Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
Pfft, no more evil? Hello - just look at Nael and Dalamud. Summoning a moon (to say nothing of the sleeping dragon Primal inside it) to crash into Eorzea? I don't think you can get any more evil than that. And who instituted Project Meteor? Surprise surprise, the Garlean Empire!

Sorry, but you are coming across as more and more in denial of just how malevolent Garlemald is made out to be. SE has made great pains to paint the Garleans as the antagonists in FFXIV - no matter how much you try and trivialize it.
Even if you disregard that Nael was possessed and deceiving the Empire, what Nael did is pretty irrelevant to Gaius, considering they were political rivals and Gaius actively opposed Nael's plans. As mentioned in the story, there are several Legatus' (people of Gaius and Nael's rank) who are all vying to be the next Emperor, as the current Emperor is very old and his health is failing. Gaius actually helped the players stop Nael in 1.0. As stated multiple times in game, his motivation is to free Eorzea from impotent dictators who cant protect their people (minor NPCs make it a point to mention that beastmen didnt summon their Primals once they found out about Ultima, and only resumed summoning once Ultima was gone) and create his own Empire where humans create their own destiny instead of being bound to the will of Gods.

Granted, he, like Nael, was ultimately tricked and failed, but unlike Nael, SE made great pains to show that Gaius wasn't a 1-dimensional villain who did evil for the lulz, and SE made great pains to show that all of the city states are guilty of their own crimes and wrongdoings, but I guess you'd rather trivialize those parts of the story.

But hey, way to not follow the conversation and explode hysterically.