Quote Originally Posted by Lemuria View Post
I remind you this is the same guy that tried to broil and freeze you with his two little zombie dragons. He's also the guy who removed the blessing of light, allowing the Ascian to enter so he could grab Tsupimati, resulting in an untimely death.

So if not for his meddling, a lot of bad events would never have occurred. Oh, and he wants to raze Ishgard to the ground. I mean sure, they've got history with the dragons and probably deserve at least some comeuppance, but for every guilty there would be hundreds of innocent casualties. Remind me again why Midgardsormr is meant to be a good guy?

...also, wow... it's a sign of good story telling that we're even having this debate. Kudos to the writers.
Ishgard is under the influence of the Ascians. They're already blinded by their faith, the Ascians make it worse. What's to stop them from convincing the Holy See the rest of the realm is working with the dravians and causing them to wage a war on the other 3 city states just as the empire is getting ready to invade, and the XIVth is still a force to be reckoned with? The patch is called Before the Fall for a reason, the ramp up to the end of ARR and start of Heavenward is looking grim. Basically, s**t just got real. The days of the 3 city states pretending to join forces, the days of the primals being the only threat are gone. There's a massive storm brewing, and the only people who can weather it are those free of the schemes and manipulations of others and understand the sacrifices that must be made if the ascians are to be stopped.