Skipping villains, since I feel like you're supposed to hate them?

I was not sad to see Minfillia go. Getting called back the Waking Sands over and over and over... just to be sent another place... Like girl, just tell me where you want me to actually go via link pearl. And none of that "The Garleans can hack the link pearls" bull crap, it's not like sending me to go help Tataru make tea is a state secret!!

Lyse has been kind of a roller coaster for me. Through 2.x she was okay, nothing I found too obnoxious. But then we get the whole ass pull dead sister thing to suddenly bring her into the spotlight, and honestly I could not care less about saving Ala Mihgo, so the wind-up pre-Stormblood had me cringing. Over the course of Stormblood, seeing her grow up a little kind of brought her around for me... but then 4.1 kicked her right back into "Ugh, not her again" territory, with the whole overly wide-eyed idealism and "We'll rule Ala Mihgo with the power of friendship." I get the whole thing about Ala Mihgo not wanting another crazy king, but doing all this build-up on Lyse's character, including her dramatic leaving of the Scions, only to have her not actually end up the ruler of Ala Mihgo just feels like a waste. Not to mention I liked the dynamic that was established between her and Hien in 4.0, so I was hoping it might lead up to an "new rulers of former Garlean territories ally to kick some ass" and it doesn't seem like it's going to end up that way after 4.1. Boo.

But my true least favorite character is probably Yugiri. I was all hyped to like her--female Au Ra ninja, okay, cool--but... she's just so boring? Her voice acting is so unmemorable, her face makes me feel depressed just looking at it, and the extent of her contribution in Stormblood was basically walking into a trap because she suddenly got a hold of the idiot ball and decided to go for broke. I really hate when it's female characters who get subjected to the "my emotions overcame me" trope. Ick, pass. Not to mention, there are just too many other more interesting candidates (Cirina, Lyse) for me to buy much into Yugiri's bodyguard crush on Hien, which is the only other thing I got out of her scenes in Stormblood. I'm sure my hate for her is irrational, but I just don't see the need for this character all. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯