place. By your logic, characters such as Kain, Golbez, Rufus, Seifer, Gabranth and Beatrix would be cut down where they stood for their shadier actions. If such an approach had been embraced, the games they showed up in would not be nearly so memorable.

[Camiie]

It's been a thing in Final Fantasy games for as long as they've existed. It's why a lot of us are very fond of the franchise in the first place. By your logic, characters such as Kain, Golbez, Rufus, Seifer, Gabranth and Beatrix would be cut down where they stood for their shadier actions. If such an approach had been embraced, the games they showed up in would not be nearly so memorable.

Not at all what I said, but sure whatever.