Quote Originally Posted by Baalfrog View Post
He was a tempered madman, thats why he cared so much instead of becoming apathetic and cynical old man like immortals overtime should become.
'Should become'? Since when has becoming both apathetic and cynical been compulsory for any immortal being, with the lack of such characteristics being considered abnormal and the result of some unnatural interference (in this case, tempering)?

Tempered? Yes, something he is not only fully aware of, but openly admits to. A 'madman'? Totally subjective. It is also highly likely that a certain proportion of his motivations are a result of his tempering, however, to claim that it would be the sole influence of his actions is an assumption. In contrast to Elidibus and Lahabrea who have both spoken of little other than the of the freeing of Zodiark and the maintenance of balance, Emet-Selch spent just as much time (if not more) talking of Amaurot and it's people, even going so far as to recreate an illusion of the living city and shadows of it's inhabitants. Whilst he undoubtedly considers Zodiark's return as a top priority, from what we've seen so far, Emet also seems heavily driven by the prospect restoring the Ancients, far more than any of his comrades. This difference may imply that the Ascian's are far from thoughtless puppets of Zodiark's, with each still somewhat influenced by their own values and aims. Ultimately, there's still much we don't know and future revelations may support or disprove everything I just said. Little is certain.