Quote Originally Posted by Jinrya-Geki View Post
The same can be said for a good man with a few bad eggs in his military. One man can not control every action his troops take when they are around.

One soldier was viciously cutting down an already dead man in the Waking Sands when they took Minfilia. The White armored commander shot that imperial for disobeying her and she's obviously fiercely loyal to Gauis. She could be copying what Gauis would have done.

Unless I see a cutscene specifically showing showing something truly immoral I can't believe he was a truly bad guy.

There is far more evidence to show he was a man trying to do his way for the greater good. Like Durian from the Watchmen, killing millions to save billions.
He can't keep his army under control but he expects to bring order to the whole of Eorzea and the three city states?
That doesn't sound any better.


Also under militaristic societies, the burden of disorder falls on the authorities because they have a simplistic chain of responsibility. You can't hold Ul'dah responsible for a wayward merchant as you can hold Gaius responsible for his army. That's just the case.

Good intentions don't stop you from being evil. He is still coming into people's houses and telling them he now owns it. I don't care how disorganized and messy that house was before he came in, that's bad.
I've never heard dialogue or any implications that the Eorzeans want Garlean rule. All I've read is sentiments of disgust.
He would still be bad just by forcing rule over people, but if he can't actually have complete control over his army then his promises are empty as well.

He may not be the two dimensional evil villain, but he has set himself up as a villain. Good villains have reasonable intentions. They are still evil in the end.
Gauis is a good villain.