Quote Originally Posted by Lauront View Post
Hmmm I can't say I agree entirely on that characterisation of how Varis saw Zenos.

The way in which he calls him a monster when discussing him with Elidibus suggests he saw him as something worse, and not merely a royal seeking power. What I think Varis could not fathom is Zenos's mindset - his desire to seek nothing but self-satisfaction, with no further, deeper reason or agenda behind his goals, but he clearly believed there was something ghastly about him.


I kind of agree with your assessment of Zenos otherwise, but I just find him bland. He shows no reaction to the newfound powers he's exhibiting as facets of the Resonance... he's just perpetually reminding everyone of how bored he is. Fine, to a point, but he better get to one, and fast, or people are going to grow even more bored of him in turn.

I don't really care that he's got no real depth to him, but they could at least make him more entertaining. I also still believe he is going to get more than he is bargaining for out of Zodiark. His is a case of true hubris and it looks like he's simply the fulcrum to bring Zodiark into the plot without the need for all the Rejoinings to be completed.
Personally I find him interesting because of the chaos he brings so swiftly and easily. He's already setup the next expansion for us, it HAS to be Garlemald, there's too much going on from SB and ShB to not have us go to Garlemald and settle things down over there. I like him in a way that I like seeing Green in pokemon games. It's more of "oh god, what's this fker up to now" for me and slowly building on becoming strong enough to actually be worth a damn for WoL. I also find his fixation on WoL kinda gives us some nicer lighting in that regard. It's nice we have someone who isn't just gonna go down the drain like every other bad guy and actually... idk, stands a chance of actually killing us? As you said, it kinda ties in Zodiark for some things, and it can go any way, either with Zenos being the big bad of all darkness/power, or with Zodiark corrupting him and taking advantage of his gained power to do so.

If I'm honest, the main thing I'm hooked on him with is his beyond comprehension mentality. FF needs that in a villain and while we have plenty of perfectly written characters, I find Zenos fits the niche of the "muahaha" villain that every good FF needs. Politics and culture is all fine, but when you look beyond it all, beyond time/space/infinity.... you get some bizarre extremes.