We should ally with the Garleans

[RaideDuku]

Beh. People just want to play bad guys. And they are bad. Their answer to deal with Eorzea after the first attempt was "LET'S DROP A FRIKKIN MOON ON THEM". And they would've succeeded, if it didn't end up containing an exploding dragon god of rage. Instead of completely annihilating every last man, woman and child in Eorzea, they simply caused mass destruction on such a scale that in was considered the end of an Astral Era.

Sure. If they took over the world, there might be peace. You would just have do everything those who rule say to do. Which may include being conscripted in their army as cannon fodder, be used as slave labor, or used as "entertainment". Disagree, and maybe if you're lucky, you'll just be killed. If they feel like an example needs to be made, they'll kill your spouse, your children, your parents, and your chocobo. Then burn their bodies and all your property to ashes. THEN kill you. After torturing you. For a few months. In public.

Dunno if you just wanna play a villain (which is fine. Who doesn't like playing the bad guy from time to time), or you honestly don't think that's THAT evil and the end justifies the means(which merits an eye roll you dark, edgy person, you.), but they're practically at Saturday Morning Cartoon levels of villainy. The only way they could be more plainly evil is if they all had mustaches they twirled while plotting, and black capes...



... well, hell. They're halfway there, already.

[Daralii]

Dunno if you just wanna play a villain (which is fine. Who doesn't like playing the bad guy from time to time), or you honestly don't think that's THAT evil and the end justifies the means(which merits an eye roll you dark, edgy person, you.), but they're practically at Saturday Morning Cartoon levels of villainy. The only way they could be more plainly evil is if they all had mustaches they twirled while plotting, and black capes...



... well, hell. They're halfway there, already.

I assume that Varis's appearance is based at least in part on Golbez.

[myahele]

I assume that Varis's appearance is based at least in part on Golbez.

And we know that Golbez was being mind-controlled by a person from the moon ...

Additionally, didn't the 1st Garlean Emperor have many of his family members assassinated and that it was Nael (or was it Gaius) that carried out all that killing?

Might explain why Varis spits on his grandfather's coffin

[Gaiussenpai]

[QUOTE=Daralii;3296068] Actually Varis and Gaius opposed it

Also this thread is hilarious

[Daralii]

Actually Varis and Gaius opposed it

Also this thread is hilarious

What, Doma?

They might have opposed it, but it doesn't seem like they exactly condemned it. The entirety of the XIVth was effectively disowned for Gaius acting out of line with arrest orders on their heads. On the other hand, Regula was given command of the greatest airship since Mhach and is personally guarding the Emperor; he hasn't exactly been punished for what he did.

[Spykun]

... Their answer to deal with Eorzea after the first attempt was "LET'S DROP A FRIKKIN MOON ON THEM". And they would've succeeded, if it didn't end up containing an exploding dragon god of rage...

I believe Nael was acting on his own with that Dalmund nonsense.
(1.0 Story)

Sure the leaders of Garlean Empire, that we've seen so far, have shown us their interest in overtaking Eorzea but that doesn't mean all of the peoples are bad. It would most certainly be interesting to see the other side of the coin. Perhaps the Garlean Empire is not all we have perceived.

In any case, I think the OP wants to play as an actual villian and who am I to judge? I would definitely check it out if that was done.

(Main Story spoilers?)

Heck! Even playing as a "Warrior of Darkness" would pique my interest. :P

[Theodric]

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... well, hell. They're halfway there, already.

They're not bad guys - though I suppose if people are applying misguided real world morality and deliberately ignoring the story then they'll assume as much, sadly.