Serious faces on:

I enjoyed Emet-Selch as a villain, but don't see why so many people treat him with some kind of reverence. I've seen such villains before and already decided on my answer to their question(s), so while he was well-written he was nothing new. You'd think he's some kind of revolutionary or revelatory antagonist... maybe it's just that I've seen villains of his ilk, maybe because I'm schizoid, but he just didn't tug at my heartstrings the way he seems to have for so many other people.

Durante ("Golbez") was a filler villain and performed adequately in that respect. Not every villain is going to be an Emet-Selch and that's not a bad thing; variety is the spice of life (kind of why Athena was such a breath of fresh air after so many villains with loads of pathos). Given the constraints placed on the story he was important to (filler, had to wrap in 6.5 at the latest) I think he was decently handled - had a good reason not to comply with the Message™ of the story and victory came within his grasp. I don't have a problem with his character or how he was portrayed; it's everything else that's an issue with 6.x for me.

Quote Originally Posted by Alleluia View Post
Speaking of Ardbert, it just occurred to me. If we're successful in restoring the 13th... that means Golbez/Durante (and possibly Zero)will die at the end, yeah? *That's* gonna be a fun expac. >_>
I mean, they've been alive for who knows how many thousands of years... while I imagine they'd want to get the ecosphere up and running again, they've earned their rest.