Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
Exactly this. I struggle to see this "nuance" in the Garleans when there basically was none. Off the top of my head, I can't think of a single instance where a Garlean (who was not a rogue or defector) had their actions treated as on the "right" side. Every single time there was any conflict involving the Garleans, they were on the "bad" side.
Well, There is Gaius back in ARR. His belief was that the lack of a singular governing body in Eorzea resulting in perpetual conflict between its separate factions and the beast tribes in particular frequently driven to desperate measures would inevitably turn the continent into a ticking time bomb, with the fallout inevitably spreading into their own territory. While their methods weren't exactly humane, us triumphing over him didn't exactly prove him wrong as it would take 3 whole expansions before any meaningful progress is made to quash the primal issue, and even then there was still some reluctancy from some of the beast tribes to suddenly join forces with us.