When I mentioned him being my second favorite villain in XIV right behind Gaius(Both really are some of my favorite villains in the FF series),people seemed to raise an eyebrow and wonder why.

I mean it's ok if you don't like the character,I just didn't know it's an oddity to like him tho.

It's just me tho but personally I love the build up to his encounter,how he immediately establishes his presence and might the moment you encounter him for the first time in Rhalgar's Reach.And while sure Square could've composed a different theme,I love how they used the White Raven's(Nael Van Darnus) theme for him personally.

And my god his voice actor did such an amazing job with how much HAM he puts into the voice especially in the scene before the battle with Shinryu

Again that's just me and my weird taste and people probably have justifiable reasons not to like the character,I just felt like I was one of the very few minority who did when I first mentioned him