What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[van_arn]

That wouldn't make any sense. Her action benefits us and she is not against us, so we have no reason to fight her as a villain.

Or, if you're arguing that SE should have made her an actual villain that poses a danger to us just because of her past action that you disagree with, well, that's not how that works. They can, but they don't have to and they didn't.

And yes, time travel is always a tricky concept, so I'm in agreement in having none in the future. That said, I won't discount it appearing again either as it has been established, after all.

I agree with you on Venat. If she were squeaky clean I'd have a bit of a yuck face. I love how both Zodiark and Hydaelyn aren't either completely corrupt or completely pure.

[linayar]

I agree with you on Venat. If she were squeaky clean I'd have a bit of a yuck face. I love how both Zodiark and Hydaelyn aren't either completely corrupt or completely pure.

The simplest way I can put it is, one country's hero could be another country's villain (or even traitor).

People who want to argue that Venat is a villain for her people could make their case (though as a former Azem, someone who is clearly independent, I'd say her deciding on her own is just in her nature). But that does not translate into us having to view her as a villain. So the story, which is told from our point of view, can still accept her as being a benevolent being because of how she benefits us.