This game lacks a good villain

[ddwarbird]

The legacy of Final Fantasy is that most of the villains in the series were good, complex characters who had their own arcs and motivations, a few examples;

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- Keftka (FFVI) - No real plan, just wanted to destroy everything and become the god of magick (Awesome villain though)
- Sephiroth (FFVII) - Wanted to merge with his mother (EWWW, incest) and become a god.
- Ultimecia (FFVIII) - Wanted to cause Time Compression, merging past, present and future into one to become immortal.
- Kuja (FFIX) - Wanted to destroy the world in an emo rage because he found out he was a clone for the inhabitants of the alternate world of Terra
- Seymour (FFX) - Failed more often then Team Rocket but wanted to end all suffering and the cycle of Sin by killing everyone in the planet

My point is, all these villains were MEMORABLE, with distinctive character traits. I think FF XIV kinda fails in this regard because the characters have such rediculous names that its hard to remember them (Lolorito... Eh... Seriously?), also, they villains are just not as compelling as some of Square's earlier work (Keftka anyone?).

I just feel this game lacks a decent villain, someone memorable. The Ascians kinda suck in terms of characterisation and the Garlean Empire feel a bit less intimidating since we totally destroyed their top secret Primal absorbing weapon research base. Thorden was a good villain but still failed to be unique as he was just a homage to Knights of the Round. (The FIRST cutscene he is in, I looked to my boyfriend and said sarcastically "Definitely not a Villain"...

We need a big reveal, like a Lezard Valeth (Valkyrie Profile 2 - Silmeria - One the BEST RPG's that Square Soft as has ever made in my opinion), somebody who changes the stakes.