dark and light

[Risvertasashi]

As has been mentioned before, the ascians appear to be the warriors of darkness. It may one day turn out that they're the "good" guys... but I doubt it.

I find it odd that so many people mention Gaius, but nobody has mentioned Nael Van Darnus. As the main villain of the Seventh Umbral Era storyline of 1.0, he embodied light. White armor, bright laser attacks, and seeking to purify a heretical land that put their belief in false gods, Nael was a holy, "light" bad guy, much in the way Alexander was in FFXI (and one could also draw parallels with Gaius and FFXI Odin)

Well, your example actually makes Gaius even more interesting, in my eyes. Gaius skirted with treason when he helped you stop Nael in version 1.

[Urthdigger]

Well, your example actually makes Gaius even more interesting, in my eyes. Gaius skirted with treason when he helped you stop Nael in version 1.

Gaius was in many ways an example of a "dark" hero done well. Any other time you'd be adversaries (and were, in the 1.0 and 2.0 storylines). However, he helped you anyway because it suited his needs. I recall his reasoning being something like "I wish to rule Eorzea, not a smoking crater."