Awfully weak story... or is it? [WARNING:SPOILERS]

[KoujiGeki]

Do you have no idea how he took over Ala Mihga? Or how he continued to run it after they took it over? Gauis is evil. It's stated time and again the evil things he has done. There isn't a cutscene for his actions cause he's a barely there big bad when it comes to cutscenes. We see more of Nero than we do Gaius.

well if you look at the Gunarm guy dont care for his name that works with Gauis, he was a person from a country gauis conquered. The guy talks of how at first seemed evil but his Country had known peace after it was taken over. AND the fact that he was a high up on Gauis legion, and when he was kill Gauis was pissed normally countries taken over the people become slaves and poverty stricken (wutai in ff7, some cities in FF6 and 4). So hes not that evil cause real evil wouldnt give a crap about underlings dying.