Quote Originally Posted by Amekaze View Post
I say, Hydaelyn and Zodiark are neither good or bad
While you're not the only one to take this stance, it's worth pointing out that there is very little in-game evidence pointing to the idea that Hydaelyn is anything but good. Everyone except for the Ascians and the Primals who knows of Hydaelyn's existence think that she's the bee's knees, all of our personal interactions with her have involved her defending or supporting us, all of the subtle clues we're given as to her motivations (such as the lyrics to Answers) paint her as a being who loves living things, wishes for them to live free, and despairs when they come to harm. Probably the most questionable thing we've seen her do is acquire Minfilia as her Emissary, and even if that was done without her consent, it's highly likely Minnie would have given it, had circumstances allowed.

Certainly, there could come a twist revelation later on that nope, Hydaelyn is actually an inscrutable alien with blue and orange morality whose actions only SEEMED to be beneficial, or that all of her goodness up to now has actually been a front and she's actually a self-absorbed Shin Megami Tensei style God who wishes to crush all opposition and enslave all creation - but none of that is indicated in what we know NOW. It's worth pointing out that, unlike in FFX, NO ONE we know of worships Hydaelyn. There is no Church of Hydaelyn, and the folks that do know about her see her as a powerful ally, not an object of worship. There is no all-powerful Church to stand as an adversary (Ishgard has one - but they worship Halone, one of the Twelve Gods of Eorzea, who are relatively unknown outside of Eorzea, and Halone has no direct connection to Hydaelyn).

Zodiark is much more of a mystery. We know very little of him, other than that Hydaelyn was opposed to him and imprisoned him, and that the people who wish to free him are THOROUGHLY unpleasant. That still leaves plenty of room for him to be Not Evil, but as of now we do not know one way or another.