Quote Originally Posted by Gemina View Post
Good point. Though the WoL's unofficial kill count can vary from player to player. The WoL has been in more battles than can be counted, and some may even blame him/her even though the killing blow didn't come from the WoL directly. Since many have stepped forward to let the WoL know how he/she has helped/saved them in the past, it would be really interesting if a particular NPC has a serious disdain for the WoL and we just have no idea why; only to find out later that it was somebody's husband/wife/son/daughter that died during one of their many battles. Actually, I'm pretty curious if there is a side quest I haven't done that addresses this already??
I'll just direct you towards the Dark Knight questlines, specifically that for the level 60-70 range.
Not quite along those lines, but comes rather close to it... and the general context is that the WoL has left a trail of death and destruction a mile wide throughout the whole of the game.

On a speculative note, whenever we arrive is Garlemald I wouldn't be surprised for the local populace (though both propoganda and simple news reports of soldiers who didn't make it back) doesn't take kindly to us.
Assuming we're going there at some point, obviously.

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Back to the main topic question...

Yotsuyu is a good "tragic villain". Initially set-up as irredeemable, even as early as the first scene she's shown... her being given a second chance and a sympathetic backstory, only to decide to become a monster (quite literally) in the end? It was handled quite well, following the motions of a good tragic villain with the fatal flaw of "wrath". The only real point of contention is her (and Gosetsu) surviving the collapse of Doma Castle, but besides that it works great throughout. You still sympathize with her, even if you accept that you have be to the one to put her down (or arguably, out of her misery) in the end.

Fordola... hmm, a little tougher to elaborate on because the story isn't quite finished yet. Another "tragic villain", but this one seems to be following a more redemptive arc; but since we're still missing the definitive conclusion here, it's tough to evaluate. It's also notable that Fordola is NOT portrayed as needlessly cruel like Yotsuyu was, though she was certainly willing to give and follow questionable orders. Nevertheless, she isn't being shown to be "easily forgiven"... it'll be interesting to see how it plays out in the end.