Do we really need Alphinaud?

[DarkSlayerGrimm]

Hes just so boring....look at the scions they've gone through changes one way or another but Aplhinaud is just so plain

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Hes just so boring....look at the scions they've gone through changes one way or another but Aplhinaud is just so plain

You seriously don't see how he changed from 2.0 into 3.0? Aside from Thancred and maybe Tataru, none of the other scions changed.

[FoxyAreku]

You seriously don't see how he changed from 2.0 into 3.0? Aside from Thancred and maybe Tataru, none of the other scions changed.

*looks at y'shtola*

Right... :P

[MilesSaintboroguh]

*looks at y'shtola*

Right... :P

Oh, big whoop. So she is burning her life force to see around her. She's still mostly the same person.

[Crescents]

I feel like I should give my two cents being prominently in the alphie-must-die category most of my dislike for him was based off his earlier beliefs that he could single handedly save Eorzea with his GC or mercenaries and treated the WOL as his own personal weapon who could do whatever whenever no questions asked.
However, after rewatching cutscenes from the last few patches he has matured a lot I have to admit the 2.55-3.0 pity party was pretty unbearable but instead of ordering us off he more often than not is right there with us assuring us he has our back (except when Estinien orders him to stay behind...)

He's had a lot of development going from naïve to stubbornly idealistic - albeit with a tinge of realism he's hard not to like, as well as our irreplaceable voice. Most other characters pick and choose when to accompany us, mostly only when it serves theor needs and desires but he is the one I picture at our back no matter what.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

It's been said that Heavensward is just as much a story of Alphinaud's growth from a silver-tongued boy scholar playing at being a diplomat into a more mature, less naive young man who leads words into actions. Pay close attention to the Alph/Estinien relationship, as well as the few, rare moments of fire within him. He's not exactly a fighter (that's our job), but in his own right, Alphinaud's becoming a Warrior of Light in his own way.

I enjoyed the addition of Krile and the sometimes subtle, sometimes in your face jabs at him that prove, yes, he's still just a boy (his implied excitement at seeing her naked), but he's still coming into his own. As you grow in fame for your actions, so to does he. You and Alphinaud together make the Warrior of Light legend.

[nexas506]

Who else is gonna put words into the mouth of our silent hero?

[NaesakiAshwell]

Who else is gonna put words into the mouth of our silent hero?

Everyone else?

[Joe_Schmoe]

Do we really need Alphinaud?

Him personally, not really. I like my leaders to be manly, not fem-boys. Script-wise most lore in this game is lost on me anyway (it's almost like trying to read Atlas Shrugged. No thanks.), so as far as that goes it's irrelevant to me.

[FoxyAreku]

Oh, big whoop. So she is burning her life force to see around her. She's still mostly the same person.

So is everybody, though.

Alphinaud is the only person who actually changed personality-wise. He's much more confident and stronger now.