The Reason Zenos.

[Omymy]

Robotnik wasnt a villain, just an incel loser.

[Brightmore]

Robotnik wasnt a villain, just an incel loser.

Oh, he was the first gamers contact along with Bowser! Cartoonish, but nutty and eggconic!

You aren't alone. A very many people were severely disappointed in Zenos for dissidea. Many thought Gaius would be a great fit (particularly with regards to the fact he would be the sort to refuse to serve cosmos or chaos, or their reincarnations and known for enemy mine situations) or nael (lots of fitting attacks that would mesh well with dissidia)

Plus those two villains are pretty iconic ff14 ones (hell, Nael WON in 1.0)

Zenos' lack of any sort of character or reasoning beyond being inexplicably strong and yandere extreme for the WOL is why so many dislike him. That and he should have stayed dead at the end of SB

Ohhh Nael would be awesome! How could I forget her!
Indeed I think Zenos being dead and his corpse used as a fancy clothes by the Ascian was more fit.

[Gemina]

It seems like no one sees the idea yet but Zenos is actually the perfect candidate as our "big bad" final boss guy...

Not everyone. I actually like Zenos. My attention span is like chameleon eyes, and during his cutscenes, it homes in just like when they spot their prey. I see Zenos for what he is, not for what I would like him to be. Even when he was first introduced, I saw him as a wrecking ball, and he delivered immediately in SB and on multiple occasions. When I think about it, nearly every time he is on screen, something/someone either gets destroyed, injured, or killed... or all three.

I still have to finish 5.1 MSQ, but I continue to have the impression that no one can contend with Zenos except the WoL, and no one can contend with the WoL except Zenos. And I am perfectly fine with that.

Oh, he was the first gamers contact along with Bowser! Cartoonish, but nutty and eggconic!

Me 'ol mate Donkey Kong was the baddy, tossin' dem barrels at Mario before Bowser's day, I reckon.

And Dr. Wily was the robo genius before Robotnik. In fact, the third boss of Copied Factory reminds of a seriously pumped up Gutsman!