Quote Originally Posted by Zanarkand-Ronso View Post
Daddy Thancred Arc was a good Arc.
His relationship with Ryne was really good. One of many reasons why ShB IMO was the Best Expansion.
If they were really concerned about making good character development closures, that would have been the end of his arc. Since 1.0 his story was based on the guilt from failing to stop Minfilia's father from getting killed, evolved into him feeling he had to make up for it by working harder under the Circle and consequently the Scions while still being too hard on himself since, stumbling to grow due the circumstances of his missions (falling for the trap in Drybone, being taken by an Ascian, etc), then feeling like he 'lost' Minfilia in Heavensward... until he meets what is essentially his 'second chance' in Ryne, which was the primary reason he got so over protective of her.
Only reason he's still around now is because muh fans who can't let go of characters with concluded arcs just because they love them too much.