This may be premature as not everyone is done with the Main Scenario but I fealt we should discuss all the awesome new people we got to meet in Ishgard and those who fealt underhwelming or irritating.

While I really liked Hilda, and
Archbishop Thordan
turned out to be a fantastic main villain, the clear victor is Matoya. She has a wisdom rivaling Louisoux, a lot of depth for a reclusive witch, and the best dialogues SE has ever written. I fell off my chair laughing when she called Alphinaud, Louisouix's grandddaughter.

As for the worst: That's a tough one. Mogleo and Gunu Vanu really deserve a stab in the neck for their annoyingness. We saw way too little of Emperor Varis, but he was savvy enough to not attack us directly and instead attack with a dreadnaught, so he gets a few points.
Regula van Hydrus is not so lucky. Compared to Gaius and Nael he is just weak.
As a character I mean. No theme of his own, no recognisable weapon, his fights are boring. Of course if he is atand in for Kefka it might explain why he is all talking and running at this point of a story. Still, I found him boring. He has a cool armor but otherwise boooooring.


Who were the best and worst for everyone else?