Is the WoL actually good though?

[OhNooo]

WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators. It's not about good or bad.

Hold up. I meant to add (IMO) WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators (IMO). It's not about good or bad (IMO).

[Dikatis]

WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators. It's not about good or bad.

Hold up. I meant to add (IMO) WOL is just a weapon and a pupped that does whatever they're told but the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators (IMO). It's not about good or bad (IMO).

This is a real nothingburger of a take when there's plenty of things the WoL does of their own volition solely because they want to.

The Bard and Dancer questlines are kicked off not because someone asked them to be better at kicking ass but because they're genuinely interested in learning to sing and dance. There's nothing requiring them to participate in the restoration of the Firmament, but they do it and become the top Skybuilder, donating huge amounts of furniture and materials for the restoration of Ishgard following the Dragonsong War. They aren't forced to solve archaeological puzzles, make gifts for orphans, bankroll the Ala Mhigan widow and orphan fund, restore artifacts, act as a schoolteacher, swear a personal vendetta against disgusting Sharlayan bread rations, help the tribes, build airships, delve into the Palace of the Dead or Heaven on High, act as a romantic wingman and officiate a wedding, support conservationist efforts, or many, many other things they're never strong-armed into doing.

Hell, the Shadows of Mhach questline starts becaues WoL hears about sky pirates in the Sea of Clouds thinks, "Cool beans. I wanna meet this guy." and they do meet that guy who invites them to bring their pals to raid a ghost airship for no reason other than they want to.

WoL is not Superman, but they have agency and tend toward forgiveness, kindness, compassion, and generosity while preferring to help their fellow man more often than not. They wouldn't help the Garlean Empire and certainly not the Ascians because they wouldn't agree with their motives and methods.

[OhNooo]

This is a real nothingburger of a take when there's plenty of things the WoL does of their own volition solely because they want to.
The Bard and Dancer questlines are kicked off not because someone asked them to be better at kicking ass but because they're genuinely interested in learning to sing and dance. There's nothing requiring them to participate in the restoration of the Firmament, but they do it and become the top Skybuilder, donating huge amounts of furniture and materials for the restoration of Ishgard following the Dragonsong War. They aren't forced to solve archaeological puzzles, make gifts for orphans, bankroll the Ala Mhigan widow and orphan fund, restore artifacts, act as a schoolteacher, swear a personal vendetta against disgusting Sharlayan bread rations, help the tribes, build airships, delve into the Palace of the Dead or Heaven on High, act as a romantic wingman and officiate a wedding, support conservationist efforts, or many, many other things they're never strong-armed into doing.
Hell, the Shadows of Mhach questline starts becaues WoL hears about sky pirates in the Sea of Clouds thinks, "Cool beans. I wanna meet this guy." and they do meet that guy who invites them to bring their pals to raid a ghost airship for no reason other than they want to.
WoL is not Superman, but they have agency and tend toward forgiveness, kindness, compassion, and generosity while preferring to help their fellow man more often than not. They wouldn't help the Garlean Empire and certainly not the Ascians because they wouldn't agree with their motives and methods.

(IMO) WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators (IMO). It's not about good or bad (IMO).

That sounds more like Elidibus' approach to being the Warrior of Light. That's why even Emet came out in the end to help put his broken companion, bereft of mind and memory, to rest.

(IMO) WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators (IMO). It's not about good or bad (IMO).

[KariTheFox]

(IMO) WOL is just a weapon and a puppet that does whatever they're told by the group they are a member of. It just so happens that the group they are a part of are some sort of self-proclaimed liberators (IMO). It's not about good or bad (IMO).

Isn't this a take that you can have about any blank-slate protagonist in a video game with a linear story? Of course your character is a "puppet" following what the story says, you can't progress through the narrative otherwise. I think that should be understood as the nature of the medium, and not a literal character trait.